Fortress 2: Re-entry
by Geoff Murphy
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Actor: Aidan Rea, Beth Toussaint, Christopher Lambert, David Roberson, Liz May BriceDirector: Geoff Murphy
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-04-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Fortress 2: Re-entry
Movie Review: Fortress 2
Summary: 2 Stars
As Fortress was an excellent film I was very disappointed with this sequel. The first one had nice ideas not in a realistic setting but in a nice way. This was just repeated and overdone in the second part so that it became ridiculous, e.g. fighting in outer space for hour without oxygen and in jeans? So I recommend the first part but forget this.
Summary of Fortress 2: Re-entry
In the not-so-distant future Earth is controlled by a giant corporation called Men-Tel. After escaping from a maximum security prison known as The Fortress renagade John Brennick (Christopher Lambert) and his wife and son are fugitives on the run. But Brennick is soon apprehended again and placed in a futuristic state-of-the-art maximum security prison recently completed by Men-Tel. Orbiting 26000 miles from Earth the prison houses the planet's most fierce criminals forcing them to perform dreaded space labor amidst meteor showers and other harsh elements. Here Brennick is locked down by hi-tech security jail cells and surrounded by an elaborate system of computer surveillance devices including a camera placed inside his body. If Brennick ever wants to be re-united with his wife and son he has no hope but to try to escape an idea that was never thought possible... until now!System Requirements:Running Time: 92 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating:?R UPC:?043396048898Christopher Lambert in a straight-to-video sci-fi film? You know it's gotta be good. Here he reprises his role as John Brennick, former leader of the Resistance and thorn in the side of the MEN-TEL corporation. In the first movie, Brennick escaped from and destroyed MEN-TEL's high-tech "inescapable" prison. In the 10?years since then, he's gotten himself a house in the woods and some horses, and has illegally procreated with his wife. When Resistance members find him and try to recruit him back into the cause, the bad guys are not far behind, and after some two-dollar action scenes he finds himself captured and thrown into MEN-TEL's brand-new prison, which happens to be orbiting the Earth. Surely, nobody could ever escape from this! Except maybe, just maybe John Brennick!
The plot is even more predictable than the placement of the co-ed shower scenes, to the point that you can practically quote the dialogue before it's spoken, with the only surprises being which clich? they're going to use, and when. (By the way, these violent prisoners are actually being used to build and modify the satellite they're imprisoned in!) Pam Grier has an embarrassing cameo as the owner of MEN-TEL, and the dignity she tries to bring to the role is entirely out of place. The only fun to be had is if you watch it as if you're watching a bunch of adults play "action film," making for a strange entertainment, indeed. --Andy Spletzer
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