Rec (DVD)

My girlfriend and I are both horror film fans so when we heard about [Rec], and read that it was supposed to be very scary indeed, we decided to give it a go. I know a lot of people might be put off by the fact that it is in Spanish (what with it being a Spanish film...) and hence it is subtitled but neither my girlfriend or are are botherer by this in the slightest. I in fact find that when watching such a film, it only takes a few minutes to forget that I am reading subtitles as my brain seems to work out that the words on screen are those being said, and as such it feels just like watching any other film. Anyway, on to the film. The film centres ...  Read the complete review

Angela Vidal is the presenter of a real-life, behind-the-scenes show that provides a warts-and-all insight into the role of a Spanish fire crew. Filming through the night, Angela quickly finds herself rather bored as she witnesses such exciting tasks as cooking dinner, washing up and sleeping. Just when she's about to give up hope that anything interesting will happen, a calls comes in from a city apartment block. One of the elderly residents has been heard calling out in distress, and it is feared that she has fallen and injured herself. Heading out into the night, the crew soon arrives at the apartment block and is greeted by a small group of confused residents, ...  Read the complete review

Female TV reporter: " It's nearly 2 A.M. and we're still sealed in this building that we came to with the firemen earlier this evening, to assist an elderly woman who later attacked a policeman and a fireman. They're both in critical condition. The police won't let us leave and are giving us no explanations" " - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Of late the horror genre in Hollywood has twitched and dropped to its knees like a decapitated wife of Henry the Eighth. But fortunately for mainstream horror fans the Japanese have picked up the blooded head and spiked it in the 'end zone', their creepy and deliciously sadistic Asian ...  Read the complete review

After an abysmal March for movies, April kicks off with a great big bang courtesy of Spanish horror movie [Rec]. [Rec] is nothing new neither does it claim to be, it's kind of like what Diary Of The Dead should have been, with just a subtle (subtle my eye) splattering of The Blair Witch Project. It's a quiet night in Barcelona and local TV reporter Angela and her cameraman Pablo have been sent to do a piece for the TV show "While You're Asleep". Tonight's assignment, doing a shift with the Barcelona fire department, whom openly state their nights are often very dull; pet rescues and people trapped in lifts being the order of the day. Thankfully for ...  Read the complete review

Last night I watched [REC], a Spanish horror film which has garnered muchos critical buzz; Total Film calling it "gripping, unsettling and truly horrific", and one reviewer on the poster declaring it "the scariest movie ever". Just as cinemas are being flooded with lame, American horror movie remakes such as "The Eye" and "One Missed Call", this seemed like the real deal. The title refers to its faux-documentary style, since it is filmed from the perspective of a camera man, Pablo, and his presenter, Angela, following a group of firemen for a TV show. Their night kicks off when they are called out to a block of flats, ...  Read the complete review