Directed by:
Paco PlazaCinematography:
Pablo RossoComposer:
Mikel SalasCast:
Leticia Dolera, Diego Martín, Àlex Monner, Javier Botet, Mireia Ros, Carla Nieto, Carme Contreras, Ramón Agirre, Charlotte Vega, Aitor Legardón, Itziar Castro (more)VOD (1)
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Rec: Genesis follows Koldo (Diego Martin) and Clara (Leticia Dolera) as they celebrate the most important day of their lives: their wedding. Everything appears to be running smoothly and the bride and groom and their families are enjoying a wonderful day; that is until some of the guests start showing signs of a strange illness. Before they know what's happening, the bride and groom find themselves in the middle of a hellish ordeal, as an uncontrollable torrent of violence is unleashed on the wedding. Amidst the chaos, Koldo and Clara become separated and begin a desperate search for one another. What started off as an idyllic day quickly descends into a nightmare of the worst kind. (Vendetta Films)
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If [Rec] = Alien and [Rec]² = Aliens, therefore [REC]³ Génesis = Alien: Resurrection. It’s not the same, so what? So, instead of the anticipated prequel that would explain the origin of the virus (the name is very… disingenuous… misleading?), we have a standalone“zombie” survival with a very different style, whose connection with the first and second parts I reckon will be seen at the end of the tetralogy. Personally, it didn’t bother me nearly as much as I thought it would after the first largely negative responses. Compared to the last time, there’s less creativity and original ideas – Paco Plaza is not Balagueró, which everybody familiar with the work of both gentlemen feared, but there are still a couple of interesting moments, and, overall, it’s a brisk, gripping and fun horror film (too much in fact at some points – the scene with the chainsaw was too over the top – and these are the moments that bothered me the most in Genesis), but it will not have it easy with most fans. That’s not surprising, but this time I’m not joining in the general hate. For me, a relatively satisfied respite for 75%, and I’m curious about what Jaume will bring for the conclusion.
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Comparisons are sometimes made that put the [REC] series in parallel with Aliens. That’s wrong, my friends, because each time a different creator presented his vision. This isn't a distinctive contribution to the theme, but rather a release of infected blood down the throat of yet another episode where Plaza honors the series only in that he spares no blood. The rest is a collection of "dafuq?" questions over the plot, the behavior of the characters, and even the creative approach itself, where attempts at splatter comedy in the style of Jackson's early work utterly fail. I'm hoping Balagueró will give the Plaza at least three educational slaps with the fourth film.
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Besides the classically good zombie scenes,[Rec]³: Genesis is also notable for its omnipresent humor. It doesn't shout at you loudly, but for example, the wedding guests in armor are simply a great example of absurdity. It isn't a great film that offers something new in the zombie genre, but it's gritty horror fun that will thrill fans of the genre and even the handheld camera is decent every now and then.
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