theaters, 3.1 weeks average run per theater $5,600,000 (worldwide box office is 3.3 times production budget)ĥ opening theaters/7 max. Above all it must be contained, before it escapes to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting world outside.ģ.39 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) What they find inside lies beyond the scope of medical science—a demonic nightmare of biblical proportions more terrifying than they could have possibly imagined.
A heavily armed SWAT team and a mysterious government official are sent in to assess and attempt to neutralize the situation. This film does have gory moments and a few minor thrills, but it ends up being too little too late, and the rest of the film is quite mediocre because, the film doesn't try to do anything really exciting, and the material is more of the same, and in the case of films like this, it doesn't work.2 picks up 15 minutes from where we left off, taking us back into the quarantined apartment building where a terrifying virus has run rampant, turning the occupants into mindlessly violent, raging beasts. If you're expecting something like the first two films in the series, you'll be disappointed, and I'm saying this as someone who greatly enjoyed those films. Rec 3 had the potential of being a fine third entry in the trilogy, and it could really have stood out among the other two, but this one just goes to show that the screenwriters are running out of good ideas for an effective, shocking and thrilling horror picture. Unfortunately, we get a film that just tries to do the same thing again, and in doing so, we lose interest in enjoying the film. There could have been many ways how the film could have turned out, many ideas that haven't been explored. Rec 3 is a mediocre film, one that can only appeal to the most diehard genre fans, and even then, they'll feel as if the film lacked in delivery. I think it's a great shame because among the more modern horror films, Rec was something unique, refreshing and genuinely frightening, but here, we come to know how things will play out, and it feels overdone, and not worth your time.
I was really looking forward to watching the film, but it didn't grab my attention like the first two did. This entry on the other hand just leaves fans wanting more, and the film relies on previously explored shocks that we've seen before, therefore the film becomes routine, and a bit tiresome. But for a franchise that was so legitimately scary, this feels like a step back, as its really a film in name only.Ĭonsidering that the first two Rec films were refreshing horror films in the documentary/found footage genre, this third entry lacks substance and visceral punch that have made the first films standout in the horror game in the last few years. It certainly has its moments as mindless bloody fun. I love how Koldo frantically searches for Clara dressed as a knight in shining armor (the metal protects him from bites). I cheered when Clara gets fed up with her wedding party guests attacking her as zombies and whips out the chainsaw in her dress. I liked the main wedding couple, Koldo and Clara. It does tie in with the previous two, but it also introduces completely new characters. Where the first two films built fear and suspense, 3 offers B-movie action, humour, and romance. Where its predecessors relied on atmosphere, this one relies on gore.
He eschews the found footage style 30 minutes in for the more traditional aesthetic. The reason for this is because director Paco Plaza has completely changed the tone. 3: Genesis will appeal more to fans of grindhouse horror more so than fans of the first two films.