The Terrifying Genius of [REC]

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This show celebrates Ryan's love for film, games, art and entertainment through personal retrospective analysis that aims to explore what made them so good.
0:00 - The Horror of [REC]
11:38 - Let's Talk About THAT Ending
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[@RyanHollinger]

*Thank you so much for watching! ... Just one more video before I take a break for a few weeks.* Any requests, fire them down below!

[@ally-20]

The lodge 💞

[@boobootittleman7299]

I’d love to see a video on Mike Flanagan’s ‘Doctor Sleep’.

[@portal4ever257]

Noroi the curse or terrified, both on shudder

[@scpdatabase969]

The downfall of Paranormal Activity from a cultural icon (explosive profits off the first 2 movies) to B-tier shlock. Maybe an analysis of what made the first ones successful and popular vs why the following ones progressively were more garbage

[@markrogers6601]

@@boobootittleman7299 I second this. Its less of a psychological horror but more of a dark fairy tale (like near dark, pan's labyrinth and the lost boys to name a few) yet it still continues the story. Its really good. Would like to see your take on it, Ryan.

[@InAmOrAtA1983]

A defense of the "why are you still recording when your life is in danger" question- I recently watched a film called The Bridge about suicides on the Golden Gate Bridge. Warning- it's an incredibly painful film, and has video of actual suicides. There's an interview with a photographer who tells a story where he is taking pictures and photographs a woman climbing over the railing. He then continues to photograph her as she prepares to jump just feet from him. He says that looking through the camera had a way of removing him from the moment, making it seem unreal. He actually had to pull his mind back into reality, and he manages to grab the woman and bring her back over the rail. I'm sure for a lot of people, sometimes the camera lens becomes a type of barrier between them and what's happening right in front of them.

[@ManubibiWalsh]

That’s exactly what is mentioned in Blair Witch Project - at some point Josh asks Heather why she’s so obsessed with recording everything and then he goes “I get it now, if you look at it through a lens it seems less real”. I also experience the disconnect between realty and recording a lot whenever I take pictures or take a video. It could be a really brilliant concept to eviscerate in a found footage horror.

[@creed8712]

I’ve heard this idea carried in a number of mediums. Dceased for example has Jimmy Olsen echo this as does a zombie movie I can’t recall the name of that’s taken through photographs of the event and a similar sense of the photographers being not part of what’s going on is stated

[@mattgilbert7347]

I love the way Lynch subverted that in Lost Highway. Fred likes to "remember things my own way...not necessarily how they actually happened". The VHS camera footage intrudes like an emissary of cold, hard, terrible truths.

[@edboy5418]

That seems like a defense mechanism that the brain does to help cope with when something unimaginable is infront of the person holding the camera. It helps in tricking their mind disconnect from an awful event occurring to them making them feel like a viewer in a horror film when in reality they're the victim of the monster.

[@insomniacspillowfortarmy5776]

Yeah and now so many people will witness something bad happen in public with others around. Say someone getting beaten where one is clearly innocent and people now just start recording rather then helping or getting help. Like they're some cut throat journalist or something. Technology has effected us in so many ways like how we behave in a way that it's changed us and how we react. And technology like today isn't a old thing so we'll see how it's changing us as people and a society years on compared to how people were like 30 years before I also saw that film because my mom saw San Francisco where she's from and that it was real but we found out in the beginning after whatever minutes it's a very uh unique concept and film. Watched the whole thing. It gave me a really odd and creepy feeling. I heard the guy got in some sort of legal issues with the fact he put the cameras in such locations to film it all and think for a year? Idk if he got in trouble or fines, Im guessing the city officials didn't want like such type of bad and sad press and so tried getting it to not be released.

[@animeotaku307]

Best part about Pablo? He puts the camera down and helps Angela when it’s needed! How many characters with cameras do that?

[@zizzypop9295]

F for Pablo

[@R4WRY_Creepy_Claws]

Pablo deserved much more ngl

[@boi__7898]

even in clover field when he filmed himself getting eaten lmaoo

[@FerBaide]

@@boi__7898 what? He didn’t film himself getting eaten, the camera fell and it shows him getting eaten from where it landed

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

(Arnold voice) _Put ze camera down, ARGH!_

[@leonardoestradavega2662]

The virgin mainstream movie reviewer: "found footage" The Chad Ryan: "FIND FOOTAGE"

[@brakistroier]

Well, first you gotta find it before you can talk about it.

