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Directed by Jaume Balaguero, Paco Plaza. Starring Jonathan Mellor, Manuela Velasco, Oscar Zafra, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca, Pablo Rosso, Pep Molina. Horror, Spain, 85mins, Cert 18.

DVD (RRP £17.99) and Blu-Ray(RRP £22.99) release date 20th September 2010

Remember that cracking Spanish horror 2007 hit [Rec]? Well the story didn’t end there. Screened for the first time at the Glasgow FrightFest in February, this is not so much a sequel but continuation of the same movie. [Rec] 2 takes place minutes after (Rec spoiler alert) the lead character Ángela Vidal (Manuela Velasco) is dragged into the darkness at the end of the first film.

While [Rec] focused solely on the infection inside the Spanish apartment block, [Rec] 2 starts with the manic events unfolding outside the building. The Government prepare a SWAT team (Handy Cams in hand) to enter the building in search of survivors and control the condemned area. Accompanied by a government medical official the soldiers enter the apartment only to find the devastation is far worse than originally expected. Soon after entering, the SWAT team come under attack by the zombiefied walking dead residence that once lived in the building.

Outside, a group of teenagers hatch a plan to break in and take a closer look as to why the area is confined. Once inside their curiosity soon gets the better of them as they too meet their fate of certain death at the hands/teeth of the creatures now controlling the building.

As the story unfolds we learn more about the origin of the virus infecting the residence and the conspiracies connecting the Spanish government to the outbreak. One by one the soldiers and teenagers meet a gruesome end, not helped by one of the group seemingly encouraging the creatures to feast on their helpless victims.

[Rec] 2 is a brilliant follow up to the freakishly creepy cult classic. The next chapter has the same feel as [Rec] but with new twists and turns to the story telling. The film is shocking and will certainly make the heart beat faster. The introduction of more infected screaming children and new ways to kill the victims - mixed with all the darkness of the original film -makes the sequel as good if not slightly better.

The Writer/Director partnership of Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza is as strong as ever and has the potential to be one of the best horror trilogies of the last 10 years. With Balaguero and Plaza now embarking on the third instalment ([REC] Apocalypse) slated for 2012, it looks certain that this is a franchise likely to chill horror fans for many years to come.

Let the Apocalypse begin!

Special Features include: Extended Scenes; Deleted Scenes; Making Of ‘In An Infected World’ (Blu-ray only); Behind The Scenes (Blu-ray only).

Also released on 20th September 2010 is the original REC Special Edition on Blu-ray (£19.99) for the very first time and featuring almost 3 hours of extras, including: The Making of REC; Crew Interviews; Extended Scenes; Deleted Scenes; Behind The Scenes Footage

Nick Gibbs McNeil.

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