Daniel Rodrigues First of all, I like to state that I'm a "sucker" for zombie movies... Always been, always will be...It was with great expectation that I received this one. I loved REC and REC2, and I thought "Wow, nice... REC3... man, this is awesome". After watching it, this were my thoughts: 1. It's not REC material. The story-line takes a curve, here. The only connection to REC, is the dog, that bit the vet.2. There's only a short sequence filmed in "first person view", or shoulder cam. After that, the whole movie is filmed "third person view", the normal way.3. Yes, the movie is a bit of a "let down" compared to it's predecessors, and even to it's successor, but, then again, if you compare this movie to Hollywood-garbage from the last decade, this one is a jewel, a work of art. It should be rated slightly below Dawn of the Dead (the remake - I don't compared anything to the classic zombie flicks from the 70s and the 80s, because those were 10 out of 10 indeed), or even Shaun of the Dead, but still, it is superior to Land of the Dead, Zombieland, Scout's Guide to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse, and even Dead Rising Watchtower and Dead Rising Endgame - keep in mind that I enjoyed every one of those movies.So, try to watch this putting it's title in the "back of your mind", and watch it without making any connections to REC franchise, and you will certainly have a very nice time... This movie, for me, a serious 7.

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.

Adam Peters (44%) The series that marks a high-point in the found-footage fad comes this decent little time-passer. At a mere 1 hour 20 minutes in length this is still a vastly over-long film for the plot that involves a somewhat typical, and I must say very lavish Spanish wedding that is invaded by zombie demons. And that's about it really. Pretty much the entire wedding ceremony is recorded hand-held style, then once things start to get messy (interesting) this then ditches it and moves into a standard shot film. It's pretty clear that the makers, like almost everyone else, have grown tired of that method of film-making to the point in which they actually mock sub-genre's flaws at one point. The mayhem featured is entertaining, but this is a hollow, quite childish gore flick that unlike the other films in the series this completely lacks all scares. Overall this is worth a look for fans and gore flicks in general, but it's too flawed and base to be a must watch.

bowmanblue The original Rec was a classic - one of the few 'found footage' films that actually worked. It was no wonder it was not only remade (reasonably faithfully) for the American audience as 'Quarantine,' but also spawned a sequel which was very similar to the original in look and feel (although not quite as good, but definitely passable).How much enjoyment you get out of the third instalment will depend on how well you deal with the change (spoilers ahead). After twenty minutes of setting up the film as shot from the first person via a wedding video, it deliberately changes itself into a regular 'third person' film. Not only do they do this to kind of surprise the audience, but it also serves as one of the indicative new main ingredients, i.e. some self-knowingness.Rec 1 and 2 were both as serious as they come, whereas part 3 (Rec 3: Genesis as it's known) throws in more than a fair few moment of comedy and parody. Therefore it moves the film away from the familiar Rec territory and comes across more like a regular zombie/horror film that rolls along happily, never taking itself too seriously.If this film was simply called 'Genesis' and had nothing to do with the franchise, it would probably have got a better reception overall. However, the changes obviously was a gamble and not for everyone. Rec 3 never reaches the chilling heights of terror that its predecessors managed, but it is still an entertaining little yarn that you should be able to enjoy if you like your gore messy and plot holes easily overlooked.