Quote from: echobbase79 on Jul 16, 2013, 10:49:47 PM
Well luckily, most of that movie deals with the creature. I'd say 80-85% P2 was nothing but City Hunter wreaking havoc.
I doubt it featured
that heavily.
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jul 16, 2013, 11:26:00 PM
P2 had the mix of suspense, actors, story line, it was the perfect sequel to the original. Honestly I am on the fence over which one I like better, the original or sequel but I will say that both films are highly regarded as excellent work.
The acting is bad (the guy still 'choking', even though Harrigan's got his hand about five inches away from his throat, never fails to make me laugh) and there's largely no suspense in the story, due to the audience already knowing fully well what's doing the killing (the script's biggest flaw, since it partly attempts to be a detective mystery). The attempts at forced comedy, in particular, just don't work.
The action sequences are generally very good, though, yes. Aside from the weirdness of Bill Paxton seemingly throwing a golf ball for no apparent reason...
Stuff like King Willy's death, the slaughterhouse scene and things like that, however - entertaining stuff. Although, even there, the capture team behave just... Really inept. You don't get the impression that they're professionals (compare them to how Dutch's people were established and there's no contest).
Just my opinion, though. Your mileage may vary.