When this film was released in theaters it had "Beyond Cyberspace" as a surname. Then when it came out on video/dvd the surname changed to "Jobe's War." What's up with that?? Personally I think the first one sounds better.
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I agree completely. I was wondering the same thing.
I mean, I know Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace tanked, but... what, were they trying to make us think they had improved it somehow? Fixed what was wrong with it--the TITLE?!
I saw the movie... and the problem was NOT the title.
PROS: Matt Frewer in the supervillain title role, computer FX wonderworld.
CONS: Everything else--not to mention the new surname.
Poor Steven King. Raped like a defenseless handicapped altar-boy.
RECOMMENDATION: For those looking for a fun campy silly little computer thrill-ride, check out Brett Leonard's director's cut of the original LAWNMOWER MAN. If you insist on seeing the sequel... just check out the trailer on the IMDb.
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If you read the Stephen King story "Lawnmower Man" you'll see that he was raped with the first one too. From what I remember it was about a naked man that ate grass. I am glad the movie was different.
shareI never read the King short story. (was only a couple pages long) but from I heard, the only thing the movie and story have in common is the "bird bath" comment from the police.
shareI also have read the short story... and I think it would have made a better movie than this travesty!
shareThe scene in the first movie where Jobe attacks the drunken father next door with his ESP controlled lawnmower and the police conversation afterward is the closet the whle movie gets to the story. That scene is fairly accurate (though I haven't read the story in 10 years).
Anyhow, King sued to have his name taken off that movie anyhow so it really doesn't count as an adaption.
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PROS: Matt Frewer in the supervillain title role, computer FX wonderworld.
I think the title was perhaps a ploy to sound innovative. Remember, in 1996, "cyberspace" was a relatively new word and idea. Other movies came out around this time with titles that were working this same angle, such as "Hackers" and "The Net."
shareThe name is definateley a ripoff from mad max: Beyond thunderdome...
shareActually if you think about it, the surname 'Beyond Cyberspace' is hypocritical to the thin plot of the movie, since Jobe wants everyone to follow HIM into Cyberspace.. there's no going 'beyond' at all.
shareYes, it should have been called "Beyond Reality ... Into Cyberspace." But then "Jobe's War" isn't that accurate either since there's no war to speak of. More like "Jobe's Scheme."
share "PROS: Matt Frewer in the supervillain title role, computer FX wonderworld."
I disagree about Frewer, he seemed to be channeling Jim Carey in "Batman Forever" only much more obnoxious. Fahey in the first one was sympathetic, scary, unpredictable and a bunch of other cool adjectives
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i remember it being called:
Lawnmower Man 2 : Mindfire (or just Mindfire).
i saw it at the end credits of the widescreen UK VHS directors cut of Lawnmower Man 1 .
Lawnmower Man will be back in Mindfire....or someting like that
( also read something that there was a disclaimer at the beginning which said:
Don't Miss Lawnmower Man 2 : Mindfire, in cinemas February 1994)
perhaps it was that that i remember lol
but that was when the original people of Lawnmower Man were still involved obviously.
part 2 as it turned out to be just plain sucked!
nothing of what part 1 made so special remained
Part 1 looks very dated now though
perhaps someone can update the CGI and make it into a special edition fanmade film haha
story itself is still pretty solid.