[REC]
[REC]
| 17 October 2008 (USA)
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A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.

Reviews
hillbillyhatfield

Really liked the end credits. The Diary of the Dead story and camera work gave me a headache.We get it you scream. A lot.

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Mick

Had heard great reports about this film so was willing to be wowed but all I got was a migraine through the constant screaming from firemen, police, medics, tv crew, residents and zombies alike. In fact, the Spanish emergency services must have shuddered to see how unprofessionally they were portrayed in this film even allowing for artistic license. As for the tv crew, took an instant dislike to the pushy anchor keeping my fingers very firmly crossed she'd be the first casualty of whatever it was that was inside the building. Unhappily and rather predictably, though, she wasn't. I'm very rarely lucky in this area of film viewing. As for poor put-upon Pablo, I'll just have to wait and see if a Zombie Pabs emerged from the carnage but that very much depends upon whether I can summon up the will to watch REC2. Just now, I'm thinking not. And that was that. If your idea of a good horror is loads of blood, lots of shouting, poorly drawn characters and not much plot, you'll love this. Me? Not so much. The three stars are for the tv girl's gazongas which actually rated very much higher than a 3 but I didn't want people getting the idea I'd loved the film rather than just her knockers.

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Tracy Myricks

The dam thing is in Spanish and I can't find a movie site where it gives me subtitles. Suggestions anyone?

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Leofwine_draca

Wow! What else is there to say about this timely Spanish zombie flick which has fallen in with the recent crowd of 'camcorder' horror flicks like THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT(which started the trend, of course), CLVOERFIELD, and the virtually-the-same DIARY OF THE DEAD? It's an absolutely terrifying effort that reminds us once again that there's no need for CGI effects or anything else when it comes to true startling horror – just trap a bunch of people in an apartment building and let the fun begin! I had high hopes for this film beforehand – I purchased it sight unseen which is unusual for me – and they were all fulfilled during this roller-coaster ride of terror.Of course it's zombie action as usual, with plenty of jumpy moments as survivors are whittled down and the blood flows freely. Where the film is most frightening is in the suspense bits which are unbearably atmospheric – the bit in the penthouse at the end, for instance, or the staircase scenes. It helps that the cast is uniformly excellent, especially Manuela Velasco who transforms from sassy reporter to woman-in-peril with utmost believability. The crew are also very good indeed and these Spaniards sure show Hollywood folk how it's done – this blows away pretty much everything to come out of America in the past few years. In the end, REC is so good because it's well-plotted and expertly scripted, with the story always unfolding as the running time goes on. It's far from just the typical survival horror movie in which characters are picked off as if on a rota. Well drawn folk experience real terror and we're there along for the ride, desperately wishing we weren't. This film scared me and I loved every moment of it – and can't wait to see it again!

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