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The original [REC] is one of the great recent entries into the zombie canon, a huge success in its homeland that has left audiences eagerly awaiting the inevitable sequel. And the inevitable has now arrived, the film rolling out at festivals around the globe and about to make a stop here in Toronto. Here's how programmers there describe it:
[REC] is told through a reporter's camera as she accompanies firefighters on a routine call and ends up trapped with them in an apartment building infected with a ferocious virus. Sealed in and desperate, they trace the contagion to the attic, discovering abandoned research on demonic possession. Needless to say, [REC] didn't have a happy ending.
While infectious demonic possession was itself a disturbing premise, the live-television aesthetic of [REC] gave it a level of realism that translated into palpable fear - it was not just a film to be seen, but to be experienced.
Now the duo returns with [REC] 2, which leaps right back into the action as a medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed-off apartment to control the situation.
By using the flipped perspective of the camera-equipped troops, Balagueró and Plaza have designed a shocker meticulously calculated to set your nerves on edge. [REC] 2 is Aliens to Alien, a sequel that ramps up the action but does not defile the spirit of its predecessor. Balagueró and Plaza have proved themselves exciting additions to the gory canon of Euro-horror masters, and they can't wait to drag the Midnight Madness audience into the darkness, screaming at the top of their lungs.
We've posted earlier teasers for this one but the final trailer is now upon us. Yes please.
Hmmm... Peter van der Lugt saw this in Venice yesterday, can't wait to hear what he thought of it!
I just watched REC last night thought it was not bad, but this could be a lot better or even worse. I'll see it!
I'm dying to hear someone's reaction to this. The "Aliens to REC's Alien" analogy is a pretty mouth-watering tease.