coolguyelijahsavestheworld
Pretty decent Sci-Fi monster movie. And it didn't involve Phillip Roth! I remember watching it on the Sci-Fi channel as a kid. I liked large reptiles, so this movie appealed to me. I actually own the movie. This is a good Sci-Fi movie. It isn't a regular Crocodile movie. I haven't seen all of the 1st one, but it's about kids on spring break getting attacked by a local Crocodile. THIS MOVIE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. And because of that I like this one better. There are 2 things in this movie, though, that I seriously question anyone involved in the production. I mean there IQ must be lower than a plant if they didn't catch that it might be stupid. But, it's a Sci-Fi movie, so what do you expect. #1: Crocodile 2: Death Swamp, how shall we start it? Bank robbery=perfect. Yes, it's true. That's the first one. So next, how do we get from a bank robbery to a swamp? That's right plane high-jacking. So the 1st half hour is not that of expected, but that's what makes it an above average Sci-Fi movie. Now I'm not going to explain everything that happens in the swamp, so I'll just summarize it. Giant Crocodile follows people and eats them. Now I'll talk about good things. Pretty good characterization. I mean, we don't everyone personal reasons, but we get a good idea of the robbers and some of the passengers. The final scene is pretty cool, too. The main character has a nightmare, and wakes up. Suddenly we see the swamp where the Crocodile lives. Tense music comes, and suddenly you hear the roar of the Crocodile. Just a cool little thing. The movie doesn't just focus on the Crocodile, which is good, but has good character conflict. CGI can always be better in Sci-Fi movies, but is OK. This movie shouldn't win an award, but if it's on TV, or at blockbuster, it is worth the watch. (Oh yeah, just about everyone is a potty mouth, just about every minute of the movie. Just a warning.)
Uriah43
This movie begins with 4 men robbing a bank and killing several policemen as they make their escape. As part of their plan they then board a flight to Acapulco where they hope to live a life of luxury. Unfortunately, when they are told by the pilot that the flight has to turn back to the United States because of a terrible storm they decide to take over the airplane and continue on the original course. One thing leads to another and soon the airplane crashes in a swamp about 50 miles from their intended destination. One of the crooks dies in the process along with most of the other passengers. However, the few people who survive now have to contend with a giant crocodile who seeks vengeance upon everybody in the group for killing one its offspring. Now, as far as this movie is concerned I thought that this was a dynamite film up until about the last 15 minutes or so when it was almost ruined by one extremely absurd scene copied right out of "Jaws 2". If not for that--and the excessive use of profanity--I would have rated this film higher. So, for what it's worth, even though it is better than the original I feel compelled to give it just average marks.
BA_Harrison
A failed hijack attempt by a group of armed criminals goes horribly wrong, causing the plane to crash into a crocodile infested South American swamp. A small handful of crew and passengers crawl from the wreckage, but are horrified to discover that several of the hijackers have also survived the disaster. Forced at gunpoint to carry the bad guys' luggage (which is stuffed full of stolen cash), the group trudge through the murky waters, all the while stalked by a huge hungry reptile. Meanwhile, Zach (Chuck Walczak), boyfriend of pretty stewardess survivor Mia (Heidi Lenhart), hires local tracker Roland (Martin Kove) to help him find his woman.After the massive disappointment that was Tobe Hooper's Crocodile, I really wasn't expecting much (if anything) from a sequel, especially after reading some of the disparaging comments here on IMDb; but knock me down with a rubber reptile and call me Steve Irwin if Death Roll didn't prove to be the most fun I've had with a low-budget B-movie creature feature in a long while.Despite nearly all of the accusations fired at this film by its naysayers being absolutely true (the story IS highly derivative, the characters ARE extremely clichéd, and the killer croc itself IS a marvel of VERY manky CGI and pathetic model-making), I just couldn't help but have a total blast.What makes Crocodile 2 so surprisingly watchable is that even though director Gary Jones knows damn well that he's working on another predictable, cheesy and formulaic film destined for the bottom shelf at Blockbusters, he still gives it everything he has (Hooper's film, on the other hand, felt like the director was just going through the motions).Jones's enthusiastic and unpretentious approach is mirrored by his cast, who play their preposterous one-dimensional roles to the hilt, and the result is a silly, funny (perhaps unintentionally, perhaps knowingly), scary, and ultimately hugely enjoyable monster movie that offers impeccably timed jump scares, several gory deaths, a cartoonish and impossibly evil head villain (whose vocabulary is littered with unimaginative expletives), a David Hess-alike creepy henchman, a truly awful exploding helicopter model, a denouement that was telegraphed from the very beginning, and the obligatory daft pre-credits 'shock' sequence that finally allows us blokes a better look at the very sexy Lenhart (dont get too excited, though: she's only in a bikini!).It might seem like a ridiculously high rating for such a corny film, but I give Crocodile 2: Death Roll a whopping 8/10.
randommesspaul
Okay, The idea is to count how many times the lead bad guy says "motherf***er". I'm telling you, it can't be done. It's the only swear word he knows. Script writing is a class act.I always enjoy the sort of movies where the creature appears to be some form of sub-plot in the movie, you know, gang raid a bank, try to escape to Mexico, plane crashes etc, then in the last twenty minutes a crocodile arrives! What's that all about? Still For other movies where the creatures are side plots, or just barely exist, see Shark Attack and Spiders 2.Well worth a watch if you are into trashy bad movies. It's just a bit too good to be rated in the bottom 100. The acting is only below average, the SFX almost look acceptable, and there is obviously a fair budget put behind this movie.