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61 of 77 people found this review helpful. The scene where Alex rescues Drew while the ship is being flooded was filmed by camera operators wearing wet suits inside a sound stage tank, which was constructed with plywood and a hydraulic lift to give the effect that the water level was rising. The film's plot features the story of a runaway bus armed with a bomb that will explode if its speed drops below 50 miles per hour (80 km/h). [57], Seabourn Legend was rented for six weeks at a reported cost of $38,000 per day;[13] the ship served as the film's primary setting and provided accommodation for the cast and crew. PG; Critics Consensus 4% HD; CC; Action & Adventure; 2 Hours 5 Minutes 2002; 2.6 • 9 Ratings; Annie (Sandra Bullock) and her policeman boyfriend Alex (Jason Patrick) decide to take a romantic ocean cruise together. For the soundtrack, see, "Speed 2" redirects here. [58] Bullock and Patric also had a scene filmed in an underwater tank where they had to kiss underwater with Bullock's hands tied together. Alex jumps off, hijacks a speed boat and pursues Geiger to a seaplane. A retired master car thief must come back to the industry and steal fifty cars with his crew in one night to save his brother's life. Cruise Control tells the story of Annie (Bullock) and Alex (Patric), a couple who go on vacation to the Caribbean aboard a luxury cruise ship, which is hijacked by a villain named Geiger (Dafoe). See reviews & details on a wide selection of Blu-ray & DVDs, both new & used. "[97] According to the Los Angeles Times, even children who saw the film felt it was strange that it took place on a ship "not capable of going more than a few knots per hour [sic]", and claimed that Speed was "much more logical. Play. A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff. He opted against miniature scale models or computer-generated imagery (CGI) to provide a sense of realism for the actors and the audience. A dull 2 hours later, I was wondering why I wasted my time with a film that was so clearly all at sea. Agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event. [72], Specific action cues were scored on the piano down to each second of film. The threadbare script is mostly to blame. [72] Some themes from Speed were included in the score between sections of the newly written material. Annie Porter, the woman who was held on a bus with a bomb attached to it that will go off if it slows down. Full-scale replicas of the ship's atrium, cabins, and engine rooms were constructed on sound stages where production took place for over a month. To avoid collision with the oil tanker, Alex and Dante go into the ship's bilge and use the bow thrusters to turn it. [12][13] Speed screenwriter Graham Yost had an idea for a film involving a boat, with a Vietnam War-era vessel loaded with weapons that would explode if its ammunition came in contact with water. "[19], Speed 2 was produced by De Bont's production company, Blue Tulip, and he was one of the film's three co-producers along with Steve Perry and Michael Peyser. [10], Hundreds of ideas for a sequel were submitted to De Bont, all of which he turned down in favor of his own idea, based on a recurring nightmare he experienced about a cruise ship crashing into an island. "[99], It is also considered to be one of the worst film sequels of all time, and many publications have placed Speed 2 on their lists of the worst film sequels. He lacks charisma and is quite unconvincing. ON SALE. The soundtrack featured mostly reggae music. [72] Daniel Schweiger of Film Music Magazine said that Mancina's score was "arguably a better one than Speed", praising the album's "thrilling themes", "epic orchestrations", and "Jamaican-style grooves. Take a look back at the TV series that took home Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series in the categories of Drama and Comedy. [73], On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 4% based on reviews from 71 critics, with an average rating of 3.4/10. [65] The mockup was powered by four diesel engines and pulled by a large chain at a speed of 18 miles per hour (29 km/h). Fox was initially hesitant to feature an altered version of their fanfare, but allowed the alteration after being convinced by De Bont and hearing it performed by an orchestra. "[49] Tamia worked with De Bont and producer Quincy Jones to choose a song for her character to perform in the film, and selected "Make Tonight Beautiful",[49] which was written by Diane Warren. Speed 2: Cruise Control None 1997. [15] Randall McCormick was hired to write the sequel in 1994 and received a story credit along with De Bont. To mitigate their risk on Titanic, FOX brought on Paramount to co-finance and handle domestic distribution and they dated it for July 4. "[116], Speed 2: Cruise Control premiered at the Cineplex Odeon in Century City, Los Angeles