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[Rec] (2009)

Manuela Velasco , Ferran Terraza , Jaume Balagueró , Paco Plaza  |  R |  DVD
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (118 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, Jorge-Yamam Serrano, Pablo Rosso, David Vert
  • Directors: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
  • Writers: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza, Luiso Berdejo
  • Producers: Alberto Marini, Carlos Fernández, Julio Fernández
  • Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: Spanish
  • Subtitles: English
  • Dubbed: English
  • Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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    Some Region 1 DVDs may contain Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE). Some, but not all, of our international customers have had problems playing these enhanced discs on what are called "region-free" DVD players. For more information on RCE, click .
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: July 14, 2009
  • Run Time: 78 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (118 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0028DRGDQ
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,551 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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From Executive Producers who brought you Quarantine, comes the movie that inspired the terror. A beautiful TV reporter (Manuela Velasco, Law of Desire) and her cameraman are doing a routine interview at a local fire station when an emergency call comes in. Accompanying the firefighters to a nearby apartment, the news team begins recording the bloodcurdling screams coming from inside an elderly woman's unit. After authorities seal off the building to contain the threat, the news crew, firefighters and residents are trapped to face a lethal terror inside. With the camera running, nothing may survive but the film itself.

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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Creepiest Movies of the Past 10 Years... August 25, 2009
By J.K.
Format:DVD
I am going to assume that, if you are reading this, you already know that this movie is the original predecessor to the recent American film Quarantine. As of this writing, I have not seen that film, so I cannot fully compare the two. However, I will note that it seems the only positive reviews of the American adaptation came from those who did not view this movie first.

That being said, if you have seen and enjoyed Quarantine, I will wager that you will like this this movie. In fact, I consider this to be one of a very few "Must See" horror movies from the past 10 years.

The story is simple, and has been relayed in countless other reviews here, so I will keep the synopsis short:

A TV show hostess visits a local firehouse for an evening to see what a fireman's life is like, and upon finding that it can be boring, wishes there were some sort of call to go on. Soon enough, she gets her wish, as the firemen are called to an apartment building to rescue an old woman, something the firemen view as a routine call. However, upon arriving at the building, the group finds that things are not as routine as they expected, and they are quickly sealed in until further notice due to a possible outbreak of disease, with all contact to the outside world severed. As tensions rise among the tenants, the hostess and camera man set about documenting what they feel "the public needs to know." What they find is more horrific than they could ever imagine...

And now for my opinion:

The scares in this movie are not your typical "jumpers," meaning that they do not come from cheap musical effects while someone comes around a corner. No, the real scares here come from the dark, claustrophobic, hallways of the building and the noises coming from off camera.
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Amazon instant video version is dubbed May 12, 2012
Format:Amazon Instant Video
Skip the Amazon Instant Video version of this movie. It's dubbed. Kind of funny for the first 5 minutes if you're a fan of old-school kung fu movies, but not worth watching if you want to experience the impact of the original film.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars As good as it gets... February 21, 2009
Format:Blu-ray
First off, not to be a snob, but please ignore the other review for your own sake. Skip Quarantine completely and go straight for the original as there is simply no comparison. Jaume Balageuero's film is a masterpiece of contemporary horror. I don't want to get into the plot too much but suffice to say people are trapped in an apartment building, they don't know why they've been sealed in and amongst them, deranged zombie-like killers are going haywire; this puts all involved in a bit of a sticky wicket. You need to see the rest. REC packs an amazing ride into 70 minutes on a small budget and is proof what can be done with creativity and the power of suggestion. It is not what we see that usually scares us but what we don't and the directors knew that. Finally, the handheld nature of REC isn't annoying, it's crucial to the experience of the film. It places the viewer in the role of the mostly anonymous cameraman and provides a feeling of claustrophobia and that unsettled squirming-in-your-skin sensation that makes good horror films truly a joy to view. Don't see Quarantine. See REC, turn off the lights and enjoy the ride.
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77 of 103 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid, but derivative June 21, 2009
Format:DVD
Well, well, well; so after taking the remake rights, remaking the film for illiterate American consumption, retitling it Quarantine, milking the built in horror box office numbers, and releasing the DVD they are finally releasing the real film now that all of the money to be made off of this one has been snapped up by the major studios. Refusing to release a film in the USA until they can remake it and scrape up every last penny to be made just to deny the original creators their fair share of the profits for their work is vile, people. I hope you were smart enough to leave Quarantine alone and wait for the real thing. This is why hardcore film fans own region-free players. Don't settle for a copy of a copy of a copy or that is what we will continue to get. Support the original works so they can get the theatrical runs and treatment they deserve some day. Subtitles will not scorch your precious little eyeballs, foreign languages will not harm your ears, and watching a non-American cast should not upset you that much. A great film is a great film and it shouldn't have to be re-shot, dumbed-down and rendered creatively bankrupt for you to enjoy it.

Oh, right; I was going to review the movie. Sorry about that.
"REC" is a Spanish horror film that follows the trend of films like Cloverfield and The Blair Witch Project by having the entire story told through the lens of a constantly-filming camera and throws in some of 28 Days Later's mad intensity to create a film that is annoyingly familiar in execution, but still a must-see.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible Due to Dubbing December 11, 2012
Format:Amazon Instant Video
Low-budget shaky-cam style like this is supposed to make up for in realism what it loses in production value. But that realism is robbed by the choice to dub this movie in English rather than use subtitles. The voice over acting is truly horrible with the voice over actress for the female lead being an exceptionally bad actor. If they'd left the original sound effects, ambient noise, and dialogue it would likely be different but as it is with this cheap horrible voice over, it renders the movie unwatchable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great scary movie!
Most scary movies aren't scary unless they go into the "messed up" genre that is disturbing and hard to watch. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Ethan B.
5.0 out of 5 stars The first truly scary movie in a while
Movies don't usually scare me. This one did. Most horror movies are pretty predictable and there's some jump scares, but in the end you're not really scared. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Noah Kaczir
4.0 out of 5 stars Won't you be my neighbor?
This review is for the CD version. Be aware that the digital version is english dubbed. This shows that a good suspensful thriller does not need all the Hollywood big special... Read more
Published 17 days ago by gustavo a lopez
4.0 out of 5 stars Classic tension build-up with substance throughout.
This review is a note for myself. All of these notes will provide a one-liner in the title to summarize my feelings of the film.
Published 17 days ago by Gene Kim
5.0 out of 5 stars Great condition, just what I ordered
Great condition, just what I ordered. Had no problems with it and it worked the way it should. Thank you
Published 23 days ago by Paul Spears
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the scariest movies I've ever seen
REC is the original Spanish movie that inspired ''Quarantine''.

REC is definitely one of the scariest movies I've ever seen. The ending is truly horrifying. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Fuwwyfootpaws
4.0 out of 5 stars Please watch this version before "Quarantine" if you can!
Having seen the remake QUARANTINE, I had heard and read that the original was a far better film. I couldn't agree more. Read more
Published 1 month ago by pleasedie1979
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than Quarantine.
American movie makers have become lazy. Too many now just take a great international movie and remake it frame by frame and add nothing and do not make a better movie. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Hard To Find Music and Movies
5.0 out of 5 stars Scariest Movie I Have Seen
There is a surprisingly low number of actual "scares" in this movie, but the atmosphere that is constructed is enough to make the intended scares all the more terrifying. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Bergen Hanson
2.0 out of 5 stars I'd say stick to Quarantine
This is the movie that inspired Quarantine which I have to say is the way better version of this film. Normally the original is better but I don't think it is in this case. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Cward55
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