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2003 - 76m.

Dimension cranks out another direct-to-video sequel (hey, at least it's not another Children Of The Corn movie!) this time bringing back those "Judas" insects for a story that has Karl Geary starring as an "environmentally sensitive" young man who is unable to go outside (but does earlier in the film without any problems, basically rendering the rest of the plots use of this device as "false") and spends his days photographing his neighbours in a Rear Window-ish way. Things get out of hand though when he witnesses some of the "Judas" bugs and a murder.

This is a pretty uninvolving sequel that's quiet to start and even at a slim 76 minute running time is dull. The problem here is that the film gets almost halfway in and barely anything has happened. Throw in the fact that the characters aren't really that likeable, it manages to waste genre favourite Lance Henriksen in a bit role and the effects are a tad cheap looking (and the bugs don't show until the last twenty minutes) and you have another mediocre sequel from Dimension.

Director/writer J.T. Petty managed to come up with a mildly interesting idea by using the main characters camera as a viewpoint (and storytelling device) but it just doesn't work too well and is too much of a riff on a master like Hitchcock.

Passable at best.

Directed By: J.T. Petty.
Written By: J.T. Petty.

Starring: Karl Geary, Amanda Plummer, Alexis Dziena, Rebecca Mader.