Rebel Moon 2 - The Scargiver

 Well, I wasn't to much of a fan of the first movie, feeling it to big a Star wars (which it was intended to be) on a budget.

But never the less, we sat down for part 2, with expectations that could only get bettered...

The story begins with Kora and the surviving warriors settling on Veldt, believing she had killed Admiral Noble in the events of the previous movie.  But Aris, the soldier that turned sides, informs the Dreadnought will arrive in five days.  They join the farmers to get the grain ready as well as building up the defences and training them to resist the coming invasion.

As Kora and Gunnar give in to their feelings towards each other, she tells him of her role in the assassination of young princess Issa, and how her adopted father Balisarius then tried to frame her for it all.  When the dreadnought arrives, they learn Noble survived and they start landing troops on Veldt.  He has send forces to capture the women and children, but these are protected by Nemesis who gives her life to keep them safe.  Kora wants to surrender to Noble to keep the village safe, but Gunnar, realising it is a rouse, gives the signal for the villagers to attack.

Titus and Tarak lead the villagers in stopping the first wave, but soon more troops appear, only stopping them with the help of "Jimmy".  Kora and Gunnar fly to the Dreadnought and infiltrate it, intend on destroying it.  They place explosives, destroying the massive vessel before it can wipe out the village, but in their retreat they encounter Noble who shoots Gunnar.  Kora duels with him, but as she is about to be overpowered the wounded Gunnar intervenes, and as they trap Noble in a hatch before striking him down, they make their escape.

On the planet the villagers celebrate as they see the Dreadnought crashing to the surface, but Gunnar succumbs to his injuries, dying in Kora's arms.  During the funeral, Titus reveals to Kora that Issa is still alive and hiding, and the assembled group declares to find her and reinstall her on the throne, desposing of Balisarius.

Okay, so this movie was one big battle basically, with some nice action scenes (the "lightsaber" combat between Nemesis and the elite troops was awesome) but I stil ain't to sold on the execution of the whole franchise.  The story is good (it would have been a far better Star Wars indeed then Mary-Sue Rey's rubbish) but it shows that it is made with a far smaller budget.  

Yet, I will watch the finale when it comes out eventually, as this one has redeemed my liking to it more then the first part had smashed up.  Though that finale is rumoured to become a two part movie.