Found Footage Horror Remake is an exciting zombie experience
From Jonathan Klotz
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At the height of the found footage trend, low-budget horror films were able to use this technique to tell innovative stories, such as: Paranormal activity or Cloverfield, or taking a classic horror story and making it seem new again. 2008 Quarantine Uses found footage from a news crew’s perspective to put you at the center of a zombie outbreak, making the old-fashioned survival story seem different just by changing the perspective. Found footage isn’t a popular format these days, and it’s debatable how well the films of this era have aged, but some are worth watching today, including RECthe Spanish-language film remade by Hollywood Quarantine.
Nowhere to run
Quarantine begins with Angela the reporter’s news team (Jennifer Carpenter) and Scott the cameraman (Steve Harris) follow firefighters who respond to a call at a residence that looks suspiciously like rabies. An old woman infected with a mysterious virus attacks the group, which now includes two police officers, before being shot down. We soon see how the building’s exits, including all the windows, have been sealed by the CDC from a first-person perspective, turning hanging plastic sheeting into a horrific death sentence.
The ranks of the infected begin to grow and there is no way out, resulting in most of them being infected Quarantine Jump scares and the bulk of the kill count. An attempt to escape the building results in a sniper taking out the occupant, forcing the survivors to find a way out, which is a bit confusing. The end result takes away some of the horror from the film by revealing far too much about the origins of the infection and providing a prime example of why it’s better to leave the audience wanting more.
A relic of a bygone era
It’s impossible to talk about it Quarantine without mentioning the original film RECone of the most successful Spanish horror films of all time. Darker than the English-language remake and better paced, the original film is still considered one of the best footage films of all time. Three more sequels followed, resulting in an elaborate mythology that eventually included a Vatican conspiracy.
Quarantinehowever, had a single sequel, Quarantine 2: Terminal, which takes place on a plane before going out. Although the original is superior, even the Hollywood remake is better than most low-budget found footage horror films of the time, despite the weak plot and third act stumble. In theaters, the film grossed $41 million one, which made it a success given the low production budget.
There are few found footage films left today, especially given the declining fortunes of the Paranormal Activity series Quarantine into relics of a bygone era of pop culture. It’s also an example of Hollywood feeling the need to remake foreign films, for example. The ring or The resentmentcompared to today, where films like Train to Busan are allowed to hit Streaming. Zombie films have been around for over 60 years and their origins go back to science fiction The Day of the Triffidsand it takes a lot to get noticed, but an ego outburst with no means of escape is certainly something different.
Quarantine is available as video on demand via YouTube, Amazon Prime VideoAnd AppleTV.
