Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

1995
PG-13
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

2.6/10

10K

YOUR RATING

Matt Frewer in Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995)

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They thought they had destroyed him, but the simple gardener-turned-superkiller has found a way to reboot himself in Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace.They thought they had destroyed him, but the simple gardener-turned-superkiller has found a way to reboot himself in Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace.They thought they had destroyed him, but the simple gardener-turned-superkiller has found a way to reboot himself in Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace.

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IMDb RATING

2.6/10

10K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
Austin O'Brien is the only returning cast member from the first film.

Goofs
At the end of the first movie, Jobe's mind made the complete transfer into VR space entirely, making his phone call that would signify his taking control of the world. This movie completely leaves that out.

Quotes
Jobe Smith: Tell me what "Egypt" means, Doctor, before I get really FUCKING PISSED OFF!

Crazy credits
The last two minutes of the five-minute credits are completely silent. Whether there was originally any music there is not clear.

Alternate versions
There are several differences between the original widescreen laserdisc and the DVD at the start and end. Both versions use the "Jobe's War" subtitle and it is unclear if that was used theatrically. -Laserdisc start: Windowboxed silent New Line Cinema logo (A Turner Company) the same size and shape as the 4:3 clips that open the movie. -DVD start (widescreen and 4:3): newer NLC logo with music (An AOL Time Warner Company) filling the screen, even taller than the movie's widescreen image on the widescreen version. -Laserdisc credits: image fades, after a moment crawl comes up from bottom, ends with the movie's title (Jobe's War version). -DVD credits: image fades, suddenly picture jumps 10 seconds ahead so the crawl is already halfway up the screen (music does not jump), and ends without the movie's title but with a short silent (new) NLC logo (widescreen) or no logo at all (4:3).

Connections
Featured in Gamesmaster: Episode #5.16 (1996)

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Not a good sequel, but good as a standalone movie? Yes

Before I go to the review, I have to point out that I haven't seen the original LAWNMOWER MAN movie yet, and the fact that I watched only the sequel it's a bit of a surprise. Well, I did it this way because the sequel was in the old IMDB's Bottom 100, and since I set a goal for myself of trying to watch all the movies from this list I gave it a try, However, I have to admit that I didn't found this movie that bad as its rating would suggest.

In this sequel Jobe, a character that died in the first movie, is resuscitated with computer technology. However, he has an idea of creating a chip that will connect his mind to all the computers in the world so that he can control them with his mind and use. Little does he know that a group of teenager computer whiz with Jobe's brother will do everything to stop him with his plans of world domination.

While the movie hasn't nothing to do with his predecessor despite one member of the cast of the previous movie returned and one character returned to life after the events of the predecessor, is good as a stand-alone movie. Plus it has nice sets, nice CGI effects (that were very fresh for 1996 standards) and good cinematography. And I may be one of the very few that said it on IMDB, but I also found the plot very interesting. In substance this movie was kind of a guilty pleasure for me. Nothing more, nothing less.