It’s time for a new episode of our Best Foreign Horror Movies video series, and in this one we’re looking back at the 2007 Spanish production [Rec] (watch it Here), directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza. To find out what we had to say about [Rec], check out the video embedded above!
Balagueró and Plaza wrote [Rec] with Luis A. Berdejo, crafting the following story:
A young TV reporter and her cameraman cover the night shift at the local fire station. Receiving a call from an old lady trapped in her house, they reach her building to hear horrifying screams – which begins a long nightmare and a uniquely dramatic TV report.
The film stars Manuela Velasco, Ferrán Terraza, Jorge-Yamam Serrano, Pablo Rosso, David Vert, Vicente Gil, Martha Carbonell, Carlos Vicente, Carlos Lasarte, María Lanau, Claudia Silva, Akemi Goto, Chen Min Kao, María Teresa Ortega, Manuel Bronchud, Ben Temple, Ana Velasquez, Daniel Trinh,...
Balagueró and Plaza wrote [Rec] with Luis A. Berdejo, crafting the following story:
A young TV reporter and her cameraman cover the night shift at the local fire station. Receiving a call from an old lady trapped in her house, they reach her building to hear horrifying screams – which begins a long nightmare and a uniquely dramatic TV report.
The film stars Manuela Velasco, Ferrán Terraza, Jorge-Yamam Serrano, Pablo Rosso, David Vert, Vicente Gil, Martha Carbonell, Carlos Vicente, Carlos Lasarte, María Lanau, Claudia Silva, Akemi Goto, Chen Min Kao, María Teresa Ortega, Manuel Bronchud, Ben Temple, Ana Velasquez, Daniel Trinh,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Wreckollect: Balaguero Returns to Famed Franchise for Gasping Final Chapter
The good news is that we’ve probably seen the last creative juice finally squeezed out of what started as one of the best found footage horror films to arrive in the bleak, stupendously limited subgenre with [Rec 4]: Apocalypse. Originating with the innovative and even effectively frightening first installment back in 2007, co-director Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza created one enjoyable sequel back in 2009 with [Rec 2], at least in as much as it cleansed our palette of the unnecessary 2008 American remake, Quarantine. But then things got murky, with Plaza breaking off to make his own (assumedly) final chapter, [Rec 3]: Genesis, which lopped off the found footage angle after an extended intro and went into comical hyper drive. Now, Balaguero comes back alone for his own stamp of finality, which does acknowledge the existence of the third film, but carries out the strand developed from the first two.
The good news is that we’ve probably seen the last creative juice finally squeezed out of what started as one of the best found footage horror films to arrive in the bleak, stupendously limited subgenre with [Rec 4]: Apocalypse. Originating with the innovative and even effectively frightening first installment back in 2007, co-director Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza created one enjoyable sequel back in 2009 with [Rec 2], at least in as much as it cleansed our palette of the unnecessary 2008 American remake, Quarantine. But then things got murky, with Plaza breaking off to make his own (assumedly) final chapter, [Rec 3]: Genesis, which lopped off the found footage angle after an extended intro and went into comical hyper drive. Now, Balaguero comes back alone for his own stamp of finality, which does acknowledge the existence of the third film, but carries out the strand developed from the first two.
- 12/31/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
In an odd turn of events, this list has a number of films that don’t have English-language titles. They just go by whatever the original title was. Good for us. What we do see in this portion of the list is a few movies that weren’t really created specifically to be horror films, but their themes and visuals made it so. In addition, we have some heavyweights of non-horror cinema creating horror films that push the genre all the more upward. “Thinking man horror,” if you will.
20. Le locataire (1976)
English Language Title: The Tenant
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski has made one of the greatest horror “trilogies” of all time with 1965′s British production Repulsion, 1968′s American production Rosemary’s Baby, and 1976′s French production The Tenant, completing his “Apartment Trilogy.” Unlike the other two, Polanski actually stars in The Tenant as Trelkovsky, a reserved man renting an apartment in Paris.
20. Le locataire (1976)
English Language Title: The Tenant
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski has made one of the greatest horror “trilogies” of all time with 1965′s British production Repulsion, 1968′s American production Rosemary’s Baby, and 1976′s French production The Tenant, completing his “Apartment Trilogy.” Unlike the other two, Polanski actually stars in The Tenant as Trelkovsky, a reserved man renting an apartment in Paris.
