A Thief in the Night II: A Distant Thunder (1978)

A Thief in the Night II: A Distant Thunder (1978)
Director: Donald W. Thompson
Writer: Russell S. Doughten Jr.
Cast: Patty Dunning, Sally Johnson, Sandy Christen, Thom Rachford
This second film in the series continues the story of Patty who is left living as a fugitive, relentlessly pursued and finally captured by the forces of UNITE, she is given a choice: either receive "the Mark" or face death.
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More cringe inducing acting in the second installment of the Mark IV end of times series. This time Patty's been sent to a camp run by the Unite awaiting to be given the mark of the beast or to be beheaded. Massive improvement over the first film though like that its still overly preachy and too talky. The plots more like an improvement on the first than an all out sequel, as most the original themes from the first are re-shot and told again here as Patty's memories. Great to see Jerry's back full on stashed up. Its just a shame the writers went over the top preaching and didn't do it a little more subtle as it would of made one hell of a good little thriller.
(6 out of 10)

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