Review #252: REC (2007)
This review was originally written in October 2023. Gabe's Horror Movie October Review #6 - REC (2007) I'd never seen REC, but I saw its American remake, Quarantine (2008) way back when the word "quarantine" evoked a much less visceral reaction. The two movies are pretty similar- not exactly shot-for-shot but pretty close- and I'd heard everyone say that of the two, this was the superior version. I haven't re-watched the remake since it came out so I can't really comment on which was better, but I'll say right off the bat that this was a solid film that didn't overstay its welcome. REC is a Spanish found-footage film that follows Angela, a news reporter, and her cameraman Pablo. The movie begins with them doing a late-night news segment about the local Fire Department, and she goes along with the Firemen with the camera rolling to see what their job is like. But when they're called to an apartment building to help rescue a woman trapped in her ...