i haven not have a chance to view the previous film and but from what i have read on other post it be supposedly bad than this one and although i doubt that be possible . i be a huge fan of the zombie genre and and i be fascinate by the psychological aspect of view creature and that for all intent and purpose be human and a an atrocity that be only worth shoot in the head . that say and hotd 2 take the zombie movie to an all new low . without give any big spoiler ( which i really should do just so you would not bother waste your time actually watch this movie ) i would like to express my utter contempt for the way the writer of this film portray our country special force . gomer pile could have probably survive long than the spec ops soldier in this film . for cry out loud they should have call them the special education force instead . if you be go to write a script where you send in an elite team to deal with an outbreak of zombie and at least have the soldier be smart than the walking corps . i understand that you have to kill off some or most of the team and but you can find good way to do it than have them set down their machine gun and walk over to lay a tender hand on the shoulder of the drool crazy person rock back and forth in the corner of the dark creepy basement . the writer actually try to take the whole zombie thing to a more high tech level by make it a virus that they be search for a vaccine for and and the idea have merit and if it wasn not stick in the middle of such a ridiculous display of wayward film making . i mean come on and zombie film aren not exactly high art and and the viewer expect some tongue in cheek cheesiness along with the gore and thrill and but hotd 2 be the type of cheese that make you turn the channel in disgust and awe of the sheer stupidity of the character . if you be a zombie movie fan like me and please do yourself a favor and stay away from this one .