on June 9, 1997, and was released into theaters on June 13. CDN$ 24.73 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (Bilingual) (Sous-titres français) Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. Once at sea, however, a disgruntled passenger has other plans. "[75] Filmtracks.com gave the release four out of five stars, saying the album was "perhaps [La-La Land's] finest offering of a previously unreleased score", although it also stated that "some of the action and suspense material in the latter half of the score becomes a bit generic. As an apology, Alex surprises her with a Caribbean cruise on Seabourn Legend. This caused Annie to repeatedly state that `relationships built on etc etc never work out', all in an effort to explain it away and help the audience move on. He then takes over the ship's systems and sets it on a course that will send it into a tanker. [28] De Bont said that the character in the sequel was not specific to Reeves and could be played by any young actor, as long as he had chemistry with Bullock. Speed 2: Cruise Control is a movie starring Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe, Temuera Morrison. resync from ares sub.. enjoy . [20] While Speed was produced for $30 million,[21] the sequel was green-lit at "just under $100 million" due to the larger production and higher cast salaries. Speed / Speed 2: Cruise Control. Annie and Alex travel back to shore in the speed boat, and he gives her an engagement ring, asking her if she will "wear this for a while", and she accepts. Read more. [43], Comedian Royale Watkins was hired by De Bont for the part of Dante after discovering Watkins performing at a comedy club. Annie and Dante, the ship's photographer, notice the people trapped behind the fire doors, and Annie uses a chainsaw to cut the door open and let them out. [49] She did not plan on doing any film acting that early in her career, as she had yet to release her debut album, but said the part was "too perfect for [her] to resist. The film was released by 20th Century Fox on June 13, 1997, to negative reviews. HoloLens PC Mobile device Xbox 360 Trailer. Geiger attempts to fly over the oil tanker, but the plane becomes impaled on the ship's foremast, causing both to explode. De Bont never gets up a decent head of steam and he shows his inability to inject drama out of his own skill - anyone can point a camera, not everyone can (or should) direct. Bullock tries to repeat her sparky performance from the first film - when she manages it, it only feels like an impression, when she doesn't manage it she is cast as a shrieking beauty needing saving. WATCH FROM . Annie Porter is thrilled when her boyfriend Alex Shaw presents her with two tickets for a cruise to the Bahamas on a Norwegian luxury liner. [5] The director began working on pre-production prior to the release of his previous film, Twister (1996). But she eventually learns that he works for the same unit that the other guy worked for and is also addicted to danger. Explore More. Sandra Bullock returns as Annie Porter. Watch For Free. [56] The city sued for the rent since Fox did not seek approval for the repairs, and a compromise was reached when the city credited some repair costs, resulting in Fox paying around $26,000 rent. Speed 2: Cruise Control is a 1997 American action thriller film, and a sequel to the 1994 film Speed. [11] McCormick and Jeff Nathanson collectively wrote the screenplay, working back from the idea based on De Bont's nightmare. Top reviews from other countries Benminx. [12] A second mockup was constructed for the latter part of the scene, which featured a 150-foot (46 m) long replica of the Seabourn Legend's bow. [74] The album features 70 minutes of music across 14 tracks and, according to La-La Land, it also features a "notable amount of music" that was not used in the film, due to the constant re-edits prior to its release date. "[71], Over 100 minutes of score are present in Speed 2, more than Mancina wrote for Speed and Twister combined. Annie (Sandra Bullock) and her policeman boyfriend Alex (Jason Patrick) decide to take a romantic ocean cruise together. Speed 2: Cruise Control subtitles for free. [59] The captain of the bridge ship had great difficulty hitting the sailboats during filming, despite cameras placed on the boats for the captain to view. After remotely shutting down the ship's engines, Geiger calls the bridge to tell the first officer, Juliano, that Pollard is dead and he is in charge. The rest of the ship was added through computer-generated special effects during post-production. Once at sea, however, a disgruntled passenger has other plans. [49][62], The underwater scene where Alex swims underneath the ship was filmed in the Tongue of the Ocean off the coast of New Providence in the Bahamas. She wants to break up with but he surprises her with a cruise. He's Geiger, a computer man who designed