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I had great expectations for the sequel to one of my favorite movies. When I learned it would be direct-to-video I worried. Such fears were more than confirmed. This movie, to put it bluntly is terrible when compared to the first. The plot is nonsensical, and takes place around a boring office environment. The acting is frigid, there is little character development, and predictably leads the viewer to little enjoyment, and lots of confusion.

It would appear the director of this film has not even seen the first one, considering the frequent mistakes, and plot jumps.

Save your money, skip this one. This possessed such great potential, but suffered such terribly delivery

When I first heard of the Butterfly effect 2 movie I was immediately thrilled and captivated, remembering the first Butterfly effect movie with reverence.The non linear buildup and suspense of the first Butterfly effect movie was a refreshing novelty when first released. I expected that the second Butterfly effect movie would continue on this highly enjoyable path. I found it strange and puzzling that Butterfly effect 2 did not make it onto the big screen , but was send strait onto DVD instead?. After I saw the movie, I had to conclude that Butterfly effect 2 is not even a shadow of the original Butterfly effect movie. The story is a lame, predictable love story without suspense or thrill. Now I can understand why the second movie was demoted directly onto a DVD. The first Butterfly effect movie was a trilling , suspenseful wild water ride compared to this stagnant pool of muck....

Im guessing your looking at this based on the first which in my opinion rated a good 7-8 / 10, based on the originality, unknowns and the constant plot changes leaving you absolutely in the dark as to what was gonna happen next. This IMHO is a quite poor money making rip from the first. It follows the same plot line from the first based on time warps looking at past events but really lacks any real surprises and is kind of guessable. You pretty much need to see the first one to understand the workings behind this one completely but if you have seen the first one and found it amazing (almost donnie darko (ish)) then you will find this a very mediocre follow up. if you've not seen either i HIGHLY suggest you miss this one and watch the first. possibly stop there and don't bother watching this, it will only disappoint if you were stunned by the first. definitely not an improvement I'm sad to say after thinking the first was fantastic. Pity as i was hoping of soooo much from this film

The original Butterfly Effect had many wonderful original aspects to it. The main character's abilities were explained in a sort of way that it was slightly believable and the movie was full of twists and turns that culminated in a satisfying and realistic ending. Sadly the sequel does not feature any of the elements that made the original so brilliant. Everything has been dumbed down , gaps in the storyline are almost insulting if you're a fan of the previous film and the amount of sex infused in this movie is unjustified for this storyline , it isn't placed to create an atmosphere like in Lord of War per say , it just seems thrown in because the director was clueless. There are no moment when your skin tingles , you are spoon fed the entire story , everything is very linear in a movie where the time-lines are supposed to be altered and the ending made me feel i needed a drink.

Just watch the first movie again or search for something else , this movie is one step away from being one of Uwe Boll's, a definite pass.

Did the guy that made this even watch the first one? Probably not. A load of aspects from the first one such as blackouts in their youth have been removed. Plus seeing the main character in their childhood sorta made you connect more with the character. Here you learn nothing about the bland main characters whatsoever. Erica Durance does give a good performance, but then she always does but that doesn't diminish the fact that the way the script is written we learn nothing about the main characters. It isn't even "The Butterfly Effect" its just had a few elements of it thrown in there. Take that away and you've got a bland corporate thriller with nothing worth watching at all.

I got to watch this movie "The Butterfly Effect 2" in the theater last month. Not too much expectations, since it is a sequel and the stars are unknown. Just wanted to see how they would update the interesting concept of the first movie. Well, Eric Lively is certainly no Ashton.

Erica Durance, while beautiful, did not have much to show in terms of acting. The beginning was very slow. The first part where their relationship was established in a very prolonged manner. However, once the "butterfly effect" scenes were underway, the midportion was actually very interesting. It is just too bad that it led to a very illogical and unsatisfying ending. Certainly could have been better.

The reason why the first movie was very good (I would call it even brilliant) was, that for first half an hour, you didn't know what's going on here. You saw Kutcher's childhood which was from time to time affected by blackouts and you didn't know what they are for there. As this is a sequel, the tension was missing and the guy even didn't have blackouts at all. Many times during the new movie I felt like watching the first movie and that the new one just changed a few things. For example, compare the prison scene and the scene on toilets. This movie lacks strong scenes, which are replaced by sex. Again, remember the first movie - burning of a dog, dynamite in a box, visit at Lenny's room in hospital etc. Those moments were breathtaking, quick and strong. What do you have in the second one? A lot of people hate the ending of this movie, but well...how would you end it? It would be a disgrace if it was pure happy-end and also, they couldn't do partial happy-end, if they didn't want to repeat themselves again. All in all, this flick is very mediocre and the comparing to the original movie pushes it even lower. I won't say "AVOID IT!", watch it on some evening when you want to watch TV but the only thing they broadcast is Big Brother.

