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    Years after the first giant prehistoric croc incident more people start to disappear from the lake.  Of course everyone believes that the stories from the first set of attacks are just overblown urban legends.  But after finding bits and pieces of an environmentalist the new sheriff and a ranger go looking for the cause of the killings.  They are soon joined by a wealthy industrialist want to be big game hunter and his assistant.  Of course the sheriffs teenage son is partying around the lake and in danger as well.  Throw in a few other characters as croc chow and you have yourself a movie.   

    It seems to me that when the filmmakers sat down to make this movie they decided to play the whole thing for laughs.  The crocodile is mostly CGI, with a few really bad floating props that do nothing other than float towards their victims.  There are a few decent looking body parts, but even most of the attacks are clearly CGI (when they aren’t off camera).  And I just have to make myself clear here.  Mostly I hate CGI.  But in a few cases used to supplement good practical effects I have liked it.  This isn’t one of those movies.   

    The story follows the formula setup in the first film.  Croc starts eating people, the sheriff starts to investigate with a good-looking female outsider, and a whacky guy flies in to confuse things even more.  The only difference is that they are almost making a parody of the first film, with intentionally bad dialogue, and silly situations.  There are huge plot holes, characters making incredibly stupid decisions, and a twist ending that is exactly like the first one.  But don’t worry about it being a spoiler, because it is obvious.  The performances are okay for a cast of “B” actors with John Schneider (Dukes of Hazard!) starring as the sheriff.  But again the script is paper-thin and doesn’t really give any of the cast much to do, other than run away from the monster croc.   

    Now I know that some of you out there are going to think that I’m insane when I say that I enjoyed this movie.  I agree that it isn’t really good.  But when I review a movie one of the things that I have to take into account is if I had fun watching it.  I don’t know if it is my love for bad “B” movies, but I did have a blast with Lake Placid 2.  Unlike many other movies that I have to watch, this one is never boring.  This alone makes up for many of it’s flaws.  Plus the DVD is unrated so they put back in the death scenes with the naked girls, and who can hate on boobs?   

    If you are looking for a way to kill an hour and a half then I can recommend Lake Placid 2 as a rental.  I’m not sure if it is the sort of movie that I can say buy, unless it is really cheap.  Still there is fun to be had with this one if you give it a chance. 

** 1/2

-John "El Juan" Shatzer