It's surprisingly effective given that it really boils down to a lot "screaming people jumping out of dark places" scares. If shaky-cam ruined Cloverfield or the Bournes for you, don't even bother with this, as it gave me problems here and I've never minded it before. The final act throws a lot of strange information at you that kind of clogs up the story, but when the shit hits the fan, the intensity here is unmatched. Strong action, and a very scary experience. Great horror on a small budget.

Not very original, but it really gives some scares. The production is interesting and the main actress, surprisingly good.

Probably not as terrifying as the teasers made you think, REC is still absolutely effective and at times very funny. Even though the all-seeing video camera gimmick is starting to feel tired, the characters are believable and the whole scary proposition is staged rather beautifully. This pretty much works just like a rollercoaster ride, fun and scary but just when you're really enjoying it, it's over all too soon. Still, the final scene is a devilish jewel of an exercise in tension. Good stuff.

[on re-watch] A fresh take on a zombie movies. There are quite a few genuinely scary moments, and all through the night vision scene. However, it isn't so effective upon rewatch. Mostly because the story is simple, and the thrills comes out of unexpected sounds and things jumping into the camera.

it's probably the freakiest and scariest film I have ever seen!!!

This is very well the most terrifying experience I've ever had. ... Saw it in broad daylight and I was still hiding under a blanket. But even besides its power to make you shit your pants it's still worth appreciating on its cinematic values. ... The sometimes very long takes, the sound, and the claustrophobic ending. DAMN!

Captures the chaos and intensity other first-person films like Cloverfield could only attempt.

Very Nice

Fuck dawn of the dead and 28 days, this is now my number one zombie movie. One of the most intense and creepy movies I've ever seen. But if you don't like shaky POV style movies like the Blair Witch Project or Cloverfield, then don't bother watching this movie.

While most prefer the Spanish original, I liked Quarantine better (the US remake) because at times [Rec] had poor camera work and it was difficult to read subtitles while trying to be terrified. Having said that it was still a great film and the acting was very believable. Both [Rec] and Quarantine are very similar and only differ a little here and there, but I think Quarantine mastered some thing just that bit better. Overall a great realistic zombie film.

75 minutes of awesomeness.

Like 28 days later, but trapped in a building. Filmed POV. Creepy!

Very scary zombie movie

goede film. nadeel het is spaansgesproken

The end has to be one of the scariest scenes in cinema I've ever seen.

Pretty well done, and very capturing up to a certain point. And then, the cenario and the scenes look like déjŕ vu. Also, the continuous shoulder-worn camera can easily make seasick.

Kicks the crap out of almost any other horror movies released this decade. Masterfully paced, this film ratchets up the tension from beginning to end. It leaves you feeling drained afterward, in a good way though.

Holy shit!!!

Intense, chaotic and frenetic (though relying largely on jump-scares)

Easily the pinnacle of "found footage" horror films. Some great scares in here.

Ruthlessly efficient, [REC] is more than another throawawy handheld-cam horror movie, it's a refreshingly intense horror breathtakingly taking advantage of its adopted style and situation.

The Best.Its a Spanish language handy-cam style shot movie about a journalist's night out with the local Barcelona fire crew, and its not one of the, but, THE scariest most freak-out sneaky little creepy horror movie I've ever seen with the most minimum of CGI and make-up effects, and by the end of its short 75 minute runtime, I waqs trying to peek away from my large 7 foot projection display because the climax built up to this excruciatingly claustrophobic atmosphere of misery and hopelessness.

Incredible intensity near the end, seriously. The fact that they gave that thing a hammer to carry is just, to me, the weirdest and creepiest detail. Also: fans of the game "Left 4 Dead" can treat this as a prequel story!

One of the best horror movies of all time. Perfectly paced, with a dull beginning that lulls you perfectly into a sense of realism that only proves to heighten the scares later.

Great film - at first it seems like it couldn't possibly be scary, but it builds and builds till the final scene whish is without doubt the scariest thing I've seen in a film! The ending is ludicrous but what can you expect from the genre. All in all a must watch.

Its 28 Days Later meets The Blair Witch Project, which in the end is one hell of a ride with some truly terrifying moments, and my only *handsinfrontoffacepeepingthroughfingers* moment ever.

8/9/9 - A fun, original and genuinely scary addition to the undead canon. The one-camera setting is really well used with all the possibilities taken advantage of while remaining ungimmicky. The pacing is good and suspense and belief are maintained throughout. The only problem is that its hard to care about the characters - another 20 minutes or so, split between the fire station and the building before the attacks would go well. And the music over the end credits is awful.

essentially exactly the same as it's remake (quarantine), i do appreciate the set's a bit more this time. the problem with this movie is that it should have started with that creepy as hell creature in the end, then this could have been scary. the shaky cam in this is more tame, which only makes it more enjoyable.

Im giving this film 99 not because its a great film-film but because its probebly the horror film that has scared me most as an adult and Im not easily scared. The dirty brutality and feeling of hopelesness of 28 days later combined with the handmade style and paranoia of the Blair witch project makes this the ultimate terror.

Pretty involving, and genuinely scary at times.