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There is unfortunately one thing in this sequel that really killed it for me: the behaviour of the Spanish special forces team (think SWAT) who enter the quarantined building. They basically acted totally out of character, panicking right away, and acting like frightened school girls instead of trained professionals. I could have bought it if it was gradual unease building up slowly to panic, but nooo, it's instant overboard hysterical reactions, shouting at each other and acting stupidly.
Other than that, I didn't mind too much that they changed the nature of the threat to something more supernatural, kept things "fresh" I suppose, although some things only being there in the dark (ex.: the basin) bugged me. I thought that for an over-the-shoulder camera filming, it was very well done and stress-inducing without being too jittery and cheap-looking. The "creatures" were basically bloodied up humans with scary contact lenses, but they were suitably menacing to me, mostly because of their speed and the way it was filmed. The last female creature, looking different from the others, was quite creepy. I even wondered how they did "her".
I also liked the structure where basically half-way through, the main protagonists changed. As I implied, the acting by the Spanish SWAT team members was totally over the top and unbelievable really hurting my suspension of disbelief, and making me actively dislike them. I enjoyed the character of the "doctor" though who had the calm intensity down. This is something I won't say often, but I wish the Americans remade this flawed sequel as Quarantine 2, but it seems the story will be totally different (in an airport...).
Rating: 4 out of 10 (Poor)
Other than that, I didn't mind too much that they changed the nature of the threat to something more supernatural, kept things "fresh" I suppose, although some things only being there in the dark (ex.: the basin) bugged me. I thought that for an over-the-shoulder camera filming, it was very well done and stress-inducing without being too jittery and cheap-looking. The "creatures" were basically bloodied up humans with scary contact lenses, but they were suitably menacing to me, mostly because of their speed and the way it was filmed. The last female creature, looking different from the others, was quite creepy. I even wondered how they did "her".
I also liked the structure where basically half-way through, the main protagonists changed. As I implied, the acting by the Spanish SWAT team members was totally over the top and unbelievable really hurting my suspension of disbelief, and making me actively dislike them. I enjoyed the character of the "doctor" though who had the calm intensity down. This is something I won't say often, but I wish the Americans remade this flawed sequel as Quarantine 2, but it seems the story will be totally different (in an airport...).
Rating: 4 out of 10 (Poor)