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Scream Factory's new four film set of the Rec series is a major release, long in coming, since it was released back in 2008 or thereabouts as a DVD.
For full disclosure, I had never heard of this series, until I mentioned it to my son, who informed me that it was major, and he requested that after reviewing, I pass it along. He wanted it.
And after viewing the first film in the series, I now understand why.
While not a genre that falls neatly into my continuous purview, this one works, and I'm pleased that I took the time to view it.
The film is not precisely in the "found footage" arena, as it isn't.
Directed by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza, it follows a young broadcast journalist, doing an obviously boring fluff piece for a local Spanish TV channel - the series is Spanish produced, with crisp clear, English sub-titles - that goes totally wrong.
The "gimmick" here, for lack of a better term, is that the journalist's TV cameraman is recording the goings-on, with the actual DP, Pablo Rosso, acting as the TV cameraman. An interesting concept.
The series parented an American film, which apparently did not live up to the original.
There is however, a problem with the boxed set. It is not inexpensive at $60, and I have a feeling that with the disparate quality of the first with the following three, that some collectors will desire to own Rec 1, and not the others. If possible I'd love to see Scream release the first film in the series, as a separate entity.
The first film, which was shot digitally and finished as a 2k DI, has a superb presentation.
A film that I somehow overlooked, I suggest that others do not make the same error.
Image - 5
Audio - 5 (DTS-HA MA 5.1)
Pass / Fail - Pass
Upgrade from DVD - Absolutely
Highly Recommended to horror fans
RAH
For full disclosure, I had never heard of this series, until I mentioned it to my son, who informed me that it was major, and he requested that after reviewing, I pass it along. He wanted it.
And after viewing the first film in the series, I now understand why.
While not a genre that falls neatly into my continuous purview, this one works, and I'm pleased that I took the time to view it.
The film is not precisely in the "found footage" arena, as it isn't.
Directed by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza, it follows a young broadcast journalist, doing an obviously boring fluff piece for a local Spanish TV channel - the series is Spanish produced, with crisp clear, English sub-titles - that goes totally wrong.
The "gimmick" here, for lack of a better term, is that the journalist's TV cameraman is recording the goings-on, with the actual DP, Pablo Rosso, acting as the TV cameraman. An interesting concept.
The series parented an American film, which apparently did not live up to the original.
There is however, a problem with the boxed set. It is not inexpensive at $60, and I have a feeling that with the disparate quality of the first with the following three, that some collectors will desire to own Rec 1, and not the others. If possible I'd love to see Scream release the first film in the series, as a separate entity.
The first film, which was shot digitally and finished as a 2k DI, has a superb presentation.
A film that I somehow overlooked, I suggest that others do not make the same error.
Image - 5
Audio - 5 (DTS-HA MA 5.1)
Pass / Fail - Pass
Upgrade from DVD - Absolutely
Highly Recommended to horror fans
RAH