- 7/26/2014
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
The Bed Bugs Bite: Balaguero’s Latest a Creepy Premise with Dubious Motives
Sleep Tight Jaume Balageuro, leaving behind the Rec franchise (which his co-director, Paco Plaza, would have also been wise to do) revisits the dangerous social aspects of the apartment complex with his latest thriller, Sleep Tight, a character study that insistently proclaims that misery not only loves company, it’ll kill for it. What begins as an incredibly creepy premise unfortunately dips one too many times in the ludicrous pot by the unsurprising finale and annoyingly equates innate positivity with lack of common sense. With a lack of clarity concerning many of its supporting characters, written solely as devices to further moments in the soggy narrative, Balaguero’s film coasts along mostly on one convincingly menacing performer.
Cesar (Luis Tosar) is a disturbingly unhappy man that works as a front desk clerk in a fancy Barcelona apartment building.
Sleep Tight Jaume Balageuro, leaving behind the Rec franchise (which his co-director, Paco Plaza, would have also been wise to do) revisits the dangerous social aspects of the apartment complex with his latest thriller, Sleep Tight, a character study that insistently proclaims that misery not only loves company, it’ll kill for it. What begins as an incredibly creepy premise unfortunately dips one too many times in the ludicrous pot by the unsurprising finale and annoyingly equates innate positivity with lack of common sense. With a lack of clarity concerning many of its supporting characters, written solely as devices to further moments in the soggy narrative, Balaguero’s film coasts along mostly on one convincingly menacing performer.
Cesar (Luis Tosar) is a disturbingly unhappy man that works as a front desk clerk in a fancy Barcelona apartment building.
- 10/26/2012
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
The first thing I should point out, is that movies are almost Never shot in chronological order, or in other words, in sequence of the events as they would unfold or "script order." This is pretty common knowledge, but don't beat yourself up if you didn't know already. For Dolly Parton's first motion picture (Nine to Five), she memorized the entire script, including the other characters' lines. Apparently, after letting on that she thought movies were filmed in chronological order, co-star Lily Tomlin burst out laughing.
Movies are shot out of sequence for a number of reasons. Among these reasons are; renting out locations or studio space, lighting, weather conditions, and most importantly, the availability of an actor. All of these basically boil down to time and money.
So with budget and time constraints almost always working against shooting a film in chronological order, what would drive a filmmaker to pursue such a course?...
- 9/19/2012
- by Eli Reyes
- GeekTyrant
Fed up with watching found footage horror movies? Imagine how their makers must feel. “I hadn’t used a tripod for five years!” laughs writer-director Paco Plaza, over the phone from Barcelona. The Spaniard is talking about the period he and co-director Jaume Balaguero spent making the first two films in the franchise — 2007′s and 2009′s 2. The pair of films detailed one truly terrible night in the life of a Barcelona apartment block as first its inhabitants and then their rescuers attempt to avoid being infected by a zombie virus. The original itself helped infect the horror genre with the...
- 8/9/2012
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
Warning! Seeing Sleep Tight could keep you from sleeping for nights. If not, you may still find yourself checking under your bed. No, this isn’t a tale about the boogieman, but it is the story of an entirely different kind of monster, one that may be hiding in plain sight in anyone’s life.
Sleep Tight is written by Alberto Marini and directed by Jaume Balaguero, one half of the creative team that brought you Rec and REC2. This is the story of an average looking door man named Cesar (Luis Tosar), a deeply depressed and apathetic human being who masterfully hides his disdain for the world and the inhabitants of the apartment building he serves beneath the disguise of a well mannered and hard working gentleman. What becomes increasingly apparent, is that Cesar ranks somewhere between a stalker and a serial killer on the sociopath scale. Above all else,...
Sleep Tight is written by Alberto Marini and directed by Jaume Balaguero, one half of the creative team that brought you Rec and REC2. This is the story of an average looking door man named Cesar (Luis Tosar), a deeply depressed and apathetic human being who masterfully hides his disdain for the world and the inhabitants of the apartment building he serves beneath the disguise of a well mannered and hard working gentleman. What becomes increasingly apparent, is that Cesar ranks somewhere between a stalker and a serial killer on the sociopath scale. Above all else,...
