“Do You Dare Return?”
I normally don’t post about foreign films because, really, why bother? Not that foreign films are bad–at all–but because if they’re out-of-country releases, 9 times out of 10 you’re waiting for the DVD to see them, which sucks. So there’s that.
But here’s the exception, a sequel to the 2007 Spanish zombie flick [REC]. And in short, I’m worried about it. I’m sorry but I am. I absolutely loved the first [REC]–it gave me a kind of chill I hadn’t felt since (don’t laugh) the last shot in Sleepaway Camp, when I first watched that a few years ago. Ugh, don’t remind me… But I can’t help but always be pessimistic about horror sequels. To me it seems that when a horror works it’s like a kind of magic. It had to have come at the right time and been shocking and new and exciting. But sequels are different. The ground has already been set, we’re already familiar with the apartment complex and the virus inside. Not to mention there’s always the chance the plot could feel stretched out or forced.
The plot here is pretty simple: a medical officer and a SWAT team are sent into the apartment building to contain the situation, finally. So from that I’m guessing it will pick up right where the first one left off. And it might be cool to see first film’s main characters as zombies or find out more about that ridiculously creepy lost girl in the attack. So who knows. The same directing team is behind it and 2 of the 3 original writers–and it’s not like there’s never been a good horror sequel before. But this isn’t other horrors. Something like Aliens was awesome but it’s a completely different movie than its predecessor, almost more action than horror. And there are a hundred other good sequels out there, so don’t get me wrong. But there’s also about 100,000 bad ones. The same setting, same stakes, just different people…I don’t know. Hopefully I’m just a cynic.
[REC]2 will have an October 9th release in Spain. Here’s hoping it doesn’t wank.
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