If you read much science-fiction literature, you know that human evolution is one of the perennial hot topics. Some writers posit that humans will go on to become part-flesh, part-machine. Other writers explore the idea that humanity will in time emerge as one large, singular consciousness. Still others suggest that our senses and brains will expand and we’ll all be clairvoyant sometime in the year 3020.
Then there’s the idea put forth by this film that on the next step of the evolutionary ladder, humans will be born as little mutant killer babies that look like Popeye and like to bite off peoples’ faces and the only way to stop them is to kill each one in the crib or during first grade recess.
The Unborn II deals with this in pure low-budget 90s straight-to-video fashion: with plenty of blood, goofy comic relief, simple suburban sets, a great opening scene and Scott Valentine. Must-see moments include the slaughtered babysitter, the dead-meat Child Protective Services workers and the mother vs. infant fistfight.