Return of the Living Dead 3

[Apology]

I just watched it last night and

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[hatefuldisplay]

I enjoyed this film. It is certainly not the best zombie film, but it isn't the worse either. I think it's worth owning. That's just me, the self-proclaimed "Mr. Creepy." :mrgreen:

[Sadogoat]

I didn't mind it either, despite the rather cheesy zombie makeup in the last act of the film. Yuzna was evidently going for something different (in contrast to the first two in the series) and pretty much succeeded for the most part.

[Apology]

i've got the hots for Julie.



NECROPHLIAC.NOW

[Bad Zombie Night]

For some crazy reason, this flick gets more attention on this board, then perhaps it well deserves. I haven't seen it in a very long while, but maybe I'll make room in my schedule tonight, to take another look at it. From as far back as I can remember, I thought it was just "OK," as you guys are voicing. Nothing really special here, to jump up and down about. :-|

[DocZomby]

Too much focus on the gore factor. Shock factor gets boring after about 10 minutes.

[Darth Abominus]

It was okay at best. Better than ROTLD 2 certainly. I liked the Mexcians alot. They were funny, especially Santos. I just thought there was too much lovey-dovey shit in it.

[RIP]

ROTLD 3 was definitely the weakest out of the trilogy. I didn't like it at all.

I have always said that ROTLD 2 was my favorite. :wink:

[Mervin Chip Chipperson]

I hated this movie, I haven't seen it in a while but I remember it being a showcase for gore and not much else, something for the make up crew to put on their resume

"oh no, I am dead and it hurts ....I know I will stab myself with glass"

[Darth Abominus]

Perhaps my biggest complaint about this movie was no Trash. :cry:

[Joe Ghoul]

Not a bad flick. Not the best, but certainly not bad. It had a rather unique element to the story. I own it and watch it occasionally.

[Darth Abominus]

I watch it from time to time, too. I own it on VHS, though. Still looking to get it on DVD eventually.

[Bad Zombie Night]

Perhaps my biggest complaint about this movie was no Trash. :cry:

Yeah, that's because Romeo, your girlfriend got nuked.




Hmmm. I'm pulling a double shift tonight, maybe I'll watch ROTLD3 again. :D
Then again, maybe I won't. :(

[Darth Abominus]

You watch movies at work, too?

[Joe Ghoul]

Thinking this through some more, the one element I didn't like about the movie was the fact that zombies were turned into sympathetic creatures. I want MONSTERS in monster movies, not someone to feel sorry for. Its the whole sympathy thing that ruined the vampire genre. They're monsters, but its not their fault. I want my zombies to be implacable and relentless. Not huddled in a cage all weepy. Like I'd posted in the old forum, I can't find vampire or sometimes even werewolf movies frightening anymore. "OK, let me get this straight. You're going to bite me. And in return I'll live forever, have supernatural powers, etc. etc.
Right on. Can we do this now?"

What the hell is so scary about that? That's why zombies appeal to me so much. It's a foe that will turn you into something like it, but its definatly something you don't want to be. If this was a vampire/werewolf forum, fans would be talking about how much they want to be one of them. They've become anti-heroes at best. Here, fans talk at depth about the best way to survive and destroy the undead. Being a zombie is not sexy.

[Darth Abominus]

I agree, dude. Vampire movies are lovey-dovey now. They're always about a brooding blood-sucker who's battling with his emotions, feelings, etc. As for the zombies in ROTLD 3, the chick zombie was just so terrible. Like you said, Joe, I don't want to feel sorry for them. I want to shoot them in the f*cking head.

[Joe Ghoul]

I agree, dude. Vampire movies are lovey-dovey now. They're always about a brooding blood-sucker who's battling with his emotions, feelings, etc. As for the zombies in ROTLD 3, the chick zombie was just so terrible. Like you said, Joe, I don't want to feel sorry for them. I want to shoot them in the f*cking head.

Agreed. I mean, hey- Angel was always a guilty pleasure for me. But the old 'sympathy for the devil' angle has been played out. Everyone has the Anne Rice/Laurel Hamilton theme going nowadays. Check out John Steakly's 'Vampire$' book. It was turned into a movie, but the book is great. It has very unsypathetic vampires and people who only live to kill them.

Good stuff.

[Apology]

I agree, dude. Vampire movies are lovey-dovey now. They're always about a brooding blood-sucker who's battling with his emotions, feelings, etc. As for the zombies in ROTLD 3, the chick zombie was just so terrible. Like you said, Joe, I don't want to feel sorry for them. I want to shoot them in the f*cking head.


*cough* Interview with a vampire sucks *cough*



And I didn't get Julie.


