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[REC] 4: Apocalypse

2014 [SPANISH]

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 65% · 20 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 35% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.3/10 10 21530 21.5K

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Plot summary

Ángela Vidal, the young television reporter who entered the building with the firemen, manages to make it out alive. But what the soldiers don't know is that she carries the seed of the strange infection. She is to be taken to a provisional quarantine facility, a high-security installation where she will have to stay in isolation for several days. An old oil tanker, miles off shore and surrounded by water on all sides, has been especially equipped for the quarantine.

Director

Jaume Balagueró Photo
Jaume Balagueró

Top cast

Manuela Velasco Photo
Manuela Velasco as Ángela Vidal
Javier Botet Photo
Javier Botet as Niña Medeiros
Ramiro Blas Photo
Ramiro Blas as Sargento
Mariano Venancio Photo
Mariano Venancio as Capitán Ortega
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873.03 MB
1280*534
Spanish 2.0
NR
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 15
1.75 GB
1920*800
Spanish 5.1
NR
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 24

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaClown

Not A Total Disaster But Still A Forgettable Finale

The fourth & final instalment in the REC franchise, REC 4: Apocalypse concludes the horror that began in 2007 with REC, which still remains one of the scariest horror flicks ever made, was followed by an inferior yet effective sequel in 2009 before hitting an absolute low with a needless third entry that was more a spin-off than a sequel and replaced the nerve-racking tension of the first two films with elements of comedy to serve as a parody of the series.With REC 4, the tense & claustrophobic atmosphere of the first two films makes its return & so does the ever-adorable Manuela Velasco. Set right after the events of REC 2, the story of REC 4: Apocalypse follows Ángela Vidal who after being rescued from the doomed building is taken to a ship, that's miles off the shore, for further examination. However, things are set in motion when a test subject escapes from the lab and ends up infecting the ship crew.Co-written & directed by Jaume Balagueró, REC 4 discards the found footage style that was so expertly employed in the first film and replaces it with conventional photography but with that, the effectiveness of those chaotic, frenzy camera-work also diminishes. It still uses the shaky cam technique but it fails to recreate the same chilling vibe of the original. The story isn't compelling enough for a final chapter and what Balagueró has done with Ángela's arc is just absurd.Despite picking up the story from where it left off in the second chapter, REC 4 spends too much time in setting up its premise by introducing characters no one gives a damn about, and even when the terror begins, it's all poorly executed. The scares are cheap & ineffective and the film as a whole feels more like a generic action flick than a visceral horror. It's good to have Manuela Velasco back but her character undergoes a sudden transition which never works in the film's favour.On an overall scale, REC 4: Apocalypse is definitely a step up when compared to the turd that was REC 3: Genesis, is similar in look & tone to the first two chapters of the franchise and although by no means it is a fulfilling conclusion of the series, there is no denying that it could've been much worse. Failing to completely tie up all the loose ends, leaving a few questions unanswered and utterly devoid of any scares, REC 4 may not be a total disaster but it's still finishes as a forgettable finale.
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Reviewed by widey 2 / 10

A dire ending, and an insult to the classic first two films...

Rec 1 and 2 are two of the greatest horror films ever made.

Using found footage, they were able to add incredible immediacy, tension and rawness to a tired genre and established an identity all of their own.

The second film also managed to raise the stakes by adding a really creepy Satanic dimension to proceedings.

I was utterly gripped by the story and was looking forwards to 3 and 4 to see where the story would lead.

It went only one place...straight down the toilet. Rec 3 and 4 are almost tragically bad. Selling out everything that made the first films such bona fide classics in favour of tired cliché.

This particular film is just a poor man's Resident Evil.

I don't suppose we'll ever really know what happened and why the creative team made such poor choices, but it's a real pity. They had the formula, they'd set the story up perfectly...but then they fixed everything that wasn't broken, and completely broke it.

No series I've ever heard of has betrayed itself in this way before, and we can only hope it never happens again.

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