Wow! This movie is the sort of movie that picks you up by the neck and drops you right in the middle of the excitement - literally. The way the movie is shot with the camera is amazing. It is like you are there yourself, being a part of that horrible experience of being boxed inside a relatively small area and being stalked by crazed infected people.

The infected were great, good make-up and effects, and brought a lot of excitement to the movie.

The scenery and sets brought life to the movie. It was so dark and brooding, that it totally made the screen come alive with sense of dread and enclosing doom. It all came together for a good sense of claustrophobia and hopelessness.

"Rec" had a good cast of actors. Everyone portrayed their roles well and made the characters stand out as believable and real people.

This is one of the better horror/thriller movies in a while, and it have a fresh sense of dread to it, which helps spices up the genre. The bad thing about "Rec" is that Hollywood decided to tap into the success of the Spanish movie and Americanize it. Usually Hollywood remakes of non-American movies is crap and an insult to the original versions. But seeing past Hollywood's greed, "Rec" is a really good movie that anyone with a taste for horror (and zombie movies, despite these here not being typical zombies) should watch.

This movie will keep you at the edge of the seats.

Wow! What else is there to say about this timely Spanish zombie flick which has fallen in with the recent crowd of 'camcorder' horror flicks like THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT(which started the trend, of course), CLVOERFIELD, and the virtually-the-same DIARY OF THE DEAD? It's an absolutely terrifying effort that reminds us once again that there's no need for CGI effects or anything else when it comes to true startling horror – just trap a bunch of people in an apartment building and let the fun begin! I had high hopes for this film beforehand – I purchased it sight unseen which is unusual for me – and they were all fulfilled during this roller-coaster ride of terror.

Of course it's zombie action as usual, with plenty of jumpy moments as survivors are whittled down and the blood flows freely. Where the film is most frightening is in the suspense bits which are unbearably atmospheric – the bit in the penthouse at the end, for instance, or the staircase scenes. It helps that the cast is uniformly excellent, especially Manuela Velasco who transforms from sassy reporter to woman-in-peril with utmost believability. The crew are also very good indeed and these Spaniards sure show Hollywood folk how it's done – this blows away pretty much everything to come out of America in the past few years. In the end, REC is so good because it's well-plotted and expertly scripted, with the story always unfolding as the running time goes on. It's far from just the typical survival horror movie in which characters are picked off as if on a rota. Well drawn folk experience real terror and we're there along for the ride, desperately wishing we weren't. This film scared me and I loved every moment of it – and can't wait to see it again!

In Barcelona, the reporter Ángela Vidal (Manuela Velasco) and the cameraman Pablo (Pablo Rosso) are covering the night-shift of local fire station. When the firemen receive a distress call from a lady in a building, Ángela and Pablo go in the firefighter truck with the firemen Manu (Ferran Terraza) and Álex (David Vert) with Pablo recording each step. When they arrive in the building under siege of the police, they find the hysterical dwellers gathered in the lobby in the entrance and they hear screams upstairs. Manu and Álex go upstairs with two policemen and followed by Ángela and Pablo, and they find an aggressive old lady that attacks one policeman with several bites. When they return to the lobby, they find that they are sealed in the building and trapped with the residents claiming for an explanation and dreadful screams upstairs in the beginning of a chaotic and nightmarish night.

The claustrophobic and scary "Rec" uses the same style of "The Blair Witch Project", "Cloverfield" and "Diary of the Dead", with the story disclosed through the lens of a camcorder. However, on the contrary of "Cloverfield" and "Diary of the Dead", this movie works perfectly giving an incredible realism and atmosphere to the plot and discomfort to the viewers. The acting is top-notch with an amazing cast and the pace is perfect. This awesome movie certainly is one of the best zombie movies I have ever seen. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Rec" (IMDb does not accept square brackets)