[@TayTayMakesBeats]

I'd like to see a found footage find footage movie. Somebody with a video camera finds footage wherein somebody with a camera finds footage, thus becoming found footage. This sets into motion a chain of events in which the finder of the found footage goes missing, leaving it in the hands of the new finder of this found footage of the other finder of the other found footage finding footage and the aftermath of the discovery to figure out what's going on. At the end of the movie it is revealed they too went missing, thus indicating that we are the finders of the found footage of find footage of found footage. Know what I mean?

[@leonardoestradavega2662]

@@TayTayMakesBeats yeez, you might wanna delete your comment or Nolan is gonna steal your idea.

[@samuellaging6791]

@@TayTayMakesBeats I already saw that concept on a game tho but it's not exactly found footage. More like a "I found someone's phone but the owner is missing". Go check out Sara Is Missing and Simulacra. They're pretty good with that concept of "found footage" or probably "lost and found".

[@cow_tools_]

Guys it's about his regional accent.

[@Waityoudontknowme]

As Spaniard myself, let me tell you; it's fucking terrifying how believeable this is. We're used to this kind of movies taking place in midwest America or somewhere along those lines but this feels like some footage your friends could show you on their phone, something that takes place on your own neighborhood. Sends chills down your spine.

[@francesl.5158]

Portuguese here, still felt too close. Do you know other Spanish horror films worth a watch?

[@Waityoudontknowme]

@@francesl.5158 Boa noite! I'm guessing you mean terror movies too? The REC sequel is worth a watch, the first one at least. Besides that, I'd recommend "El Silencio del Pantano" or "Quien a Hierro Mata"("Eye for an Eye" in English), but those are more like tense or suspenseful drama. Our thing is the comedy genre, apparently. Espero que isso ajude, and greetings from this side of the border

[@concernedcitizen9023]

I live in Russia Saint-Petersburg. And this style of old, europian-style buildings, with spiral staircases and large, unstructured apartments. are extremely relatable. It's not exact, but if you ever been in one you'd immediately recognize it, and it adds so much horror to it, then the American environment that is unfamiliar to me.

[@Waityoudontknowme]

@@concernedcitizen9023 I feel you! Our older cities and architecture are rarely portrayed in American media and it tickles some very specific part of our subconscious to witness horror in our own environment

[@isnanesavant]

dominican here, only thing missing is some bachata music in the background and this just seems like my aunts apartment.... i should tell my aunt to move tbh

[@tobiasodr]

Remember when americans made a remake just because they didn't want to read the subtitles?

[@Oniqueen]

Basically like all American remakes of a foreign language film.

[@patata6868]

You mean every single american remake?

[@JHjh88]

Lol. Ah well they elected Trump.....(Pre Biden obviously). Good old USA.

[@francesl.5158]

Dude this reminds me a couple days ago I downloaded The Platform (El hoyo) and the audio was in english. Lost a bit of my soul

[@MisterUnknown707]

No.

[@ksander_9712]

Lets not forget that [REC] does what very few horror films have been able to do: the final sequence is the scariest part of the movie. A lot of horror films excel in build up and tension building but in the finale they turn more into a action/thriller direction, for example a long chase scene or an exorcism with objects flying around. its tense but not SCARY. [REC] is the gold standard on how to do a finale in a horror film.

[@ninja_tony]

Man, I agree 100%. I have watched thousands of horror movies in my life, and REC is the only one that has stuck with me so strongly. The whole movie is an absolute masterclass in tension and panic, leading up to an absolutely unforgettable final scene.

[@Airfryer208]

yea and it actually had a good sequel

[@erdemkara4143]

Definitely the scariest ending to any movie ever, at least for me it is.

[@OrphanCrippler1]

I really don't understand how you can be scared by "monster" films. Supernatural I can understand, because it feels hopeless and psychotic. Physical threats like zombies etc just aren't scary....ever.

[@erdemkara4143]

@@OrphanCrippler1 [REC] is not a ''monster'' or a ''zombie'' movie but a possesion movie, also everyone gets scared of different things, stop being edgy.

[@armjjb5189]

0:28 Looks like that lady just got... *puts on sunglasses* REC'd!

[@emperorbunnybun7513]

This comment is gold.

[@Kilroyan]

YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH

[@THEF1NALB0Y]

REC is a movie that actually added something to the found footage genre instead of recycling the blaire witch formula but with terrible jumpscares.

