It achieves a level of fear that's rarely experienced in cinema and if watching the film carefully it can be seen how. The acting on show here is also a lot better than Cloverfield and the people all look normal, some are even unattractive.To put it bluntly REC contains some of the most fear inducing and scariest scenes of recent times. He is there to film a documentary and in true cameraman style his instincts take over. It is also evident from the plot and the methods employed that the film is very low budget, but this does not do it any harm, instead it complements the narrative and increases the films appeal.I believe the true quality of the film lies in its ability to cleverly use the history of the genre and the bare minimal of resources to its maximum potential and, unlike Cloverfield, there's little room to doubt the reasons for the cameraman to continue filming and this is like Blair Witch due to the fact it's his job. It's true that the plot is minimal and there are loose ends, but then the vast majority of horror films often suffer from these traits, and sometimes purposefully, but with REC it doesn't make the film any less enjoyable.
It should be noted that clichés aren't always a bad thing and when put to good use can give the audience exactly what they came to see. Granted, if we are subjected to a recent flurry of films all using similar methods then yes, it deserves further scrutiny and what usually surfaces is that greedy studios are exploiting market trends.The film is co-directed by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza and they have clearly dipped into the bucket of clichés with REC, but in doing so they have created something that is both fresh and reinvigorating. It seems strange to me that once a new technique is discovered or employed and put to use regularly, people and critics complain especially when it works. The method that has been employed in REC is, I believe, a method that is now firmly embedded in the medley of cinematic processes that a film-maker may chose to exert. Cloverfield and the forth coming Diary of The Dead. It is the film that I wanted to see when I queued up in the rain, 10 years ago full of hype, anticipation and adolescent excitement.Despite REC being a better film than The Blair Witch Project some critics have attacked it for employing such a tired technique that has been used too much in recent films i.e. Although The Blair Witch Project was a ground breaking film, given its illustrious marketing campaign and widespread fooling of audiences, if the two are to be judged purely on their viewing merits then REC is by far the superior if anything REC is the film that the Blair Witch should have been. Comparatively REC is also a horror, low budget, sticks to a female lead and has an ending that is very similar. Plot and the manner in which the film plays out.
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