Decoys 2: Alien Seduction (2007)
Director:
Jeffery Scott Lando
Starring: Corey Sevier,
Tyler Johnston
Run Time: 94 mins
Certificate: 15
Plot Outline: Luke Callahan is now a grad student
working as a teacher's assistant in college and is still reeling over the events
that killed his friends years earlier, constantly wondering whether or not it
actually happened. That is one of the students approaches him and tells him that
his friends are going missing on campus. It seems that the aliens are back and
up to their old mating tricks again, a process to which few human men survive
the extreme cold.
The Review: Yet another horror film which had some relative success on
DVD a few years ago and yet another straight-to-DVD sequel to cash in. I've
watched a load of these lately and it will never cease to surprise me when I see
more sequels churned out in quick succession. Familiarity breeds success and
these sequels are a safe way of getting some cash with a tried-and-tested plot.
As I stated in my review for Dracula II: Ascension, these sequels are
usually just low budget remakes of the originals and only offer minor
differences, normally for the worst. Thankfully the original Decoys was a
decent mix of Species, The Faculty and American Pie but a
sequel is pushing it just a bit. "Entertaining but instantly forgettable" was my
summing up. Just like the original, Decoys 2: Alien Seduction offers up a
decent mix of horror, laughs and entertainment but it's too goofy for it's own
good most of the time.
The problem here is that the film goes for more a jokey and
light-hearted tone with a couple of goofy characters and some pretty silly and
cheesy dialogue. I got the impression that this was trying a bit too hard to be
a bit too stupid at times, notably towards the end of the film where the
characters do things like run inside a dorm and watch a live feed of a guy who
is getting mauled by an alien outside the building. But there are enough alien
attacks peppered throughout the film to keep a mild level of carnage and
impending doom floating around. The beautiful aliens return once more and they're hotter than
ever. They've also gained the ability to read the minds of their victim and
transform their outfits into whatever the victim wants them to be wearing. Cue
leather, schoolgirls and other insanely hot costumes. The chicks are very hot
and their tops will be lowered numerous times throughout the duration. No
complaints from me there! Even their alien forms aren't too bad. Just like the
original, they look like Sil from the Species films and at least most of
the time they are actually people wearing make-up as opposed to CGI, which is
saved for the tentacles and general squirmy nastiness that comes forth from
their stomachs. You do get to see a lot of the aliens too which is quite
surprising given that they are usually covered up as much as they can in lower
budgeted sequels.
As for the cast, it's great to see two of the original's cast to reprise their
roles. Corey Sevier still doesn't much to impress me as the hero of the piece
but at least he adds continuity to the series. Also returning is one of the
original aliens, Kim Poirier, who looks just slightly less hot than she did
three years ago and unfortunately keeps her clothes on this time. I guess that's
the beauty of being one of the stars of the show now. Tobin Bell pops up in a
small role as a professor at the college, presumably so that his name could be
thrown around on the front cover. And Dina Meyer, another decent-ish name pops
up for a small role as a doctor at the hospital. Again unfortunately for the
viewer, she does not relive her Starship Troopers moments by baring all.
You can probably guess a recurring theme throughout this review in that I'm
commenting on just about every female that has starred in the film and drops or
doesn't drop their tops. That's all the film is - constant hot chicks getting
naked and then trying to impregnate some guys in the freezing cold. It worked in
the original and it just about works here too. Maybe the gloss has worn off a
bit and it does get a little repetitive (how many times the characters fall for
the same two chicks once they know their aliens is beyond me).
Final Verdict: Decoys 2: Alien Seduction is a solid follow up to a
decent little horror film. It's practically the same film repeated over again
and there are some minor annoyances that weren't present before (like the goofy
tone). But it's mix of chills, laughs, gore and nudity will be enough to satisfy
those with a small craving for a solid 94 minutes. Believe me, you can do a hell
of a lot worse!
Rating:
