A cute, young TV reporter and her cameraman are filming a piece about the fire department for their news program in Barcelona, Spain. They get to ride along on a routine call and find themselves quarantined inside a building along with the firefighters and residents due to a "virus outbreak" that causes violent bouts of cannibalism.
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| Trapped in a quarantined building is a journalist 'scoop!' |
Some excellent SPFX and some real edge-of-the-seat moments make up for the need of subtitles. Nice and scary film through and through, and the "found footage" treatment doesn't seem clichéd due to the news camera.
Superior to the U.S. remake, known as Quarantine, (despite subtitles, or the fact that Quarantine stars Jennifer Carpenter from Dexter,) with high marks for originality, pacing, story and a great, creepy, claustrophobic atmosphere.
According to my ZMR, this one racks up a 3.75 stars points out of a possible 4.0! This ranks it as a 'Highly Recommended!'
The success of the movie saw it followed with 3 sequels!
Official Trailer on YouTube: [●REC] Yes, it is in Spanish, but it is still the superior version.
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