Best Slasher Movies » Remake http://www.bestslashermovies.com It's not all horror flicks and screams, ya know! Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:13:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Quarantine (2008) http://www.bestslashermovies.com/2009/08/quarantine-2008/ http://www.bestslashermovies.com/2009/08/quarantine-2008/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:33:50 +0000 slasherella http://www.bestslashermovies.com/?p=147 Before I even begin with why I liked Quarantine, I’d like to say that I fully acknowledge it is more or less a shot for shot remake of Jaume Balagueró’s 2007 Spanish language movie Rec. This is noted in the credits and the original filmmakers are given credit. Rec is also an incredible movie but I did prefer Quarantine. In all honesty, there aren’t many differences, but the deciding factor for me was the final scene. I liked Quarantine’s more, but as I said, Rec is also well worth checking out. Just make sure you’re ready to read subtitles if you don’t speak Spanish.

Okay, on to the movie itself. Quarantine is another movie (like 28 Days and  28 Weeks Later) that is possibly scariest because the plot is so plausible. It isn’t some virus that reanimates corpses into flesh eating zombies. I’ll let you watch the movie to see what exactly happens in this one, but I’ll just say it’s not hard to imagine this coming true.

Quarantine’s cast is incredible – from Jennifer Carpenter who is amazing in the lead role, to Jay Hernandez (who I’m sure you all remember from Hostel 1 and II) to Johnathon Schaech (who makes a surprisingly short role in this film considering how much he was in Prom Night) and finally Manuela Velaso (a crossover from the Rec). Everyone is convincing and believable in their roles.

Quick Review: The blood and gore in this movie is everywhere. I don’t even know where to begin. It’s a blood bath. If for no other reason, check Quarantine out for the carnage. It’s worth it.

Love the movie? Buy the DVD:

Quarantine

Blu-Ray

Quarantine (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray]

Buy Rec; the horror classic Quarantine was based on:

[Rec]

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While that is one excellent reason to see the movie (and a big part of why I did), House of Wax offers a lot more than the death of an annoying celebrity. The gore is top notch and the movie itself is genuinely creepy. Even though it is a remake, the premise feels unique. When you find out the ugly truth about the town our victims find themselves stranded in, you’re not really surprised but the reveal is well done.

Quick Review: Paris Hilton gets impaled by a pole. Sure it’s not the first time she’s been impaled by a pole on camera, but this time, its much more gory.

Love the movie? Buy the DVD:

Widescreen:
House of Wax (Widescreen Edition)

Fullscreen:
House of Wax (Full Screen Edition)

Blu-Ray:
House of Wax [Blu-ray]

Like the Remake? Check out the Original starring Vincent Price on DVD:
House of Wax

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