"Hmmm,I cant stop being hungry so I Know! I'll stab myself! That makes it all better!:"



I liked that black guy who was made into a robot zombie thing... he rocked.... I think his name was... River man|?

[hatefuldisplay]

If you like your opinion that much, why not say it twice? :mrgreen:

[Bad Zombie Night]

You watch movies at work, too?

Yep. We have a cabinet with a small color TV, VCR, and a DVD player inside it. The front pulls off to expose it, but when it's place back on, it's business as usual. :wink:

[Darth Abominus]

We have a VCR and like dozens of monitors at my work. But no DVD player. I wouldn't have time to watch movies anyways. That's where I do alot of my writing and sleeping. :)

[Bad Zombie Night]

I gotta work a double tonight. My Boss's Boss, and a bunch of the guys, will be in for a couple of hours at midnight, to get some seasonal work done. To get a little bit back on topic, I'm going to try and squeeze in ROTLD3, once everybody leaves, and tell you what I thought about it. This will be the second time around, and I haven't seen it in ages, so it should be a little interesting.

[DocZomby]

That sounds like a great idea. I'll pick it up as well. Once my wife is asleep I'll give it a go. Who knows when I'll be able to get in front of a computer again, but what the hell!

[Darth Abominus]

I'll go watch it tonight, too. Just so I don't feel left out. :D

[DocZomby]

It will be a synchronized bonding experience. :hug:

[Bad Zombie Night]

It looks like, I'm not going to be able to watch it after all, because I can't locate the damn tape! I have so many video tapes, and DVD's, everything is so outta place. Man, I gotta get my collection organized here.
I guess, I'll have to watch it another night.
RATS! :x

[Darth Abominus]

I have all my movies organized in alphabetical order . . . . . well, on paper at least. But they're actually strewn around randomly on shelves and in boxes. :lol:

[Bad Zombie Night]

I keep them all logged, on a Excel spread sheet file. Some I've missed though, as I found out the other day. I mentioned on another thread, I was thinking about buying the Microwave Massacre, and now I wasn't, because of someone's recommendation. Well, little did I know, it was in a stack of video tapes that I have, and it was never entered on my list.
Boy, I would love to have this mess in alphabetical order, or have it separated into their respective genres.

[Darth Abominus]

I do that alot, too. I've found lots of movies lying around that I didn't even know I had. I try to stay organized but it's easier said than done.

[Bad Zombie Night]

I'm still having trouble locating ROTLD3. Maybe I loaned it out to someone. :think:

[goesaround]

I liked this movie alot. Just when I agree on the whole premise of not liking the lovable monster a glaring exception came to mind...Give up? BUB! If you didn't love him you have a heart of steele.. Actually when he sees logan dead and he whips his chains and looks so pathetic like a child who has lost his father you feel for him and the music played over that..mmm Anyway I like ROTLD3 for the the army element a little like day and whole use them for army soldier thing. I love at the end when they bum rush the building. The first two were laugh outlous the doctor man was he funny.."Is it cancer?""If he's lucky!" But 3 was back to zombie holacaust again.No I liked it.

[~HorrorCore~]

I think I already gave my three cents on this movie, but just in cae you missed it:

The love story was the most compelling part of the movie... maybe I get way to into the charictars or whatever, but I really feel for them. From the couple (whos names I can't remember for the life of me) to the father.

It could be that I'm just a sap... :shock:

[Darth Abominus]

Yea, you're a sap. :lol:

j/k

Anyways, I prefer my zombie movies to be heavy on the gore and light on the lovey-dovey shit. :wink:

[Bad Zombie Night]

Just found my ROTLD 3 dvd, now I can sit down and watch, it in the next few days. It's been quite a while.

[Dead Aim]

The movie is cool, but it doesnt fit the Return OTLD trilogy, but it is a cool take on a zombie flick.

[Darth Abominus]

The movie is cool, but it doesnt fit the Return OTLD trilogy, but it is a cool take on a zombie flick.

I thought it fits more than the second one does. I just hated the love story crap.

[Dagnammit]

I really liked this one! IMHO it's better than the other movies in the series. The first two tried to be funny, but didn't really work for me. Also I never really cared very much for any of the characters in the other films, there were too many of them to get any kind of feel for and those that were developed just came across as annoying.

