[REC] (2007) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

It’s time for a new episode of our Best Foreign Horror Movies video series, and in this one we’re looking back at the 2007 Spanish production [REC] (watch it HERE), directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza. To find out what we had to say about [REC], check out the video embedded above!

Balagueró and Plaza wrote [REC] with Luis A. Berdejo, crafting the following story:

A young TV reporter and her cameraman cover the night shift at the local fire station. Receiving a call from an old lady trapped in her house, they reach her building to hear horrifying screams – which begins a long nightmare and a uniquely dramatic TV report.

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The film stars Manuela Velasco, Ferrán Terraza, Jorge-Yamam Serrano, Pablo Rosso, David Vert, Vicente Gil, Martha Carbonell, Carlos Vicente, Carlos Lasarte, María Lanau, Claudia Silva, Akemi Goto, Chen Min Kao, María Teresa Ortega, Manuel Bronchud, Ben Temple, Ana Velasquez, Daniel Trinh, Marita Borrego, Jana Prats, Víctor Massagué, Javier Coromina, and Javier Botet.

The Best Foreign Horror Movies series is

dedicated to highlighting horror films from outside North America that carry lots of punch, bite, scares and/or stabs! Hop on and enjoy the horror ride around the world.

The [REC] episode of the show was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Gonzalo Lopez, Produced by John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

Are you a fan of [REC]? Let us know your thoughts on this movie by leaving a comment below.

The previous episodes of Best Foreign Horror Movies covered Dario Argento’s Deep Red, Lucio Fulci’s Zombie, Hideo Nakata’s Ringu, Dario Argento’s Sleepless, Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In, Tommy Wirkola’s Dead Snow, Alexandre Aja’s High Tension, Timur Bekmambetov’s Night Watch, Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone, Russel Mulcahy’s Razorback, Takashi Shimizu’s Ju-on: The Grudge, Takashi Miike’s Audition, and Andrzej Zulawski’s Possession. A couple of those episodes can be seen below. To see more, head over to the JoBlo Horror Originals YouTube channel – and subscribe to the channel while you’re there!