Misfit
Living Dead
Reged: 10/24/00
Posts: 4818
Loc: Stuarts Draft,VA
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Don't know if any of you have heard of this one or not, I finally got to see it last night. It's a movie from Spain and is another attempt much like "Diary of the Dead" and "Cloverfield" at the camera perspective horror movie.
The best thing about this movie was I went in having no idea what it was about (unlike the other two mentioned) so the result was me not expecting what to see but me experiencing what is to come right along with the people involved. If you don't know the plot already I'm going to keep you ignorant and I suggest you do everything you can to stay that way (avoid trailers and such as much as possible). The basics of the plot are you are watching a film crew who is taping a night with the local fire department for a show called "While you are sleeping". They are called to rescue an old lady from her apartment and the plot begins.
I have to say this is one of the best horror movies I've seen in a long time, I was let down by the other camera movies (Cloverfield was not horrible but not nearly as good as I expected it to be). There are some moments that are damned near horrifying.
Maybe it's just because we only see the cream of the crop but spain is really on a roll lately with horror films.
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socialCOMA
Recently Deceased
Reged: 05/18/08
Posts: 5
Loc: London UK
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I agree...Brilliant little sleeper...
...and without a doubt that final scene in the kitchen is one of the creepiest fucking things i have ever seen!
I saw this in spain with no subtitles so i never got to know any of the characters(something i suspect probably isn't to important here)...but from a purely visceral perspective this film reigns blood, has atmosphere to burn and remains for me, undeniably, an unsettling future ole favorite!
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DanielSavage
Flesh Eater
Reged: 09/25/03
Posts: 1213
Loc: West Virginia
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I can't find it anywhere. I don't really want to buy it without seeing it first, but I can't find it at any rental place or on Netflix...
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DanielSavage
Flesh Eater
Reged: 09/25/03
Posts: 1213
Loc: West Virginia
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Well, I was able to watch it.
It's an instant classic. It's on par with the best zombie films of all time. It should be mandatory viewing for all horror fans.
That is all...
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Tony Soprano
Living Dead
Reged: 02/23/01
Posts: 1951
Loc: Canada
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I have had this in my queue for a while now. My interest has been peaked and I will try and watch it this week to let you know my thoughts.
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DanielSavage
Flesh Eater
Reged: 09/25/03
Posts: 1213
Loc: West Virginia
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I just wanted to add that I've viewed this movie about 10 times now, and I still think it's an instant classic. I can't find a single flaw, and IMO it's THE zombie film that fans have been waiting for.
I highly recommend that you see this movie before Quarantine "which is an americanized version of the film" is released. I've looked everywhere that I can think of for a [REC] dvd, and so far I've turned up one ebay seller that's asking $30.00 not including s&h. I'm not advocating or condemning piracy, but do what it takes to see this movie...
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Dr Peligro
Voodoo Master
Reged: 05/25/00
Posts: 7645
Loc: Québec City
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I thought it was pretty good, certainly a hell of a lot better than Diary of the Dead. But a timeless classic?? Personally I wouldn't go that far.
But that's just me 
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DanielSavage
Flesh Eater
Reged: 09/25/03
Posts: 1213
Loc: West Virginia
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I thought it was pretty good, certainly a hell of a lot better than Diary of the Dead. But a timeless classic?? Personally I wouldn't go that far.
But that's just me
There are better zombie films out there, but I think [REC] is the best one to come along in a very long time. I know that some of you guys are big fans of 28 Days Later, and I like it quite a bit too, but I honestly believe that [REC] is just as good if not better. There's something about the movie that appeals to me in a very profound way.
IMO [REC] is easily the best POV movie yet. I've always liked The Blair Witch Project, and I think Cloverfield and Diary Of The Dead are fun too, but I think [REC] is head and shoulders above those films. Maybe I'm still hyped about the film because I wasn't even aware of it until Misfit mentioned it, but at this point I can see myself being a fan of [REC] for years to come...
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Fenril
Rotting Corpse
Reged: 06/25/03
Posts: 367
Loc: Mexico City, Mexico
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This was just released in Mexico, so I saw it last night... I loved it. I'll simply say that it's one of those rare movies I have seen in a theater where the audience (well, most people in the audience) were actually screaming. You know the filmmakers did something right, then.
Couple things, through:
One, like with other verité or hand-held camera movies, this one had so much shaking it was sickening at times. Curiously, through, in this movie that actually helped with the atmosphere... you really feel as dissoriented as the characters (I guess what I'm saying is that in this case the filmmakers actually knew when to do the shaky-camera thing and when not to)
Two, I think calling it a "zombie film" is a spoiler... I went in knowing virtually nothing about the movie (in fact, at first I though it was going to be a "Torture Porn" movie, because of odd rumors) and so was pretty suprised by the story. But if you know what to expect about it, you'll probably notice a few genre conventions here and there.
By the by, the last scene? That creepy final set-up? It's JUST what "The Blair witch project" should have cooked up for its own ending. Here it works perfectly.
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Laurie Birgham took an axe,
gave her husband forty whacks.
When she saw what she had done,
she gave his girlfriend forty-one.
--Joan Crawford's Strait-jacket
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DanielSavage
Flesh Eater
Reged: 09/25/03
Posts: 1213
Loc: West Virginia
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Like I said, [REC] is an instant classic...
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Tony Soprano
Living Dead
Reged: 02/23/01
Posts: 1951
Loc: Canada
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My copy doesn't have subs... damn.
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DanielSavage
Flesh Eater
Reged: 09/25/03
Posts: 1213
Loc: West Virginia
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Give me your address, and I'll send you a copy...
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CREEPMASTER
Living Dead
Reged: 07/10/01
Posts: 3921
Loc: England
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One of the best films of the last few years. The Region 2 dvd is a great buy with good extras too.
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