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xtop · 02-18-2009, 01:03 PM

people's hatred for this movie amuses me. rec might be better..but it seems people would rather say something like this for liking quarantine..

OMG UR AN IDIOTS COS U DONT NOT LIKE SUBTITLES AN UR LAZYY

anyways..i loved the movie

Blu-Ron · 02-18-2009, 01:27 PM

Finally sat down and watched both [REC] and Quarantine. I enjoyed both equally. I watched [REC] first and it was hard to follow cause I didn't know WTF they were saying. I still had a basic idea of what was going on. Quarantine is basically a frame by frame copy of [REC]. Although I did enjoy the added dog scenes in Quarantine.
I have to say, the last 5 minutes of both films really creeped me out. I was seriously looking over my shoulder as I was turning off the lights getting ready for bed. I love that feeling!!

DetroitSportsFan · 02-18-2009, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyman1970

Just look at magazines and newspapers. The prices keep going up while the content goes down, and more then half of that content is advertising mainly due to low sales on "newsstands."

You think the internet might have something to do with that? Why spend money on newspapers and magazines when you can get the same or better content online?

xtop · 02-18-2009, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

You think the internet might have something to do with that? Why spend money on newspapers and magazines when you can get the same or better content online?

hey don't come in here making sense when you can resort to calling everyone stupid!

Tcan21 · 02-18-2009, 07:40 PM

got this coming from Netflix, looking forward to seeing it, I have been on bit of a horror fix lately

owa · 02-18-2009, 07:48 PM

I watched this last night and really liked it. I loved the audio. A lot of the scenes with the helicopter and sirens blaring were very immersive. Very nice.

DetroitSportsFan · 02-18-2009, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtop

hey don't come in here making sense when you can resort to calling everyone stupid!

I know, I'm so boring and logical.

snoman_99 · 02-18-2009, 09:02 PM

we saw this in theaters and during a few scenes I actually almost elbowed Jason in the nose

Jen

dj02bothell · 02-18-2009, 09:56 PM

Got this last night, it was very good and freaky! The blu quality is excellent.

thecroshow · 02-18-2009, 10:10 PM

the scariest part for me:

[Show spoiler]

nycomet · 02-18-2009, 10:26 PM

I want to see this movie, but I am not ready to fork out $28 bucks for the BD. I might just rent it from iTunes to check it out first (if they have it).

thecroshow · 02-18-2009, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nycomet

I want to see this movie, but I am not ready to fork out $28 bucks for the BD. I might just rent it from iTunes to check it out first (if they have it).

it's going to draw obvious comparisons to: Cloverfield, maybe even Blair Witch (because of the hand-held camera aspect). It certainly has that "real" feel to it, like everything on-screen is really happening or could happen.

they did a fantastic job with the acting and i was impressed with the special fx and make-up. that said it would definitely be a solid rental, and yeah i felt a little ripped off paying 30+ but i know i'm going to watch it over and over

Col. Zombie · 02-18-2009, 10:40 PM

I watched it last night. For me it was just...

All I can say is I am glad I just rented it. It reaffirmed, once again, why I stopped blind buying.

Gang Warily · 02-18-2009, 11:59 PM

Quarantine is very similar to REC. The way one review described it was "REC with deleted scenes included". I really enjoyed Quarantine despite the extreme close resemblance to the original. While saying that, I still would much rather get a copy of REC on Blu Ray.

SDon1969 · 02-20-2009, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t0nythebeat

Love it or hate it, we need a thread for this.
I would call this my favorite horror movie of 2008, but I can't simply because it's an exact scene-by-scene remake of another masterpiece called REC.

Just got my copy today and of course ... it ****ing rocks

Man, finally checked it out last night and came away impressed - was better than expected! I have not seen [REC] unfortunately, but Quarantine was pretty darn good!

redtornado · 02-20-2009, 12:28 PM

Quarantine, Blair Witch, Cloverfield Etc. are all rip offs of Cannibal Holocaust. The whole "found footage" crap is over-rated. Almost as bad a torture porn.

aramis109 · 02-20-2009, 02:27 PM

I'm not usually a scary movie guy- they're either too cheesy or too bloody for my tastes. However, I do like zombie movies and decided to give this a rent.

Pretty good flick. I haven't seen REC and probably won't now that I read it's near shot-for-shot. I'm glad they did it for American audiences as it's nice to focus on the action on the screen ("Hey- did you see that?!" moments).

One thing I have to say is that the audio mix for this is pretty amazing. The helicopters flying overhead literally had a presence in the room, seemingly moving overhead and around. Really good spatial effect. Same goes for the bumps and clangs as things moved around in the dark.