[@MrSmile078]

You know the scariest thing? That documentary show Mientras Duermes (when you sleep) was a real thing in spain during the release of REC and i even think Angela was the actual host from the show so imagine turning on the TV beliving that you are gonna watch the show and by accident watching REC

[@aries2242]

Oh wow, that was such a smart move then on their part. I wouldn't be surprised if this film convinced some people that this film was real.

[@rafaelcastor2089]

Mientras Usted Duermes* You forgot the "you" part.

[@danylara3530]

@@rafaelcastor2089 Duerme* friend, its a formal sentence.

[@rafaelcastor2089]

@@danylara3530 You are right, but the reason is something else. I made a mistake on which pronoun to conjugate, used the "tú" one and not the "usted".

[@wright96d]

I can't find anything to prove that show existed.

[@jvever4904]

You mentioned how the woman playing Angela is a real life TV personality, but another reason the characters seem authentic is aided by the fact that the first few scenes at the fire department used real firemen, not actors playing firemen. Pablo is also one of the directors who carries the camera himself and plays the cameraman.

[@weirdautumn]

Rec is a nightmare fuel indeed. I remember people complaining about the final twist when it turned out that "rabies" was actually a byproduct of demonic possession. I personally think that was a pretty awesome and unique spin on zombie genre. Glad they didn't choose an easy way and just made up a story about another generic Resident Evil-like "zombie virus" from a lab. Instead they came up with something actually new and unexpected for the time. I was genuinely surprised.

[@wright96d]

Was that meant to be taken literally? I thought it was just showing that the effects of the virus were being interpreted as demonic possession. The doctor even talks on the tape about how the "enzyme" is contagious.

[@pauloboha6605]

@@wright96d check out [REC]2 and you will get your answers

[@wright96d]

@@pauloboha6605 I've since learned it was meant to be literal. And I'm just not sure what I think of it.

[@MrDuarte22]

Personally, I'd prefer for it to have no in detail explanation, it just takes away the mistery and strips away the dread and horror. Also, the whole demonic possession thing is very stupid imo.

[@boardbear9704]

Mexico/Hispanic are very religious so demonic possession is terrifying to them/us

[@joeodonnell5125]

More resident evil than any resident evil film we got..or likely to get

[@kode-man23]

Honestly, the only reason that I waited entirely too long to watch this film was because I didn't know that it was from Spain. As soon as I learned that it wasn't made by Hollywood I was right in there. *edit* He says basically the same thing later in the video hahaha

[@joeodonnell5125]

Yeah unfortunately even the decent films out of Hollywood don't really have that bite you can get elsewhere. The first 2 recs are brilliant and the others iv seen not so much but same time I've seen worse I guess.

[@Truelegendofzeldafan]

Look at the CGI Resident Evil movies. They're pretty good for what they are and way better than the live action ones.

[@rafaelalodio5116]

I was thinking just that, specially the second one, it is basically S.T.A.R.S the movie.

[@MasterDoctorBenji]

I think we are getting a series? Maybe good?

[@santinodecapua6407]

[REC°] and [REC°2] are always a double feature when I reccomend it to friends- and is one of many horror movies my BF avoids watching with me

[@grahamtaylor8912]

The scene i n part 2 where Lara, the police officer gets cornered in the apartment and ends up under siege in the bathroom is insane

[@scriptmonkey7812]

I recommend them as a double-feature, too...

[@Neyebureturns]

As someone from Spain I really proud that this movie come from my country. And I know that the sequels are not as good as the original, but I think that the directors didn't wanted to do the same. The second one is more an action movie similar to Aliens, the third one is a comedy like the ones Sam Raimi or Peter Jackson used to made, and the fourth one is more similar to Resident Evil that any of Paul W. Anderson movies.

[@delphmaurus1638]

Di que sí. Yo también me he emocionado con que lo reseñara

[@gabrielvergara4633]

@@delphmaurus1638 Buen analisis

[@Neyebureturns]

@@delphmaurus1638 sí, estaría genial que en el futuro analizara otras películas españolas, como las de Alex de la Iglesia.

[@delphmaurus1638]

@@Neyebureturns Será cosa de insistir jajajaja

[@Waityoudontknowme]

La tercera es una risa, estaría bien una reseña jajajajajaja

[@natzo89]

"So let's..." "... Talk about it?" "See for ourselves." :O

[@RyanHollinger]

SuBvErTiNg ExPeCtAtIoNs!

[@thesandman2435]

@@RyanHollinger I’ve been watching you for years and haven’t recently. Gotta say I was shook when I heard that, but pleasantly surprised. Feel like your intros have gotten too similar just because you have to find a way to incorporate it

[@laurenwasinger9436]

@@RyanHollinger but not in a GoT sort of way...

