The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Well, thought as much. Screamers 2 went the way of Starship Troopers 2. Garbage. Predictable from start to finish. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Most sequels suck. Don't make a low budget sequel if you think it can be carried by its predecessors name. It can't be and won't be.I should give it 1, but gave it 2 because Lance Henriksen. No other reason.If you like Sci-fi, avoid this. If you liked Screamers, definitely avoid this. If you watched this and liked it...you are lost to the world my friend.

After viewing several movies that are based on a Philip K. Dick novel, I have been expecting a good story and an entertaining movie. Instead I have been severed a trash movie with an awful story (I doubt that there is much left from Philip K. Dick), horrible computer effects, awful acting and an even worse German dub. A lot has been unintentionally funny... And those scenes are the only ones that are worth to watch. If you are a fan of unintentionally funny movies, try this one.The movie had Lance Henriksen and is based on a Philip K. Dick story, and yet it is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I don't understand how the movie got the rating of 4.9. I have rarely seen user reviews agreeing so much. The average rating of the people taking the time to write a review, is probably around 3 point. And there isn't one person giving this movie 10 points. - Usually there is always a lost soul, that will rate a bad movie with 10 points. This film is obviously bad. There is no reason to write a longer review.

This movie is a great rehash of the original. The original Screamers was a low budget movie that had a cult following that had special effect in the vein of Robocop (i.e. Stop motion and bad sets). The actors were all unknown and the plot was horror/action, but just new and interesting enough to gain a cult following.Fast forward 15 years. This sequel is when a crew receives a distress call from the original mine and they come back. The new movie uses digital cameras, making the quality look better, but also provides an artificial feel to the movie since the "grit" is gone. The special effects and acting hold true to the original. The actors are all unknowns and perform to the quality of any SyFy original movie. The special effects are about what you'd expect from a straight to DVD movie.Overall, I enjoyed watching the movie. This was in part due to the fact that it forced me to reminisce over the original, but it also provided enough action and horror to stand on its own two feet.

Sequel to the cult favorite, Screamers, follows a space crew from Earth ordered to answer a distress signal regarding human survivors on the mining planet of Sirius 6B. Robot creatures, which move underground, nicknamed "screamers"(..because they make a loud screeching sound before contact with victims), are actively evolving, now capable of fusing mechanically with human body parts, which makes them an even greater threat. Also on it's way is a meteor storm which will destroy Sirius 6B and so the crew must avoid the perilous danger from the screamers, find any survivors and escape within a 6 day window. Making matters worse is when a screamer drains the fuel cells of the crew's ship, forcing them to find a source of power elsewhere. Finding a small group of miners still alive, the crew hopes that they can lead them to the fuel cells needed to get off the planet before it is destroyed by the meteor shower. As long as the screamers are active, this will not be easy.Lance Henriksen shows up about an hour in as Orsow, a scientist who understands the screamers because he actually was the one who designed them. Plenty of bloody gore as the screamers tear apart victims, both as little bug-like robots and in half-human, half-robot hybrid form. A mix of computer graphics and practical effects, not too bad, I've seen much worse. Plenty of exciting action set pieces, but nothing that extraordinary or earth-shattering. You can see that the budget is a bit less than the first, understandably so considering this sequel comes 14 years after the original. Sorely lacking a Peter Weller to buoy the cast, Greg Bryk is more accustomed to portraying villains, and is pretty much a major reason the crew faces such difficulties, setting off the army of screamers after turning one on to collect logarithms which would provide his superiors with advanced technology for purposes of war..he portrays Commander Andy Sexton, the leader of the crew. Gina Holden, as Lt. Victoria Bronte, portrays Joe Hendricksson's(Weller)daughter, getting involved with a mysterious miner. The remaining cast, either portraying members of Sexton's crew or those miners found still alive, become casualties along the way. Important scenes, explaining the evolution of the screamers, include the crew's finding a factory containing an assembly line of screamers reaching for miles, and what appear to be tortured humans imprisoned behind an electromagnetic field(..released by the crew who think the miners are mere savages keeping them for a food supply). There's a twist I think many viewers will see coming a mile away, but the ending is shocking enough. The running threat of the robots(..or their technology)reaching Earth is always present.