

At one point I asked myself "Why does the Alien hate the school bus so much?" Answer: BECAUSE IT CAN.This is entertainment at a higher level than I'm used to. The first movie was still taking itself seriously and a little cornball but this one frequently deadpans 'yes this is a joke' without flinching. This is both a salute and a slap in the face to its predecessors. Awesome scene This is where Hollywood needs to go more often. People are saying it's not original but I have never seen an alien as tall as a skyscraper chase around a school bus. This was like actually fun to watch just to see the various cliche's employed.I could be wrong but I think EVERY SINGLE SCENE IS A TIRED Cliché.And that was actually interesting. It is in fact a long sequence of overused cliche's, and yes I believe the filmmakers knew that, and yes I believe it was intentional.This is like a dead pan version of tropic thunder. Yes every single one of them is in this movie. Trot out every movie trope known to mankind in a single film.
