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Old 12-08-08, 10:26 AM
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Quarantine (2/17/09)

Terror spreads faster than the virus that holds a town hostage in this timely chiller. Television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units. Unbeknownst to them, a woman living in the building has contracted a rare strain of rabies. After a few of the residents are viciously attacked, they try to escape with the news crew in tow, only to find that the CDC has quarantined the building. Phones, internet, televisions and cell phone access have been cut-off, and officials are not relaying information to those locked inside. No details. No witnesses. No evidence. Until now. Special Features include deleted scenes, audio commentary, behind-the-scenes featurettes and much, much more!
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Forgot all about this movie. I will be getting the DVD or Blu-ray (if available).
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any word on a US release of [REC]?
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I saw [REC] first and still really liked this movie.
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Cool...I wanted to catch this theatrically but it never worked out.
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I saw this in the theater and was surprised how much I liked it. I guess i'm just a sucker for these types of movies. I'll pick this up on release date.
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Originally Posted by Dean Kousoulas
I saw this in the theater and was surprised how much I liked it. I guess i'm just a sucker for these types of movies. I'll pick this up on release date.
Same here, although [rec] was much much better.
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I didn't get to catch this during it's theatrical run. I still need to watch [REC], I've had it for a little while, maybe I'll watch it here in a couple of days.
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What is rec?

I heard the original version was incredible. How does this compare?
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[Rec] is the original.

I saw the commercials for this on TV & thought "eh." On a whim I caught it in the theater and it was indeed an unexpected treat. Towards the end it did feel a little forced -- almost like a haunted house where you have to go down the designated path -- but it does speak volumes by the fact that I was emotionally invested enough to feel like I should have a choice on which way to go!

I cannot wait for the DVD and am eagerly wanting to see the original (though from what I have heard, "Quarantine" has a better explanation).
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Originally Posted by nodeerforamonth
What is rec?

I heard the original version was incredible. How does this compare?
[Rec] is the Spanish original, and is much better than Quarantine, imo and many people's apparently. Quarantine isn't awful, but just doesn't quite have the power of the original.
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Manuela Velasco is much more bangable than Jennifer Carpenter. At least in my eyes.
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Originally Posted by Abob Teff
[Rec] is the original.

I saw the commercials for this on TV & thought "eh." On a whim I caught it in the theater and it was indeed an unexpected treat. Towards the end it did feel a little forced -- almost like a haunted house where you have to go down the designated path -- but it does speak volumes by the fact that I was emotionally invested enough to feel like I should have a choice on which way to go!

I cannot wait for the DVD and am eagerly wanting to see the original (though from what I have heard, "Quarantine" has a better explanation).
well it becomes very clear what and how the events occured very early on. [REC] keeps the suspense nearly throughout the entire film.
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I liked both versions of the film and will be buying both. Hope REC comes out the same time.
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More info on extras:
Extras will include commentary with Writer/Director John Erick Dowdle and Writer/Producer Drew Dowdle, and 3 featurettes (Locked In: The Making-of Quarantine, Anatomy of a Stunt, Dressing the Infected: Make-Up Design)
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I really liked this one. Need to check out [REC]. Hopefully it follows on the heals of this release so I can just netflix it. (Or is [REC] in netflix?)

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I just checked amazon...and I guess there's no Region 1 of [REC]? I'd like to see that, mostly because I'm also a Spanish speaker and rarely see good genre flicks ported over here. It's not a big deal that I need them but when available it's cool. Trust me, all the genre stuff that I remember growing up with as horrid material...good god, I remember seeing a take on a Mexican Terminator.....it even a punk gang cut a man's nose with with gardening scissors. Any news if we will get it?
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Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC
I just checked amazon...and I guess there's no Region 1 of [REC]? I'd like to see that, mostly because I'm also a Spanish speaker and rarely see good genre flicks ported over here. It's not a big deal that I need them but when available it's cool. Trust me, all the genre stuff that I remember growing up with as horrid material...good god, I remember seeing a take on a Mexican Terminator.....it even a punk gang cut a man's nose with with gardening scissors. Any news if we will get it?
Check out "6 Films To Keep You Awake" if you haven't yet. A great series of Spanish language horror movies in one package. More like The Orphanage and The Devil's Backbone than [REC], though.
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Originally Posted by Giles
well it becomes very clear what and how the events occured very early on. [REC] keeps the suspense nearly throughout the entire film.
I haven't seen [REC] but my understanding is that it has a
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supernatural
explanation whereas Quarantine has a more
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dare I say, realistic? Or at least plausible
explanation.

It's debatable whether it is tipped too early in the movie ... looking back it is very easy to see the "hints" ... I suppose it is easier to say this since the final act loses a lot of the emotional momentum and tries to rely on simple jumps & bumps.
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Originally Posted by riotinmyskull
any word on a US release of [REC]?
While not officially a US release (it's actually from Singapore) DiabolikDVD has a US friendly version for $15. It's NTSC and region-free.
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Originally Posted by LickTheABCs
While not officially a US release (it's actually from Singapore) DiabolikDVD has a US friendly version for $15. It's NTSC and region-free.
[REC] seems like "The Descent" in an apt. bldg. is it as good, better?
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[Rec] has been on my to buy list for a few months now. I always wind up spending the money on Blus or Godzilla (Toho) DVDs instead lol. I'd really like to see it before Quarantine, which I'll probably get as well, because I've heard [Rec] is much, MUCH better/scarier.
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Re: Quarantine (2/17/09)

One of the best horror movies to come out in 2008,I'm gonna get this for sure.
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Re: Quarantine (2/17/09)

Originally Posted by riotinmyskull
any word on a US release of [REC]?
It's being released on r1 DVD on 1-27-2009 in Canada from Séville Pictures.
Well it's not a U.S. release but it's close enough....

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