Watching this movie, I really liked how it began, it had quality actors, the mechanics of the movie seemed to vary from the original, giving it a bit of uniqueness. I really liked the feel the director gave this film. Watching it I thought it had a lot of potential, and could very easily have a better story than the original, but then it starts unreasonably accelerating.

The movie was 75 minutes long. It's like I saw the condensed version. Did they cut the budget on this movie during filming? I've seen episodes of Smallville with bigger budgets than what this must have cost.

After watching The Butterfly Effect (2004) I was hoping to see a seconded part to the movie. I searched the internet to find there was a part 2, there was and I watched it thinking I may or may not like the second part, well I did. I did not find it (2) quite as exciting as the first one but it was a good film never-the-less.

If you understand The Butterfly Effect (2004) then you can follow part two fairly easy. As long as you know what "The Butterfly Effect" is then you will have a basic understanding of what is going on in part 2 of the movie. Part 2 is a separate film so you will still have to watch it to know what happens because it is not a copy of nor a remake of The Butterfly Effect (2004).

I think the IMDb rating on The Butterfly Effect 2 is a bit underrated but not as good as the first film.

7.5/10

When I first heard there was to be a sequel I said super! I had such great expectations, that when I had the opportunity I dumped everything else just to go and to see it. Now that I've seen it I'm not that excited. The script was not good enough, but the actors were good, very good actually. One thing I should add is that everything happens too fast. It's like they couldn't afford enough film in order to make it at least 105-115 minutes long... the action is accelerated, some parts can not be understood (due to lack of time alloted to do so). the script has (had) potential but... Overall it was less thrilling compared to the 2004 film (Ashton Kutcher was brilliant in that one), and the ending is less like you want it to be. So I recommend to all the original(2004) which was better and had a brilliant ending.

The Butterfly Effect 2 is about a twenty-something guy that inherits a gift from his father. He can concentrate on a picture and go back to that time and start life over from there. The rest of the story is about how he tries to make his life better with his girlfriend and just succeeds in finding other unacceptable alternate realities. One main problem with the whole concept is that he bounces back and forth skipping some critical parts of his history. Since there are an infinite number of alternate realities, If you let him try hard enough he can find the right combination. This version flowed very easily from one life scenario to another, too easy in some cases. Top notch film technically and the acting is pretty good. Fairly entertaining.

The Butterfly Effect 2 isn't really a sequel: besides using the same basic concept—a young man discovers that he can change the past, albeit with disastrous consequences—it is entirely unconnected with the original movie. This time around, the unfortunate sap who alters history to his detriment is young businessman Nick Larson (Eric Lively): after inadvertently twisting time to prevent the death of his girlfriend Julie (Smallville hottie Erica Durance), Nick tries to use his new found ability to change his life for the better, but only ends up making matters much worse.

As the Final Destination series has proved, the same premise can be used time and time again and still result in a hugely entertaining film. Unfortunately, Butterfly Effect 2 doesn't manage to pull off the same trick, failing to emulate the dark tone of the original, Nick's unsuccessful attempts to climb the corporate ladder hardly making for gripping viewing. And with the central character becoming less and less likable with each new time-line, the film actually makes one long for the involvement of Ashton Kutcher (did I really just type that?).

Bottom line. Bad acting, bad story, bad special effects, bad audio, bad everything.

I mean, how did they dare to spoil such an incredible movie like the Butterfly Effect, with this thing? More importantly, how could the director put his name to this garbage? I just spend 20 bucks buying the DVD, cursing at myself for wasting that kind of money in this so called movie, which doesn't even deserve the title.

It was so disappointing, boring and ridiculous that I couldn't even finish watching it. I thought sleeping would be a better use of my weekend time.

And the special effects were terrible. The director couldn't even reproduce the original effect where Ashton went into his past. This time, the effect looks cheap, the sound effects are awful and all it does is ruin the great perception I had about the first movie.

Honestly, John R. Leonetti should stick to cinematography. He just doesn't quite cut it as a director, I think he knows that after seeing his terrible film.

Mr. Bress and Mr. Gruber should be very angry with the fact that he ruined their concept. Actually, they should sue him and the company that had the guts to destroy a great story, and a great film.

