Chameleon II: Death Match (1999)

Too much of everything

Just perfect...

The acting in this movie is really good.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

....if only because this time there is no kid for Kam to bond with! There is still too much talk, and the film is still just a poor "Die Hard" clone with a futuristic bent, but the budget seems to be slightly higher, there is a little more action, and Bobbie Phillips gets two pretty awesome martial arts displays all to herself - slim pickings, I know, but they are still two more than there were in the first "Chameleon". That said, the lack of a climactic fight between Kam and the sexy female villain (who inexplicably disappears from the film!) is unforgivable. Also, what's the point of recycling footage from the first film near the very end? ** out of 4.

Oh dear! Yet another "Die Hard" clone, with lots of murky photography, running up stairwells and climbing down lift shafts. But Bobbie Phillips is a likeable and attractive lead and the upbeat ending is a welcome surprise.

If anything positive should be said about "Chameleon II: Death Match" its that it IS entertaining. The cast also does a surprisingly good job of working with the B movie script. My largest complaint is that its almost a complete rip-off of classics like "Die Hard and "Predator". And Bruce Willis didn't need to be invisible to take out Hans. But however unoriginal the story is it is no worse than its predecessor its just 11 years too late...The special effects used to make Bobbie Phillips vanish are impressive although that is basically a known element to the series. It is still impressive regardless. Also various lighting effects made this pleasurable from a tech standpoint to watch.The formula is so used that it is painful to watch at points. The black women in charge but out of the action, the robbers who feel that they are in complete control (where do they get this idea?) and go through the process of their robbery like Hamlet making a choice, and the cliched lines make this film seem like the mother of all sequels. If it wasn't so easy to find the many parallels throughout to films I have seen before I would have no problem giving this movie higher than a 6.5 . Its unoriginality is so blatant that I am forced to hand a flat 6 to this high quality B Movie. Worth the watch if your local Video store is robbed and they leave this movie and "Water World".

Bobbie Phillips did an amazing job as a part-human,part-sub created to battle evil. It's the stuff B movies are made of,but her interpretation raised it to an A for sure.Her strength and subtleties kept me entranced! It's great to see an attractive female in an action role that maintains intelligence and believability! I hope to see her in more of these types of roles!