Highly Overrated But Still Good

Fresh and Exciting

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

I will give you this, the acting is actually not too bad. There are actors who do put effort into their roles(which is saying a lot in regard to SyFy) and Joe Lando is a decent actor who sadly hasn't yet had a good script or credible character to work from. The effects have also been worse, they are not great by all means but they aren't so bad that you're gouging out your eyes. However, the camera work and editing are incredibly amateurish and while not bad to look at the effects are poorly used, often over-used and adding little to the scenario. The script is also awful, with cheesy one-liners, stilted dialogue and contrived situations. The story has no real excitement, imagination or suspense, instead it is full of predictability and makes the mistake of making Shockwave dull. The monster is nowhere near menacing enough, and part of the problem to do with the story was that it was introduced too early(in the first scene too) which dilutes immediately any potential Shockwave had. The characters are clichéd and have no development or likability at all, almost as if Jim Wynorski was concentrating on the quantitative(in alternative to qualitative, which for me is more important) spectacle and practically ignoring anything else. In conclusion, has so much wrong but I can think of worse ways to waste my time. 3/10 Bethany Cox

Shockwave looked like a real dog and it was except for the cameos by all the different scifi and horror flick cast. A member from every Star Trek franchise was there, Billy Mummy from Lost in Space, and a host of others. The endless supply of bullets with no clip changes. I have to say that I believe the acting was good, but the script and direction seemed off. The story is old and tired. An experiment gone wrong that creates a being that tries to take over the world, or at least got off a deserted island. The editing didn't help much and made the film seem labored. The final battle in the rain and the stars stayed dry the whole time. A B- movie due to all the technical flaws. If you like plain old action and don't mind the continuity breaks, this is for you.

Another made-for-Tele movie which is completely horrible. There is barely any plot, the acting, writing, and of course the god-awful directing of today's worst director and Ed Wood impersonator, Jim Wynorski, who, when not making terrible plot less porn movies with hideous women, is making crappy straight to video or Sci-fi "original" movies. Basically this is a bad rip-off of War of the worlds, and to top it all off, it's another failed attempt of a Sci-fi original movie. If Sci-fi continually pulls bad ideas out of their ass with overtones of someone Else's' films, then the horror business if being dug to an early grave. Which is sad because I am a horror filmmaker myself of what one may call 'b-flicks' but when I see these computer-generated bloody bull-crap, it makes me want to throw up. If this movie comes on the Tele again, kill yourself, it will make you hate your remaining life.

A Sci-Fi Channel original...actually pretty interesting. Real good F/X. Decent story line. Bad acting. Scientists built them. The military trained them. Two major assault weapons just don't want to follow orders. The two top secret robots need to be deactivated or destroyed, which ever is presentable first. These giant metal spider-like machines rule an uncharted island in the Pacific. Are they smart enough to stay active and remain a military force to be reckoned with? The better scenes of course are the ones with the robots. The finale is tense. Albeit this flick IS worth watching. Credited cast members: Lisa Lo Cicero, Joe Lando, Mike Baldrige, John J. Dalesandro and Alexandra Paul.