I hope the audience realizes this, and help The Butterfly Effect 2 become the greatest failure in movie history, for it deserves it.

Nick Larson (Eric Lively) and his best friends Trevor Eastman (Dustin Milligan) and Amanda (Gina Holden) are celebrating the twentieth-fourth anniversary of his girlfriend Julie Miller (Erica Durance) in a beautiful lake on a Sunday morning. Nick is expecting to be promoted in the company where he works, and Julie is planning to move to his place instead of going to New York for her Master degree. However, Nick is called by his colleague Dave Bristol (David Lewis), who is disputing the promotion with Nick, for a meeting with a client. While in the road, Nick has an accident and Julie and his friends die. One year later, Nick finds that he can travel in time and tries to fix the past, with tragic consequences for the future.

"Butterfly Effect 2" is a very unpleasant movie, with a terrible and flawed screenplay. The best things in this film are the accident on the road, and the gorgeous Erica Durance, from "Smallville". The story really does not work and seeing this film is pure waste of time, and in the end it is better off watching the original "Butterfly Effect" again. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Efeito Borboleta 2" ("Butterfly Effect 2")

Nick Larson (Eric Lively) and Julie Miller (Erica Durance) are camping with their best friends Trevor Eastman (Dustin Milligan) and Amanda (Gina Holden). It's Julie's 24th birthday and she's pregnant. She can't bring herself to tell him and he has to rush back for work. His tire is blown and they get sideswipe by a semi. He's the sole survivor. One year later, he's suffering headaches and his co-worker Dave is a douche. He travels back in time and avoids the accident. He returns to a year later in a different timeline.

It's the same movie with a different cast. The major difference is that everything is worst. Also the structure for Nick is all wrong. About halfway thru, Nick becomes a douche. He loses my rooting interest for him. His character stops being appealing to me.

this movie doesn't deserve to be called 'the butterfly effect 2', heck it doesn't even deserve to be called a movie.

TBE1 and TBE2 are on the opposite side of the chart from one another, while i looked for numbers bigger than 10 to vote for 'the butterfly effect 1', i don't even know why i'm bothering to write a comment for this so called movie.

what i think Bress and Gruber should do is to sue this guy whatever his name is for making such a 'sequel' to their great movie. did he even have their permissions to create this one?

And what's up with no Ashton Kutcher? after the first one, the movie would be nothing without him.

I've been waiting for the butterfly effect 2 to come out since the minute the first one ends, now it does, and it's just disappointing.

This movie should just change its name to something else, so i can continue to wait for the butterfly effect 2 to come, and when it does, i don't have to kick myself in the nads for spending $20 on it.

Okay, this movie is on of the few that go straight to a DVD and you wonder why: They aren't as good as most movies.... I was very surprised of this movie though. It was way better than I expected! Erica Durance had some very good acting and I liked how all the scenes played out. If you don't watch movies that go straight to DVD than you should give this one a chance...it's actually really good. There's not many ways you could have had a second Butterfly Effect 2 and had it not resemble the first one so much but this one def did have it's own story line and it was somewhat different. You should def watch it because I think it's worth watching. You won't be disappointed! :)

With a movie that was released straight to DVD i had no high expectations and to tell the truth, I'm glad. This movie did not live up to the standards of the first movie, but they were able to present a semi-watchable sequel. This time around the story was basically the same with the main character trying to save the woman whom he loves and just messes up his and others lives repeatedly. The story was predictable and not horribly in-depth. The one slightly high point of the movie was Erica Durance. She is a beautiful woman and has talent (as shown in Smallville) although i think that this movie doesn't allow her to fully stretch out and show the full extent of her talents. (although she does show a greater part of her other asset's) All in all i think that this movie is worth the payment of the movie rental but i don't think that really you should pay the full price of the DVD.

This really is a pointless sequel - I'm all for a sequel to BE but this is not it - they knew that when they made this, no matter how bad it was it would still turn a profit because of the name. A lot of studios do this - they shamelessly turn out a poor sequel direct to video knowing it will still make a profit - I'm not against them making money - just not when its at the expense of their viewing customers. A shameful effort at film-making. Avoid at all costs. I wasn't expecting a film of the same calibre as the first but this was about as bad as a film gets - tedious, boring and doesn't follow any of the aspects of the first - there seems no point in him bringing his dull friends back to life as he is out for himself and what good is that from a main character - he has no likable traits and also there is no explanation behind why he can go back in time and when he does - even for the first time he doesn't seem surprised at what he just did - he just looks around for 2 seconds and then kind of goes like oh OK I've gone back in time.... absolute rubbish.