Critic Reviews
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William Goss, Film.com
The best possible retread of a remake it could have been.
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R. L. Shaffer, IGN DVD
The film is pretty thin, but the scares are effective and creepy.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
A superior direct-to-video sequel...
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Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com
Judged on its own terms, the movie is a better than average, if somewhat routine, horror effort.
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Bill Gibron, PopMatters
...a blatant cash grab that has nothing to do with the source's sense of dread.
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Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
Lacking a budget and stars, the filmmaker reworks the viral viciousness into a modest but highly entertaining follow-up, dropping tedious found footage elements to refresh the concept.
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Scott Weinberg, FEARnet
Sony may not give a crap about Quarantine 2, but I wouldn't be surprised if the horror fans dig it well enough.
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A fairly poor follow up, although it does have a slight link to the first story. On the same night as the first film, a flight out of L.A. becomes contaminated with the virus. This could have been better with a bigger budget and set inside the airport. However the group from the… More
A fairly poor follow up, although it does have a slight link to the first story. On the same night as the first film, a flight out of L.A. becomes contaminated with the virus. This could have been better with a bigger budget and set inside the airport. However the group from the flight try to survive by holding out in the baggage section by the runway. Overall it wasn't bad but compared to the first film and the two Rec films it was a disappointment.
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As sequels to remakes go...this was pretty impressive. Lot's of good tension, scares and gore.
Some (mostly) solid acting from the (mostly) "no name" cast.
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Quarantine 2: Terminal is definitely not as good as the first movie. It's not a bad movie, but it just doesn't live up to expectations. The major issue is that it's not close to as frightening as the original Quarantine. I might have jumped once or twice during the… More
Quarantine 2: Terminal is definitely not as good as the first movie. It's not a bad movie, but it just doesn't live up to expectations. The major issue is that it's not close to as frightening as the original Quarantine. I might have jumped once or twice during the movie, max. So, don't go into this expecting a lot of thrills and chills. The part of the film that is most likely to make you wince actually involves a needle, which might be great for a Saw movie, but not exactly what I was hoping for from this.
Along with less scares, we get less gore and less "zombie" action. The characters aren't very interesting for the most part, either, though there are a couple of pretty sexy ladies for the guys who don't mind something a little extra on-screen to help keep their attention.
The filmmakers decided to go on their own direction, and the story is a complete departure from what happened in the continuation of the REC series (which Quarantine was originally based on). Nothing wrong with that, but the sequel suffers without a strong story framework to base it on. Quarantine 2 is just not that good. My interest in it dwindled the further it went along, until I was just ready for it to be over. Which doesn't exactly make me excited that the ending sets up perfectly for a third entry in the series.
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Nope the unnecessary sequel to a remake of a far superior film does nothing for me either. A too low budget effort that doesn't bring anything new to the table except for some backstory as to who owned the lab in the first film and abandoning the cinéma vérité style. Stick with… More
Nope the unnecessary sequel to a remake of a far superior film does nothing for me either. A too low budget effort that doesn't bring anything new to the table except for some backstory as to who owned the lab in the first film and abandoning the cinéma vérité style. Stick with the [REC] movies instead.
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Quarantine 2 ditches the found footage angle, which basically negates the whole point of the series, and is unable to take advantage of its intriguing airplane terminal setting. This was free on On Demand and caught my attention only because I was unaware it even existed. The acting… More
Quarantine 2 ditches the found footage angle, which basically negates the whole point of the series, and is unable to take advantage of its intriguing airplane terminal setting. This was free on On Demand and caught my attention only because I was unaware it even existed. The acting and quality of film is actually pretty good for a direct to DVD production (which I discovered afterwards) but without the value of the frightfully chaotic effect you get with the video camera approach the film has little to offer. Surprisingly light on gore as well all things considered. I didn't enjoy it much at all and can't imagine there's too much of an audience for this.
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Fun, Scary, Bloody, and Entertaining, all at once. Loved the setting, great idea for a virus-spreading zombie film. Just as good as the first!
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They sound like boar-cats, the infected sound like boar-cats. I could not get that out of my head, the boar-cat sound the infected people make is ridiculous. Did this movie grab my attention? No, yet it had moments of hilarity that seemed out of place that I admire, the blow job on… More
They sound like boar-cats, the infected sound like boar-cats. I could not get that out of my head, the boar-cat sound the infected people make is ridiculous. Did this movie grab my attention? No, yet it had moments of hilarity that seemed out of place that I admire, the blow job on the plane out of nowhere. The evil cat and mouse. George and his heroic nature, the little boy... I like the ending, it is very bittersweet and true to the situation at hand. It is interesting to note that the portrayal of the CDC is a lot like the portrayal of the government scientists in The Blob, seen as trigger happy control by any means necessary kind of scientists. Although that is not uncommon in zombie-like movies. I suppose I like seeing the good side of the government and the bad side (ex. 28 Weeks Later in which the government attempts a controlled and friendly move for all the people back into England then everything goes to hell and everyone must die die die). This film gave a negative portrayal to the CDC and a negative view towards the cause which I liked because it wasn't natural by any means, there are a lot of antagonists in this movie (laughs uneasily).
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Thermal Vision, Doomsday Cult, Human Rabbies. Didn't expect this to be so intense. There were a few plot holes off course (How could you take guns, rats, cats onto an air plane?) But overall the acting was good from all of the characters, script was good, featuring inventive… More
Thermal Vision, Doomsday Cult, Human Rabbies. Didn't expect this to be so intense. There were a few plot holes off course (How could you take guns, rats, cats onto an air plane?) But overall the acting was good from all of the characters, script was good, featuring inventive ideas, Kind of a Resident Evil meets Splinter Cell and 28 Days Later. It was certainly frightening and realistic without using the first person point of view, unlike the original, the sequel takes a different path that deals with many issues in the world, the subtext was great. I can't believe this was not shown in the theatres, cuz it's damn good. A sleeper hit.
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Decent sequel of a so so remake. Nice plot, some nice gore for gorehaunts and zombie/infected movie fans and for those looking for scary fun and thrills look else where.
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It's blah. Thought the plane would be nice but movie is cheaply made. Def can't call this a REC remake unlike the first quarantine
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