The Skulls II
The Skulls II
R | 09 April 2002 (USA)
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After joining the Skulls, Ryan Sommers (Robin Dunne) is warned not to betray any secrets about the organization or its high-powered members. However, when Ryan witnesses a murder within the Skulls' private chambers, he finds that the closer he gets to revealing the truth - the more dangerous life becomes.

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Kristine

I consider myself very open minded, my boyfriend was telling me about how awesome the Skulls trilogy was and that I would probably love it too. He had all three movies so we watched them together and the first film was just alright, it was clichéd and predictable but overall harmless and had some good moments. The second Skulls movie I was told that it was decent enough to watch so giving it a fair chance I was honestly not that impressed, however I think this was a better attempt at the story vs. the first film because it wasn't as predictable and they tried to give it better twists and turns. However the film really couldn't hold my interest that well, so I think like the first film, it just needed a little more loving and could have been a much better movie. Like most sequels, it does fall a little flat not holding up to the original. The action is good, the story is better, it just needed to be executed correctly and had more focus.The red-robed Skulls are at it again. The exclusive, sinister secret society that makes hazing seem like pillow fights inducts Ryan Sommers, who later secretly witnesses what appears to be the death of a woman at the hands of a Skull member. But of course, he can't tell on a Skull because the motto is "A Skull above all others," which is how some of these guys get to be high government leaders and megalomaniacal industrialists. Ryan's conscience bothers him anyway but once he begins investigating how to report the crime, his girlfriend, Ali, rejects him and seemingly everyone in a position to help him is a Skull. With the inspiration of lovely, good-hearted Kelly, Ryan proceeds to do what's right, even if it's wrong for him.The Skulls 2 has the opportunity to be much better than the first film however due to low budget, writing, direction and the bad actors; it wasn't given the proper attention. There is too much going on at times for you to really catch on and enjoy the film. However, like I said, this story does work a little better for me. I like the idea that this guy not only wants to get into this club, but that he enjoys everything about it and he just finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, going in a little too deep vs. the typical "too good to be true" scenario. The government being evil plot is way over used in movies and The Skulls trilogy had a good chance to make this a little more entertaining since this secret society supposedly does really exist, however it's just not well written. I found the relationship between the two leads a little forced and somewhat made for TV. Especially when he sees the girl that he liked originally, Ali, and she walks up to them crying hysterically, I thought that was more meant to get a cheap thrill from the audience. I felt that we knew what was coming to her and should have just left it at that. I don't know if I'd recommend the film, I watched it just to see if it would offer anything good over the first film; it does alright, but just could have been way better.3/10

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Gerlof

This movie is even worse then the first. The script is very standard. The acting is poor. In my opinion they try to get the most beautiful people in the same place. The characters don't go to class and don't have a reason to be in university what so ever.It is interesting to see a movie about a secret club. In the Netherlands of course no such thing exist.. there are society's of course, but they just drink too much and have too many parties. They don't go around and kill people.For me this is a disgrace to the genre. Just another teen thriller. This is done too many times, but there are only a few really worth watching. this is not one of them.

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NateF88

This Skulls sequel is much better than the first! I didn't have much faith in it when i rented it, but it ended up being an exciting suspenseful thriller, with a great story line. I loved Lindy Booth in it, she's adorable. I recommend this movie to anyone who liked (or hated) the first. I really liked it. 10 out of 10.

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brandonsites1981

An improvement over the first one. This entry has almost the exact same plot as the first one. A student is killed and The Skulls set about covering up the death, but a student witnesses it and tries to bring The Skulls to justice.Nothing really remarkable, but the film is decently paced, and has an appealing enough cast and some sexy moments. Plus it isn't nowhere near as cliched and over the top as the first one.Rated R; For One Scene of Partial Nudity.

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