Unlike many films that try this approach and fail, does it without effort that works seamlessly. “ Cloverfield” is another which followed this formula to great success into he box office. It seems like once in awhile a handful of films come along that while using old standards also sets new standards. I have to point out that directors Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza have nailed it with this one. is definitely a film to be experienced as well as watched.
It’s climactic ending brings the whole story to full circle. I was also startled by the realism of sound FX used that seemed to raise in dynamics at the right point to startle even the most hardened horror film viewer. A few times as attackers are shot, the camera is pushed back by gun-force with great success. You never feel as though you are watching actors and become engulfed in the chaos of the moment with attackers who are vicious and maddening. A sense of paranoia is brought as you witness the unfolding thru the camera lens. lies, gets pushed around, attacked, submerged in darkness and so on. The viewer feels as though they are part of the action. What was refreshing about this film was the realism combined with carefully shot and choreographed scenes of violence. This combined with the fact the the building has now been encased and quarantined helps to drive the hopelessness of the situation. “So to show the world what happened” as they put it. The news team is unrelenting in capturing as much as they can on camera. So what we are left with is bodies transforming who seem to be motivated by intense mindless rage. The film takes the concepts of zombies and non zombies influenced by madness and mixes the ingredients. Apparently the reaction is chemical and contagious and spreads though out the building quickly once a subject is bitten. The call turns into a full blown acts of violence that starts a viral chain reaction. An older lady is heard moaning, so the tenants call in to have the the firefighters investigate. Upon answering a routine call at a local building the action begins to ramp up into chaos. It starts off like any such coverage, Safe and boring, while they film the daily activities of the local firefighters hoping to go on a live run. Though in this case, it’s a small news team doing a report on the local firefighters. REC is a reality based film much like the Blair Witch Project.
Although subtitled Spanish throughout, it didn’t take away from its sense of realism and visceral presentation. I was lucky enough to come across a recent film titled. Filmed entirely from unseen Pablo’s point of view, this tension-filled Spanish horror film thrills viewers with its aggressive action. Trapped in a quarantined Barcelona apartment building with residents, firefighters and a growing horde of ravenous zombies, television reporter Angela (Manuela Velasco) and her cameraman, Pablo, record brutal deaths and terrifying events while trying to stay alive.
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