I really, really enjoyed this. It makes me want to check out the original, [Rec].

And I'll say it, since they're the same concept-wise. This is better than the overrated, boring Cloverfield. Once the action began, it was pretty violent throughout, unlike Cloverfield's patches of voilence.


out of

Cloverfield was much better than this.

Anyways, I liked it, but I didn't think it was amazing. I loved Jennifer Carpenter at the start of it but by the end she started driving me insane because of how annoying she was. The atmosphere was great, the direction was solid - but it didn't do it for me in terms of scares. I wasn't on the edge of my seat at all and while a few sequences made me jump, I didn't leave the theater chilled to the bone like I did with Cloverfield. Anyways, a decent horror entry and definitely worth seeing, but there's something missing from it that keeps it from being great. B

This was decent, but it goes seriously off the rails in the third act. It's never at all scary, nor particularly exciting. Cloverfield was much better.

In all honesty, I'm seriously doubting the credibility of folks saying this movie didn't scare them. Did you all see REC first or something? Cause I like to think of myself as a seasoned horror vet who doesn't scare easily - if at all - and this movie scared the fucking crap out of me. And I'm not even talking knee-jerk cheap jump scares... I'm talking cowering in my seat waiting for the movie to end cause I'm not sure I can handle it anymore scared.

I realize I'm degenerating into Peter Travers-type drivel, but this is one seriously fucked up ride of a movie. I think it's the best executed of its type (reality-based hand held camera) so far.

The same thing happened to you during The Grudge, I recall -- another movie that I was completely unaffected by. Maybe you just had a great crowd or theater system?

No, I haven't seen REC. However, this film essentially boils down to a slasher movie. Stupid characters go upstairs, duck into apartments, and get attacked by the zombies rabies victims. Eventually, the three characters we've been following the whole time are the last ones up, and we end in the most predictable way possible (even if it hadn't been spoiled in every single bit of advertising).

The government stuff was more disturbing than anything with the "zombies." And the last ten minutes in the attic are god-awful. It's not scary because there's no end-game here -- they're in an enclosed room, so even if they dodge underwear man, he's eventually going to find them. And I would be very happy if the convenient newspaper clippings that explain everything cliché would go away.

I will say that between this and Cloverfield (and hopefully Diary of the Dead, which I'll watch for the first time in an hour), I like the fact that the first-person subgenre forces filmmakers to spend time establishing their characters. I liked the troupe here -- the acting was very good -- I just wish they were in a better, less predictable movie.

First, I'm not a fan of put the video camera in the paint shaker style of video-making thats becoming more popular as of late. The lame gimmick didn't work for Blair Witch or Cloverfield so why on earth they thought it would work here is beyond me. It only further highlighted the lack of effort they put into developing a decent script or finding partially talented actors. Second, this wasn't a horror film and was about as suspenseful as watching paint dry or grass grow. I along with the rest of the audience laughed loudly and disapprovingly at each so-called attempt to scare us. And the cause of the quarantine being rabies was beyond laughable. Quarantine is just another in a long line of lazy inept made for TV movies masquerading as a legitimate theatrical release.

Grade D

I didn't find it that scary. Some of it was creepy, yes, but the only effective scares were in the last 20 minutes or so.

And the way you felt about this film is the same way I felt about The Strangers.

I enjoyed it, much to my surprise. It's filled with fun jumps and clever gross out routines and it doesn't overstay its welcome. And those last 10-15 minutes were, indeed, shit-your-pants terrifying.

Fuck, man, that fourth floor.

I'm not a film elitist. I just expect films to live up to what they advertise. If they claim to be a horror film then I want them to scare me or at least gross me out. When I along with a large portion of the audience laugh at the scary parts then the producers failed to deliver on what they advertised. If you noticed I don't tell others not to see a particular film, unless its one by the guys who brought you Epic/Disaster Movie, I simply provide my opinion on the film and let others decide for themselves. I've also tried to stay away from films that i know I'll dislike. You wont be hearing my thoughts on cinematic gems such as BHC or HSM3.
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I'm fairly young, 18, and I still laugh when I see the TV ads. The first time I saw it I really thought it was a black comedy.

i still really want to see this movie because the one of the only members i actually trust, yoshue, said he liked it.

and i think mr pink is ridiculous lol

I loved [REC]. Manuela Velasco is fantastic as Angela, not annoying at all.This looks like a carbon copy of it.

First off thank you for assuming I have friends but there were also random strangers in the audience laughing as well. I still get scared by horror films just not from the majority of the so called horror films released today. The last fairly recent horror film that scared me was the Decent http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435625/ and before that it was probably Ôdishon (the Audition). I may be getting old but I'm still able to enjoy a good horror film and in my opinion Quarantine wasn't a good horror film.

Mr. Pink's right guys. This film was complete shit. I wrote a long review at Filmgasm but don't feel like it here. Anyways like I said... horrific.


D

It wasn't that scary, and it is predictable, but I really enjoyed it. It does keep you on the edge of your seat throughout and it never has a slow point.

***

Poorly-paced and horribly acted, especially by Carpenter at the end.

A great October treat! Atmospheric, brutal, claustrophobic, intense. Jennifer Carpenter gives a very convincing lead performance.

A

Is there anyone here who has seen [REC] and likes this remake?

I thought it was kind of poop. Just a typical horror film with horribly acted characters who make retarded decisions. Jennifer Carpenter was fucking terrible.

Hey, we've seen the superhuman strength of the victims under this disease, it'd totally be a good idea to go after the little girl and try and give her a shot. (on that note too, how come it took a couple days for her rabies to kick in? I thought it took minutes) We already know these people were able of breaking glass, let's assume a door with glass panels will hold them back and then unassumingly lean against it for an entire scene. We're trying to get the fuck out of this building, why not dig through this cult freak's apartment, we have the time, really! Hey, the attic dropped open... let's take a look inside!

I love the idea of the handheld "realism" trend being pushed by this and Cloverfield, but the effect is lost when the characters cease to be believable as real people. In Cloverfield they were legitimate... in this they were typical horror caricatures. When you don't care as much about the people and ultimately when you know what's going to happen, the interest isn't as high. I also think the handheld thing was used much more as a gimmick here. I mean again I like the idea, but I don't think it added anything to the movie, it was as if he shot the movie in regular style just with a shittier camera. Cloverfield's editing was fantastic and it actually used the handheld bit for its themes, such as the entire of idea of "last words"... here the movie didn't need it at all. That's not to say some moments didn't work... some of the bloodying worked and I loved the last scene, but as a whole, yeah, i wasn't too impressed.

2/5

You write impressively coherent reviews while drunk.

I call bullshit.

Ah I'm such a spelling nazi I don't mistakes even when I'm drunk... I was able to finish off my NBA Power Ranking somewhat legibly last night too. Let's face it, if I was bullshitting y'all, I probably would've trhonw ni acdhaklple of tshese. And what kind of college student would I be if I was sober on a Friday night.