Certainly better than most mst3k movies.

Mst3k: 7/10

Craptastic horror flick only really notable for an uncredited Clint Eastwood appearance.

Daringly different from the first. Lacks any lastingly haunting scene like the swim in the first film (the doubled swim in this is an interesting but less effective continuation), or the post-surgery face in the third, but it's a satisfying and smart little film. The training sequence is particularly horrifying, and really hammers home the cruelty of the human world in these films.

Not up to the original, but okay.

Overall - a poor sequel. More than anything it reminded me of King Kong. The beast is captured, then it gets lonely and falls in love with chick in bikini, escapes and causes TERROR!!!. Production values seems considerably lower than in original film. Creature music cue really got on my nerves.

Arnold's follow-up to his classic _Creature from the Black Lagoon_ isn't as imaginative but has lots of action (apart from a dull middle section), some surprisingly potent violence, and a scary pre-_Psycho_ motel shower scene.