As movies go it was ok, but we are talking about the sequal to one of the best movies ever made IMO and the 2nd just didn't compare. It seems that with the first one they raised the bar and with the second they did the limbo under it. The effects were built around the story in the first and they were flawless. Never did you see something and think 'that looked phony' whereas the second I thought the story was built around the effects and many times they just looked more like they belonged in 'Die Hard III'. There were also some questionable storyline things that didn't seem to jive IMO with the first. I have to let it go though or I will need years of therapy!