Escape Plan 2: Hades

I really enjoyed the first one but sadly this sequel is nothing like it. It features a whole bunch of people we don't know and the ones we do barely have screen time. Stallone himself only appears for fifteen minutes total which is a damn shame. It was also an incoherent mess and a story that made absolutely no sense whatsoever. There was no emotional attachment to any of the characters yet they tried to make certain scenes "sad" by adding tragic music. Sad music isn't enough to make me care. Please Sly, you can do better than this.

I HATED this movie. I loved Escape Plan, I think it's underrated. I was shocked last night when I saw this on iTunes to little or no fanfare and then I wasn't so shocked when I started watching. Sly and Bautista are not the stars of this film by a long shot. The real star of the film is Shu and Sly's voiceover, which accompanies each and every move Shu makes. Is Shu just remembering old lessons of Sly's that happen to coincide with his plight? Is Sly watching the movie and providing commentary? Who knows. This movie is awful and the CGI is subpar. I knew I was in trouble the second the movie opened and a roof exploded with the most hilarious, iphone level CGI fire I've ever seen. Once I realized I had fallen victim to a classic bait n switch, I tried to remain optimistic. I did pay 5 bucks to rent this so why not give it a fair shake. I just couldn't enjoy this movie. Lame effects, generic bearded bros, constant VO, bad fight editing, blah blah blah. Just not good!