It's a shame this unpleasant sequel wasn't spear-gunned by the MST3K crew, it's so full of eye-rolling badness. The production values are okay, but pretty much everything else is cringe-worthy. I get it: they went with a King Kong type story, where the Creature is imprisoned, put on display, and fixates on a beautiful blonde "scientist" (student, actually). But what are they actually doing to it with electric cattleprods?! (Underwater, too, where everything nearby in the pool would be shocked!) This is conditioning by punishment, and you wonder if Stanley Milgram was part of the research team. And did they have to play the three-note scare sting EVERY SINGLE TIME the Creature appears. By the 37th time, it's completely worn out. Mrs News and I were still bursting into that sting the next day, every single time we opened the refrigerator. And the Creature's restraining chain, like Kong's, was apparently made by the Acme Inferior Chain Company. Then there's the idiocy of moving a fresh-water-living thing to salt water. The idea that the Creature peruses the entire Eastern Seaboard, and tracks the babe to one specific nightclub in Jacksonville. And the abrupt ending, like the budget ran out that day, so they just needed to call a wrap.
The only thing saving this sequel from being a One Star Bomb is the great Creature costume, and the two guys who bring it to life. Otherwise, this movie should only be used as a drinking game: do a shot EVERY SINGLE TIME they play the scary theme, and 30 minutes in, frankly, you won't give a damn...
The only thing saving this sequel from being a One Star Bomb is the great Creature costume, and the two guys who bring it to life. Otherwise, this movie should only be used as a drinking game: do a shot EVERY SINGLE TIME they play the scary theme, and 30 minutes in, frankly, you won't give a damn...