But Coscarelli's directorial touch is noticeably missing this time around. Instead, they had a guy named David Hartman take the reins. Hartman's bio is mostly populated with children's cartoons and it was a mistake. The low-budget feel returns, but this time around it feels and looks a bit like another bad SyFy tv movie. The reliance on not particularly good CGI was disappointing, but it was also necessary for the vision of this particular, far more epic installment that often echoed The Terminator. If they'd had a larger budget and could have had better FX, I'm not so sure it would have made anything better. It just was what it was.
Still, I liked it and I hope they make more. There's nothing stopping them, except the passing of Angus Scrimm and that can certainly be worked around. Make sure you stick around after the credits start. I liked that this whole series wasn't particularly gory and there's very little to no tortureporn. This one broke Rule #1, tho. Oh and there's a tiny role for Daniel Roebuck in this installment...why was he in it so little? He's an impressive actor; he must be buddies with somebody and just wanted to help out.
The whole series is a keeper.
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