No, this isn’t a sequel to the continuity-challenged Spielberg actioner (which was still fun). This is a follow-up to The Asylum’s own adaptation of “H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds”, which starred Asylum regular C. Thomas Howell. In WAR OF THE WORLDS 2: THE NEXT WAVE, Howell returns in his role from the original and also takes over duties in the director’s chair. A modified version of the unique tripod machines from the original is put to good use here, and we get an oogy peek inside them, where we discover that while the outside of the tripod may look like machinery, the inside definitely has some organic stuff. Cyborg technology in the tripods? Whatever the case, it’s icky – especially when you’ve got a bunch of humans with stuff covering their faces and very organic looking tube-proboscis thingies stuck in their mouths. Yuck. Like the first “War of the Worlds”, The Asylum aims for an emotionally dark approach and it serves to add some drama to the violent sci-fi action. C. Thomas Howell turns in a nice performance – he never fails to exude sincerity and credibility – and handles the helming of the film well, too. It’s a cool expansion of the WAR OF THE WORLDS universe as envisioned by The Asylum.
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