- 9/29/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Directed by: Jaume Blaguero and Paco Plaza
Starring: Jonathan Mellor, Oscar Sanchez Zafra, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca, Pablo Rosso, Pep Molina, Andrea Ros
[Rec] 2 picks up 15 minutes from where we left off, taking us back into the quarantined apartment building where a terrifying virus runs rampant. What they find inside lies beyond the scope of medical science---a demonic nightmare more terrifying than they could possibly imagine.
[Rec] 2 is one of those rare sequels that people genuinely like. It's almost an improvement on its predecessor, utilizing a new and original way to "record" the action without going over the top and becoming redundant. There's none of that, "Yeah...but who would continue holding a camera when you're being attacked by a zombie?" business, that seems to be the number one complaint of the hand held era. By using fancy Swat team cameras attached to helmets, that also allow for the hub to "cut...
Starring: Jonathan Mellor, Oscar Sanchez Zafra, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca, Pablo Rosso, Pep Molina, Andrea Ros
[Rec] 2 picks up 15 minutes from where we left off, taking us back into the quarantined apartment building where a terrifying virus runs rampant. What they find inside lies beyond the scope of medical science---a demonic nightmare more terrifying than they could possibly imagine.
[Rec] 2 is one of those rare sequels that people genuinely like. It's almost an improvement on its predecessor, utilizing a new and original way to "record" the action without going over the top and becoming redundant. There's none of that, "Yeah...but who would continue holding a camera when you're being attacked by a zombie?" business, that seems to be the number one complaint of the hand held era. By using fancy Swat team cameras attached to helmets, that also allow for the hub to "cut...
- 7/16/2011
- by Andre Dumas
- Planet Fury
by Colleen Wanglund, MoreHorror.com
Written and directed by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza, [Rec] was released to theaters in Spain in 2008 and made it to America on DVD in 2009. [Rec] stars Manuela Velasco as Angela, television reporter for a (fictional) documentary show called While You’re Asleep. Angela and her cameraman Pablo (Pablo Rosso) are spending the night at a local Barcelona fire station when a call comes in. When they arrive at the building the residents are in the lobby talking about hearing dreadful screaming coming from a woman’s apartment. When they get to the apartment an old woman covered in blood attacks one of the policemen on the scene. He is brought downstairs only to find the building is being sealed by the police and the military. Despite being told to turn off the camera, Angela and Pablo continue filming.
The firefighters attempt to treat the bitten policeman...
Written and directed by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza, [Rec] was released to theaters in Spain in 2008 and made it to America on DVD in 2009. [Rec] stars Manuela Velasco as Angela, television reporter for a (fictional) documentary show called While You’re Asleep. Angela and her cameraman Pablo (Pablo Rosso) are spending the night at a local Barcelona fire station when a call comes in. When they arrive at the building the residents are in the lobby talking about hearing dreadful screaming coming from a woman’s apartment. When they get to the apartment an old woman covered in blood attacks one of the policemen on the scene. He is brought downstairs only to find the building is being sealed by the police and the military. Despite being told to turn off the camera, Angela and Pablo continue filming.
The firefighters attempt to treat the bitten policeman...
- 3/15/2011
- by admin
- MoreHorror
[Rec] 2
Directed by: Jaume Belaguero and Paco Plaza
Cast: Jonathan Mellor, Maneula Velasco, Oscar Zafra, Pablo Rosso
Running Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: July 9, 2010
Plot: Picking up only minutes after the first [Rec], this movie follows a Swat team as they try to contain the situation within the apartment building. Throw in a random demonic possession or two and it makes for one helluva bad day in this Pov horror thriller.
Who’S It For? This is for horror fans that don’t mind reading subtitles. As I settled in for this one, I heard several people around me groan that it was in Spanish so take that into account before buying your ticket. Also, fans of Diy film making and Pov horror movies like Paranormal Activity may want to check this out.
Expectations: Call me old-fashioned, but I hear the words “demonic possession” and I’m out. I’m...
Directed by: Jaume Belaguero and Paco Plaza
Cast: Jonathan Mellor, Maneula Velasco, Oscar Zafra, Pablo Rosso
Running Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: July 9, 2010
Plot: Picking up only minutes after the first [Rec], this movie follows a Swat team as they try to contain the situation within the apartment building. Throw in a random demonic possession or two and it makes for one helluva bad day in this Pov horror thriller.
Who’S It For? This is for horror fans that don’t mind reading subtitles. As I settled in for this one, I heard several people around me groan that it was in Spanish so take that into account before buying your ticket. Also, fans of Diy film making and Pov horror movies like Paranormal Activity may want to check this out.