[@harrisonlee9585]

Nothing is sacred in 2020

[@isnanesavant]

@@RyanHollinger Haiyever

[@quitchesters]

this movie ruined every other found footage for me, i watched it as a kid and no other since has had the same impact

[@drumrocka]

That final shot down the staircase as all the zombies look up over the railing is *iconic*. Whenever I think of Rec, I think of that shot.

[@jwnj9716]

Not the biggest fan of found footage but this is one of the few that does it right. That one location was enough. Plus let's not forget what's in that room towards the end....f**k me. Skip the remake, not worth your time. Watch REC 2 instead, where its like the horror version of the Raid.

[@theflashgordon193]

also there is only 2 Rec movie (I watched rec 4 recently ...)

[@dracometeors3010]

Oh my goodness that fucking ending...

[@2st486]

ikr? rec2 really kicks ass i dont understnad why he said it's not worth it.

[@samuellaging6791]

Probably [REC] was Alien (cause it's full on horror) while [REC] 2 was Aliens (because of the added action)

[@Waityoudontknowme]

@@samuellaging6791 that's actually some great comparison, honestly

[@janevivian24]

REC is probably my favorite found footage film I've seen so far

[@theflashgordon193]

yup it's classic a this point

[@janevivian24]

@@theflashgordon193 though i haven't seen The Blair witch project so who knows lol

[@theflashgordon193]

@@janevivian24 well blair witch is great too. I like rec more but they are different

[@justinendicott2048]

Hell House llc is pretty good too.

[@zeroxcrusher]

Its definitely in my top 5 favorite horror movies

[@sifatshams1113]

This director has another horror masterpiece: Sleep Tight (2011). It has one of the darkest endings I've ever seen in a movie.

[@zeroxcrusher]

Yes. Fragile is also another great horror from the same director

[@aror6480]

sleep tight is not a horror master piece. It is so flawed. It started ok but, it got more silly and stupide as it developed.

[@_skud]

you're right. its incredibly realistic, like its actual found footage. the duo playing the reporter and camera man were phenomenal. they both reacted to the horrific things in realistic and consistent ways. The actress playing Ángela had amazing moments of terror. My favorites were her hysterical sobs after encounter with the stairway zombie and her completely terrified screams for light near the end of the movie. Pablo was just as terrified but had a calmer demeanor, probably because he is able to focus on something (filming) and we never see his face.

[@kennethalfaro369]

Ryan, You should see Canoa, is a mexican vintage movie about a group Of students slaughter by the hand of villagers led by a priest because they thought the students were comunist.

[@Reysus]

That sound interesting, im going to put a ping on that to see it someday, and is a plus because im a spanish speaker.

[@sbond7510]

This sounds quite interesting. Im always trying to find gems in the comments.

[@vol.145]

And it actually happened

[@vagamer522]

That almost unironcially sounds like the plot to RE4

[@not-identified]

I got a stomach ache when they were being killed. It wasn't graffic or anything, but you knew what was going on.

[@jaimepe4765]

You gotta review another gem from Spanish films: The Orphanage.

[@zeroxcrusher]

I would also recommend another great spanish movie: Thesis

[@Waityoudontknowme]

@@zeroxcrusher never got around watching that one, heard it's great tho

[@TheTuta69]

A MILLION TIMES THIS

[@Anvynn]

Omg yes, that movie was great!

[@bootyeater7331]

I would also like to recommend another Spanish gem: La Biblioteca, and it’s sequel: Donde está la biblioteca?

[@granthowse6289]

Cool story: I once had a Spanish exchange student staying at my parent’s house when I came back from uni for a weekend. I thought it would be a thoughtful gesture to watch a Spanish film, but the only two I had were Julia’s Eyes (great film) and Rec. I forgot that he was just a kid... he left the room about half way through and proceeded to have nightmares for weeks apparently. 😂

[@calmao666]

tbh most of us spanish speaking millenials have seen this movie as childrens so they probably have a good laugh out of the experience these days xD

[@macaryl95]

Cool story bro

[@TrevorZero]

low key one of the best found footage horror movies of all time

[@deathdefying1472]

Why do I feel that if I was in this situation I would be the first one to die a stupid death

[@ManubibiWalsh]

Same lol

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

The lead actress,Manuela Velasco is one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen.

[@Firevine]

Yeah, I spent a good chunk of this video distracted by how incredibly pretty she is.

