Visual effects guru Phil Tippet makes his feature directorial debut with this direct-to-video sequel to Paul Verhoeven's 1998 space epic. This time around a Mobile Infantry unit is trapped at an outpost, far from any reinforcements and up to their eyeballs in bugs. But the soldiers hit a snag when a new bug shows up within the safety of the bunker and threatens to destroy the Federation. If you had to describe the film in a sentence it would be Aliens-meets-The Hidden. Tippet does a good job with the significantly smaller budget sequel which mixes up CGI effects with some pretty good practical effects. The script is pretty basic, not as much political commentary as the original. Basically a standard action flick with science fiction trappings and a little horror to boot. A cast of relative unknowns do a good job and the camera-work was pretty good. Since this is an action flick the audio design hits pretty good with plenty of directional effects and good bass response. A good but unspectacular sequel.