Expectations: Call me old-fashioned, but I hear the words “demonic possession” and I’m out. I’m...
- 7/9/2010
- by Calhoun Kersten
- The Scorecard Review
Rating: 2.5/5
Writers: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza, Manu Díez
Directors: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
Cast: Jonathan Mellor, Manuela Velasco, Oscar Zafra, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca, Pablo Rosso
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Rarely do horrorphiles get treated to sequels that match their originals and that answer lingering questions we may have once thought would be forever unanswered. When it comes to [Rec] 2, the follow-up to 2007’s widely well-regarded Spanish language [Rec], that’s still the case. Though the film starts well enough, adhering to the spirit and scares of the original, it’s unable to sustain the strength of the tension that opens it.
Read more on Theatrical Review: [Rec] 2…...
Writers: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza, Manu Díez
Directors: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
Cast: Jonathan Mellor, Manuela Velasco, Oscar Zafra, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca, Pablo Rosso
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Rarely do horrorphiles get treated to sequels that match their originals and that answer lingering questions we may have once thought would be forever unanswered. When it comes to [Rec] 2, the follow-up to 2007’s widely well-regarded Spanish language [Rec], that’s still the case. Though the film starts well enough, adhering to the spirit and scares of the original, it’s unable to sustain the strength of the tension that opens it.
Read more on Theatrical Review: [Rec] 2…...
- 6/24/2010
- by Kate Erbland
- GordonandtheWhale
Directed by: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
Written by: Jaume Balagueró, Manu Díez, Paco Plaza
Cast: Jonathan Mellor, Manuela Velasco, Óscar Zafra, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca, Pablo Rosso, Pep Molina
There are many films that utilize demonic possession as a central theme, but less common are the ones in which entire mobs of demonic undead spring up to storm the streets. Lamberto Bava's Demons and Demons 2 come to mind as suitable examples. The Evil Dead films also fit the bill, as does John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness. There are more, up to and including 2007's [Rec], a film about a deadly viral possession that differs from the many others in its sub-genre in one important way; instead of being the campy fun that is Evil Dead or Demons, [Rec] was intended to scare the crap out of you. For many, it worked, and those who enjoyed [Rec] should get ready as [Rec] 2 is just as effective.
Written by: Jaume Balagueró, Manu Díez, Paco Plaza
Cast: Jonathan Mellor, Manuela Velasco, Óscar Zafra, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca, Pablo Rosso, Pep Molina
There are many films that utilize demonic possession as a central theme, but less common are the ones in which entire mobs of demonic undead spring up to storm the streets. Lamberto Bava's Demons and Demons 2 come to mind as suitable examples. The Evil Dead films also fit the bill, as does John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness. There are more, up to and including 2007's [Rec], a film about a deadly viral possession that differs from the many others in its sub-genre in one important way; instead of being the campy fun that is Evil Dead or Demons, [Rec] was intended to scare the crap out of you. For many, it worked, and those who enjoyed [Rec] should get ready as [Rec] 2 is just as effective.
- 6/3/2010
- by Tristan Sinns
- Planet Fury
Below you can checkout a bloody restricted trailer for the upcoming horror film [Rec] 2.
[Rec] 2 picks up 15 minutes from where we left off, taking us back into the quarantined apartment building where a terrifying virus has run rampant, turning the occupants into mindlessly violent, raging beasts. A heavily armed Swat team and a mysterious government official are sent in to assess and attempt to neutralize the situation. What they find inside lies beyond the scope of medical science—a demonic nightmare of biblical proportions more terrifying than they could have possibly imagined.
The film is both written and directed by Spanish filmmakers Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza. Stars Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, Pablo Rosso, Javier Botet, Àlex Batllori, Jonathan Mellor, Claudia Font and Ariel Casas.
The film premiered at the 66th Venice International Film Festival, out of competition. It was also shown at the Midnight Madness portion of the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival,...
[Rec] 2 picks up 15 minutes from where we left off, taking us back into the quarantined apartment building where a terrifying virus has run rampant, turning the occupants into mindlessly violent, raging beasts. A heavily armed Swat team and a mysterious government official are sent in to assess and attempt to neutralize the situation. What they find inside lies beyond the scope of medical science—a demonic nightmare of biblical proportions more terrifying than they could have possibly imagined.
