[ Rec ]
“Blair Witch Project” may have paved the way, but before “Paranormal Activity” and around the same time as “Cloverfield” was entering the scene, there was another flick that came out utilizing the handheld, documentary style. Few heard of it until the American remake, however. Guesses, anyone? Hailing from Spain, [Rec]
is a delightfully creepy little flick has just the right amount of chills and gore. Another zombie film with hidden layers, this movie tackles racism, stereotypes and the breaking down of society when under martial law and it all occurs in a single building.
One night, a young t.v. show host and her crew are filming at a local fire station for her show “While You Sleep”. Suddenly, in the middle of the night a call comes in and off they go. They arrive at an apartment building to find reports of screams with everyone concerned an old lady has fallen. Well, that’s close anyway……When the old lady is found, she’s covered from head to toe in blood, screaming like a banshee and completely unstable. She’s apparently very hungry too, as she bites a fireman. From there chaos ensues as the tenants of the building and the crew realize they’ve been effectively sealed into the building by the police, with orders to stay where they are and “not panic”. Um, yeah….banshee lady biting people but don’t panic? Check…..
The tension steadily and slowly mounts as the occupants of the building realize there’s likely no way out. People start turning on one another and just plain turning while the whole time, the t.v. host tells Pablo, her cameraman, to keep filming despite orders to cease.
If you’re a fan of the horror genre, this is a wonderfully fun and thrilling ride, so go check it out! Oh and drop me a line sometime with your favorite horror movies!
Posted on 2012.25.April, in Horror, Spanish Cinema and tagged outbreak, quarantine, rec, spanish movies, viruses, zombies. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
I dig this movie and like the sequel even more – can’t wait for number three coming our way soon 🙂
So the sequel’s worth checking out? You never know with sequel’s so I haven’t seen it yet. Def adding it to my Netflix queue now though! 🙂
I thought the sequel was even better than the first – it had a lot more action. I think a lot of people didn’t like it because it got all theological at the end, which isn’t my deal either, but it didn’t bother me. I’d love to know / read your thoughts.
Sweet, I like theological so that sounds like it’ll be perfect for me! Checking now to see if it’s on Netflix streaming….
Looks like the kind of horror movie I would enjoy. Great review
Thank you! 🙂 It’s a really great film. If you check it out, I’d love to hear your thoughts!