[@jacksuke]

[REC] is probably the only found footage film that gave me a real sense of dread

[@joaovictor-dk5ov]

try Lake Mungo . . . . . . . note: I would say that one of the final scenes is not recommended for people who suffer from the heart... unironically.

[@weirdautumn]

Same

[@Johnny3Batony]

@@joaovictor-dk5ov explain?

[@ninja_tony]

@@Johnny3Batony I think he's talking about a particular scene in Lake Mungo that is absolutely terrifying and so unexpected, that it could genuinely cause your heart to react negatively if you have any preexisting conditions. With that said, it is a FANTASTIC movie, and every horror fan should - MUST - see it. But yes, that one scene will fuck you up if you have a weak heart.

[@dogeofgreatness2222]

@@ninja_tony Is it gory?

[@rickydo6572]

Last film that actually spooked the hell out of me, that sequence in the end when the flashlight breaks and *the lady* shows up for the first time... >_> Never been spooked by another film since then

[@blabo6427]

This movie started Javier Botet's career. Basically any six-foot ultra-slim creature seen in so many movies over the past 10 years that seems impossible other than CGI, is this real person.

[@desertfox738]

The zombie at the end of this movie was absolutely terrifying, definitely one of the best found footage movies

[@jpvielleux]

Session 9. Sorry, not sorry.

[@Monkeyshaman]

🤔 Is that the asbestos one?

[@jpvielleux]

@@Monkeyshaman Yep, the abatement crew at Danvers state hospital.

[@ArkaeaFCL3]

This. Yes.

[@Monkeyshaman]

@@jpvielleux good to hear I didn't make it up. Or that there's at least 33 others who did too.

[@StatusSymbol37]

Well Played Sir.....Well Played!!! #Session9 is 🔥

[@BigBossMan538]

I was in a theatre production that was about zombies. We studied this movie to get an idea for the tone we're going for with the show. Thanks for covering this! It's honestly one of the scariest movies I've seen.

[@gothiiirafiii]

Ryan's still able to view the comments, so hiya! i'm really glad to catch this one, after the Kill Counts on [•Rec] i've been devouring content about it and was really hoping to hear your thoughts on the film!

[@jaydixon9837]

The original REC is one of the movies I’ll never get tired of rewatching- especially late at night.

[@bwdoggrooming4482]

Same here. I’ve seen it 3 times now and it’s always just as good.

[@laylette4017]

Still the most terrifying movie I’ve ever seen. I couldn’t go into dark spaces alone for three years.

[@nachgeben]

I do think the American remake is one of the best remakes for a foreign film out there... but the original is still much better.

[@celestedivinity2178]

You should have brought back the sexy ad read voice for Raycon 😂 But on a real note: the direction in REC is genuinely masterful. Super well made technically, but with a naturalistic appearance.

[@ally-20]

Pls do the Lodge, its almost Christmas so it would be perfect Also REC is amazing, im glad you made a video on it

[@thehitherto5348]

Woah, I almost forgot The Lodge takes place around Xmas. Talk about being the most miserable "christmas movie " of all time! Jaysis!

[@ally-20]

@@thehitherto5348 exactly lol

[@sbond7510]

Geez I forgot Lodge was holiday based. Ho ho

[@gerardwfreak]

I would love for Ryan to do The Lodge.. I legit needed five minutes to myself after watching it xD

[@Mr4thDoctor]

Goddamn, The Lodge was really haunting. Glad to see it get some recognition.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

• 13:16 - _[REC] 2_ was good. After that, they went off the rails. _Quarantine 2_ was meh. • 13:46 - That's like something out of a video-game. In fact, I'm pretty sure I've seen it in some games. 🤔 • 14:18 - Too bad the trailers gave away the final moment of the movie (the remake did the same thing). 🤦 • 15:08 - The cause of the outbreak in _[REC]_ was rooted in religion because it's a Spanish movie and Spain has a heavy Catholic presence, whereas the American remake _Quarantine_ forgoes religion and makes it a cult thing that's rooted in terrorism because in the 21st century (especially after 9/11), the US finds terrorism more scary than demons.

[@vUnitty]

I've always very clearly remembered the ending of REC and thought about it all the time, it was one of the most frightening moments captured in any horror film so perfectly..

