Rec 3: Genesis (2012)

It is Koldo and Clara's wedding day.  All their family is in attendance, including an uncle who works as a vet.  He has a wound on his hand which turns out to be a dog bit.  He thought the was dead, but suddenly it sprang to life and chomped him.  Uh oh, this is not going to work out well for the wedding party.

The wedding is perfect and the guests depart by bus for a huge reception in an opulent building.  During the party, their Uncle is seen throwing up outside and shortly afterward falls off the balcony onto the ballroom floor.  As his wife checks to see if he's okay, he bites her which starts a wave of panic as people try to get away from him.  He's acting crazy and other guests try to restrain him so he can't bite anyone else.

The party is in chaos as more people are bitten, and start biting others.  The bride and groom get separated, and those who manage to lock themselves away from the carnage in the ballroom try to figure out how to escape.

Not sure how I feel about this one.  It didn't live up to my expectations.  I really liked the first two movies, and this one is not as good.  But if it wasn't labeled as part of the series, and was sold as a stand alone zombie movie, I'd have said it was decent.

The first part of the movie is all handheld, point of view as Koldo's cousin is videotaping the event and there is also a videographer.  But once the carnage breaks out, there's no more point of view. That first hand experience and view point is a major part of what made the first two films such a success.  They felt so claustrophobic and you could feel the danger that the characters were in.

So it's worth watching, but don't compare it to the previous movies as you'll be disappointed.