Night of the Demons 3 Review

Disclaimer: Contains spoilers!

Plot Summary: After fleeing the scene of a crime, a group of teens hide out at Hull House with predictable results.

Review: After the surprisingly well made second entry you may have some hope for the third act, but don't be fooled. Part one had charm, the sequel had cool characters and effects, and the third movie has absolutely nothing worth noting while maintaining all the flaws previously discussed and adding more. I guess it was simply too much to ask that a franchise continue with good ideas even when it's plot is as basic as a haunted house on Halloween. It's not as if they took a mere step down in quality which would be understandable as it's a part three in a direct-to-video franchise, but they took a major plunge as this entry is significantly more pathetic and doesn't even have any decent gore or monster effects.

Essentially, there are a bunch of losers roaming around town when they stumble upon two girls whose car broke down and pick them up. The group stops at a convenience store and somehow ends up in a shootout with police leading to them panicking and holding up at Hull House believing no one will find them there. The plot is stupid right from the beginning as it's supposed to be Halloween and yet there is almost no indication of such. This was one of the main detractors from part 2, but at least there was a Halloween party at one point in that movie. Here, there is one character with a mask, the two girls dressed up, and they may mention Halloween a couple times and that's it! Once again, it's as if they forgot that the premise of this series revolves around the demons rising every Halloween. The characters are stupid, annoying, and nowhere near as fun as part 2; I should probably stress the stupidity more, because they make so many bad decisions you want to jump into the movie and stab them yourself. I get that they were attempting to channel the creativity of part 2, but they do not pull it off one bit. Angela is still there for some reason even though she was killed twice in the last film. Her makeup effects are mostly the same, but everything feels toned down especially on some of the secondary demons. Hull House looks like shit with a whole new set not even attempting to look like the previous designs or taking the time to make the place look remotely creepy. This wouldn't even be entirely bad if they weren't so idiotic as to include reused footage from the last two movies! Needless to say everyone is killed one way or another with emphasis on the Reggie character who is bleeding to death all movie long and no one seems to care. The only survivors are some chick and wannbe cool guy who escape through shenanigans and they defeat Angela by pulling her across the beloved underground stream we keep hearing about. It wouldn't have been so bad with these two surviving if it weren't for the retarded sidestory about them, pretty much, falling in love at first sight one day in algebra class. Setting aside that these two look like they're in their thirties, are you serious here with a plotline that moronic?! It just sounds so badly..."Oh yeah, that magic day in algebra class when I met my soulmate!" Come the fuck on!

You know it's not a good sign when the writer of this movie admits it was stupid. They couldn't even do me the courtesy of throwing in some hot chicks like the other movies. Why didn't they find a way to incorporate Halloween more into the plot? If you removed what little Halloween elements there were, just about nothing would change except the look of two demons. The one detective is kind of interesting, despite his cliche retirement approaching, but he adds almost nothing to the story when he could have provided a new dynamic. The acting sucks, the effects are weak, the set design was beyond lazy, the characters are annoying, the chicks are busted, and they couldn't even get Halloween straight. Suffice to say, the stupidity with this film is why they gave up on this franchise until the remake.

Notable Moment: When the one detective says he will show the convenient store cashier a magic trick and asks him to pick a card. The cashier pulls out a Miranda Rights card which was an amusing moment and somewhat clever.

Final Rating: 4.5/10