Quarantine zombie movie!

[Erumaron]

Originally Posted by Furism

I don't understand why they always need to make American versions of great foreign movies, period. I suppose they did market studies and realize that most of the public wouldn't come if the movie doesn't have an American feeling to it?

Yea that's my assumption as well. With the asian horror flicks there's a ton of cultural stuff in there so I can *almost* see the need to make it fit Americans more but there is absolutly no reason to redo REC. I'd also be willing to bet most Americans are too retarded to tolerate subtitles.

[Aetos]

Originally Posted by Arbitrary

Some previews just give away far too much. Remember The Sum of All Fears? The extended preview was cliff notes for the film. It was just stupid.

edit - I just saw it and it game me a headache just like Cloverfield did. I thought it started out pretty strong but as soon as the lighting goes to shit and everyone is running around screaming and the camera is whipping back and forth in darkness I just get tired. Just too much screaming from too many characters. I want more stoicism!

Kinda like Pearl Harbor, i cant believe they showed that the japanese bombed the harbor in the preview. Totally ruined it for me

[Arbitrary]

Dude, fuck you for not putting that in a spoiler. I haven't seen the movie yet.

[Angerz]

Originally Posted by Erumaron

Yea that's my assumption as well. With the asian horror flicks there's a ton of cultural stuff in there so I can *almost* see the need to make it fit Americans more but there is absolutly no reason to redo REC. I'd also be willing to bet most Americans are too retarded to tolerate subtitles.

I would imagine a foreign language only adding to the terror of a movie.

[Regime]

Just watched it and it was very good,

The end is pretty killer.

[Candiarie]

Originally Posted by Regime

Just watched it and it was very good,

The end is pretty killer.

This. There was a part where it seemed to drag in the middle and they were just interviewing everyone, but apparently that part was only about 10 minutes so it's whatever. But it is so good.

[Nazbuk]

Originally Posted by Furism

I don't understand why they always need to make American versions of great foreign movies, period. I suppose they did market studies and realize that most of the public wouldn't come if the movie doesn't have an American feeling to it?

Yeah, most Americans (most) would scoff at having to read subtitles. I had to drag my friend kicking and screaming to Croutching Tiger Hidden Dragon because it was subtitled but afterwards they agreed it was one of the best movies they'd seen.

We're just lazy fucks. =) Most of us, anyway.

I like the fact that they contain the infestation right away. =) I mean in ever other flick they can't seem to stop people from getting bitten.

[Zarcath]

I'm so used to reading subtitles that even if it's an english movie i'll turn subtitles on.

[TheMarauder]

Originally Posted by Zarcath

I'm so used to reading subtitles that even if it's an english movie i'll turn subtitles on.

Same here.

I'm hoping this movie doesn't look like Cloverfield. I'm not really a fan of the whole "shaky, candid" camera technique. If you can even call it a technique...

[Flesseck]

Originally Posted by TheMarauder

Same here.

I'm hoping this movie doesn't look like Cloverfield. I'm not really a fan of the whole "shaky, candid" camera technique. If you can even call it a technique...

I actually thought it was scarier than Cloverfield if that makes sense.

[Ubiquitrips]

Originally Posted by Angerz

I would imagine a foreign language only adding to the terror of a movie.

To me [Rec] wasn't so much a horror movie, just a typical zombie movie in terms of being frightening. I would say I was more intrigued than scared for the duration of the movie. Then again I did watch it on a laptop so that may have lessened the effect. I did like the Spanish version though and I expect to be going to see the American version when it comes out. I am a sucker for zombies.

[Candiarie]

I think it did the whole hand camera thing better than Cloverfield and I can't really compare it to Diary of the Dead. It used a lot of typical zombie movie bullshit, but just so much of it and so awesome. Early on you are scared because there is one mofuckin zombie upstairs, then 20 minutes later they are going upstairs with 4 (at least) zombies prowling around. My only problem with subtitles is I like to watch horror/action movies high and this makes reading for 70 minutes difficult.

[Chanur]

Its the subtitles. Most of my family wont even look at the case of a movie if it has subtitles, pisses me off to all hell.

[Gaereth]

Starting to see the ads on tv now. It will be interesting how they did with the US version.

[Fedor]

Fuck this remake.