I didn't even realize there was a hating GB2 bandwagon. I always thought it was cool, not as good as the original of course but still good in it's own right. Then again I may just be viewing it through nostalgia goggles. I was around 9 when it came out, saw the trailer in the theater, got super hyped, saw it in the theater, bought the soundtrack cassette, jammed out to the Bobby Brown song, etc.