The film is both written and directed by Spanish filmmakers Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza. Stars Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, Pablo Rosso, Javier Botet, Àlex Batllori, Jonathan Mellor, Claudia Font and Ariel Casas.
The film premiered at the 66th Venice International Film Festival, out of competition. It was also shown at the Midnight Madness portion of the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival,...
- 5/31/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
As a general rule, there are two things that are frequently lacking from modern horror movies: They generally lack originality, and they usually aren't particularly scary. I've written about it before, but the general trends these days are a focus on gore and jump scares. My favorite horror movie of the previous decade was The Descent, which may not have been the most original concept in the world, but it was scary as hell, had an amazing sense of atmosphere, and was just clever enough to overcome its shortfalls.
2007's [Rec] falls into that same category. It's brilliant in its simplicity, doesn't treat the viewer like a moron, has fairly engaging performances, and is, frankly, scary as hell. Directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza (both of whom co-wrote it with Luis Berdejo), this Spanish production wades through familiar territory, but still has flashes of originality coupled with a strong cast,...
2007's [Rec] falls into that same category. It's brilliant in its simplicity, doesn't treat the viewer like a moron, has fairly engaging performances, and is, frankly, scary as hell. Directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza (both of whom co-wrote it with Luis Berdejo), this Spanish production wades through familiar territory, but still has flashes of originality coupled with a strong cast,...
- 5/13/2010
- by TK
This the review of Rec 2, directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, starring Jonathan Mellor , Manuela Velasco, Óscar Zafra, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca, Pablo Rosso and Ferran Terraza. The 2007 Spanish movie Rec was – without doubt – one of the best horror films of the decade. Hollywood was impressed enough to produce an English-language version, but as is so often the way, something got lost in the translation, and Quarantine (2008) sank without much trace… leaving Rec-heads eagerly awaiting this sequel from the original Spanish production team.
- 4/25/2010
- by David Hudson
- Pure Movies
Magnet Releasing has acquired the North American rights for [Rec] 2, which is a horror film produced in Barcelona, Spain. This is the second film in the series and [Rec] 2 begins right where the first one left off. According to Magnet they expect a: "July theatrical release" through the "Ultra VOD program" (Magnet). Whether the film will be shown in theatres is unclear, what is clear is that [Rec] 2 will be available to horror fans shortly. Have a read of the synopsis and check out the first five minutes for [Rec] 2 until available through Magnet.
The synopsis for [Rec] 2 here:
"The action continues from [Rec], with the medical officer and a Swat team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation" (IMDb).
Release Date: July 2010 (North America).
Directors: Jaume Balaguero, and Paco Plaza.
Writers: Jaume Balagueero, and Manu Diez (others).
Cast: Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, Javier Botet, Pablo Rosso, Jonathan Mellor,...
The synopsis for [Rec] 2 here:
"The action continues from [Rec], with the medical officer and a Swat team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation" (IMDb).
Release Date: July 2010 (North America).
Directors: Jaume Balaguero, and Paco Plaza.
Writers: Jaume Balagueero, and Manu Diez (others).
Cast: Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, Javier Botet, Pablo Rosso, Jonathan Mellor,...
- 3/27/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
[Rec]2
Stars: Jonathan Mellor, Pablo Rosso, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca, Ferran Terraza | Written and Directed by Jaume Balaguero & Paco Plaza
[Rec]2 continues where the original film left off, with a medical officer and Swat team outfitted with video cameras and sent into the sealed off apartment to control the ’situation’. This time round the story not only follows the Swat team, but also a rag-tag group of kids who sneak into the building for a look at just what’s going on… big mistake!
Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza return with the highly anticipated sequel to the well-recieved Rec and what many are calling the Aliens to originals Alien, and you can see why – much like Alien was the more scary film in the franchise, so is Rec. However [Rec]2 takes the lead from Aliens and pumps up the action and nerve-jangling suspense; and that’s not the only parallel. In [Rec]2 the ‘zombies’ (who aren’t actually zombies,...
Stars: Jonathan Mellor, Pablo Rosso, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca, Ferran Terraza | Written and Directed by Jaume Balaguero & Paco Plaza
[Rec]2 continues where the original film left off, with a medical officer and Swat team outfitted with video cameras and sent into the sealed off apartment to control the ’situation’. This time round the story not only follows the Swat team, but also a rag-tag group of kids who sneak into the building for a look at just what’s going on… big mistake!
Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza return with the highly anticipated sequel to the well-recieved Rec and what many are calling the Aliens to originals Alien, and you can see why – much like Alien was the more scary film in the franchise, so is Rec. However [Rec]2 takes the lead from Aliens and pumps up the action and nerve-jangling suspense; and that’s not the only parallel. In [Rec]2 the ‘zombies’ (who aren’t actually zombies,...
- 3/2/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Italian website, Badtaste.it have released five new posters for the second installment of [Rec] which was released back in 2007. It was one of the most intriguing horror / thriller movies that I’d ever seen and I’m looking forward to the sequel.
The 2nd movie begins a matter of hours after the original finished and Empire have given us some more info:
The film picks up mere hours after the end of the original, with a military contingent entering the wasted block of flats.
I’ve put the 5 posters below which you can click to enlarge. [Rec] 2 is directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza and stars Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza and Pablo Rosso. As yet, it doesn’t have a UK release date but the rest of the world either already has it or is getting it soon so watch this space.
The 2nd movie begins a matter of hours after the original finished and Empire have given us some more info:
The film picks up mere hours after the end of the original, with a military contingent entering the wasted block of flats.
I’ve put the 5 posters below which you can click to enlarge. [Rec] 2 is directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza and stars Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza and Pablo Rosso. As yet, it doesn’t have a UK release date but the rest of the world either already has it or is getting it soon so watch this space.
- 12/7/2009
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In Spain, a reporter and her cameraman find themselves trapped in a quarantined apartment complex. They record the events as the government isolates the residents in the building as the virulent virus begins to spread though the residents. Angela Vidal (Manuela Velasco) is the host of a late night show called While You Sleep. She and her cameraman Pablo (Pablo Rosso, who I don.t think is ever seen on camera) search the late night jobs to show you want goes on while you.re in bed. They.re currently profiling a firehouse and the firefighters therein. The evening starts off mundane enough, but soon the station is called in because a woman is screaming behind the locked...
- 7/13/2009
- by Jeff Swindoll
- Monsters and Critics
I’m writing these words with a slightly elevated heart rate, a parting gift from the nightmare fuel that is [Rec]. This Spanish-made film, directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza and released there in 2007, had no formal U.S. theatrical run—thanks to Sony Pictures’ decision to concentrate its energy on the English-language remake Quarantine instead. I’d passed up Quarantine in favor of viewing what I’d heard was the far superior film completely unspoiled, and having seen Sony’s U.S. DVD of [Rec] (coming July 14) at long last, I have only this to say: It’s completely worth the wait. I tend to deem a horror movie as a success if I find myself gnawing on my nails while watching it, but with this doozy, I had to forcibly extract my fingers from my mouth on multiple occasions.
Our leading lady (she’s not heroic enough to be...
Our leading lady (she’s not heroic enough to be...
- 7/1/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Jennifer Morrow)
- Fangoria
[Rec] 2, the sequel to last year’s record-breaking Spanish horror hit, starts filming next Monday, November 10 in Barcelona. The original raked in $27 million worldwide and picked up prizes at all the major European horror festivals, including Sitges, Fantasporto, Brussels and Amsterdam, and inspired the recent U.S. remake Quarantine.
Once again produced by Julio Fernández for Filmax and directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, [Rec 2] kicks off its story a few hours after the events portrayed in its predecessor. The shoot is scheduled to last six weeks, and returning crew members include art director Gemma Fauria, director of photography Pablo Rosso, editor David Gallart (Goya Award winner for the first film) and sound engineers Xavi Mas and Oriol Tarragó; the latter nabbed a Goya for his work on the year’s other Spanish genre blockbuster, The Orphanage. Special makeup FX will once more be handled by David Ambit (pictured, making up...
Once again produced by Julio Fernández for Filmax and directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, [Rec 2] kicks off its story a few hours after the events portrayed in its predecessor. The shoot is scheduled to last six weeks, and returning crew members include art director Gemma Fauria, director of photography Pablo Rosso, editor David Gallart (Goya Award winner for the first film) and sound engineers Xavi Mas and Oriol Tarragó; the latter nabbed a Goya for his work on the year’s other Spanish genre blockbuster, The Orphanage. Special makeup FX will once more be handled by David Ambit (pictured, making up...
- 11/7/2008
- Fangoria
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