History Film / Quarantine

* JitterCam: Seeing as this is an American production, the amount of jitter in this remake is so intense, it puts the ''[[TheBourneIdentity Jason Bourne]]'' films to shame.

''TheBlairWitchProject'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'', '''''Quarantine''''' is the US remake of the Spanish horror film Film/{{REC}}. It tells the story of a news reporter Angela Videl (Creator/JenniferCarpenter) trailing a local squad of firemen when they get called to a nearby apartment complex. Unbeknownst to them, Angela and her cameraman Scott (Steve Harris) end up filming the discovery and progression of an apparent zombie outbreak, which forces the CDC and military to seal off the building, trapping everyone inside.

* DownerEnding: The last shot of the film is [[spoiler:the lead character being dragged into the darkness]]. Or, rather than illuminating the spoiler, [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil look at the top of this page]].
** [[spoiler: In Quarantine 2, the female lead [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices]] herself to save a kid who manages to escape however a cat is seen walking around carrying the infection.]]

* [[spoiler: FinalGirl: Angela. Subverted in that she doesn't make it.]]

''TheBlairWitchProject'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'', '''''Quarantine''''' is the US remake of the Spanish horror film Film/{{REC}}. It tells the story of a news reporter Angela Videl (JenniferCarpenter) trailing a local squad of firemen when they get called to a nearby apartment complex. Unbeknownst to them, Angela and her cameraman Scott (Steve Harris) end up filming the discovery and progression of an apparent zombie outbreak, which forces the CDC and military to seal off the building, trapping everyone inside.

* GenreBlind: At least half the carnage could have been avoided if the characters had simply closed the doors behind them or restrained the people who had been bitten. They can kind of get away with it when they don't know what was happening, but once it's made clear, they still fall victim to the genre.

* IdiotBall: After seeing the little girl is infected and attacked her mother, the cop decides to try to reason with her while she stands there, covered in blood, giving a SlasherSmile. His last words are "give me your hand."

* RoomFullOfCrazy: [[spoiler: The attic room, with wals covered in newspaper clippings,

''TheBlairWitchProject'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'', '''''Quarantine''''' is the US remake of the Spanish horror film Film/{{REC}}. It tells the story of a news reporter Angela Videl (JenniferCarpenter) trailing a local squad of firemen when they get called to a nearby apartment complex. Cue zombies, and soon enough the CDC puts the place into {{lockdown}}.

It has a sequel completely unrelated to any of the {{REC}} movies that came out in 2011.

* ClosedCircle: Enforced. One guy rips open the sheet of paper that the the Center for Disease Control has put over the building and gets ''shot by a sniper'' for his troubles.

* JitterCam

* LittlestCancerPatient: Subverted. She's infected, too, and she's an UndeadChild.

* RoomFullOfCrazy

* StairwellChase

* VaderBreath: The CDC personnel

''TheBlairWitchProject'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/TwentyEightDaysLater'', '''''Quarantine''''' is the US remake of the Spanish horror film {{REC}}. It tells the story of a news reporter Angela Videl (JenniferCarpenter) trailing a local squad of firemen when they get called to a nearby apartment complex. Cue zombies, and soon enough the CDC puts the place into {{lockdown}}.

* TheUnreveal: The origin of the virus is implied to have something to do with "the man from Boston," who has newspaper clippings about a Doomsday virus on his wall. When the survivors discover a dictation machine in his room, you'd assume that it would reveal the virus's origins and the man's motives, but the speed is set too low to be comprehensible. Rather than adjust the speed, the survivors simply abandon it, leaving the details unknown. The newspaper clippings supply enough information to piece together the story, which the sequel expands.

It has a straight to DVD sequel completely unrelated to {{REC}} 2 that came out in 2011.

* GoryDiscretionShot: In the sequel, played straight then subverted. [[spoiler: The CDC officer shoots himself a split second after the camera changes its focus, then, towards the end of the movie, Jennie bashes in the head of an infected Henry with a metal bar with every gory detail shown.]]

* ItGetsWorse: Systematically, every time the situation seems to get somewhat under control, [[spoiler: all hell breaks loose.]]

''TheBlairWitchProject'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''TwentyEightDaysLater'', ''Quarantine'' is the US remake of the Spanish horror film {{REC}}. It tells the story of a news reporter Angela Videl (JenniferCarpenter) trailing a local squad of firemen when they get called to a nearby apartment complex. Cue zombies, and soon enough the CDC puts the place into {{lockdown}}.

