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Jazzy Jeff (7 KP) rated REC (2007) in Movies

Jan 6, 2018

REC (2007)

2007 | Horror

7.5

(13 Ratings)

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Zombies (2 more)

Suspenseful

Tense zombie chases

Shaky found footage (0 more)

My favorite horror film

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The film offers newbies to the horror genre the kick they are looking for within the horror genre. Suspenseful, intense, scary, and gory, it is without a doubt one of the best Horror movies of the past decade, if not of all time, and one i have remembered. 2007 had not seen a whole lot of found footage movies, or those of memorable ones other than cloverfield and the blair witch project, so this style was relatively new, and it's yet to have been done better. We follow a young reporter and her cameraman (who represents us as the audience) as they become unwillingly quarantined in an apartment with its residents, pleading with the outside for their escape. An outbreak is turning those infected into flesh eating "zombies" carried within the people as a standard illness at first. This film creates the "you are there" experience like nothing you have seen or will see before, and that you are just as desperate to escape as the camera crew. Nothing within this film feels staged, the emotions feel raw and geniune. The scariest moments are things that are happening in the frame but not front and centre, those things lingering in the dark or the corner of your eye. As the story slowly gets revealed, you get more unnerved by the events unfolding. There are brilliant and terrifying scenes that will stay with you for life.

However, the rest of the franchise doesnt give as much impact as this one presents.

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Edna & Harvey: The Breakout

Games and Entertainment

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The award-winning debut adventure game from the creators of The Whispered World and Deponia now on...

The Siege of Runedar

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Tabletop Game

Since time immemorial, the mines of Runedar have supplied gold to generations of dwarves. Today,...

Puzzledom

Games and Education

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A Collection of the best and most addictive logic puzzles with minimalism graphics and unique level...

Loz Hughes (80 KP) rated Game Night (2018) in Movies

Aug 6, 2018

Game Night (2018)

2018 | Comedy, Mystery

7.6

(94 Ratings)

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One liners (3 more)

Varied cast

Comedy value

Action adventure twist.

Laugh out loud funny.

The trailer didnt really do this film justice. I loved this film, and was unexpectedly funnier than I anticipated. Especially the bullet extraction scene. Also the, one liners were brilliant.

I watched this film twice in a short space of time, something I don't do unless I really like it.
Have been recommending it to all of my friends as a comic, laid back, gaming film. Should appeal to boardgame and escape room nerds like me too.

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Dean (6925 KP) rated Let's Be Evil (2016) in Movies

Aug 16, 2018

Let's Be Evil (2016)

2016 | Horror

3.0

(1 Ratings)

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Very weak story (1 more)

Not much of a horror or scifi

Let's not bother

Well only tried this out as recognised the actress who plays Tiggs was popular on UK TV. It's a very low budget film. Set in an advanced facility with advanced Ai and augmented reality specs. It's all a bit vague as to why the kids are there, what they are learning. Very quickly turns into people just running down dark corridors, air vents trying to escape the evil kids. A poor ending which was quite predictable caps it off.

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David McK (3382 KP) rated Anna (2019) in Movies

Mar 15, 2020

Anna (2019)

2019 | Action, Thriller

6.2

(19 Ratings)

Movie Rating

I'm not sure why, but ever since 2010's 'Salt' I've been noticing more and more of this type of thriller film, with glamorous actresses (and models) becoming the star, and with them nearly all set during the Cold War: Atomic Blonde and Red Sparrow both spring to mind.

This is Luc Besson's entry into that oeuvre, with Russian model Sasha Luss taking on the title role, initially forced to work for KGB and now looking for an escape from her (new) life: Russian Dolls within Russian dolls are a perfect metaphor for this film!