- Actors: Larry Drake, Arnold Vosloo, Kim Delaney, Renée O'Connor, Lawrence Dane
- Directors: Bradford May
- Writers: Lawrence Hertzog, Robert Eisele, Steven McKay
- Producers: Bernadette Joyce, David Eick, David Roessell, Robert G. Tapert
- Format: Anamorphic, PAL
- Language English, French
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: To be announced
- Studio: Universal
- DVD Release Date: 4 Sep 2000
- Run Time: 93 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004WZZW
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 46,448 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Sam Raimi created Darkman with a potential franchise in mind, and his original film had enough flair to suggest a sequel was warranted. Unfortunately (or perhaps wisely--for Raimi), he handed over the straight-to-video sequel duties to rookie director Bradford May, and nobody bothered to come up with much of a screenplay. As a result, Darkman II plays like a bad pilot for a proposed Darkman TV series, with Arnold Vosloo (best known as a villain in Jean-Claude Van Damme's Hard Target) doing his best to replace Liam Neeson in the title role, sporting a dastardly scar and delivering lacklustre punch lines as he kills his many enemies. Larry Drake returns from the first film as the villainous Durant, who wreaks havoc in his attempt to finance and manufacture the world's most destructive automatic weapons. As he supports the synthetic skin experiments of a like-minded scientist, the scarred hero known as Darkman thwarts Durant's ruthless plot, but the case proves costly for the intrepid crime reporter (Kim Delaney, pre-NYPD Blue) who allies herself with Darkman's efforts. Basically, this by-the-numbers plot serves as a tissue-thin vehicle for lots of explosions and gratuitous violence, and it's all about as inspired as a bad syndicated action show. This will be of interest only to those who were dazzled by the original Darkman, and even then it's a disappointment. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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Format:DVD
Watchable,with decent acting and a very believable villain, but it's an obvious sequel, and not the quality of the original.
Format:VHS Tape
Not bad for a sequel, although Liam Neeson doesn't return. In his place is Arnold Vosloo (who plays The Mummy (1998) who is ok in the role. The story revolves around Larry Drake's character,who although you think was killed in the helicopter sequence from the first film, has been kept alive. A little bit repetitive from the first i.e. a scientist killed in the gruesome way is a little too close to the first film. But the effect of Darkman playing different roles is a bit of fun.The daftest bit has to be the bit with the Russian & his replacement hip (you have to see it to know what I mean!!) But the ending was ok.. loved the remote controlled car with the rat!! You just know there's going to be another one.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
When I first saw this film I had no idea it was a 'straight-to-video' release. It's got a kind of big budget cinematic feel to it. I first saw it on The Sci-Fi Channel and recorded it and have watched it millions of times. To my surprise I found out it was out on DVD so I bought it and there's one heck of a difference. The quality's awesome and a lot less grainy than on video. Being better quality and in widescreen, it's a lot easier to get into. Durant is THE ultimate baddie and they couldn't have picked a better actor. There IS a lot of action, but not as much as in the first film. There's a good balance of action and humour and all the rest, the camera work is terrific, and it is cleverly directed. There's also a good musical score by Danny Elfman (Batman, Beetlejuice, The Simpsons, Sleepy Hollow, Men in Black etc..) Oh, and ain't the image on the front cover of the box just SO cool?!
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A splendid horror movie. And for the fans of Renee O'Connor (Gabrielle of Xena : Warrior Princess) one of her first. She has this "teen-age touch" that we love in her.
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An uninspired retread of the original
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