This film doesn't try to be a comedy, so when the humour does come through, its funnier because its out of the blue, and its a relief from the dark, sombre atmosphere. I actually liked the teenager and his girlfriend, they really felt like naieve young lovers caught up in something horrific with only each other for support. And the relationship with the boy and his dad was interesting too - the father wasn't just made out to be a one-dimensional strict military guy, he was also a single father trying to look after his son in the best way he can, but not doing a very good job of it. Resultantly, you actually care when.... well, not to spoil it... but when what happens at the finale happens, as opposed to the ROTLD 1 ending when I was just like "That wasn't very nice of the military! Oh, well...." :roll:

Oh yeah, and this one has the hardcore gore 1 and 2 lacked :wink:

Return of the Living Dead 3 would never win any Oscars, but it does a good job of managing to be simultaneously horrifying, touching and funny. It's easily my favourite film in the series, and is probably one of my top ten zombie flicks of all time.

[Apology]

What I really didnt' like about this movie was that.....it had a little to much wierdness. Like, she hit the phone pole with her should and her neck broke?

[Bad Zombie Night]

as opposed to the ROTLD 1 ending when I was just like "That wasn't very nice of the military!
Dag, In ROTLD the military didn't have much of a choice. Do you remember the scene, when the police barricade was over ran, by the rampaging Zombies coming down the street? It was either nuke 'em or let the problem spread. Those guys were kinda indestructible ya know.


I Saw ROTLD 3 last night again, and I have only one question.
A lot of people, who have watched this movie, said that they viewed this flick as a Zombie love story.
Right?
For a love story, I can't recall once in this film, where either Curt or Juile ever said the three magic words: "I Love You."
Am I right about this?

[Dagnammit]

I don't think they ever had to actually come right out and say it. It was clear in the way they acted together (eg. boy choosing to revive girl after accident even though he could have been thrown in jail, staying with girl even though she became a cannibal despite risking his own life, girl not eating him despite her tremendous instinct to feed on human flesh, boy trying to rescue girl despite risking his own life, both dying together etc.) that they would do just about anything for each other. Perhaps they were just f*ck buddies at the start, but by the end they were clearly deepest lovers.

Man, I'm sounding like a p*ssy! :? :lol:

[Bad Zombie Night]

LoL! :lol:
I think your second impulse was correct Dag. They were **** buddies, that all. At that age, you love it more than anything else in the world. Hell, Curt committed suicide at the end, and for what? He had been living there for 6 months, and how attached could he have been to her? I don't think it was totally by accident, he got bitten on the arm. I mean, he wasn't gonna leave her anyway, right?

[Dagnammit]

I guess I just took something different away from the film. The passion and (in my opinion) love between the two leads was what really drove the film - it really made me care about their plight more than any other characters in a zombie movie (with the possible exception of the crew from Dawn of the Dead). If you disagree on the love thing, I can see why you maybe didn't enjoy this movie as much as I did. Perhaps you are right though, I could be reading too much into it... but I still think I'm right! :mrgreen:

The love story was the most compelling part of the movie... maybe I get way to into the charictars or whatever, but I really feel for them. From the couple (whos names I can't remember for the life of me) to the father.

See, this guy gets it! :)

[Darth Abominus]

For a love story, I can't recall once in this film, where either Curt or Juile ever said the three magic words: "I Love You."
Am I right about this?

That might be true. I don't remember. But look at what he did for her. He brought her back to life and eventually got bit by a zombie. Love makes you do stupid things. We'd all agree on that. :lol:

[Bad Zombie Night]

Yeah, but so does nooky. :love:




If you disagree on the love thing, I can see why you maybe didn't enjoy this movie as much as I did. Perhaps you are right though, I could be reading too much into it... but I still think I'm right!

Nah, I liked it very much Dag, but for some reason, I don't think the film writers were trying to look that deep into the story. If there were big Hollywood names, attached to the lead roles, then maybe. I just think they simply wanted to make a teen-Zombie horror movie. The missing "I Love You" phase, was perhaps an oversight. :mrgreen:

[Darth Abominus]

I would have liked to have seen more from the Mexicans. They were the best part of this movie for me. :)

[Bad Zombie Night]

I would have liked to have seen more from the Mexicans. They were the best part of this movie for me. :)
Those guys were great as Zombies, especially the big guy who was their leader.
I have a question.
How did Juile managed to stretch out his neck that far?
He looked like a giraffe, after she got finished with him.

[Darth Abominus]

How did Juile managed to stretch out his neck that far?
He looked like a giraffe, after she got finished with him.

I've often wondered about that myself. What can you say? The girl has talent. :)

[castlevania]

This movie is retarded...

The Return of the Living Dead zombies eat brains just like they did in return 1 and 2...In part three they ate flesh???

Since when does getting bit by one of the zombies turn you into one??? It was the chemicals in the canisters that created the zombies in part 1 and 2. Check this out...Remember that biker punk rocker guy in part 1? Remember when he got his head chewed up by the tar zombie??? Did he rise...NO! Its the chemical that makes the zombies.