[@JoeKerr019]

Dude, since ya tackling Spanish Horror cinema, PLEASE watch or do a video on "El Dia de la bestia." " The Day of the Beast." a Satanic Xmas Movie

[@Neyebureturns]

Yes, please. I bet Ryan would love Alex De la Iglesia’ work

[@nachomartinez4758]

That movie is truly amazing

[@juanortiz9123]

Alex de la iglesia seems like a perfect filmmaker for Ryan!

[@JohnBrown-ut7ug]

Hahaha. "The way I say it, makes it sound ridiculous." Highweather...

[@hastalavista3814]

It's all AHBYTE

[@markrogers6601]

The twist for me, is what tips this over the edge. The thought of a spiritual possession is chilling and a very good idea. And I can understand how you feel about 3 & 4, but I think the second one is on par with the first. Really fleshes out the idea that all the "zombies" are possesed by *one* demon. Acting like a hive mind... 😨😰😫

[@QuintessentialWalrus]

Oh HELL yeah! REC is probably my favorite horror film when the chips are down, glad to see it getting even more exposure. I feel like I recommend this one to everyone I know. Good news for folks who don't like subtitles: instead of watching the crappy American remake, just watch the English dub of the original film. It's honestly the best live action dub I've ever seen! One of the minor characters has a bad British accent, but everyone else is so good you'll often forget it's dubbed.

[@boobootittleman7299]

Love [REC], it feels like a Nightmare that never stops. great vid Ryan! Also great point about looking into the camera. I feel it makes the ending all the more terrifying because you’re looking directly into the eyes of someone’s last moments.

[@strangerjones5576]

Damn, I wanna rewatch this so fucking bad now. The fact that you can actually go on a tangent about the tiny details that add to the realism just goes to show how much the filmmakers cared about this film.

Had a major crush on Angela when I saw this movie as a teenager for the first time.

[@markiep8477]

Well, yeah!

[@justinendicott2048]

I want Ryan to talk about Hell House llc. I think it is an underrated found footage horror film.

[@madookamagooka743]

i love how the one part of the movie where they COULD have fucked up was showing the monster. whether they show it too much or in broad daylight in he open, but its obscured in darkness and the fuzzy night vision and all other junk. also, that fact that its NOT a stupid CGI creature, but rather a real tangible effect with that creepy ass makeup applied to Javier Botet López, who was born with a tall slender, lanky and disproportionate body. it only adds to the terror and tension rather than taking away by being too distracting or fake.

[@DieseRebel]

This movie has burned itself into my consciousness and I have never fully seen it. I was way too young to be watching it, but I was zapping through TV, when I stopped and watched the beginning of the movie for a bit. I continued zapping but eventually came back to that channel when there was an ad break on another one. That's when that fall scene happened. Scared the shit out of me and piqued my interest at the same time - so I kept going back to the channel on which the movie was on. I was too scared to see the whole thing but I was too interested to not at least check in on it every now and then. I don't think I'll ever forget how scared that fall scene made me feel.

[@wirelessfiction8636]

You trigged my fight or flight response when you said quarantine

[@irishjoe2941]

Ryan you been dropping great videos with movies that should be more recognized with society so thank you good sir!

[@dragonmac1234]

This and Train To Busan are two of my favourite demonic/virus/zombie movies, I agree with Ryan the sequels do seem to take away some of the mystery of this first story. I love films with a claustrophobic atmosphere, and Rec has that all through the short runtime. An English language movie based on this called Quarantine was made a year later, but this original film is the best.

[@QuillC]

I feel rec handles the "why are they still filming" question in a few different ways throughout, all of which, to me, feel extremely natural. The initial presence of the camera is baked into the premise, then as events start to escalate it's actually put aside a few times, before returning in order to document the "big story" that's emerging. As things progress and get more dire, it shifts again to being a necessary tool to document the mistreatment and abandonment of the building's inhabitants by the authorities. As things get steadily worse and the likelihood of escaping alive dwindles, it becomes a makeshift weapon, and finally, the only readily available source of light/vision in the complete darkness of the attic.

[@rin-joh8644]

I first saw [REC] maybe eight years ago. It remains my favorite horror movie.

[@xarijackson]

I'm so early idk what to say...uhh...I admire your accent....the Irish..ness of it

[@daniellion5291]

Check out ThatChapter

[@xarijackson]

@@daniellion5291 I watch him too!

[@davekennedy6315]

@@daniellion5291 That Chapter is some great true crime to be sure!

[@gregghxst2957]

I’ve loved this movie for years, I first watched when I was around 13 and just starting getting into horror outside of the mainstream new stuff. Though it’s been 5 years since I first watched it I still believe it’s one of the scariest movies out there and definitely one of the scariest found footage movies. I’ve seen this movie countless of times and I still have so much love for it.

