Falconeer First I want to say that the original, "Lace 1" remains my favorite mini-series to date. It is a sprawling, romantic and decadent production that looks as though the people who created it really cared about what they were doing. At the age of 12, I remember being hypnotized by this beautiful, angry porn queen/goddess named Lily. And like many American TV viewers, both male and female, I waited breathlessly to find out which one of those impossibly glamorous women would turn out to be her mother. I recently purchased a DVD set from ebay, from a label called the "Ansgar Collection". Obviously a bootleg, burned onto disk from original videotapes, but who cares as this will most likely never have it's much-deserved DVD release. Watching Lace 1 was as thrilling as ever. In fact as an adult, i could understand it better and view it more critically as i could at age 12. Yes i know it is trashy, but it is escapism. and as escapism, it is a masterpiece. When I got to Lace 2, which was included in this set, i was pretty disgusted. The story is contrived and ridiculous. The production values seemed much lower. The whole story with Judy being held prisoner was so lame. I wanted to fast forward over those numerous and lengthy scenes of her in captivity. I think Bess Armstrong must have read the script and decided to have nothing to do with this embarrassing disaster. It really cheapens the first film, which is actually a good movie. And Lily... where to begin? Gone is the euro-trash accent, which although was badly done by Cates, was the thing that most identified who Lily was. I couldn't even connect this "new, sweet American girl next door" Lily to the evil and mysterious bitch that made the first production so great. Lily's whole appeal was that she was a bitch! I loved watching her storm through those impossibly gorgeous mansions and hotel suites, cursing "the bitch that abandoned her as a baby, leaving her to experience a life of pain and degradation." Lily was a vixen, and that made her fascinating! The big hair and the furs... and (again).. that accent!! When i saw this tame and toned-down Lily of the sequel i was so disappointed. I couldn't accept a Lily who wore jeans and was sweet to everyone. And finally, with the revealing of the identity of Lily's true father; ***SPOILER coming!*** the sweet romantic storyline between King Abdullah and Pagan is ruined. No longer does this romance between the English girl and the King of Sydon seem sweet. Not after you see Pagan's first and only true love rape her best friend, and keep it a secret all those years! Dreadful! Lastly, while the first film is so well-executed that it does not seem so dated (Expensive and classy clothing dates well. Some of the outfits worn by the women could be worn today. But the look of Lace 2 is so cheap. It really looks like 80's cheesiness. I will treasure my bootleg DVD of Lace 1. However i think I will sell Lace 2 on ebay! Watching it once was torture enough for me.

jkt1219 The original Lace was silly and cheesy, which is what made it so fabulous. The sequel, Lace II, is just boring.As in Lace, where Lili finds out who her mother is, in Lace II, she finds out who her real father is. Judy is on assignment in Asia, there to interview the head of a revolutionary force. When she gets there she is told that she will be held for $1 million in ransom. Lili is unable to get the money together, even from Pagan and Maxine. Lili decides that the only other person that she can get the money from is her father (we learn in a flashback that her father could not have been Neil the banker from Lace I). She finds a three stories that were written by her mother. In all three, Judy is raped by a different man (two of the stories take place on the evening of the Valentine's dance from Lace I, and the other takes place during a school break). The people in the stories all have aliases, but Judy kept the same initials as the real person. Lili, along with Maxine and Pagan, each take one story and try to determine who her father is. Of course, as in the original, you don't really find out who it is until the very end.I liked the premise of Lace II, I just disliked the execution. Several actors from the original (including Bess Armstrong who played Judy), do not show up for the sequel. Phoebe Cates thankfully drops the atrocious accent from the first film, but the actress playing Pagan still stumbles her way through a bad English accent. Some other things that really bugged me: 1. Pagan and Maxine are very reluctant to help Lili at all, not just with the search for her real father, but with the entire situation all together. They act very unconcerned with they find out Judy has been kidnapped and only agree to help after Lili bitches them out. 2. In the original, Judy has a long time boyfriend. In the sequel he appears very briefly, and when he does, he acts as if he and Judy are just friends. 3. When Lili decides to get the ransom money from her father, how does she know he has money? And even if he did, this was the early 80's. How many people, even wealthy ones, can drum up $1 million in just a couple of days? All in all, I was disappointed. But if I were to watch it again, I would only watch the three flashbacks that play out Judy's three stories of how she was raped, and the ending that tells you which man is her father.

Sara-20 Hi!I just wanted to say that I love this mini-series!The best line is: "Which one of you bitches is my mother?"Don't you agree?///Sara

MrsScott We can FINALLY understand why Lily has such a dark complexion while her mother is so fair. This movie was, in many ways, better than Lace #I. One can understand why Lily turned out the way that she did. It was nice to see the girls all work together instead of against each other. The ending was very masterfully done. Bravo!