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
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