If you like this kind of movie, I can't see how it'd be a bad purchase. It's a great show-off title for audio that doesn't overpower like say, The Hulk (which I love).

rodmanrc · 02-20-2009, 04:52 PM

When it comes to scary movies, I have always believed in less is more. Unlike most people, blood and guts and gore doesn't scare me at all. For me, what is truly scary is what you don't see; something that is suggested, yet not seen, is what unnerves me.

The reason for this is because your imagination can come up with something that is infinitely more scary than anything someone could create on a computer or in a Hollywood Monster Shop. Being chased around by the scary monster with drooling fangs with two heads with boils breaking out all over its body does not scare me. Being chased around by the scary something...who knows what it is?...or where it came from?...scares the holy hell out of me.

Movies that scared me include:

The Others
Signs
Blair Witch Project

All these were movies that prescribed to the less-is-more theory: what's scary is what you don't see. I would have added "The Mist" to this list because the first half was truly awesome; when it later degenerated into a giant-mutant-bugs movie, it was still entertaining, but no longer scary.

To a lesser extent, but still quite effective, include:

The Grudge
The Ring
Quarantine

I have been waiting for a long time to add another movie to my list that scared the heck out of me, and "Quarantine" has been a long-time coming. The final ten minutes of this film, had I seen it in theaters, would have been electrifying. Luckily, for me, I had not see trailers of this film beforehand, so I had no idea that the trailer pretty much gave away key plot secrets about the end of the movie. Movies like "The Grudge" and "The Ring" and "Quarantine" scare me in a way that differs from "The Others" and "Signs" and "Blair Witch Project." The tension, the buildup, of what might happen...could happen!...wow.

I will be eagerly awaiting another movie to come along that can scare me without lots of blood and guts and gore. Trust in the viewer at home to let his or her imagination run wild with what COULD be lurking around the corner, rather than just showing us another CGI Hollywood Monster Puppet.

Blu-Ron · 02-20-2009, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rodmanrc

When it comes to scary movies, I have always believed in less is more. Unlike most people, blood and guts and gore doesn't scare me at all. For me, what is truly scary is what you don't see; something that is suggested, yet not seen, is what unnerves me.

The reason for this is because your imagination can come up with something that is infinitely more scary than anything someone could create on a computer or in a Hollywood Monster Shop. Being chased around by the scary monster with drooling fangs with two heads with boils breaking out all over its body does not scare me. Being chased around by the scary something...who knows what it is?...or where it came from?...scares the holy hell out of me.

Movies that scared me include:

The Others
Signs
Blair Witch Project

All these were movies that prescribed to the less-is-more theory: what's scary is what you don't see. I would have added "The Mist" to this list because the first half was truly awesome; when it later degenerated into a giant-mutant-bugs movie, it was still entertaining, but no longer scary.

To a lesser extent, but still quite effective, include:

The Grudge
The Ring
Quarantine

I have been waiting for a long time to add another movie to my list that scared the heck out of me, and "Quarantine" has been a long-time coming. The final ten minutes of this film, had I seen it in theaters, would have been electrifying. Luckily, for me, I had not see trailers of this film beforehand, so I had no idea that the trailer pretty much gave away key plot secrets about the end of the movie. Movies like "The Grudge" and "The Ring" and "Quarantine" scare me in a way that differs from "The Others" and "Signs" and "Blair Witch Project." The tension, the buildup, of what might happen...could happen!...wow.

I will be eagerly awaiting another movie to come along that can scare me without lots of blood and guts and gore. Trust in the viewer at home to let his or her imagination run wild with what COULD be lurking around the corner, rather than just showing us another CGI Hollywood Monster Puppet.

Agreed 100% on all counts! Well said.

STARKILLER--1138 · 02-20-2009, 05:05 PM

Saw this last night (Netflix) and loved it! Good PQ and excellent AQ. Creepy as hell movie.

02-20-2009, 12:28 PM	#56
redtornado Special Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Fox Valley, Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:12 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:323 Digital collection:159 Blu-ray reviews: 20 Trading Score:553	Cannibal Holocaust Quarantine, Blair Witch, Cloverfield Etc. are all rip offs of Cannibal Holocaust. The whole "found footage" crap is over-rated. Almost as bad a torture porn.

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02-18-2009, 01:03 PM	#41
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	people's hatred for this movie amuses me. rec might be better..but it seems people would rather say something like this for liking quarantine.. OMG UR AN IDIOTS COS U DONT NOT LIKE SUBTITLES AN UR LAZYY anyways..i loved the movie

02-18-2009, 01:27 PM	#42
Blu-Ron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:40 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Finally sat down and watched both [REC] and Quarantine. I enjoyed both equally. I watched [REC] first and it was hard to follow cause I didn't know WTF they were saying. I still had a basic idea of what was going on. Quarantine is basically a frame by frame copy of [REC]. Although I did enjoy the added dog scenes in Quarantine. I have to say, the last 5 minutes of both films really creeped me out. I was seriously looking over my shoulder as I was turning off the lights getting ready for bed. I love that feeling!!

