Parasyte 2

Solid sequel and a satisfying end. Emotionally charged and almost as good as the anime. Wish I watched this series sooner.

Part 1 of the "Parasyte" movies, from 2014, wasn't overly impressive, but at least it was better than this 2015 sequel. But I didn't know that prior to sitting down to watch "Parasyte Part 2" (aka "Kiseijuu: Kanketsuhen").

Sure, the special effects in this movie were great, just as they were in the previous movie. Some interesting enough creature designs as well.

However, the entire movie was just swamped with too much drama and politics, to the point where the entire storyline was just turning to mush. I didn't enjoy much of anything of this movie.

The acting in "Parasyte Part 2" was good, taking into consideration the limitation of the script and storyline imposed upon the actors and actresses.

I am sure there are some hardcore fans for this. I, however, wasn't just particularly into it, and as such, the movie scores a mere three out of ten stars because it was too much of a political drama that it was an enjoyable movie. And this is definitely not a franchise that I will be sitting down to watch again.

I've seen people have different opinions about Part 2. Some like it better but for me, I think it didn't reach that climax I've been so excited about. Throughout the two films, I could say that acting was decent, the MC looked better when he was "serious" rather than goofy at the first half of the first film. I also like how the female parasyte actress played her role. The problem for me for the second film was that there wasn't much build up to the final fight where you don't really feel the part of the villain on the story. I also was expecting a huge some kind of war between parasytes and humans and instead, one party overwhelmed the other. Overall, still pretty decent and a nice change of pace for anime and horror fans.

Part 1 - 7.5/10 Part 2 - 7.0/10.

I still haven't gotten around to watching the Parasyte anime, I hear mixed things. I did however watch the first Parasyte live action film and found myself entertained, it was good stuff.

The sequel following directly on is more of the same but lacked the novelty value of the first and I found myself rather disappointed by it.

Full of frantic fast paced actions sequences, a continuation of the originals plot and decent sfx I'm not saying it's bad by any means I'm simply saying it's underwhelming as a sequel.

Maybe this is a travesty compared to the anime like the live action Attack On Titan movies were, maybe the live action is better alike Assassination Classroom. Time will tell, but I'm not upset there are no more Parasyte movies after this one.

The Good:

Follows on from the first film

Looks great

The Bad:

Messy plot

I still think Migi looks ridiculous

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

If a mothers last wish is that you take care of her baby, seconds after she dies dump it on the first person you see

Teenage boy with a creature for a right hand, there are so many questions/jokes here I wouldn't even know where to start

After watching the first part, I consequently had to watch this one as well and I have to say that it overall didn't disappoint. It picks up right where part 1 left and further keeps the story going. However I should mention that the pacing is slower and less action packed and the fact that we already spent almost two hours in this world takes away some of the mystery. This is not necessarily a complaint but rather just a fact and if you are interested in the world that Parasyte: Part 1 created then that should not be a problem. I think part 1 was slightly better because of the faster pacing and less of the politics and drama, however I think this is a solid sequel and almost a must watch if you enjoyed Part 1. [6,1/10]