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This 1991 sequel to David Cronenberg's 1981 horror hit Scanners went straight to video in the UK, so I was fully expecting the film to be a cheap and cheesy cash-in with few redeeming features. But while Scanners II: The New Order isn't quite on a par with the original, it's still a very serviceable movie, a respectful follow-up with a decent plot, fine performances, and just enough splatter to satisfy those who, like me, regard the exploding head in the first film to be one of the best make-up effects ever committed to film.David Hewlett stars as 'scanner' David Kellum, whose extraordinary psychic powers enable him to control people's minds and inflict pain/damage on those who threaten him. With such a special gift, he is quickly recruited by power hungry Commander John Forrester (Yvan Ponton), who wants to use David as a tool in the building of a totalitarian 'new order'. However, when David realises that Forrester is a fascist dictator in the making, he rebels, pitting him in a desperate battle against Forrester's less idealistic scanners, of which Peter Drak (Raoul Max Trujillo) is the most powerful.Horrible saxophone score aside, there isn't really much to dislike about The New Order: director Christian Duguay keeps things moving along at a reasonable pace, the cinematography is good, there are two juicy exploding noggins (although neither are as shocking as FX genius Dick Smith's handiwork in Cronenberg's movie), and rounding out the cast are Deborah Raffin as David's babelicious older sister Julie, Tom Butler as nasty Doctor Morse, and Isabelle Mejias as David's girlfriend Alice Leonardo.6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.
Scanners II: The New Order titlovi Hrvatski
In SCANNER COP II: THE SHOWDOWN, Samuel Staziak (Quinn) is now a police detective and able to use his scanning abilities in his work thanks to a new version of Ephemeral developed by his scanner girlfriend Carrie Goodardt (HEAD OF THE CLASS' Khrystyne Haje) whose clinic provides the drug to the local population of scanners. When scanners start turning up all over the city burnt to a crisp, Samuel and Carrie discover that criminal scanner Karl Volkin (Patrick Kilpatrick, THE CELLAR) has escaped from the scanner ward of a prison hospital and has discovered a way to suck the life force of other scanners, becoming more powerful with each life he takes. Wanting revenge for the death of his brother in a shootout with Samuel over a hostage, Volkin goes in search of Samuel's long lost birth mother in order to lure the cop into a final showdown.
Destroy Raynor's Command CenterStukov: Good work, Captain. The Command center is destroyed, but it looks like Mengsk and Raynor will try to escape through the warp gate. Make ready to move in and intercept their vessel before...Wait, I've just picked up multiple Zerg signals coming in from the northeast. That's Duran's position, but he seems to have moved his forces out of place! Lieutenant Duran, this is Stukov! Come in! I'm tracking a massive Zerg swarm in your quadrant! Respond, damnit!Duran: That is strange, Vice Admiral. My scanners don't show any Zerg at all. Maybe you have a technical problem with your equipment?Stukov: Lieutenant, if these Zerg get through, we'll never be able to capture Mengsk! I'm giving you a direct order to return to your position and reinforce my troops!Duran: Oh, I'm sorry sir, but it seems your signal's... fading out. I couldn't... make out that last part. I'll try to... reestablish contact later.Stukov: Duran! Captain, your position will be overrun by superior Zerg numbers within fifteen minutes. I suggest you retreat back to the fleet immediately. Inform Admiral DuGalle that I have a personal matter to take care of... 041b061a72