[@newtmana5545]

I watched [REC] when I was about 8 and it scared me so much I completely forgot about everything besides the ending scenes, after seeing this video it gave me huge flash backs

[@MarkOfKhorne]

REC and REC 2 are top-tier in my favorite horror movies. I'm always down for a rewatch!

[@Imaproshaman7]

Amazing to see actually good films get made in this genre. I've always appreciated shorter run times that do everything they need to rather than dragging on for too long.

[@fakeplasticgamers9850]

This is the story of how [REC] became the scariest horror movie I've ever seen. My dad and I used to download movies that never got here in Brazil to watch at home. Pirate discussion aside, we have a videostore but these kinds of movies were hard to find and even harder to rent unless they had dubbing, so we just got it to watch for ourselves. Anyway, the day we watched this movie, I had literally never heard of it before. No known actors, from unkown directors, I had not even seen a trailer or clip at all. My dad just said it looked like a found footage thriller, so I was like "Eh, sure, why not." At first it seemed pretty chill, I had no idea what the plot was so I was invested right away to figure out where it was going. And then they reach the apartment. And then they enter that room with the old lady. And then shit goes down. And I had never been so nervous, terrified and jumpy in my entire life. The last few minutes of this movie were some of the most anxiety inducing shit I've ever experienced. Basically, if you now know what [REC] is, at least you're somewhat prepared for what's to come. I wasn't.

[@fakeplasticgamers9850]

*correction: we HAD a videostore. It closed in 2014 because Netflix lol

[@kabalan20]

The one film where locking your door and staying in your room was probably the best course of action

[@jackfahy2283]

“Arse tightengly scary” 🤣

[@MidnightToDoosh]

Never saw REC but I did enjoy Quarantine. Judging by this video, it does look like a scene for scene remake.

[@55MrRockets55]

Ryan's on a fucking tear with these videos. These consistent uploads and community interactions are really doing good for the channel

[@julianil2590]

REC is one of my favourite films of all time. I watched it for the first time years ago during a sleepover with my best friends and it became "our film". Is the movie that has scared me the most, watching the last minutes as a kid was the most scary thing I've never experienced. I am also from Spain, and is nice to see a film from your country being so love around the world. I love your videos, thank you for taking the time to talk about this film, you have really made my day!

[@juliah3008]

my cousin showed me this movie when I was waaay too young and even though I couldnt bring myself finish it (ever) it made me deeply scared of zombies to a point where they're my no.1 irrational fear to this day great video! I finally got to know how it ended :D

[@purpleblah2]

I watched this with my friends in college, and during the really tense, quiet scene before all the zombies burst out of all the floors, one of my other friends drunkenly burst into my dorm room and scared the shit out of all of us.

[@jaymenjanssens720]

This film feels like a nightmare to me. You hit every reason why. Specially after how safety and familiarity are plucked away (up and down those stairs as faces I hardly recognize change) until that drag out ending. Been in audiences that get bored, I've been bored, but nowadays I can't remove myself from the vibe of waking up from a bad one , unable to see, holding my breath. When did I wake up? I didn't know I was dreaming.

[@OffscreenReviewsFilms]

gREAT VID! In my opinion, rec 2 is a great continuation, 3 and 4 are just entirely different movies with different essences that doesn't work

[@Maggotzinha666]

Ryan you are knocking it out of the park with these movie picks! This is a film near and dear to my heart (I even made a trip to Barcelona to see the apartment building it was filmed in!) and it spawned an inside joke between me and my boyfriend with César's famous last words ("en su casa coño!"). Excelent analysis as always! In the future I'd love to see you cover the Soska Sisters "American Mary". Enjoy your much deserved break.

[@mastercrazyyyd7699]

are you just going to ignore how John Esponja is like the best part of this entire film series just for the absurdity of it

[@zeroxcrusher]

I watced this movie when I was a kid and I had nightmares for weeks because of that last scene. Even now, just thinking about it makes me feel uneasy.

[@SambaJones97]

I always loved how Chronicle overcame the found footage camera angle aspect without just forgetting about it. Quick summary, Chronicle is a found footage film about 3 teenagers who gain telekinetic super powers and one of them was always filming. Throughout the film he continues to film but gradually learns to control the camera with his abilities and this is mentioned in film during a scene where two are sat on a roof and the camera is orbiting them. One of them asks about it and the "camera guy" says he is so used to doing it by now that he barely has to concentrate on it being there. I thought it was a cool way for cinematic angles with a logical explanation. There's only ever one camera angle, but it can move because he moves it and it becomes steady and makes for good footage. obviously its not a horror more of a documentary but a better way to do it. And it does get put down etc from time to time and has jarring cuts to push home the found footage feel.