This movie was good, but the fact that they just used the return name to make a different zombie movie pissed me off.

[Bad Zombie Night]

This movie is retarded...

The Return of the Living Dead zombies eat brains just like they did in return 1 and 2...In part three they ate flesh???

Since when does getting bit by one of the zombies turn you into one??? It was the chemicals in the canisters that created the zombies in part 1 and 2. Check this out...Remember that biker punk rocker guy in part 1? Remember when he got his head chewed up by the tar zombie??? Did he rise...NO! Its the chemical that makes the zombies.

This movie was good, but the fact that they just used the return name to make a different zombie movie pissed me off.

Yeah, you right CV.
They got away from the main premise of the ROTD, and took story in another direction. That didn't keep me from liking it though. I guess it was the prerogative of the producer, to make those kind of alterations to the story. Maybe they thought nobody would notice.... I sure didn't. Thanks for pointing out that discrepancy between the two movie plots.

I wonder what they're gonna do with Return Of The Living Dead 4 : Necropolis?

[SkullOrchard]

Am I correct in assuming that Return of the Living Dead 3 (region 2) is open matte, not P&S?

[SkullOrchard]

I've been avoiding this film for years (since it's original release), but finally watched it last night. I enjoyed it, in fact, I watched it twice. :evil:

I rented it from Netflix, and neither of the two audio commentaries worked. Did anyone else have a problem?

[nirvroxx]

i remember watching this as a kid and the mexican zombies scaring me silly...i just watched it again a couple of days ago and i definetly enjoyed it...it was a bit on the "lovey dovey" side, but overrall it was good..not like part 2... :puke: what a joke, and a bad one at that.

[Darth Erroneous]

Part two was pretty good! I waited forever for it to come back out on DVD and it was well worth the wait!

[The Blind Dead]

I enjoyed (and own) part 2 though I felt it was nothing more than a weak "remake" of the first installment. I'll gladly purchase 4 & 5 though I'm saddened to know these upcoming releases will be extremely low budget, amateur affairs.

[Victor Clark]

Return of the Living Dead just sucked! And not just part 3! :puke:

[eardrumbuz]

I only saw Return Of The Living Dead once (maybe twice), but I did like it. I don't think I ever saw 2, but 3 is one of my all time favorite zombie movies!
I guess people who don't like it are desiring the non-stop zombie onslaught/90 minutes of panic type of zombie movie. If that's not it, I just don't understand what's not to like about it.
Return Of The Living Dead III has a hot chick turning into a zombie (2nd hottest zombie chick in movie history...if you ask me).
Return Of The Living Dead III has the convenience store owner with half a head zombie (one of the best zombies in movie history...if you ask me).
Return Of The Living Dead III has the most extreme body piercing I've ever seen in a zombie movie (tell me you didn't squirm, even a little, when she did that).
Return Of The Living Dead III has a guy with his head ripped off his body with the spine still attached (Yes, it would have been better if we got to see it happen, but it's still pretty cool).
Return Of The Living Dead III has two zombie climaxes! Where most movies would end after the first (rescue from the sewer), ROTLD3 continues and treats us to lots more zombie action (back at the lab)... (Yes, there should have been more gore in this scene, they could've gone all out but held back a little).

Although they may have skimped on some gore and missed a few chances for more zombie action, I find it to be quite good overall.

[The Blind Dead]

Although they may have skimped on some gore and missed a few chances for more zombie action, I find it to be quite good overall.
The uncut version can be purchased through Xploited Cinema for roughly the same cost as a new cut version. The only setback for some might be the DVD's Region 2 designation. It's still worth purchasing imo.

http://www.xploitedcinema.com/dvds/dvds.asp?title=997

[MonsterHunter]

I only saw Return Of The Living Dead once (maybe twice), but I did like it. I don't think I ever saw 2, but 3 is one of my all time favorite zombie movies!
I guess people who don't like it are desiring the non-stop zombie onslaught/90 minutes of panic type of zombie movie. If that's not it, I just don't understand what's not to like about it.
Return Of The Living Dead III has a hot chick turning into a zombie (2nd hottest zombie chick in movie history...if you ask me).
Return Of The Living Dead III has the convenience store owner with half a head zombie (one of the best zombies in movie history...if you ask me).
Return Of The Living Dead III has the most extreme body piercing I've ever seen in a zombie movie (tell me you didn't squirm, even a little, when she did that).
Return Of The Living Dead III has a guy with his head ripped off his body with the spine still attached (Yes, it would have been better if we got to see it happen, but it's still pretty cool).
Return Of The Living Dead III has two zombie climaxes! Where most movies would end after the first (rescue from the sewer), ROTLD3 continues and treats us to lots more zombie action (back at the lab)... (Yes, there should have been more gore in this scene, they could've gone all out but held back a little).

