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A scanner discovers a plot by renegade elements in the city government to take power with the help of evil scanners.A scanner discovers a plot by renegade elements in the city government to take power with the help of evil scanners.A scanner discovers a plot by renegade elements in the city government to take power with the help of evil scanners.
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Raoul Max Trujillo
- Peter Drak
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- TriviaTo appease the MPAA, which was being particularly critical of horror movies during that era, the filmmakers shot numerous variations of scenes to enable them to create R-rated, unrated and TV edits of the film.
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David Kellum: [referring to the puppy] So, what's his name?
Alice Lonardo: Trooper. Because he survived.
- Alternate versionsTo appease the MPAA, which was being particularly critical of horror movies during that era, the filmmakers shot numerous variations of scenes to enable them to create R-rated, unrated and TV edits of the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Scanners III: The Takeover (1991)
- SoundtracksPop goes the world
Written by Ivan Doroschuk
Performed by Men Without Hats
Courtesy of Polygram Songs Inc./Betty Songs
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During a sweeping crimewave, a war is fought for the streets.
I'm not going to obsess over how inferior this is to the original movie. As much as I love that one, I never thought that it needed sequels. So I think an argument could be made that this needed to justify that connection. And it is not up to the task. The writing is beyond convenient, with illogical decisions made, awkward dialogue where two people say things to each other that they already both know for the audience's benefit, and essentially all of the moral ambiguity that made the first one so compelling, completely gone. Cronenberg sought to explore how it might affect someone's life to be born with psychic powers. This was made by people who wanted heads to go boom.
If you have realistic expectations, this one can be fun. It is aggressively average, and as such could be significantly worse. Director Christian Duguay got a lot better after this, but even here, he manages to make the material work better than you might think. The actors portraying the villains really get into their roles and are fun to watch. The effects are good and spread out well.
This features bloody gory disturbing violence. I recommend this to people who wanted more after watching the first one. 5/10.
I'm not going to obsess over how inferior this is to the original movie. As much as I love that one, I never thought that it needed sequels. So I think an argument could be made that this needed to justify that connection. And it is not up to the task. The writing is beyond convenient, with illogical decisions made, awkward dialogue where two people say things to each other that they already both know for the audience's benefit, and essentially all of the moral ambiguity that made the first one so compelling, completely gone. Cronenberg sought to explore how it might affect someone's life to be born with psychic powers. This was made by people who wanted heads to go boom.
If you have realistic expectations, this one can be fun. It is aggressively average, and as such could be significantly worse. Director Christian Duguay got a lot better after this, but even here, he manages to make the material work better than you might think. The actors portraying the villains really get into their roles and are fun to watch. The effects are good and spread out well.
This features bloody gory disturbing violence. I recommend this to people who wanted more after watching the first one. 5/10.
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By what name was Scanners II: The New Order (1991) officially released in India in English?
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