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[Rec] (2007)
Terrifying Movie
First of all let me say this is one hell of a terrifying movie, The story doesn't seem to be very original, we all have seen zombie movies before.
But because of the claustrophobic setting this is totally different after all. It's a brilliant move to let it take place in an apartment building, with limited space. There are subtle cultural differences. In the American version, the "Foreign" family was Africa, in this one they are Chinese.
The motivator in the American film is terrorism, in this case it's religious fanaticism. The American version avoided a lot of exposition at the end, this one decided to try to explain everything. They really are the same movie, though, and it's interesting to compare and contrast.
Sudor frío (2010)
Oh God... so bad
When I need diversion, nothing helps quite like a film festival.
I can forgive Sudor Frío for a lot of imperfections: direction, script, actors, everything. The hammy, sophomoric acting; the dime store special effects ... But there's really no excuse for a mickey mouse script.
You get the feeling that the film was put together by a quarrelsome committee of third graders, and aimed at an audience of chimpanzees. The dialogue was just dreadful. Also the actors were directed all wrong--if they in fact were directed.
This is not the worst film ever made but...