REC - The Critics' Word
Something evil this way comes. It's already proved a horror sensation from Marbella to Madrid. Now British audiences get the chance to flee the auditorium screaming as Spanish zombie thriller REC hits UK cinemas.
The simple tale of a Barcelona fire crew coming up against something unspeakable in an apartment block has already set cyberspace buzzing with anticipation.
We had a quick look what the web's frightmeisters have been saying...Spanish horror sensation REC has arrived on British shores...and the press has been blazing about the movie that crosses Fireman Sam with Night of the Living Dead:
"It's a pelting verite nightmare," claims James Christopher, chief movie reviewer at The Times. "The jumpy moments will make you scream."
Online, The Film Fiend raves: "It's a stunning genre achievement - a true, no-holds-barred successor to Man Bites Dog and The Blair Witch Project.
Over at Cinema Crazed, William Garcia admitted: "I was actually checking under the bed after I watched this. There are moments which hit you like a hammer. One of the best movies I have seen - this is a film that not only lives up to any hype but actually surpasses it."
"By the time the end credits rolled, I found myself white-knuckled and gripping my seat from pure exhaustion," gasped Andrew Kasch at Dreadcentral.com. "The final few minutes of this film are terrifying beyond words."
It also seems the Box Office Prophets won't be getting much sleep.
"We are all SICK of zombie films," they said. "but REC is something much more and much better. Best of all, it doesn't really explain everything that's happened in the film, and, it's so scary it will leave you squirming in your seat."
Reelist rated it "probably the best zombie movie in quite a while" and The Dreamin's Demon promised "an ending that will be hard for viewers to forget. It succeeds by expertly building tension in a manner that...explodes with several very intense scares..."
Upcominghorrormovies.com gave it the thumbs up: "It's an entertaining watch...with a chilling climax. Check this one out whenever you get a chance."
