I have seen the original, and it was so unintelligent that it was one of the reasons the wonderful actress Kelly McGinnis quit making movies. This sequel equals if not surpasses the original in every aspect including requiring a vast amount of suspension of disbelief. It was full of video-game grade special effects for those into that sort of thing. The acting was competent to so/so, and the script was full of so much schlock it red-lined the schlock-meters. Finally, this movie should receive the "Mistress Overdone" award for the most maudlin scenes in recent cinema history. However, anyone weeping during or after this movie, was because they were ashamed of wasting so much time.