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Screamers: The Hunting

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"Inspired by a short story by visionary author Philip K. Dick" - Only if he was on a bad acid trip when he wrote the story. I recommend that people should read the original short story, its very good.

Anyway, this film is the sequel to the decent "Screamers" film, in which Peter Weller stars as a soldier trapped on a planet filled with "crazy killer robots" that dice people up like, well, homicidal robots. The plot twist is that the murderous machines are mutating, becoming more human. Yup, the sequel is another a crazy killer robot film. This time a bunch of victims, er, soldiers land on the planet in response to a distress signal. Chop, chop, chop...

For gore fans, there are many scenes where people get torn up by the crazy killer robots. The rescue team makes the usual stupid mistakes that are typical for films of this type and are soon on the run from the C.K.R. There is a plot twist, not a very clever one, and Lance Hendricksen shows up for some reason near the end (I guess Peter Weller was busy).

Screamers The Hunting is just what you think it is - a direct to video horror film. Similar in quality to the Starship Troopers sequels, this film is not horrible but don't expect much.

Enjoyable time-passer. If you have watched a lot of lower budget sci-fi, you know where they can go wrong and what the decent ones tend to do right. This movie generally gets it right. While it is not as good as the first Screamers, it still has very good special effects, decent acting, and lots of action. There is nothing new here, though, in terms of the first movie - no big twists, no new information is revealed about the Screamers. I can't say I loved the ending, but no doubt some will like how it sets up the inevitable Part III. (Note: If you plan to watch Screamers II because of Lance Henriksen's presence, be aware that he is, disappointingly, only in the flick for about ten minutes.)

This is a decent Sci-Fi Gore-Fest that while extremely derivative, is able to keep one's attention. Other reviewers have provided a plot synopsis, so I shall keep this one short. SCREAMERS: THE HUNTING, blends elements from; the ALIEN quadrilogy, PHANTASM and the TERMINATOR franchise, to name a few. While the viewer is keenly aware of this mix, the film proved to be entertaining with its blend of explicit gore and Sci-Fi action. Yes, Gore Hounds take note, as this second helping dishes it out in fine form. Two decapitations are witnessed within the first six and a half minutes, (the credits are still rolling), while other assorted coring, slicing and dicing, weave their way through the film, (as well as through many of the actors). Veteran Lance Henrickson who unfortunately played only a minor role, supported a competent cast who played it straight. The SFX are surprisingly well done and keep the project rolling with a reasonable budget feel until its predictable end. On that note I must say that we have seen all of this before and there are NO surprises here, save for the credible and refreshing effects work which detail bio-mechanical organisms that hunt humans! There are also those seemingly obligatory plot holes that pervade such films & keep us up at night asking "why"???... Nonetheless, many Gore Hounds will want this for their DVD library not only for its splatter appeal, but also for the welcome change that the Sci-Fi setting provided for the carnage that ensued. A fair to good outing, just don't expect anything too cerebral. Worth giving it a spin, especially if blood n' guts is your "thing"! A comfortable **1/2 to *** Stars effort.

An abandoned mining colony (on another planet) has sent out an SOS. Could it be that someone or group has survived the disaster there? The disaster of robots gone homicidal? The crew of a rescue ship have 6 days to do a find and rescue before the planet is destroyed by an impending meteor strike.

If you are a Philip K. Dick fan you will want to see this sequel to the original film "Screamers," an adaptation of one of his stories, just so you can say that you've seen 'em all, but otherwise there isn't much merit to this film, unless you really enjoy decapitations and general blood soakings. Whenever someone stuck out his/her head we all ducked and made "Ewwww" noises.

But, I have to say that my family thought it was an OK way to pass the evening. What did we expect? We had seen the original screamers and actually liked it. The combination of PKD and Peter Weller was irresistible. Weller always brings a certain edginess to his characters; a certain hint of depths, much to his credit. There were a few interesting cast moments in this sequel, but mostly we just passed the time trying to identify who was fulfilling which cliche role (i.e., expendible, whiner, hero, etc).

Having said all that, we have seen so many movies of this kind that didn't even have a plot that could be followed, and we could follow this storyline just fine. So that is a plus.

This film is not as good as the first Sceamers movie by far, but it's just kinda cool, to see the Sceamer universe continue, I just wish that Peter Weller's character didn't die at the end of the last fime, so that he could have been in this one as well as the girl who played has daughter, she was an Ok actress, and kinda cute, but the film just needed some better story telling, better direction, and perhaps some better acting by some of its cast.

.......At this idiotic mess of a movie. "Screamers-The Hunting" is the long awaited sequel to the original 1996 "Screamers". The wait wasn't long enough. Essentially just an excuse to show how many ways the screamers,small robotic buzzsaws, can cut,hack and mutilate anything in its path. The plot such as it is involves a distress signal from planet Sirius 6b. I thought Sirius was where Howard Stern broadcasts from. To add to the merriment a meteor storm is heading to Sirius in 6 days to obliterate the planet. In spite of the planets impending doom a group of astro-nuts(misspelled on purpose)head to the doomed planet to investigate the distress signal. Several in the party are slaughtered almost immediately and the rest head back to their ship to leave. Too late, the screamers have emptied their fuel cells. So they venture out again looking for fuel cells on a seemingly empty planet except for the buzzsaws. To cut to the chase they end up in a cave where they meet up with a group of "survivors" and blah blah blah, but they learn the screamers have evolved into even human form. One of the "survivors" attracts the attention of one of the astro-nuts and soon they find a grotto in the cave where they make love. Hmmmm--remember the screamers can pass as human-hmmmm-wonder if this is going to lead to a surprise ending? Hmmmm-I don't want to insert a spoiler here but just imagine--everyone else eventually gets hacked-up and only the love-making duo escape just as the meteor shower hits the planet. After 45 days in hibernation the female realizes she is about to give birth and her companion, the daddy, is a SCREAMER. GASP! The End.

The movie is not boring but the bottom line is-it sucks.

better then i thought it would be, if you like screamers you will at least want to watch this, of course its not as good as the first, but still a watchable movie.

compare it to starship troopers 2, not nearly as good as starship troopers, but i still enjoyed watching it...

A Screamer is a machine designed by scientists and engineers to win a war on a planet used to mine fuel for use on earth. However the machines evolved and started killing everyone. Basically sums up this movie in a nutshell, if you are a science fiction lover i would recommend this to you. If your an average science fiction fan you may or may not like this, and don't buy this movie if you don't like science fiction, its not for you.

I was in the mood for some Sci-Fi and saw this in the $3 Bin at Big Lots.

Not a bad movie. Acting is decent, special effects are okay, and the plot, although predictable and very cliche is okay.

basically, if you are in need of a sci-fi fix and are Jonesin pretty bad, then this will do in a pinch to get you through your rough patch until you can score some major sci-fi.

To be honest, there are better movies out there of this type, this one is on the meh side, but it is watchable. Unlike some of the crap like Maverick films of Asylum, that crap is 100% unwatchable. At least with this, you will be entertained enough to sit through it.

When I sit down to watch a movie, I want to enjoy the film and not ponder if what is happening on the screen can really happen or if it'll tell me the meaning of life. It's escape and nothing more. With that being said, this film is damn good. I paid for a brand new copy for three bucks and I'd highly recomemnd it to sci-fi and horror fans. Alot of cool gore and the speical effects arent too bad. Highly entertaining and recommend watching it.