the ship's systems, who was fired. Concrete was also removed from the buildings and replaced with sand-coated balsa wood so the buildings would "crumble" more effectively after being hit by the rail ship. "[126] The Simpsons episode "Bye Bye Nerdie" (2001) features a scene on a racing school bus where character Milhouse Van Houten says "It's like Speed 2, only with a bus instead of a boat! [120] Box office sales for Speed 2 dropped 54 percent the following weekend, grossing only $7.8 million and ranking at number five. [37] Patric was paid a reported $4.5–$8 million for his role in Speed 2 and used his salary to finance a 1998 drama, Your Friends & Neighbors. [128], This article is about the film. [101], Bullock has since regretted starring in the film, and stated that the script was to blame for the negative reception of the film. It is the sequel to Speed (1994) and stars Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe, and Sandra Bullock (who reprises her role from the original). The name of the cruise ship was changed to "S.S. Legend". The reggae music featured a band with steel drums, in addition to Cuban drums and Latin percussion. Sandra Bullock returns as Annie Porter, who finds herself in a new predicament when she and her new boyfriend Alex Shaw (Jason Patric) discover that the cruise ship they are on has been commandeered by a maniacal genius (Willem Dafoe). The website's consensus reads: "Speed 2 falls far short of its predecessor, thanks to laughable dialogue, thin characterization, unsurprisingly familiar plot devices, and action sequences that fail to generate any excitement. $3.99. A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker. The action star of Speed opted out of this overbearing sequel, which finds costar Sandra Bullock in love with another guy (Jason Patric) and in trouble aboard a cruise ship under the control of a … "[68], Composer Mark Mancina wrote the film score for Speed 2 having previously composed the scores for Speed and Twister. HD available on all devices. The film score features reggae music to serve as a love theme and complement the film's Caribbean vacation setting. That the film is constantly harking back to a much better film is a big problem, it would almost have been smarter just to move totally away than to retread.The plot is plain silly and never gets close to being involving. Speed 2: Cruise Control is a 1997 American action thriller film produced and directed by Jan de Bont, and written by Randall McCormick and Jeff Nathanson. After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas is going to impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet. TRAILER. DVD. Speed 2: Cruise Control. [103] Patric also admitted "it wasn't a good movie" and said that its lack of success was due to de Bont's directing, while praising Bullock and the rest of the film's crew. [64] Exteriors of the bow mockup on the bridge ship were used in the first part of the scene when the Seabourn Legend is crashing into sailboats in the harbor; the bridge ship was used in place of the actual Seabourn Legend, as the latter could not navigate the harbor's shallow waters. The acting, story, and characters attracted the most criticism, as well as its setting on a slow-moving cruise ship, citing it as less thrilling than that of Speed on a fast-moving bus. [24], Bullock initially declined to star in the sequel,[25] but later agreed to get financial backing for the drama film Hope Floats (1998); she was paid a reported $11–$13 million to reprise her role as Annie. Many interior scenes aboard the ship were shot on soundstages in the Greater Los Angeles Area. [63] In the scene's final shot, it had to stop successfully within a 6-inch (15 cm) area on the first take. Alex shoots at it from the boat with a speargun and reels himself in through the water. TRAILER. For the TV channel, see. Speed 2 Cruise Control 1997 DvdRip 695MB. [122][123], The film received eight Razzie Award nominations out of 12 possible categories at the 18th Golden Raspberry Awards, and had the second-highest number that year following Batman and Robin (1997), which had 11 nominations. All in all I give Speed 2: Cruise Control 4/5 stars. Amazon.ca - Buy Speed 2: Cruise Control at a low price; free shipping on qualified orders. "[83] In 2010, New York film critic David Edelstein featured an article on Speed 2 that described it as the "Worst Sequel of All", mainly due to the film's explanation for the absence of Reeves' character. [51] Film crews moved to West Palm Beach and Miami, Florida in July 1996 anticipating shooting in each location for several weeks later that year. The final scene of the theatrical version of the film where Annie is repeating her drivers test is shown at the very beginning. During the scoring of Speed 2, Mancina said in an interview that keeping up with the editing of the film was the "hardest thing [he had] ever done. She agrees to go. See all reviews. Cruise Control tells the story of Annie (Bullock) and Alex (Patric), a couple who go on vacation to the Caribbean aboard a luxury cruise ship, which is hijacked by a villain named Geiger (Dafoe). The ship screeches down the side of the tanker, but manages to withstand the damage, and heads straight into a marina. