"The Lawnmower Man 2" makes the classic horrible movie mistake of completely ignoring the ending of the movie it is suppose to be following. I won't give it away, but basically this movie takes the original story and shits on it. We basically only have 2 of the same characters in a completely different world with completely different rules. For some reason, it was OK to audiences in the 90s to have movies riddled with cliches. Today people seem to love the polar opposites, complete garbage or something so out there you've never seen anything like it. Somewhere in between is the typical cliched movie that can be well done, but ultimately pulls no surprises. "The Lawnmower Man 2" takes this middle route, but even then, falls completely short of credibility. It may be a little harsh for this film to be rated on the bottom 100 worst movies at IMDB.com, but there is no denying how bad it is. One of my main gripes is with the Jobe character. Originally Jobe was a slow man, who eventually became a genius madman. In the sequel Jobe is horribly played in a comedic bad guy sense, like an Ace Ventura looking for world domination. I also can't stand the music, it ruins any moment of credibility. Having a knockoff version of an epic "Jurassic Park" type score does NOT work for this film. Amazingly, this film has better special effects than the original. Whether they are used for good can certainly be up for debate though. Also, there are some cool cyber punk moments and original scenery. There is a theory floating around out there about this movie that would explain a lot. Supposedly, this was originally an entirely separate movie that combined fantasy with future technology. Somewhere along the lines, someone decided that there was a possibility people wanted to see a sequel to "The Lawnmower Man" and money could be made. After changing the villain's name to Jobe and recasting the kid from the first movie, not much else was changed and this sequel was born.
*1 and 1/2 Lance Approvals*
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