[@propdouchebag]

Rec and Rec 2 are two of my favourite films never mind horror films. Thoroughly enjoyed these movies. Your description of struggling to breathe sums them up brilliantly.

[@chrislasky2251]

Always showing me stuff I would have never seen otherwise, very cool

[@piaeriksson9450]

I remember renting this film several times when I was younger because it stuck with me so much. When me and my friends watched it the first time we were all rooting for Manu to live bc he wasn't a typical dumb horror film character but a good leader who deserved to survive, so when he died it hit even harder and it just showed literally nobody was safe. I watched it recently and it still holds up super well, hard to believe how old it is now!

[@Ashyblubear]

Hands down my favourite ‘found footage’ horror film of all time!!!! So glad you did an analysis on this movie

[@fbmb1337]

Hell yeah, you're finally covering one of my favorite found footage movies ever. As much as I liked REC 2 I kinda felt it took a bit away from the rather ambiguous ending of the first one, where you weren't quite sure if SPOILERS: It was actually demons this whole time or it was just what the missing priest interpreted the whole incident as but you had just enough evidence to support both theories. At least that's how I always thought about the ending. Edit: Well shit, it seems we agree on that exact point to some extent, lol

[@daniellel230]

your sponsorships are sheer masterpieces

[@_EVANERV_]

I was introduced to the original REC. back in 2008 during an interview with Cliff Bleszinski for the Gears of War 2 launch. The interviewer asked Cliff what he had been doing that time other then busy with Gears of War 2, he said he watched REC. and really loved it.

[@aries2242]

Ryan doing a review on this film was an unexpected yet very welcomed surprise! I love this film so much. It's such a good horror film. I got so excited when I saw this vid on my notifs but couldn't watch it right away because I was busy. I wanted to set aside a special time to watch it without any interruptions.

[@zyppy3742]

In my opinion [REC] is the best found footage horror film ever and at the same time one of the best zombie films.

[@leshifty9252]

"You wake up to find everything around you has spiraled into utterly confused chaos." Sounds like living in the UK in 2020.

[@Cannabest]

This has been one of my favorite horror movies for a while now, glad to see it covered!

[@tehpickle1250]

I absolutely love that last scene in the pitch dark. One of the most intense white-knuckle moments in any horror that I can think of.

[@stevenbrown1225]

Watched the American version: MISTAKE!

[@luistalamantes572]

“Confused chaos” as opposed to orderly chaos

[@viktorsilva4017]

The most terrifying part is that these zombies are so relentless, even the Camera Guy dies...

[@MittensTheMurderKitty]

As someone who knows nearly nothing about the film-making process and what a cameraperson is or isn't supposed to do, it's really interesting seeing an analysis like this and finally understanding why I enjoyed a particular movie so much, or didn't, when on the surface, it seems like so many other similar movies. It's weird to think of it as needing to be told why I liked or disliked something, but it reminds me of when I was learning to draw. I had such a hard time at first trying to make what I was drawing look anything like what I was seeing until I finally learned how to fully interpret what I was seeing in a way that translated on to a 2D surface. It's similarly hard to verbalize what makes a movie you're watching seem "real," it's just something you feel in your gut. But learning to recognize these things, I think, allows for a much deeper appreciation when someone does get it right. Thanks for getting my brain working today!

[@woodsgump]

I wish I would’ve seen this instead of the American Quarantine remake...

[@adriapujol5987]

Yes, a gem of my country

[@ben.1202]

Love this film, glad you covered it! Saw it at the cinema when it came out and I've never heard screams from an audience like it. It also contains, for my money, the second best jump scare ever.

[@SirFooplesTheThird]

Been waiting for you to cover this series. Really good imo

[@zalabit927]

Spealing of found footage, what about Noroi?

[@LnPPersonified]

I gotta disagree with you hard on those sequels. They're awesome!

[@justacuteonigiri]

Pablo made the grave mistake of putting the down, cause if he didnt do that he have survived, cause we all know that cameraman never dies

[@anniehoward7333]

I love when horror films can make me feel like I'm there. The claustrophobic and trapped feeling I get when watching this film even in a edited down form scares me still. As above So below gives me the same feeling.