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[REC]- Spanish handheld footage zombie horror. This does a good job of avoiding the usual problems that most handle/found footage movies have. The initial premise of the TV crew following around the local fire brigade is solid. The acting is fairy natural and the cast feels like a real cast not just a bunch of film school people trying to make a real movie. The camera work is used in a way that actually benefits what's happening. The possession angle is a little odd but it is a Spanish movie and they are super catholic so it doesn't feel shoehorned in. Overall I really enjoyed this and as usual the US remake of this sucked and was totally unnecessary.
[REC]2- This also gets a lot right. The choice to follow the SWAT team that goes in immediately after the events of the first movie is great. The group of annoying teens, not so much but the way they have the two groups meets is well done, showing events from different perspectives etc. They push it quite a bit with the camera work in this one but it doesn't really matter because there's so much crazy shit happening. They also up the ante on the possession/demon virus stuff and while it doesn't always work at least it's original. A well done sequel.
[REC]2- This also gets a lot right. The choice to follow the SWAT team that goes in immediately after the events of the first movie is great. The group of annoying teens, not so much but the way they have the two groups meets is well done, showing events from different perspectives etc. They push it quite a bit with the camera work in this one but it doesn't really matter because there's so much crazy shit happening. They also up the ante on the possession/demon virus stuff and while it doesn't always work at least it's original. A well done sequel.
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