Malevolence 3: Killer

I would have given it a 5.5 if I could, but since we round up here on IMDB I went with 6. Many of the commenters are right when they say it has strong "Halloween" vibes. Sure it's a bit cliche at times, but it's a slasher, and an homage to 80s slasher films, so that's to be expected. It's apart of the genre. I liked it in general. The acting was good and certainly better than most 80s slasher casts. Story was solid enough. And as someone who's always liked 80s horror it was nostalgic. People giving it a 1 are just trying to manipulate the rating in my opinion, and if you like 80s slasher films, I think you'll like it.

The movie director has seen Halloween for sure and was pretty inspired but didn't really know how to express that. This is why he made such a dull and ridiculous film. It was an amateur attempt to make a fiction movie. Malevolence 3: Killer is full of bad acting, bad editing and pretty long scenes that look like a first movie making task at film-making school. If you are a horror fan, don't waste your time on this pile of rubbish.

Malevolence 3 is a worth follow up to the first film (the second was a prequel). Once again we get way better acting than we normally do in these smaller independent movies, great photography, a good script, and a good continuation of the story. The gore quotient is upped in this movie (as is usually the case with sequels) but is still not completely over the top. Once again we rely more here on suspense than an "ick" factor. I really enjoyed this movie and will definitely return to these movies time and again. Highly recommend!

Yes, this is possibly the most slavish Halloween rip off since He Knows You're Alone, Final Exam, and Offerings, but it's almost refreshing to see someone focus more on suspense than goofy twists and non-stop gore these days.

Director Steven Mena knows how to build suspense and release the tension with a well timed jolt even if the story itself leaves a little something to be desired. Much like Halloween, it's ridiculously simple with only a few little detours here and there (such as the scenes with Adrienne Barbeau) which try and add a little meat to the story. These scenes end up feeling like an afterthought and could be cut altogether. It's sort of a shame how little Barbeau is given to do considering her scream queen pedigree. Still, it's always nice to see her pop up in something.

While it is a bonafide Halloween rip off, I'd venture to say it's still more effective and frightening than most of the sequels in that franchise.

The first two relied more on psychological study, character development, intense brooding tension n the juxtaposition of tranquility (amazing photography) and underlying danger, this one is a straight up slasher filled with cliches. Saw this last nite n was disappointed.

So aft his lair gets busted n two people survive the harrowing nite, Martin while on the run from the FBI, somehow tracks the two survivors with their wallet. A big question. Why werent the survivors given ample security. How did Martin get hold of the wallet. Towards the end too, a survivor is left without any security inspite of the survivor's phone taken away by Martin while the same FBI guy is pursuing the case. Martin is shown as an introvert, illiterate, traumatized n homegrown boy but he manages to track down his original address while our FBI guy later realises that Martin's mother has relocated. The killings get lousy as none of the victims puts up a fight n it gets filled with cliches. This time the cinematography ain't that great n a sex scene with nudity is added to titillate. Generous with 7 for Mena's effort n his one man show with tackling different technical aspects of the films.