a series of effects-driven confrontations in which gravity is defied, in which wounds, even missing appendages, quickly heal, and in which immense, gory damage is done to the human(ish) body.

Satire is much less the point than good old-fashioned ass-kicking and special effects, all smoothly executed and doled out in bite-size scenes.

I'm not sure where this particular wannabe franchise is going or if anybody but initiated viewers will care to find out, but I could watch another one.

The thrill-packed finale and some surprising revelations certainly whet the appetite for part three.