Rec 3: Genesis

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Rec 3: Genesis

R

2012

1h 19m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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Newlyweds (Leticia Dolera, Diego Martín) watch their wedding reception descend into chaos and carnage when their guests become infected by a virus that turns them into hungry zombies.

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[REC] 3 Genesis discards the handheld POV of its predecessors and loses the franchise's fresh perspective in the bargain, upping the gags and gore to the detriment of the chills that audiences crave.

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Perri Nemiroff

Shockya.com

09/08/2012

2/5

Perhaps Paco Plaza's fictional virus finally got to him because the fact that he thinks he can do away with found footage and horror in the third installment is downright bizarre.

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

09/07/2012

3.5/4

Plaza throws in more than enough ludicrous touches of his own to grab viewers by their arteries and never let go.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

09/06/2012

2/5

With slapstick smothering the scares, "[REC 3]" is further marred by a plot in which the muted Catholicism of its antecedents is turned up to full blast.

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Oct 30

4/5

This third film in the jolting Spanish zombie franchise is deftly directed by Paco Plaza.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

09/22/2023

4/5

Lulls you into expecting a redundant experience in its opening minutes, only to entirely circumvent expectations while being as satisfying as its predecessors.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

10/03/2022

1.5/4

It’s exceedingly gory, more so than its predecessors, and its lack of technical ingenuity and half-hearted use of the “found footage” device somehow makes it less interesting.

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Martin K

@RT93557692 Apr 27

Es buena pero le quita el enfoque de están gradando

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Angel C

@Nose_ Mar 5

Not that bad, they could’ve made it a little better but it’s still rec. the ending got me real sad. People are overhating

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Darrin G.

@realwildchild76 Feb 28

Another solid entry for me in this series. Not for everybody.

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Aadil M

@RT69075013 Jan 25

A very different path was taken for this film in the franchise. I absolutely disliked the decision to get rid of the POV camera; it looked and felt incredibly low-budget. There were plenty of kills, which was good but man…the ending broke me…it was genuinely so sad. I really was not expecting it either…

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Angelina T

@AMMT101 Dec 22

I love the rec movies, but this one was utterly disappointing. It's unfortunate that they threw away the found-footage concept when the previous movies were all found-footage films. Though this movie was really cheesy, I wouldn't say that it's a very bad movie; it's an ok watch.

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Christian K

@ckacar Oct 22

Last one had a nice cliffhanger so , naturally, we are switching to a straight sidequel?? Also ditched the found footage for the most part so nothing is even being REC'd actually. Its pretty well made still, just a bit more generic.

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Synopsis

Newlyweds (Leticia Dolera, Diego Martín) watch their wedding reception descend into chaos and carnage when their guests become infected by a virus that turns them into hungry zombies.

Director: Paco Plaza
Producer: Julio Fernández, Jaume Balagueró
Screenwriter: Paco Plaza, Luiso Berdejo, David Gallart
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Filmax, Ono, Television Espanola
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Horror Violence|Some Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 7, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 12, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.2K
Runtime: 1h 19m