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. [63] The five-minute scene cost $25 million to produce, roughly one quarter of the film's entire budget,[16] and set records as both the largest and the most expensive stunt ever filmed. Annie Porter, the woman who was held on a bus with a bomb attached to it that will go off if it slows down. [58][49] The evacuation sequence was among the first scenes filmed on the ship, and was shot in Key West, Florida over a two-week period. She dated the cop who saved her but broke up with him because he was constantly putting his life in danger. It is a shame as he is an OK actor but not used to a pure action role and not used to not having material to work with. Movie Photos Speed 2: Cruise Control. The production crew did not have a winch system available for the underwater shoot as depicted in the scene, so a pulley system was created by feeding Patric a rope that was attached to the axle of a car that drove along the barge. [47][48] Singer Tamia was cast as Sheri, an entertainer on the ship, because De Bont wanted a singer who could also act. Alex has to take him on and try to stop the ship as it `races' out of control.As if Twister hadn't done it already, Speed 2 basically showed us that the potential that was shown by De Bont's debut was clearly misplaced and he has yet to show he was really anything other than in the right place at the right time when it came to Speed. To provide a sense of velocity in the scene, the barge was towed by tugboats at one and a half knots. An extended scene was added showing Alex walking through a crashed house and through St. Martin after jumping off the ship. [118][119], During its opening weekend, Speed 2 was shown on 2,615 screens and grossed $16.2 million. The memory of the original is cheapen by this nasty film that is uninspiring and unthrilling at best, dull and stupid at worst. "[69][58] After surviving a traumatic surfing incident as a teenager, Bullock had to overcome her fear of water to perform necessary stuntwork in the film. Geiger takes Annie hostage and escapes with her on a boat from the ship's stern. Reeves said that Fox was "furious" with his decision and released "propaganda" against him, falsely claiming that he turned down the role to tour with his band. [23] The scene was filmed using 14 cameras,[64] with the rail ship traveling 50 feet (15 m) at a time into the set, with debris from the destruction cleared between each take. [45][46] To add comic relief, De Bont cast comedian Tim Conway as Annie's driving instructor, and hoped it would be a comeback role for him. De Bont had the idea for the film after he had a recurring nightmare about a cruise ship crashing into an island. [17] He started location scouting in the Caribbean in May 1996, and chose Saint Martin as the primary filming location because he felt it was least likely to be subjected to a hurricane. Speed 2 - Cruise Control Sandra Bullock (Actor), Jason Patric (Actor), Jan de Bont (Director, Producer, Writer) 4.8 out of 5 stars 937. rcs0411@yahoo.com. The final scene, in which the ship crashes into the island of Saint Martin, cost almost a quarter of the budget, and set records as the largest and most expensive stunt ever filmed. (1997). [94] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "B-" on scale of A to F.[95], Time said that Patric's character was "fundamentally uninteresting", but blamed De Bont and the screenwriters for "not providing their actors with stuff to act. After viewing the scene where Geiger attaches leeches to his body to cleanse his blood, Mancina felt the scene was "so gross" that he wrote a "slimy theme" for the character, which is distinctively different from the rest of the music. Speed 2: Cruise Control is a 1997 American action thriller film produced and directed by Jan de Bont, and written by Randall McCormick and Jeff Nathanson. [54][55] The Miami production took place in a gymnasium and boat hangar at the Dinner Key marina complex, rented by Fox. Dafoe is awful; he drags the film down as much as anyone. Check out our February TV calendar for the biggest TV premieres this month, including "Clarice," "Superman & Lois," and "Strip Down, Rise Up.". DVD. The humour is equally lazy. As the sun sets slowly in the West, Speed 2: Cruise Control sinks without a trace. View production, box office, & company info. