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Gina Holden, Tim Rozon, Greg Bryk, Lance Henriksen, Jana Pallaske

The terror continues in this sequel to the cult sci-fi hit about a race of robotic killing machines intent on destroying the human race. Thirteen years ago, the human population of planet Sirius 6B wa... read more read more...s completely wiped out by Screamers - blade-wielding, shape-shifting cyborgs that make a horrible high pitch sound while literally hacking their victims to pieces. When a distress signal from Sirius 6B reaches Earth, a team of rescuers is dispatched in order to find out whether a long-lost colony of human survivors have somehow managed to elude the murderous robots all these years. But the truth is far more sinister, because now the machines have managed to evolve into half-man/half-machine hybrids, and their determination to escape from Sirius 6B and find their way to Earth is stronger than ever before. Now, all that stands between the Screamers and the complete annihilation of the human race is a rescue team with dwindling supplies and limited ammunition. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Sheldon Wilson

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DVD Release Date: February 17, 2009

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  • September 14, 2011
    A squad of Alliance soldiers are sent to Sirius B to investigate a distress signal and rescue colonial survivors from the latest generation of robotic assassins. The Hunting is one of those films which perplex me as to why they exist at all; quite why a minor 90s B-movie warrante... read mored a sequel I don't know. And although the original Screamers may have "borrowed" some ideas from Aliens, The Hunting is about as shameless as Paris Hilton on a tequila and nose candy binge (Hell, even Bishop makes a cameo appearance). It does manage to build on the original idea providing improved effects and better narrative momentum and is a perfectly serviceable sci-fi B-movie itself despite once again featuring no familiar faces (apart from Jana Palaske, whose resemblance to Scarlett Johanssen is almost spooky...) and the fact that the ending is even more ridiculous than the original. A decent enough diversion but given the choice between watching this and the REAL Aliens for the umpteenth time there's only one real choice.
  • November 4, 2010
    This is a fairly good sci-fi movie about a disagreement between some earthlings and machines called 'Screamers'.

    I guess I watch too many of this type of movie as I had a pretty good idea of what would happen in the movie about half way through it. The special effects are not ... read morebad. Worth seeing!
  • March 30, 2009
    As I like to call it...Tremors in space hehe. Decent follow up to the decent original, plenty of really nice gorey effects which actually look nice and not cheesey. The story is good but it does tend to go slightly over the top as you get more into the film, fusion with humans is... read more not an original concept and you do get the impression that Terminator, Species, Virus amongst others had an influence on the plot. The ending is cool but Im getting the feeling that there could be more poorer sequels.

    The inclusion of Henriksen gives the film a nice lift, he's always so cool :)
  • March 4, 2009
    And yet another sequel no one asked for.
    Some nice squishy moments and a pleasent yet way too brief appearance from Lance Henriksen but there's nothing else going on here in this half-step-up-from-a-Sci-Fi-Original-Movie-of-the-Week movie.
  • February 21, 2009
    I had to watch this because I was in shock that someone put money up to produce a sequel to a movie that no one (but me) saw in theaters thirteen years ago. It wasn't too bad. Nothing special, fairly predictable, standard scifi/horror on a low budget. It sets itself up for ano... read morether sequel, which also amazes me.
  • February 8, 2009
    A big fan of the first movie.So heading into this was not good.Couple of nice touches but falls flat because of its low budget and direct to video status.But there you go a sequel to a 14 year old movie can not be good and it was'nt!!
  • May 19, 2012
    This movie should have been called Screamers the Huntening because that would be about the right level of cheese. Sci-fi shouldn't just be tech-jargon words strung together by pseudo soldiers with very little common sense or meaning.
  • October 25, 2009
    This sequel to for some a little known movie called *Screamers* follows the story of a group of humans sent on a rescue mission after a signal is sent out from Sirius 6-B a planet long since believed to be deserted since the first batch of screamers were destroyed once there they... read more find themselves face to face with a group of people trying hard to stay alive over the years but what they also find themselves face to face with is a new threat it seems the screamers have now adapted into human form. For fans of the orignal i dont believe this can be a let down it has all the elements of the first gore action and that B movie feel for others its not good or bad just lands somewhere right in the middle.
  • March 2, 2009
    Here's an interesting take on the futuristic sci-fi field about a forgotten planet, a scouting group, and some cool, killing machinery called 'Screamers'. Good story plot, a bit rushed but nonetheless quite interesting. Filled with tons of action scenes and much gore. Worth seeing!
  • jusstpete
    May 13, 2012
    jusstpete
    Here's an interesting take on the futuristic sci-fi field about a forgotten planet, a scouting group, and some cool, killing machinery called 'Screamers'. Good story plot, a bit rushed but nonetheless quite interesting. Filled with tons of action scenes and much gore. Worth seeing!

Critic Reviews


Kevin Carr
April 18, 2009
Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures

I appreciated the gore and the brutal action. However, there's so much more that could have been explored with the evolving Screamers and their potential to mimic humanity. Full Review

James O'Ehley
March 9, 2009
James O'Ehley, Sci-Fi Movie Page

Just what the world needed: yet another Aliens rip-off! Full Review

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