breanneneely I went into this movie with no expectations even tho I had seen the first two in the series. Does this movie compare to them, or even the fourth? No. But if you look at it as a stand alone film it's not bad at all. To me it's very reminiscent of 80s horror. The plot is easy to follow but really doesn't have anything to do with the other three movies. There's plenty of blood and gore but this movie just feels a lot lighter than the other three. Seeing the first two I never thought I would laugh as much as I did with this movie, but I was pleasantly surprised. I do get why people don't like this movie especially if you've see the first two Recs; it just doesn't compare. But if you take this film out of the series then it's not bad at all, even pretty good. It doesn't work as a Rec movie but as a zombie movie it hits the mark. So my suggestion is if you're going to watch this movie don't look at is as part of the Rec series; watch it as a stand alone zombie flick. And if you're watching the Rec series, skip this one.

american_hxc SPOILER ALERT: If for some reason you don't want this turd sandwich spoiled for you stop reading now. I need stress something: I created an IMDb account specifically to trash this soul staining piece of crap. So if you liked it or whatever, then trust me this review is not for you. First off let's talk about Rec 1 & 2. Rec 1 took what was more or less a generic "viral outbreak" premise and spiced it up by framing it as a found footage film. That's what made it work. The story itself is kind of one dimensional, but presenting it from the perspective of a camcorder gave it an intense intimacy that is missing from a lot of horror movies. It also didn't hurt that they did a great job with the casting, particularly with the lead Angela Vidal (Manuela Velasco). Not only that, but the final ten minutes are some the most bone chilling in cinematic history, delivering on the set up of the entire film with a great payoff. That's all I'm gonna say about Rec 1.Rec 2 is a solid sequel. It doesn't have the fire of the original, nor is it as well paced, but it is entertaining and at the very least it looks sharper than the first one. All in all these two are must see for any horror fan, and I would even recommend them to people who are just looking to see a good movie. And then we got Rec 3.I was willing to cut this movie some slack. Then the groom makes a huge show of kicking the wedding video dude's camera broken, I guess cause he doesn't want people seeing his wedding turn into a zombie fest (?!). The movie then switches to traditional cinematography. Mind you I had no idea beforehand that they were abandoning the hand held perspective. So you can imagine my shock. Before I go on, allow me to explain exactly how stupid of a move this was on the director's part. Literally the ONE THING that set the previous Rec movies apart from other zombie movies is that they were found footage. That was their core mechanic if you will; everything, from plot structure to framing, was designed around this concept. That's what made it so cool and refreshing. So I can't imagine WHY Paco Plaza thought it was at all a good idea to do away with that! Without the found footage hook, all you're left with is a generic zombie film! That's it! Anyway, so they switch to traditional shooting. Now there is a LOT wrong with this movie, but for me, by far the worst grievance was the look of the film. It's one thing that they decided to shoot the thing with a film camera, what is unacceptable is how unbelievably bad the quality of picture is. Rec 3 looks TERRIBLE. It looks like a freaking Funny or Die video. I'm not joking. This is like some Iphone quality looking stuff. It's disgusting. It becomes abundantly clear exactly the directors stuck to found footage with the first two movies, and it's because they have no idea how to make a film that doesn't look like a freaking Disney channel original movie. Actually some of those probably look even better.The rest of the things wrong with this movie are covered pretty well by the other reviews on here so I'll just cover them briefly.This is one of the most tonally inconsistent films I've ever seen. One minute it's dead serious, the next it's campier than a Joel Schumaker movie. This is almost NEVER a good idea for filmmakers to try, unless that is how you naturally tell a story (see: Edgar Wright, Sam Raimi) or something that you've practiced over time (Coen Brothers). In lesser hands, we get crap like this that has no idea what it wants to be, and ends up being nothing. Even with the ending, they couldn't decide whether to play it straight or not. This is perhaps best shown by one of the final moments, when the groom kisses his dying bride in what SHOULD be a touching gesture, only to have her rip out his ENTIRE tongue with her teeth. Yeah. Going back the setting, I have to say the more I think about it, the more I like the idea of a zombie wedding. It's a shame though, cause the director does absolutely nothing with it. There was potential to do a lot of interesting symbolic stuff, like maybe have the bride have to kill her dad to signify her "losing a father and gaining a husband". The whole thing could have even been a metaphor for how marriage effectively cuts you off from your family and you're left to fend for yourself and your new family in a dangerous world. Stuff like that. But no, none of that is explored and what we get is the most boring, risk averse horror movie to come along in some time.I'm sure there's more I'm missing but this review is getting long and thinking about this movie is giving me a headache. Suffice to say, this movie is awful. Only watch it if you're curious as to how bad it is, and even then for god's sake do NOT pay money for it. Also, just to end this on a positive note, Rec 4 succeeded in saving the franchise from oblivion, and since Rec 3 feature none of the original characters and takes place in a completely separate location, I'm cool with this being the god awful spin off nobody talks about.

begob A wedding party becomes infected and, as the zombified guests erupt in a murderous rage, the separated newly-weds struggle to find each others arms again.Badly judged variation on a simple formula. I liked it at first, the setting was fresh, but after the opening sequence the POV was ditched (no more shaky cam, phew!) and elements of farce and romance came into it. The idea of quarantine was not integral to the story, and they altered the source of evil and added a dispiriting religious slant.Overall not a bad yarn, although I did cringe when the knights in shining armour came out. And the only useful guys in the story are a knight and a priest - how conservative is that? There's plenty of humour, some of it rather lame - the copyright stuff! - and I did want to see Spongebob go up in flames.This is not for the REC audience, and I'm not sure why they went this way. Vary it up, sure, but don't put REC stickers on a non-REC film.

brien_assiter I cannot understand the reviews above. Rec3Genesis appeared on Film 4 here and i simply bust a gut laughing all through which was the idea. I've seen the films of Iglesias and this in the same frantic mold! I wont go into details but i simply love it!!! For me it was perfect! Funniest parody of all the zombie movies I've ever seen. Not Rodriguez, Tarantino could come close to this! The one scene where the priest has taken over the broadcast system And is reciting Genesis which stops the mad zombies in their tracks while our heroes the happy couple escape but are wasted by his Grandfather also a zombie who being deaf and having lost the batteries of his hearing aid could not hear the sermon and so his blood lust raged on unabated!! Fabuloso, loads of tongues being bitten out, extreme blood letting super fun! First time iv'e seen Plazas work (i'd rather call it extreme play!) So...I guess i will have to find the first two of the Rec series? Oh, gimme me more of these please!