This was my favourite movie as a kid. Like so many good sequels (the Back to the Future series as a prime example), this sequel is a story that works very well by itself, but also connects to the original and has many parallells running throughout (for example there's a high-speed chase in both, running from the government, a lovers' bust-up). The re-casting doesn't take anything away from the movie as the new cast are spot-on in their characters. Ok, there are a few continuation problems and goofs linked to the original movie, but which sequel is without them?! Here is an example of a sequel where the new crew have definitely watched the original movie and kept their sequel as true to form as possible, and they've left it completely open and even hinted as to the plot of a "Splash Three" or "Another Splash". Great movie - watch it alone or in sequence with the original "Splash". It's excellent either way.
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American Psycho II: All American Girl
(2002 Video)
Good film, Bad sequel
20 June 2002
The summary says it all. While this film would have worked good under another title, it sucks as an AP sequel. I watched this movie before the first, and I have to say that I was quite impressed. I enjoyed the performances, the direction and the twist in the storyline. So I rented the first movie. I watched the first one, and again was very impressed. Very clever and very mind boggling... BUT it didn't, couldn't and wouldn't (no matter which way you think about it) link to the second. "American Psycho" isn't about killing people. It's about the mind. "American Psycho 2" is about... killing people, and it tries to make out that AP was too.... The more you try and link them together, the more they move apart. Enjoy these as two seperate movies. It isn't true that if you liked the first one you'll hate the second and vicer versa. You can like both movies, as long as you think of them in that way.
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