Disappointment for a huge fan!

brilliant actors, brilliant editing

In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Without a doubt this is the absolutely worst movie I have ever sat thru. Why they had to make a sequel to The Hidden I will never know. the only thing I can say good about this movie, is that it gave the actors an income for a short time. The jacket calls it "a sci-fi thriller bursting with mind-blowing special effects", I'm pretty sure whoever wrote that, never saw the movie. If you have a hour and a half to use, watch the first movie again, you wont be as disappointed as you will be if you watch this one. The best part of The Hidden II, is the first 15 minutes of the film, which is the last 15 minutes of the first movie without the good soundtrack the first one had.

I'm often very forgiving of shortcomings in made for video movies, but the shortcomings in "The Hidden 2" are so numerous and bad that even I couldn't build any enthusiasm for it. It's a really cheap production, for one thing; it's shot with numerous close-ups, and with technical goofs like the reflections of boom mikes and cameramen clearly visible. The cheapness is really evident with the depiction of the evil alien (which looks nothing like how it did in the original movie for some reason.) There is very little alien mayhem both with the alien in human bodies and the alien outside of human bodies. This may explain why the tone of the movie is totally wrong. There's no feeling of tension; the tone is constantly flat and bored. It's no wonder why New Line paired this sequel on the same DVD as the original movie, since I don't think there's anyone who would buy this sequel as a standalone disc.

I commented on how the Hidden was a fantastic movie for the B-genre and i waited in anticipation to see the next instalment as i found an original video from ebay. How disappointed was i? Not one sport car,not much goo or gore a crap story and a S**t ending. As you can see from my other reviews i love the B movies of the 80's and early 90's and where most people call a movie bad,for me and people who truly respect the Horror movies of our era would shout from the rooftops to close your mind and watch as these movies give birth to the future of Horror or of the classic horror movies we have today! However i have to agree that compared to its predecessor this is total pants. I waisted about £4.50 on this and i am so ashamed to have it as part of my collection! I made amends though by shouting hail Marys and bought the full collection of Hellraiser in the original format box and tape! Sorry but avoid!!!!!

The Hidden II, Science Fiction HorrorThe Hidden 2 picks up right where the first left off--and quickly disintegrates into a much worse movie. This film follows a "chunk" of the original bad-ass alien as it infests a dog, then spawns several other tiny evil alien, um, larva. Well, eventually, someone is infested again and the reign of violence almost starts again. I say almost because the alien spends most of his time screwing around accomplishing nothing. Much like the heroes--who are completely forgettable while they forge an awkward love affair and make repeatedly poor decisions hunting the "evil" aliens.Here's the breakdown:The Good:--Well, more shots of the alien and gore than the first film.--Slightly better atmosphere than Hidden 1.Didn't Hurt It, Didn't Help:--The acting is nothing special, but it doesn't hurt the film too badly.--Passable music and cinematography.--Extensive yammering which attempts to explain every little detail about the aliens.The Bad:--Very little chemistry between our heroes.--Main hero guy is pretty nerdy.--Sure, the alien is shown more, but for f*ck sakes! The special effects should have improved in quality! They still feel like they're mid-80's puppets, here. We have a six-legged alien "thing" that we get to see moving around and what does it look like? A shaved, partially mutilated dead rat in rigor mortis. The legs barely move!--Insipid love story.--Clumsey, infantile hero.--The evil alien spends very little time doing anything. Mostly walking around talking like an idiot.The Ugly:--Several story problems--for one: There are several evil alien larva sitting unprotected which are just not killed--they're deliberately ignored or the search for them is just done immensely poorly. This alien good guy travelled all through space to do a half-assed job, did he? Well, that's what he's doing. It'll take literally a minute or two to kill the remaining sleeping larva after he kills just one. So what does he do? "I'm tired, let's go," basically. And he leaves! Three times he does this! This is the most procrastinating alien I've ever seen!--Most of the "we're lovers now" dialog.--At least 2 sex scenes with zero nudity. An R-rated horror film with sex and no nudity? What the hell?Memorable Scene:--Seeing the credits start.Acting: 5/10 , Story: 6/10 , Atmosphere: 7/10 , Cinematography: 5/10 , Character Development: 4/10 , Special Effects/Make-up: 6/10 , Nudity/Sexuality: 1/10 , Violence/Gore: 6/10 (less violence, more gore than the first film) , Sets/Backgrounds: 4/10 , Dialogue: 5/10 , Music: 6/10 , Writing: 3/10 , Direction: 3/10Cheesiness: 6/10 , Crappiness: 5/10Overall: 4/10Well, there you have it. The first Hidden is a pretty good film, just light on the gore and a pretty weak overall atmosphere. This one, however, is weak in everything except atmosphere and gore--and those are only slightly better. If you can get the first movie alone, go for it. Classic 80's science fiction horror--with a touch of cop drama. The second is forgettable--best to just avoid this one.www.ResidentHazard.com