One of the best found-footage films, maybe even THE best. Its secrets are fairly simple. Make it scary and move it along at a brisk pace. This film is never allowed to drag and we are invited to join the dots like the characters up to the genuinely chilling finale. Watching it with headphones on last night was a pant-soilingly good experience.

Horror films like this thrive when the pacing and build up are good. In [REC] they border on perfection.

What starts out as yet another, all too familiar entry in the found footage genre, steadily turns into something exceptional when things start to go wrong. The plot, even though it is rather commonplace, is driven by an unrelenting and well paced narrative. There is simply no second nor frame wasted on too much exposure or unnecessarily thinly stretched tension.

The camera somehow makes sense here, which is incredibly important in this particular genre. Not only does it make sense, the directors use it cleverly to create suspense and real excitement. There are a couple of scenes that are almost unbearable to watch because the makers of this film understand that in the first person perspective you cannot look away.

It simply is a fantastic and truly exciting example of what the genre is all about.

That last scene scares the bejesus out of me, every single time!

Watched this movie on my sons recommendation. He knows how I like a good zombie flick. And this one delivered. Fun. So now onto Rec2.

Must see!

I've been waiting to see this movie ever since I saw the American remake Quarantine. Quarantine was supposedly a shot by shot remake of [REC], the original is way scarier. A great horror film can transcend language and this movie definitely did.

great found footage film

Dios mio...

A terrifying thrill-ride marred only slightly by the extremely annoying and yappy lead actress and the use of a convenient found tape recorder with all of the explanations on it.

Reminded me that found footage films can be genuinely refreshing and fucking scary.

Was für ein langweiliger, nerviger Müll. Meine Fresse und davon gibt es noch mehr? Nein, danke.

Along with The Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield, [REC] ranks up there with the greatest in the (over-saturated) genre of found footage horror films. Being set mostly in a single location (a cramped apartment block building) lends itself very nicely to the shaky handheld camera aesthetic, creating an atmosphere of claustrophobic tension, expertly cranked up by the two Spanish directors to an uncomfortable degree over the short running time, until you're literally on the edge of your seat begging for a release. Like all good horror films, the fear lies in what you don't see; the anticipation and the building of tension crescendo-ing with a breathless final third, with plenty of jump-out-of-your seat moments and some genuine scares. I [REC]ommend (come on, it had to be done!). If you're lazy and don't like subtitles, there is an American remake too for you ignorant fucks.