REC vs Quarantine - Original vs Remake
We're looking at REC vs Quarantine this week. What's the difference between the original vs remake, and which is better?
SPOILER ALERT - there will be plot elements related to the endings for both movies.
If you haven't seen them, go watch them now. Where to watch online (current as of 03/31/20) -
REC - https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/d...
Pt 1 - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15...
Pt 2 - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15...
Quarantine - https://www.crackle.com/watch/1032/24...
Great commentary by Ryan Hollinger on why REC horror works so well -
• The Terrifying Genius of [REC]
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"Show notes":
0:00:40 - “life imitating art”
0:01:32 - why watch horror in times like this
https://www.commentarymagazine.com/ar...
0:03:10 - what happens when the surreal becomes real -
e.g. Tobias from Fear the Walking Dead
0:04:32 - in survival situations moving from paralyzing fear to action
0:05:32 - when does humanity break down - Monsters on Mulberry St
0:06:40 - basic story of REC where those trapped inside building argue with each other
reverse siege where they are trying to escape
0:08:04 - REC is convincing as found footage / yet manages to work well as a action-packed movie
0:11:08 - differences between original and remake such as lighting
0:12:40 - downres’d for found footage feel / twist from biohazard to religious theme
0:14:32 - comparison to JJ Abrams’ Cloverfield / contemporary video game feel
0:15:42 - how found footage brings you into stories but has lost ground to videos
0:16:24 - why gaming now make us part of action
0:18:02 - realism of horror in VR games / where we will go in the future
0:19:08 - claustrophobic feel of REC is like a game
0:19:48 - us vs them like The Thing, I Am Legend
0:20:40 - Ring series; subverting expectations of what to frightens us
0:22:06 - how the Black Plague created fear of foreigners
0:24:06 ** short break **
0:24:44 - how current crisis may push countries towards more isolation like Brexit
0:25:56 - or will we realize that this is a global economy and we need to work more closely together
0:28:08 - why did South Korea do much better than US in managing current crisis
0:28:36 - how Quarantine compares as a remake to the original REC
0:30:32 - what we thought of Jennifer Carpenter’s performance and how it compared to her role in the Dexter series
0:31:30 - how showing cameraman (Steve Harris from The Practice) affected realism of remake
0:32:16 - Joey King as daughter in early role in Quarantine
other actors went on to future success as well - Bernard White in Silicon Valley, Jake Hernandez in Suicide Squad
0:33:12 - unlike original REC, remake Quarantine focused on rabies story
0:34:24 - showing more of change / transformation in remake
0:35:16 - which version had little girl doing better job
0:37:40 - what Quarantine missed as remake vs original REC
0:40:18 - coming up: The Crazies and Lone Wolf & Cub