Quarantine

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John C There are two ways of looking at ‘Quarantine.’ The first is that it’s actually the (Hollywood) remake of Spanish classic horror film ‘REC.’ If you’ve already seen REC then you probably don’t need to see the remake. It doesn’t bring anything new to the story and is – almost – a shot for shot remake, albeit in English without the subtitles. However, if you can’t be bothered watching the Spanish film with English subtitles (and you’re also a bit of a horror/zombie fan) then you may appreciate 'Quarantine.' It’s one of those ‘found footage’ films. This basically means that it’s shot from point-of-view at all times, as we follow a reporter ('Dexter’s' Jennifer Carpenter) as she reports on a fire crew who have been called in to investigate a building late at night. Of course things go horribly wrong when the Government seal off the premises, trapping those left inside with a horde of ravenous zombies. The zombies are the ‘modern’ type – no George Romero ‘shufflers’ here. Instead, we have the type who run at you while screaming into the camera and doing their best to bite your head off. It’s worth making mention of the film’s set. It was a purpose-built apartment complex, made specially for the film. Therefore the cast can run pretty much where they like and you get a good sense of their claustrophobic environment. Plus, having a decent leading actress helps elevate 'Quarantine' over the dozens of run-of-the-mill zombie/B-movies out there. With so many undead movies out there, it’s difficult to get that excited over 'Quarantine.' However, if you’re not (also) totally sick of ‘found footage’ movies, haven’t seen 'REC' and feel like sitting through quite an intense little offering, then you might like to give this one a go. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/01/24 Full Review Lucas t Not as scary as [●REC], the acting isn't as good either. 6/10. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Chris P (DVD, 7/13/24, Horror, Mystery/Thriller) Quick shot: A reporter and her cameraman are doing a story on night-shift firefighters for reality tv. All is quiet until they get a call...A nice entry into the hand-held camera (a.k.a. "shakycam") subgenre of horror. The pacing is very good, lots of effective jump scares, a tsunami of panic, a splash of gore and a wonderfully committed performance by Jennifer Carpenter, of Dexter fame, make this a film more than worth 90 minutes of your time. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/24 Full Review Mei Have we tired of the same antics every time a movie about moving dead bodies is on? This movie feel like it brought back all the worse things: a uselessly loud and forever in panic mode main character who will pull every leg available who you wish she is the first to go; a plot which you can understand even without concentration - cause how little there is; everything happens in the dark because it's found-tape. After watching, the only thing that is left of me is heachache from the main character constant screaming and heavy breathing. An hour wasted. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/21/23 Full Review Audience Member 15 years later and this is still a very good found footage horror flick by director John Erick Dowdle It’s actually a remake of a Spanish film with essentially the same premise Jennifer Carpenter stars as news reporter Angela Vidal doing a story on the city’s fire department in Los Angeles A reality tv program it starts out then they het a distress call Angela and the fire fighters respond to it hoping to get something juicy but when they arrive at an apartment residence the real horror begins when they discover one of them is infected with a deadly virus; the victims become somewhat rabid and savage losing all human instincts except to feed and kill Angela and the others are then locked in the building by the CDC even warned to not escape lest they face being shot on sight The film is intense as it breezes by in under 89 min full of scares, jolts, blood, and decent thrills The handheld camera movement serves it very well making you feel like you’re trapped with these people The movie if you think about it is actually way more disturbing given the pandemic we’ve just been through; getting attacked by something unknown and seeing the results of it unfold Anyone of us can be off put by chaos ensuing, not knowing what to do, and having to face harsh intervention by our own government People need to see the truth, how much is being covered up by the authorities, is quarantining people off the safest route or more dangerous having us turn on each other? Probably the most scary thing is the government coming in promising to help you but in reality they’re trying to kill you to contain this virus Good acting, strong atmosphere, and some good frights make this found footage flick a scary experience by Dowdle The only complaint i had was the ending; they give some backstory via newspaper articles but none of it is thoroughly explored It just cuts to the credits so quick without any resolution Yet you can feel that modern post 9/11 domestic terror being metaphorical and a literal genocidal rat race to make it out alive Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/11/23 Full Review Marlo A This one was awesome! Not as good as the original REC but the remake was still a blast! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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