Uriah43
After being exposed to toxic chemicals an alligator, residing in the sewage system of a nearby city, increases in size and begins to threaten the inhabitants who are unaware of its existence. To make matters worse one of the few people who becomes aware of this monster, "Detective David Hodges" (Joseph Bologna) cannot convince those in charge to take it seriously. He does, however, manage to get a couple of people to help most notably his wife, "Christine Hodges" (Dee Wallace) and a rookie cop named "Rich Harmon" (Woody Brown). Eventually, other important characters also become involved but their concerns aren't necessarily the same as his. At any rate, while the movie was okay for the most part I thought it happened to be missing one very important ingredient—suspense. As a result, while the actors performed well enough the overall impact of the movie was somewhat subdued and it never quite realized its full potential. What could have been a very good movie turned out to be slightly less than average. In short, I suppose it's worth a look for viewers who enjoy movies of this nature as long as they don't expect too much.
Toronto85
Alligator II continues with the story of a giant alligator terrorizing people. Despite warnings from police, no one listens in fear that a local weekend festival will be cancelled if reports of a killer alligator are reported. All of this of course leads to gruesome deaths. Pretty basic plot which is taken from almost every other shark/alligator/piranha movie ever made. After the murders of a local fisherman, a homeless man, and some alligator hunters; the vicious monster is blown to bits. There are a lot of random fillers in this Alligator II like long wrestling scenes, a storyline involving the mayor being pressured by slimy bigwigs, a blossoming romance between the mayor's daughter and a rookie cop, etc. At times it seems they were put in the film to use up time. Some pretty good performances from actors Dee Wallace Stone, Joseph Bologna, Holly Gagnier and Brock Peters. I wasn't a huge fan of the first Alligator, but it was decent enough. This sequel is alright, but adds nothing special to the series. The mayhem at the carnival near the end saves it from being a total flop. 4/10
jmissirlis1
Many of the B-movies I catch on Sci-Fi are usually quite entertaining but Alligator II was one of the worst. I was able to handle the hideous acting (especially the science lady), insults to humanity (token black police chief was worth a laugh out loud when he first appears), and plastic small then big then small then big alligator. However, I couldn't get past the scene where the sewer looked like the everglades. I kept thinking why is it night time in one scene and daytime in another, then it hit me that these idiots are supposed to be in a sewer. A sewer with reeds and tall grass like the swamp. The chanting and clapping from the crowd at the end was hilarious also! Before this, Octopus II was the only 1 out of 10 I'd given. Congrats Alligator II for making my 1 list!
Aaron1375
I enjoyed the first "Alligator", but this one just does not live up to that one. Not that the first one is a superb movie, but it was a lot of fun. This one just is not good at all. The main problem for me was that the alligator was not all that impressive quite frankly. I have seen alligators this size before. The only thing different about it, is the fact it is tougher to kill. The story here isn't good either and neither is the action. They go into the sewers to hunt it then it attacks some festival and then they figure away to kill it. This movie is not going to knock your socks off with buckets of gore and it isn't very interesting either, best just to skip it. It just does not measure up to the first one.
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