Species II

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Species II

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Released Apr 10, 1998

1h 33m

Sci-Fi

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Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Having just returned from a mission to Mars, Commander Ross (Justin Lazard) isn't exactly himself. He's slowly becoming a terrifying alien entity with one goal -- to procreate with human women! When countless women suffer gruesome deaths after bearing half-alien offspring, scientist Laura Baker (Marg Helgenberger) and hired assassin Press Lennox (Michael Madsen) use Eve (Natasha Henstridge), a more tempered alien clone, to find Ross and his brood. Before long Eve escapes to mate with Ross.

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Critics Consensus

Clumsily exploitative and sloppily assembled, Species II fails to clear the rather low bar set by its less-than-stellar predecessor.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 1/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D+

Apr 10, 1998

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Increased silliness combats the heightened grotesqueries, resulting in a stale sequel full of potential but failing badly in execution.

Rated: 3/10

Jan 2, 2022

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Steve Newton

Georgia Straight

There's probably better acting from the pole huggers at the Cecil than the sorry-ass cast of Species II.

Rated: .5/5

Feb 2, 2014

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

A clone of the first film except with a small twist...

Feb 7, 2011

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Steve Biodrowski

ESplatter

'It's awful; it's just awful, gasps Marg Helgenberger in one scene of this absolutely abysmal follow-up ... viewers are likely to find their heads nodding in agreement.

Jul 13, 2008

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darkart1000 2

! of the best horror movies i seen !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/26/24

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Ryan B

movie was s***. vfx werent as good, messy story, one likable character, not enough screen time for eve, a premise that went no where, messy writing and plot holes. disregards the things that made the original interesting- like the action was more choppy, everything felt so much lesser than the original.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/19/24

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Jelisije J

One of the most laziest sequels in movie history that ignores the first film epilogue and disrespects its own story.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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Marc Z

I referred to "Junk Science" in my review of the original Species. This purported sequel is filled with just that-junk science. Take that and combine it with bad special effects, a poor script, lousy acting, and poor Direction and the results are not great. This one is loosely based on the first. In a poor attempt to do a "Terminator" twist the ,movie attempts to rehabilitate its villainous star and carries over some of the characters from the first to draw in the original's audience. There are some interesting elements. Natasha Henstridge is good, but not nearly as good as she was in the first. The movie is weak but I watched it anyway and can't believe there is a third part of the trilogy out there.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/18/23

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margaret W

'SPECIES II: The Re-Specening' - is a poor follow-up to the (mostly) enjoyable first entry into this (now globally panned) Franchise of sequels that just seem to get worse with each entry (a true example of Hollywood at it's finest)

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/23

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Steve D

Henstridge is underused in this worse follow-up to the OK original.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Peter Medak

Director

Michael Madsen

Press Lenox

Natasha Henstridge

Eve

Marg Helgenberger

Dr. Laura Baker

Mykelti Williamson

Dennis Gamble

George Dzundza

Colonel Carter Burgess Jr.

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Species II: Official Clip - The Species Lives

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Species II: Official Clip - Orinsky's Mistake

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Species II: Official Clip - Alien Heat

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Species II: Official Clip - Killing the Monster

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Species II: Official Clip - Tracking Patrick

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Species II: Official Clip - The Autopsy

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Species II: Official Clip - A New Birth

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Species II: Official Clip - Father's Help

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Species II: Official Clip - Eve's Escape

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Species II: Official Clip - Mating Ritual

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Synopsis

Having just returned from a mission to Mars, Commander Ross (Justin Lazard) isn't exactly himself. He's slowly becoming a terrifying alien entity with one goal -- to procreate with human women! When countless women suffer gruesome deaths after bearing half-alien offspring, scientist Laura Baker (Marg Helgenberger) and hired assassin Press Lennox (Michael Madsen) use Eve (Natasha Henstridge), a more tempered alien clone, to find Ross and his brood. Before long Eve escapes to mate with Ross.

Director: Peter Medak
Producer: Frank Mancuso Jr.
Screenwriter: Dennis Feldman, Chris Brancato
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: FGM Entertainment, Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: R (Sci-Fi Gore|Language|Sci-Fi Violence|Strong Sexuality)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 10, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 26, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.2M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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