That took me out of the movie and gave me a “Yeah, right…” moment. I didn’t buy the fact that the teenagers went into the building purely for kicks. Also, why is demonic possession passed on like a virus? That’s weird. I’ve never heard of the idea of a single demon possessing multiple people at the same time. The mythology of demonic possession in this movie has some new attributes which leaves viewers confused. I agree with most people that REC was phenomenal and REC 2 was just a class below that. The scares and attacks from the infected ones are just as heart-pumping as the original as is the grittyness of the dialogue and debates that go on. This allowed me to appreciate the film much more. This change of direction/mythology was the cause of my initial disappointment.Īfter two days I decided to give it another chance but this time understanding and accepting that this is a religious, God vs. Of course once he ‘tests’ the blood and it catches fire then I realized that I’m not watching a zombie movie but an exorcist type of movie. Then he revealed that he was a priest so I thought again that this guy has no idea what he’s dealing with. As I watched REC 2 for the first time though I was also watching it with my own understanding of the original (soon to be realized as a misunderstanding) so when the ‘Health Minister’ starts busting out his rosary and prayers I started to get confused.
#Rec 2 movie review series
So i decided to catch up and expected to watch a series of zombie movies and REC did not disappoint that expectation. Now, I should preface that I actually stumbled upon the REC series because I happened to watch a trailer for REC 3 and saw it as a zombie movie. However, a sequel was made and it reveals or continues the revelation that these people aren’t infected in the true sense of the word but rather they are all possessed by a demon. As most of us know most horror movies end similarly in the sense that they leave you guessing as to what happened and REC was no different, therefore, that was my guess. So when the decision was made by the Vatican to kill her instead, since exorcism was fruitless, it was just too late and the infection spread. They had focused their attention on trying to exorcise a girl who was infected with a disease and not actually possessed by a demon. I was thinking that these people were truly infected with a virus and the original people who were dealing with it had completely mishandled it and thus the infection spread.
After watching REC, I took the ending as the man who was doing his research in the penthouse along with the Vatican had been completely wrong about what they were dealing with.
It showed me that I interpreted the ending of REC incorrectly. I think because of the change in direction… or let me say the change in mythology to be more precise. It actually took me three or four viewings to realize that in the Final Act we are back through the lens of Pablo’s original camera since Angela was seen holding it when she first appears as the teenagers’ camera battery dies at the end of Act 2 and the SWAT teams’ main camera breaks at the end of Act 1.Īfter watching REC 2 the first time I have to admit I was disappointed. So even though we see the viewpoints of the other SWAT members we see it from the Picture-in-Picture feature of the main camera which allows for some very intense action scenes. In Act Two we are seeing the viewpoint through the lens of a group of three teenagers’ camera. This camera also connects wirelessly with the helmet cameras of each SWAT member which becomes integral throughout the movie. It actually took me about three or four viewings to recognize that. This is why the main camera man doesn’t hold a gun in his hands throughout the movie. The SWAT team has cameras on their helmets while the main camera we see through in Act One of this movie is a large video camera being held by one of the four members of the SWAT team. Unlike the original, this movie is seen through the lens of three different cameras each one carrying us through three different acts. Seeing them get ready really gets you pumped up because you know what they are up against even though they don’t and you know what they are armed with will get the job done right. This time, instead of a news crew, we are mainly following a SWAT team.
#Rec 2 movie review full
That intense ride of REC continues full speed here. I loved that REC 2 starts right where REC ended. READ ONLY AFTER WATCHING REC AND REC 2…*** I intend to go back to it but I already had this review ready to go so I decided to post it ahead of my review for the original REC. First off, I recognize I never actually reviewed the original REC even though I already compared it with Quarantine and now I have this review posted.
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