02-18-2009, 07:40 PM	#45
Tcan21 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Carrollton, Texas Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:353	got this coming from Netflix, looking forward to seeing it, I have been on bit of a horror fix lately

02-18-2009, 07:48 PM	#46
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	I watched this last night and really liked it. I loved the audio. A lot of the scenes with the helicopter and sirens blaring were very immersive. Very nice.

02-18-2009, 09:02 PM	#48
snoman_99 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Your Momma, Oklahoma 4K collection:524 Blu-ray collection:3423 DVD collection:48	we saw this in theaters and during a few scenes I actually almost elbowed Jason in the nose Jen

02-18-2009, 09:56 PM	#49
dj02bothell Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:89 Blu-ray reviews:144 Trading Score:24	Got this last night, it was very good and freaky! The blu quality is excellent.

02-18-2009, 10:10 PM	#50
thecroshow Power Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Victoria BC Blu-ray collection:459 Blu-ray reviews:10 Trading Score:1	the scariest part for me: [Show spoiler]

02-18-2009, 10:26 PM	#51
nycomet Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Long Island, NY, USA ; I enjoy watching 3D blu-rays; 41 Blufans steels so far Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:1344 DVD collection:55 Digital collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:40 Trading Score:343	I want to see this movie, but I am not ready to fork out $28 bucks for the BD. I might just rent it from iTunes to check it out first (if they have it).

02-18-2009, 10:40 PM	#53
Col. Zombie Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:I've gone into outer space to destroy another race. Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:51 Blu-ray collection:435	I watched it last night. For me it was just... All I can say is I am glad I just rented it. It reaffirmed, once again, why I stopped blind buying.

02-18-2009, 11:59 PM	#54
Gang Warily Junior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:55	Quarantine is very similar to REC. The way one review described it was "REC with deleted scenes included". I really enjoyed Quarantine despite the extreme close resemblance to the original. While saying that, I still would much rather get a copy of REC on Blu Ray.

02-20-2009, 02:27 PM	#57
aramis109 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:360 Trading Score:18	I'm not usually a scary movie guy- they're either too cheesy or too bloody for my tastes. However, I do like zombie movies and decided to give this a rent. Pretty good flick. I haven't seen REC and probably won't now that I read it's near shot-for-shot. I'm glad they did it for American audiences as it's nice to focus on the action on the screen ("Hey- did you see that?!" moments). One thing I have to say is that the audio mix for this is pretty amazing. The helicopters flying overhead literally had a presence in the room, seemingly moving overhead and around. Really good spatial effect. Same goes for the bumps and clangs as things moved around in the dark. If you like this kind of movie, I can't see how it'd be a bad purchase. It's a great show-off title for audio that doesn't overpower like say, The Hulk (which I love).

02-20-2009, 04:52 PM	#58
rodmanrc Banned Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:25	When it comes to scary movies, I have always believed in less is more. Unlike most people, blood and guts and gore doesn't scare me at all. For me, what is truly scary is what you don't see; something that is suggested, yet not seen, is what unnerves me. The reason for this is because your imagination can come up with something that is infinitely more scary than anything someone could create on a computer or in a Hollywood Monster Shop. Being chased around by the scary monster with drooling fangs with two heads with boils breaking out all over its body does not scare me. Being chased around by the scary something...who knows what it is?...or where it came from?...scares the holy hell out of me. Movies that scared me include: The Others Signs Blair Witch Project All these were movies that prescribed to the less-is-more theory: what's scary is what you don't see. I would have added "The Mist" to this list because the first half was truly awesome; when it later degenerated into a giant-mutant-bugs movie, it was still entertaining, but no longer scary. To a lesser extent, but still quite effective, include: The Grudge The Ring Quarantine I have been waiting for a long time to add another movie to my list that scared the heck out of me, and "Quarantine" has been a long-time coming. The final ten minutes of this film, had I seen it in theaters, would have been electrifying. Luckily, for me, I had not see trailers of this film beforehand, so I had no idea that the trailer pretty much gave away key plot secrets about the end of the movie. Movies like "The Grudge" and "The Ring" and "Quarantine" scare me in a way that differs from "The Others" and "Signs" and "Blair Witch Project." The tension, the buildup, of what might happen...could happen!...wow. I will be eagerly awaiting another movie to come along that can scare me without lots of blood and guts and gore. Trust in the viewer at home to let his or her imagination run wild with what COULD be lurking around the corner, rather than just showing us another CGI Hollywood Monster Puppet.

02-20-2009, 05:05 PM	#60
STARKILLER--1138 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2008	Saw this last night (Netflix) and loved it! Good PQ and excellent AQ. Creepy as hell movie.

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