3. 2 (2009)
Im sure many of you have seen Quarantine, a found footage zombie film released a few years back about a two person news crew stuck in a zombie infested apartment. If you didnt know, Quarantine was a remake of the Spanish film , arguably one of the best zombie and found footage films of all time. , of course, also had a sequel, two of them in fact, with a fourth supposedly on the way. If you havent seen , you should, and if you havent seen 2, well, I think you know where Im going with this. 2 is like Aliens to Alien. It takes the first films storyline and mythology, smartly picks up where the last one left off (starting from the POV of a GEO team entering the building from the first film), and ups the ante in every regard. builds for an hour or so before its explosive finale; 2 starts immediately from that point, kicking it into high gear right out of the gate. Its fast, visceral and intense, and I might even say that I enjoyed it more so than the first. What interests me was how the GEO team's camera is on their helmet, putting you more directly into the action and making you feel less like an observer. I found the switch suited the more thrilling sequel. Lastly, theres been criticism from fans regarding the films second act, where the POV switches to that of a few meddling kids before intersecting with the first one. Personally, I liked that part, it felt oddly realistic, I could buy that a few dumb kids might do what these did, and watching their situation go from bad to worse was quite harrowing. All in all, a slightly different film from its predecessor, but every bit as worthy.