I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

In terms of style, this sequel to Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza's 2007 horror hit Rec is more of the same, with shaky POV camera-work, shadowy night vision scenes, and numerous mechanical jump scares, with just a touch of first-person shooter about it. However, I did enjoy this one marginally more than its predecessor thanks to a supernatural plot development that stops it from being just another predictable found-footage zombie/infected movie.In Rec², which continues where the first film left off, a heavily armed SWAT team enters the quarantined apartment building, accompanied by Ministry of Health representative Dr. Owen (Jonathan D. Mellor), in order to assess the situation. Once inside, it soon becomes apparent that Owen knows a lot more than he is letting on, and, when confronted by the soldiers, he spills the beans: he is a priest employed by the Vatican, and the outbreak is, in fact, a case of demonic possession spread through bodily fluids. His mission is to try and locate a blood sample taken from the girl who was first possessed in order to create an antidote.The first half of the film is told via the use of micro cameras mounted on the SWAT team's helmets, but halfway through, the action is replayed from the perspective of a group of teenagers who sneak into the building for a thrill. The introduction of Ángela (Manuela Velasco), the reporter from the original movie, allows for a further twist before the inevitable downbeat ending. Balagueró and Plaza keep the pace suitably frenetic and deliver some solid shocks and a few decent moments of splatter along the way (shotgun blasts to the head making quite the mess). They even throw in a bold sequence in which demonic 'doorways' are only visible through the use of night vision goggles (OK, OK, it didn't make a lot of sense, but I like the fact that they tried).Overall, not a vast improvement over the original, but still a move in the right direction. I'm interested to see where they take the franchise in REC³: Genesis.6.5/10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.

Well, I just saw this movie with my girlfriend and there are few things which caught my eye and which I really like.SpoilersI wouldn't call this a zombie-type movie but a demonic possession type of movie which we learn from this movie. And what I like about it is that it isn't a type of house in nowhere which contains a happy family and one member is possessed but this movie is placed in an apartment building in the middle of the city with demons in it. Unique in my opinion.I like the parallel storytelling from the teens and the SWAT team. And while I'm at it. I'm not sure what happened to the two teens which got locked in a room. As I saw, only one got possessed. I suppose they also got infected. Anyways, one of the best movies alongside REC and would recommend it to everyone.

For this second installment of the REC series, we follow a four-man SWAT team that have been called in to handle the events inside the ill-fated apartment building from the first movie. Along with a doctor from Spain's version of the CDC, they have to try and get a blood sample from the person who started the whole episode so they can work on an antidote. However, things don't go as planned and the SWAT team find themselves fighting for their own lives.REC 2 is actually, thankfully, better than Quarantine 2 and I think mainly that's because REC 2 at least follows up and actually works alongside the first. Quarantine 2 doesn't have anything to do with it's predecessor - it's just a crappy stand-alone sequel. REC 2 isn't as good as REC but it's not too far off it. This one is actually darker and a bit more disturbing & violent than the first, so be prepared for a more intense movie.The sound effects for the infected people (like the first film) - especially for a young girl - very much add to the visuals which creeps you out more. Also, the way everything is shot from helmet cams attached to each member of the SWAT team works nicely. It's like looking through the eyes of that person, and that brings about it's own unnerving atmosphere as it's like you are right there with that team member. This creates a good few uneasy, creepy moments...especially when a camera goes to night-vision.As mentioned above, REC 2 actually takes place during and after the events of the first film, and it combines pretty well, so if you were to watch REC and then go straight onto REC 2 it is pretty much like watching one almost 3-hour long movie.REC 2 is a pretty enjoyable movie, and while it has more of a zombie feel to it rather than supernatural, it's still definitely worth watching, unlike Quarantine 2.

Barcelona apartments are great.Stodgy sequel, only heats up in the last quarter - like the first film.I spent the first half wondering if this was the return of Spanish fascism, with a priest and militarised police as the self-important heroes.It got more interesting when the kids entered through the tunnel, and I got really interested when the babe reporter from the first film turned up with the night vision.Again way too much jumpy camera, and way too much repetition of a single word in the dialogue. This time is was Vamos!Overall this doesn't take me any further than the first episode. And the punk song on the end credits is lame.