TheHrunting This time around Zane's Canadian step-brother--who's a wizard of a computer geek underneath that '80s looking hairdo--must pick up the pieces from where his distant, paranoid relative left off in a similar DIY investigative fashion for, that's right, humanity's sake. Except he's laid back, shows late for work and would rather run from a situation than get his hands dirty, especially about theories concerning covert extraterrestials. Yeah, those guys...and now gals.The pacing is along the lines of a made-for-TV mystery with a few thrills to grease the wheels. Production expenses are tighter, so in turn, there are a number of scenes that are overdrawn. The acting isn't expected to be award winning but with the flow being at slower speeds than its predecessor, it makes what comes out of their mouths forced and far from giving the believable sense of actually being there in this state of looming danger. Not to mention the one-dimensional villains that are just shy of being animated over and turned into cartoon characters.The first film, while not mind-blowing, was fresher with ideas. "The Arrival 2" retreads similar mechanics and the story meddles on with superficial attempts to personalize the experience with little quips, along with token love interests and by-now dated gizmos. Overall, this feels straightforward, anticlimactic and, aside from a few redeeming qualities to keep it afloat, a waste of a sequel.

Michael O'Keefe The original starring Charlie Sheen was very good. THE SECOND ARRIVAL is not so good. Science fiction is someone's dreams and fantasies...if some chance of believability exist the better. This sequel seems to have nothing but some carried over special effects from the original amped a bit. Don't even look for any logic. After Zane Ziminski is found dead of a heart attack in Alaska, his step brother Jack(Patrick Muldoon), a computer expert and pretty sharp hacker, receives an envelope from his brother with details of an alien invasion. Five other people received the same info and plan to join and do something about it. The earth is on target of dying due to an accelerated global warning. By this time how many aliens have already set up business in disguise? Others in the cast: Jane Sibbett, Michael Sarrazin, Catherine Blythe and Michael Scherer.

jrfranklin01 Since I loved the original (The Arrival) so much, any sequel was going to be hard-pressed to beat it. But I certainly thought this one would be better than what I saw. The Second Arrival merely rides on the coattails of the original and adds little, if any, to the story. The budget for this film is quite evident, as they even steal special effects from the original and use it as their own. Perhaps they were just trying to get viewers to identify this movie with the first, but the attempt is lame. For quite some time I thought it starred Rob Lowe in the lead, but it's actually Patrick Muldoon. I'd swear those two are twins.This movie picks up with Zane Zaminsky's death from a "supposed" heart attack. With the event of his death, envelopes are mailed to several of Zane's close colleagues and contacts with information on how earth is occupied by an alien presence. This informed few try to discover more about the aliens while also trying to survive. 3/10

kevenlybody There is nothing redeeming about this film whatsoever. The Arrival was a unique, decently made film worth watching for anyone interested in sci-fi or aliens. This film is utterly horrible. It's so horrible that I don't want to waste time describing how bad it is. I have seen thousands of films and in my opinion this is one of the worst ever. Dismal acting, inexcusably horrendous cinematography, pathetic flaws. A spinning vortex ball has the ability to pull a building apart and suck everything and everyone into it, except for two people who manage to hang on to a bare concrete wall and eventually push them selves out a door in the opposite direction as the suction. Special effects? Home computer CGI. A person could spend as much time as the movie runs long describing everything that stinks about it.Unwatchable.