thhe remake be a superior movie remake in every way . most remake end up be total garbage but under the very talented direction of alexandre aja become one of the best ever make in term of remake and also as far a the mutant inbreed human sub genre of horror be concern . in step part 2 direct by another individual martin weisz and write by the father and son combo of jonathan and wes i can not make a good horror movie to save my life anymore craven and if this be any indication of weisz direct skill and young craven write skill we be all in for a painful future a thhe 2 not only fail to be as good a the first but also fail to entertain on any level . we start off with a fairly graphic mutant baby birth which though be rather cool will not prepare you for the utter garbage that be to come and only hint to what could have be in this film . we then get to see a crew of scientist who all to briefly be introduce and dispatch by our radiated reject . in step our main cast of army reservist to save the day and this be where the major problem begin . from very sub par acting ( yes even for this kind of movie ) to the horrible character to the lack of true carnage for most of it running time thhe 2 become a labor to watch a a lot of nothing happens a idiotic soldier make mistake after mistake only to meet there demise not by the mutant but themselves . think the marine in alien only the exact opposite and you have the idea of how well these soldier be train . this be the true shame of the film a most of the hill occupant do not get the kill you would like to see and like in the first film and in fact if this do not have thhe 2 attachment in the beginning and the brief overview in the beginning tie this loosely to the first this could have nearly be a sci fi channel original . the mutant mountainbillies a well be not a amuse this time around in fact in a lot of way they be far inferior to our prior batch a they all come off a be rather under design and uninteresting . also the one that take the cake be the sloth like mutant ( you know sloth from the goony ) who help them out in the 3rd act . i be wait for him to ask for a baby ruth or start go on about rocky road ice cream . truly disappointing and shameful be the only way to describe most of the going on here . the gore be in the film but not nearly as visceral a the original in fact it seem tone down for the most part a other than the mutant baby birth scene there really isn not anything that stand out like in the first . another major strike against this movie . so what do work here and the answer be nothing at all . this felt like a sequel design specifically to make money off the success of the first and not to make an actually good film . i can go on about the crappy drill sgt . and the radio man that have a speech impediment ( that right and he be the kind of guy i want radioing in for help in a real crisis ) or the pacifist fighter that resemble the exact same character mold a our hero in the first film but i believe you get the point . this movie be not even in the same league or even the same planet a the first . it should have be give another title and be add to the saturday night line up on the sci fi channel . a true shame a a solid sequel could have be make but ala it look like another horror movie that drop the ball on nearly every level and will get one of my low score a i give thhe 2 the same score a it part represent negative dreadful represent word can not describe how bad this movie be a total polar opposite of it predecessor in every way and uninspired and down right unnecessary . next time guy if your go to make a sequel this bad . do not even bother . please do not go support this garbage at the theater and save your money and thank me later .