Quarantine

Pros: Talented Cast
Cons: Predictable, Sloppy Camera Work, Lethargic Intro

The movie Quarantine (2008) opens in Los Angeles with reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) doing an exclusive cover story on the fire department’s night shift.  Angela begins by interviewing Bob Orton (Barry Sigismondi) who gives ...

Pros: Engaging story; realistic feeling and urgency; good acting
Cons: Camera work may annoy some people; little character development

My wife and I managed to enjoy a rare evening together and decided to have a Netflix movie night. Lately, the movies in our queue have turned out to be less than stellar. Quarantine was the latest one to arrive at our household. I can honestly say ...

Pros: Lots of tension and well staged scares
Cons: Little original material

Quarantine (2008) Director: John Erick Dowdle Written by: John Erick Dowdle & Drew Dowdle Starring: Jennifer Carpenter A Remake of the Spanish movie [REC] – Read ...

Pros: None
Cons: Boring, confusing, stupid

I had the unfortunate experience of watching a really, terribly bad movie this weekend.  There has been nothing of substance new in movies on Time Warner's On Demand.  I don't usually go to Blockbuster because my husband has this ...

Pros: Scary moments, decent acting
Cons: Predictable, cookie-cutter, giveaway ending

With the weather not looking good and my husband and I just wanting to relax, we wanted to watch a movie.  However, with no desire to leave the house and get one, we were limited to the small selection on our "On Demand" section of our cable ...

Pros: Scary, different take on Zombie movies.  Remake of the Spanish REC.
Cons: Shaky camera work leaves me shaky.  Begining is SLOW and BORING.

Quarantine (2008) Directed by John Erick Dowdle"They won't let us out...."  Yuri IvanovFollowing in the wake of such classics as Night of the Living Dead, and ...

Pros: Some good stuff
Cons: Some bad stuff

Upon going to see Paranormal Activity I felt composed to revisit 2008's Quarantine, which features the documentary-like atmosphere of hand-held camera work amidst a horror film. My likeness of this movie was no different than the ...

Pros: Moments where tense mood pays off.
Cons: Lack of character, Ridiculously structured and obvious plot, Ineffective mood

Me: In an effort to coax myself through writing a review of "Quarantine," I am endeavoring one of my more creative reviews. For this review, then, I am sitting down with novelist and reviewer W.L. Swarts for commentary on the new horror film ...

Pros: It's a decent horror movie
Cons: REC set the bar high, if you saw the trailer you saw the movie

This movie is a remake of a Spanish horror film that was directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza titled, "REC" as in the abbreviation for the Record button on your camcorder or a VCR (A WHAT?!). I didn't know about it being a remake going in ...

Pros: The science is understandable and almost believable.
Cons: Bring a barf bag if you have a weak stomach.

The medium of TV is not kind to a person's looks which is why announcers are picked for their appealing appearance, and the news anchorwoman in the movie Quarantine is no exception. She puts us at ease as she begins her rap for a filmed ...

Pros: Well made horror film that offers a few jolts to the system.
Cons: Now that its been done can we get away from the handheld camera genre?

In 1999 audiences were placed into the middle of fear with THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, a film that used first person hand held camera to insert the viewer into the action. This was taken a step further early in 2008 with CLOVERFIELD. That form is kicked up ...

Pros: Very scary and VERY realistic.
Cons: Maybe too scary and violent for some.

Like 'Blair Witch Project'? Wish there were more movies like 'Cloverfield'? Your wish has been answered with 'Quarantine'.The movie looks like it was shot entirely on a video camera & the premise is that this news crew (a reporter and her ...

Pros: Gore and screams.  Zombies.
Cons: Terrible camera work, poor character development, story that doesn't deliver.

Let me preface this review by saying that I love the zombie genre.  It's the ultimate situation of a group of people that are all a target, and who eventually become hunters of the group after they fall.  With that said, I did NOT like ...