Your enjoyment of this movie depends on whether you like films using the hand-held-camera approach. I don't, but the camerawork in QUARANTINE is steadier than most, probably because it was allegedly filmed by a TV news cameraman, who would of necessity have a steadier hand than a college student with a camcorder. The camerawork gets shakier near the end, but you can't fault the guy because by this point everyone else has been bitten by rabies victims, driven insane, and killed. Logically, the cameraman would be freaked out by this time. But let's talk about logic. The residents of a Los Angeles apartment building have been infected by a fast-acting virus that causes them to foam at the mouth and bite people. While there are no doctors in the house, there is a veterinarian (why is he living in a seedy building with all these poor people?) who identifies the disease as rabies (duh). Before even one person can get outside (given that the first attack happens very quickly with police and paramedics inside), the CDC has the entire building sealed off with a plastic bubble. They turn off the electricity and intend to let everyone inside go crazy and kill each other, while telling people in the outside world that all the residents have been evacuated. One of the residents gets the idea of opening a window and slicing through the plastic. Immediately, he is shot & killed by a CDC sniper in the building across the street. This was the moment that wrecked the film for me. Logically, I could accept the premise that the CDC would let the victims die, and even that they would actively kill them...in fact, it would have made much more sense to leave the electricity on, march into the building wearing protective suits, and kill everyone...leaving them in the dark to kill each other means you risk someone hiding & surviving. Also, the CDC wants the public to believe the building is unoccupied...so how to explain armed snipers shooting people who try to exit? Something like this just COULD NOT be concealed in urban Los Angeles, especially with news crews already on the scene. Furthermore, the victims are not zombies; they have rabies, but they can be killed. They could also probably be knocked out by flooding the building with gas (the exterminator's bubble is already in place), and retrieved, restrained, and studied (which would be the CDC's style, given that there may be more outbreaks). Setting logic aside, QUARANTINE has some scary moments of people running around in the dark, screaming and being chased by bloody rabies victims. If you like to be scared and don't care whether the plot makes sense or not, QUARANTINE is for you.Read full review
Okay, yes, it's a remake. And yes, I would have like to see [REC] get a wide release. But Quarantine delivers the goods, and does a few things better than the original. For one, we get a bit more character development in the beginning, allowing us to bond with the leads more than the Spanish original. The gore is amped up as well, and the decision to change the cause of the zombie epidemic is appropriate, given the target audience for the remake. As I said, I would have love to see the original get a wide theatrical release. Unfortunately, the truth is that most American film goers will not sit through a subtitled feature. And this is one of the better remakes out there. Yes, some of the scenes are lifted from the original, but the remake adds in some nice touches of its own. So save the anti-remake cries for a film that deserves it (like, oh, the lousy Nightmare on Elm Street reboot or The Crazies). Quarantine is a fun little film, regardless of whether you've seen [REC] or not.Read full review
The idea behind making a movie like this has been long coming. Oh, yes there have been other movies that have attempted to make a movie interesting and believable as far as real-time footage goes, but this movie TOPS all others. Even though the movie was 89 minutes long, it should have moved a bit faster in the beginning and had a more productive ending. This movie came out in October, 2008 and could just as well had been the Halloween pick of the season. Television reporter Angela Vidal and her cameraman are assigned to spend the night shift with an LA Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartments. They soon learn that a woman living in the building has been infected by something. After a few of the residents are viciously attacked, they try to escape with the news crew in tow, only to find that the CDC has quarantined the building. Phones, internet, televisions and cell phone access have been cut-off, and officials are not relaying information to those locked inside. When the quarantine is finally lifted, the only evidence of what took place is the news crew’s videotape. If you are at all phobic about getting confined in a building with Rabid Zombies, don't watch this movie. The action was full of chaos which is perfect for movie goers who want a new thrill every 30 seconds. The News Anchor, The Firemen, The Cops, The Tennants, and the Cameraman were all believable. Don't miss this movie if you can help it. You'll want to watch it all over again and again. Quarantine was nominated in 2009 for Best Horror Film by Saturn Awards. I'LL GIVE THIS A 5/5 FOR TOTAL ORIGINALITY. IF YOU LIKE MY REVIEWS PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW BY VOTING. THANKSRead full review
Although this movie could have been given more attention to detail, better lighting so you could see what was happening. . . It is a movie everyone should experience once in their life. Trust me, watch it once and it will haunt you mind for a very long long time. Who knows what goes on in someone's apartment or home. Imagine. . .
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Not only is this movie great,but it easily makes my top 10 scariest movies of all time.Im am a horror movie junkie and make it a point to see each and every horror flick that comes out.After months and years of disappointment after disappointment such as the most recent blah films: Mirrors,Shutter,The Eye,The happening,The day the earth stood still,The huanting of molly Hartley,Saw V...I could go on and Ive seen them all.These are the movies you shouldnt waste your time on.Generic plot and poor acting ruin these movies.Quarantine is one you should watch.Original plot, fantastic scenes and surpise after surprise.It could be one of the scariest yet.With enough thrills to keep you on the edge of your seat but not so much so that you are going "ok there goes another zombie" like in Grudge 2.The average to pretty darn good actors take a back seat to the terrifying plot and special effects.Its fast paced with no a single dull moment. I highly recommend and dont know how anyone could bash this movie.Its at least well above average even if you dont love it as much as we did.Buy it then come back here to tell me I was right.Read full review
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