Species II

R

Released Apr 10, 1998

1 hr. 33 min.

Sci-Fi

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9%

34 Reviews

Tomatometer

18%

25,000+ Ratings

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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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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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Audience Member

The Mars thing doesn't make a damn sense but it's an enjoyable watch. The conspiracy didn't make it better at all, period. You better not having popcorn.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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dick n

It is not horrible but if you never saw it you did not miss anything.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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

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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
Executive Producer: Dennis Feldman
Screenwriter: Dennis Feldman, Chris Brancato
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, FGM Entertainment
Rating: R (Sci-Fi Gore|Language|Sci-Fi Violence|Strong Sexuality)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 10, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 26, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.2M
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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