i have come to expect very little out of the scifi channel make for tv movie and but this rank tight alongside of babylon 5 represent legend of the ranger a be egregious example of how scifi clueless network suit can prostitute a great work with an appallingly bad sequel . i be a great fan of the original lake placid . david e. kelly write in the original be among the sharp of any film in memory . it have a delightfully witty script and excellent performance by talented actor . the character be well textured without a stereotype among them . by comparison and the script of this film be drek . thre be almost no wit evident . it trite and formulaic . the character be all 2 dimensional stereotype from central casting . the special effect be everything i have come to expect from scifi channel movie ham fisted and amateurish . i might have give this film a rating of 2 or 3 and but for potentially taint the reputation of the original and i give it a 1 but only because there no option to give it a zero .