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City. Navy SEALs with scuba gear were present inside the tank during shooting, as the actors had to hold their breath during the scene. [49] According to Bullock, she performed all of her own stuntwork "except for a quarter of one stunt";[70] her stunt double worked for only three days during production. The finale scene was filmed in the town of Marigot, Saint Martin. MOVIE. Rent NZ$5.99. The speed is a problem and it is almost laughable it works so poorly!The cast is another problem. Alex tries to stop him. Helpful . Likewise the supposed big climax is unengaging and smacks of desperation - bang for buck and all that. A young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph. Geiger again escapes from Alex by attaching a grenade to a door. [16], Filming the final scene with the rail ship was initially delayed because it could not be hoisted onto the track because of large waves caused by the hurricane. She would then date a guy named Alex who is also a cop but told her that he does a mundane assignment. Speed 2: Cruise Control was pushed as big as an event movie could be pushed and FOX first dated it for the Independence Day holiday frame on July 2, but then a big scheduling conflict arose with Titanic. Speed 2: Cruise Control. Using the ship's intercom, Geiger explains that he designed the ship's autopilot system and is taking revenge against the cruise line after being fired when he contracted copper poisoning. The humour in the first film was natural, with people trying to find humour in the situation so they could cope with it and there was a great light-hearted rapport between the cops and the way they poked fun at each other. [125], Speed 2: Cruise Control has been referenced and parodied in pop culture. Newly paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the passengers seize control. A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker. But when he notices another passenger act peculiar, he can't help but try to find out what's up with him. Alex notices Geiger leaving the vault and holds him at gunpoint, but he escapes by closing the fire door in front of him. [111], Speed 2 was listed on About.com's Top 9 Cruise Ship or Ocean Liner Movies, and said it had "good shots of the ship and a spectacular ending", but also described the plot as "lame. It is the sequel to Speed (1994) and stars Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe, and Sandra Bullock (who reprises her role from the original). As they are trapped aboard the ship, Annie and Ale… She dated the cop who saved her but broke up with him because he was constantly putting his life in danger. The eight steel drummers heard in the music were double-tracked to increase the sound of the percussion. And he's planning to propose to her. DVD. But she eventually learns that he works for the same unit that the other guy worked for and is also addicted to danger. [16] Prior to production, details about the film were kept secret, and De Bont refused to confirm rumors about the film taking place on a ship,[17] although he did state that the sequel would be "funnier",[18] while Speed 2 star Jason Patric said the sequel is a "very complex movie" and would have "bigger sequences. Alex realizes Geiger is controlling the ship. [33] Bullock initially suggested Matthew McConaughey,[32] who passed on the role,[35] prompting her to suggest Jason Patric, with whom she had wanted to work since seeing his performance in After Dark, My Sweet (1990). Speed 2: Cruise Control is the sequel of movie Speed. OlyOrvable. "[50] Joe Morton reprised his role from Speed as SWAT lieutenant Herb "Mac" McMahon in an uncredited cameo appearance in the beginning of the film. Alex Shaw is on a motorcycle chasing a vehicle with stolen goods. Version . "[98] Kenneth Turan of The Los Angeles Times stated "Even the film's big-ticket closing stunts are more impressive for their size than for any excitement they generate. [4] It was a commercial and critical success. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. Speed star Keanu Reeves was initially supposed to reprise his role as Jack Traven for the sequel, but decided not to commit and was replaced by Patric before filming. Speed 2 won the award for "Worst Remake or Sequel", but lost the award for "Worst Picture" to The Postman (1997). As passengers evacuate, Drew, a young deaf girl, becomes trapped in an elevator, and a group of people become trapped behind locked fire doors in a hallway filling with smoke. Was this review helpful to you? English. PREORDER. Speed 2 Cruise Control 1997 DvdRip. A computer programmer stumbles upon a conspiracy, putting her life and the lives of those around her in great danger. Aboard the ship, deranged passenger John Geiger, a former cyber employee of the cruise company, hacks into the ship's computer system, and the following evening, he destroys the ship's communication systems and kills Captain Pollard. As Annie and Alex attempt to board the last lifeboat, Geiger programs the ship to continue sailing.

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