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The last shot of the movie is in the trailer, the official site AND the one-sheet, as well as the lack of any survivors being stated in all those forms. Said shot is also on the DVD cover.

** Indeed, once they know, they ''still'' approach residents who are standing perfectly still, with a vacant look on their faces. After the first time this ends up getting someone either attacked or killed, you'd think they'd ''[[IdiotBall learn]]'' that this is ''not'' a good idea.

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The last shot of the movie is in the trailer, the official site AND the one-sheet, as well as the lack of any survivors being stated in all those forms.

* GenreBlind: At least half the carnage could have been avoided if the characters had simply closed the doors behind them or restraine the people who had been bitten. They can kind of get away with it when they don't know what was happening, but once it's made clear, they still fall victim to the genre.

* TheUnreveal: The origin of the virus is implied to have something to do with "the man from Boston," who has newspaper clippings about a Doomsday virus on his wall. When the survivors discover a dictation machine in his room, you'd assume that it would reveal the virus's origins and the man's motives, but the speed is set too low to be comprehensible. Rather than adjust the speed, the survivors simply abandon it, leaving the details unknown, possibly [[{{EvilSoundsDeep}} too freaked out by the sound playback]] to even try and adjust it. Though, the newspaper clippings supply enough information to piece together the story.
** Speeding up the recording implies that some party is spreading the plague deliberately, at any rate. [[spoiler: This is confirmed in the sequel]]

* TheVirus: What makes the zombies. This is in contrast to the original film, which features [[spoiler: DemonicPossession.]]

* [[spoiler:ShootTheShaggyDog]]

* [[spoiler:KillEmAll]]

* TwentyMinutesWithJerks: For the first 15-20 minutes, the movie is focused on just hanging around a fire station filming a documentary called "The Night Shift". Then the fire department is called to the apartment complex and the film shifts into gear.

* ForeignRemake: Of the Spanish film ''[=~[REC]~=]''.

''TheBlairWitchProject'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''TwentyEightDaysLater'', ''Quarantine'' is the US remake of the Spanish horror film {{REC}}. It tells the story of a news reporter(JenniferCarpenter) trailing a local squad of firemen when they get called to a nearby apartment complex. Cue zombies, and soon enough the CDC puts the place into {{lockdown}}.

* CameraAbuse: And ''how''. At one point, it's actually used as a weapon. Also counts as PaintingTheFourthWall. Or if you prefer, CrowningMomentOfAwesome. Heck even an unintentional CrowningMomentOfFunny. The thing isn't even cracked, they just wipe off the blood and its back to filming.

* FateWorseThanDeath: Biiiiig time.

* GenreBlind: At least half the carnage could have been avoided if the characters had simply ''closed the doors'' behind them.
** Or actually acted competent and ''restrained'' the people who had been bitten. They can kind of get away with it when they don't know what was happening, but once it's made clear, they ''still'' don't act like they have even the slightest bit of common sense.

** FridgeHorror: [[spoiler:The plague is apparently spread by rats that have gotten out from the attic. Rats like to go into the sewers. See where I'm going here?]]

* IdiotBall: After people die, what are the character's first response? Try to ''[[TooDumbToLive reason with rabid zombies.]]'' [[FlatWhat What.]]

* SoundOnlyDeath: [[spoiler: The man who backs into the closing elevator, chased down by a zombie dog.]] It's probably better that you ''don't'' see it.

** *sigh* Not to mention, the ''cover of the DVD.''
* TwentyMinutesWithJerks: For the first 15-20 minutes, the movie is focused on just hanging around a fire station and doing nothing in particular.

* TheUnreveal: The origin of the virus is implied to have something to do with "the man from Boston," who has newspaper clippings about a Doomsday virus on his wall. When the survivors discover a dictation machine in his room, you'd assume that it would reveal the virus's origins and the man's motives, but the speed is set too low to be comprehensible. Rather than adjust the speed, the survivors simply abandon it, leaving the details unknown.
** Possibly they were [[{{EvilSoundsDeep}} too freaked out by the sound playback]] to even try and adjust it. Though, the newspaper clippings supply enough information to piece together the story.

* WorstAid