Although they may have skimped on some gore and missed a few chances for more zombie action, I find it to be quite good overall.


Never understood why so many people hate this movie. Maybe it’s because it more serious then the others in the series?
I think its one of the best zombie movies ever.


:rock:

[Slumlord]

I remember back when I first watched this how stupid it was. That was quite a while ago, I'll have to rent this again to see what all the hub-bub is about 'cause I just don't remember it all that well.

[The Blind Dead]

I don't believe it was the best in the series, that's the first installments claim to fame. I do believe 3 is far better than 2 though. I also believe 3 will end up being the last good entry once 4 and 5 hit DVD.

[Darth Erroneous]

I bought part 3 and watched it once. I lacked something that I can't quite put my finger on. I liked part 2 and loved part 1. I am sceptical about 4 and 5, though. I will buy them for the collection and hope that they're worth watching over and over.

[SkullOrchard]

The uncut version can be purchased through Xploited Cinema for roughly the same cost as a new cut version. The only setback for some might be the DVD's Region 2 designation. It's still worth purchasing imo.

http://www.xploitedcinema.com/dvds/dvds.asp?title=997You can buy the unrated/uncut version for roughly half the cost that Xploited sales it for at:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000056Q1X/ref=ord_cart_shr/202-4728771-1151058?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

[awfulman]

I don't believe it was the best in the series, that's the first installments claim to fame. I do believe 3 is far better than 2 though. I also believe 3 will end up being the last good entry once 4 and 5 hit DVD.

I agree with you 100%!

[Jay Decay]

This must be one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Had some good moments, but otherwise it was horrible. Could maybe have worked better as an own movie instead of as a sequel to ROTLD, cause this garbage had barely anything in common with the excellent part 1 and 2.

[HOO-HAA]

I really enjoyed 3.. It's my favourite in the series. :)

I also, despite myself, enjoyed 4... but found 5 to be a bit lacking. They're both cheesy, chaep and nasty... but they work well for what they are...

Mind you, even though 5 is pretty grim (although I loved the hitching zombie - he made me laugh) it's still a lot better than a lot of the zombie fodder you could encounter, in my most humble opinion...

[eardrumbuz]

3 is also my favorite, but I can certainly see how someone would be disappointed expecting it to be like the first two. I believe it suffers the same unfair criticism as Halloween 3...and I think there might be a thread about it somewhere around here :)

[B00Ne]

This must be one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Had some good moments, but otherwise it was horrible. Could maybe have worked better as an own movie instead of as a sequel to ROTLD, cause this garbage had barely anything in common with the excellent part 1 and 2.

ROTLD3 is my favorite of the series. I'll seriously never understand why so many people think the second film is the best one, let alone someone willing to call it "excellent".

[HOO-HAA]

ROTLD3 is my favorite of the series. I'll seriously never understand why so many people think the second film is the best one, let alone someone willing to call it "excellent".

I heartily agree.... The first and second didn't offend me, by any stretch of the imagination, but I don't like them enough to include them in my collection....

... a collection that incoporates Children Of The Living Dead, by the way... :lol:

[Jay Decay]

ROTLD3 is my favorite of the series. I'll seriously never understand why so many people think the second film is the best one, let alone someone willing to call it "excellent".
I thought I was the only one who thought the second one were best. Most people seem have part 1 as their favorite.

[Dakhar Nemo]

...I want MONSTERS in monster movies, not someone to feel sorry for. Its the whole sympathy thing that ruined the vampire genre. They're monsters, but its not their fault. ... Like I'd posted in the old forum, I can't find vampire or sometimes even werewolf movies frightening anymore. "OK, let me get this straight. You're going to bite me. And in return I'll live forever, have supernatural powers, etc. etc.
Right on. Can we do this now?"

What the hell is so scary about that? ....

Not to diverge too far on this tangent, but what's scary about it is that the proffered choice is genuinely tempting but with serious moral consequences. That's why the vampire genre is much more sophisticated than the zombie genre and why authors can write great books about vampires, while zombies remain primarily a movie monster.

However, I would agree that the "sympathetic monster" plotline has become drained of life through overuse in recent years. And that is a pitfall that most zombie movies have managed to avoid.

[Divided Soul]

I have them both.... picked em up tandum for a 5 spot.... The first two movies are almost the same (same jokes, and hamy scenarios)