Great horror film: [Rec]
This weekend I watched [Rec]. It’s a Spanish horror movie following the Blair Witch Project/Cloverfield modus operandi of being filmed with a handheld camera. It’s about a young female reporter called Angela who goes around with her cameraman every night in search of different collectives of people. Tonight they’ll be covering the local firemen. The night starts calm, but then they receive a call from an old lady who is trapped inside her house. When the firemen and the television crew arrive at the building, they see that the neighbours are very frightened by horrible screams coming from the old lady’s apartment. The firemen break down the door of the apartment and what follows in an absolute thrill ride.
I’m not scared easily by horror movies, but after this one, it took me a while to become relaxed again. Definitely one of the scariest movies I’ve ever seen and also one of the best movies of 2008. A must-see for horror movie lovers and in my opinion destined to become a classic.
As usually happens with successfull foreign horror movies, Hollywood is going to remake this one. The remake, titled Quarantine, should be released in the US around november of this year.
Below are 2 YouTube clips. One shows the public’s reaction to a screening of [Rec] and another one is the trailer of the movie.
Public’s reaction to a screening of [Rec]
Trailer of [Rec]