Silent Night Deadly Night 3 (1989)
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AKA: Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
Directed by: Monte Hellman
Starring: Samantha Scully (Laura), Bill Moseley (Ricky), Richard Beymer (Dr. Newbury), Eric Da Re (Chris), Laura Harring (Jerri), Robert Culp (Old cop)
Country: USA; Effed Up American Movies
Language: English (Optional Eng Subs)
Runtime: 01:29:53
Genres: Killers
Plot – Spoilers:
A young woman Laura is part of a mind experiment with a killer the Silent Night Deadly Night series seems incapable of killing off for good. Here he’s been resurrected, and as proof, walks around zombie-like with his brains spilling out the top of his head.
Early into the movie, a terrorized Laura runs down a hallway more with her arms than her boots. And you think, this is going to be good. But somewhere along the way, Silent Night Deadly Night 3 deviates to boringly explore Laura’s loving relationship with her brother without even turning on incest mode. But there’s plenty of good bad acting, especially one old cop who must’ve always felt he belongs in westerns, and decides to bring that here anyway.
The third film in this series does take the plot forward in a new direction which, after the repetition of the second film, is to be commended. That said, the acting of the brother, sister and his girlfriend is poor, very poor. I have never seen such minimal variation in acting regardless of what is happening. Nothing happening, getting attacked, someone killed .. all delivered with minimal emotional reaction. Acting wise, its so wooden it has the impact of three chairs being thrown in front of the camera.
Sadly, there is also a decrease in boobs in this installment. Though the mom killed in the first film has her boobs shown in a flashback in this film, just like the second film. I feel as though I now know her boobs better than the back of my hand. I hope she got royalties from having her boobs shown in the second and third film. I wonder if her boobs make an appearance in the fourth film…..
Overall, this film has a better plot than the second film but oh god the acting …. have to give it just 1.5/5 wet panties.
most underrated horror series.
SNDN’s antagonist could’ve been up there with horror icons like Jason, Leather Face, and Freddy Krueger if it wasn’t initially banned in theatres.