Quarantine 2: Terminal (2011)

Perfectly adorable

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

This film is a rare creature indeed - A sequel that's better than the original. Let me just state it's a sequel to a bad American adaptation of a Spanish film "REC". I am a fan of the Spanish movies but I have to give respect and credit to writer and director John Pogue for not giving the audience another weak version. Instead of going the religious route of "REC" 2 , Terminal escalates the fear of terrorist attack with a man- made killer virus. This alteration gives both films a more solid footing in reality and puts it into the thriller genre instead of horror.Once again the action takes place in the tight confines of a restricted location. This time we are placed in a small aeroplane then we move to the baggage handling section of the terminal. These settings give the audience the feelings of claustrophobia and the threat of being trapped with no escape, especially in the plane.Pogue does a good job of creating an atmosphere of tension and anguish that keeps the viewers entertained and interested. Where this film starts to falter is in the last third. The story goes out the door as people just run about screaming and killing. The action isn't great and the use of speeding up the film is atrocious and reduces the films strength. To be honest, I cannot explain why this is the case as Pogue does well with the action in the earlier action scenes - the shot of the thundering unstoppable mass of a man barrelling down the aisle of the plane is a great shot and well executed. He is also adept at controlling the flow and pace of the story and interweaving the various atmospheres.Another thing that suffers at the same stage is the acting and characterisations. On the whole, the performances are above average but when the mayhem breaks out the skills disappear. It is actually the last section of this film which reduces the rating. For example, the opening sequence where we're introduced to the stewardesses and the pilots it a solidly realistic and interesting scene, which even introduces a thread of tenseness: Whereas, towards the end of the film there's a scene where two characters are on their way to possible freedom when they have to face the possibility that one of them is infected; a previously strong and logical character is suddenly overly emotional and illogical. This sudden flick-of-the-switch change once again diminishes the film's potency.This is a well crafted, acted, and filmed story. It's well worth a watch, especially if you enjoyed the American version of "REC"; it even works as a stand-alone as there are references to what happened in the previous movie as this story is set in the same timeline. Remember: If you're a fan of the Spanish movies then you have to realise this has nothing to do with them and follows a different and alternate storyline. Though I won't watch the original Quarantine again I may watch this once more... even though it may be in another ten years.

I'm not sure why this film has such a low rating on IMDb. There are, in my opinion, some truly terrifying scenes helped by some convincing acting and perfectly decent special effects. The 'affected' humans are excellent. It's a horror film, and I've seen plenty of horror films from bigger studios and with bigger budgets that are not frightening in any way, and are forgotten five minutes after you've finished watching them. OK, two minutes afterwards...It's grim, dark and unrelenting. If you like the Walking Dead (also grim, dark and unrelenting), then give it a try.I might have to check out Quarantine 1....

This wasn't terrible, its actually a pretty decent B horror flick. Lots of inventive ideas, and interesting passengers as zombie fare. Its scary in sections and while lacking a budget, any actor you've ever heard of before and going straight to DVD this is better than you'd expect.The story follows an airliner that gets grounded after one of the passengers begins to exhibit symptoms of a virus, vomits all over a stewardess and then goes berserk. (According to news footage an apartment building in LA has also been placed in "Quarantine" which is a nod to the first film.) The situation gets worse when the plane is sent to an abandoned terminal and then quarantined by the CDC.As the "rage virus" lets loose the passengers are getting infected one by one (always fun) and fighting to survive. Most of the movie takes place in the baggage sorting section off the runway, the part of the airport we never see and for the most part follows Jenny, the stewardess and George a young boy travelling without his parents.I loved the set up here with all the assorted passengers; man with ALS in wheelchair, army medic, teacher, young couple, pregnant woman, fat guy, business guy. Its always fun guessing who will live and die. Some decent zombie gore, mostly on the gross out end of the spectrum, snot and drool etc including a severe scene with a needle to the eye. A decent inception story as long as you disregard the fact that assorted animals were allowed to ride in the cabin?? And a clever ending too. 4/12/16

I don't get all the bad reviews about this one. Sure, it's no 28 Days Later, but it is a solid Infection movie that is highly watchable, even more so than the one that preceded it. I for one am hopeful for a Quarantine 3 and 4, following REC 3 and 4. It's claustrophobic, it's scary, it's well acted and it comes together nicely. Don't listen to all the haters out there. Perhaps it is the Alien 3 of the REC and Quarantine movies combined, but that doesn't make it a bad movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it, as a big fan of the Zombie/Infection genre. Maybe the critics should just be glad this one was made at all, you bi---es. It even was reminiscent of 12 monkeys, with the rat carrying passenger. So just rent it, don't have high expectations, and you will really enjoy yourself.