Terrifier 3

Listen: I'm not traditionally a gore guy. So when my girlfriend asked me to watch the first two Terrifiers to get ready for this one, I was not too excited. Turns out I love ALL of them. But this one, Terrifier 3, is special. I mean it when I say I haven't laughed that hard in a theater in a long time. Leave it to art the clown's deviant ridiculousness to make me smile! It is so over the top, so batshit, to the point that the kills become some creative and intentionally hilarious that I can't hold it in anymore. He's a truly special villain because he's as scary as he is funny. That's very hard to do. And Damien Leone struck gold with art the clown. He's the 2020's slasher hero no questions asked. And this franchise will go down as one of horror's greatest. If you're a horror fan you definitely need to watch all of them. They each have their own identity. The 3rd one is my favorite even though the second might be the best and has the most classic scenes. So so fun!

Me and my wife both enjoy the terrifier movies. We finally had some time to watch the third tonight, it was not as good as I was hoping. I'll start with the positives. The first is this movies budget must've been the most by far, and it shows. It had some very creative horror scenes. The acting was great as well. I also enjoyed the run time, I thought that 2 hours was a good amount of time. Now for some negatives in my opinion. I thought that it was odd that terrifier didn't have the little girl in this movie and they decided to go with the other girl. I also personally don't like Christmas movies. The third act seemed very rushed. I may be in the minority here, but I feel as though the second movie was the best out of the three. This one had great shock value but the story was not up to par.

If scary movies aren't your thing, chances are that you are likely going to hate this thin, blood-soaked piece of independed cinema. But if you are a fan of traditional slasher flicks with creative kills and satisfying performances, this might just become your favourite one so far.

There isn't too much going on in the film plot-wise. In fact, a description of Terrifier 3's plot wouldn't be much longer than a summary of one Friends episode. Instead of answering the questions from the previous installment, the movie just brings up even more questions for the now-confirmed sequel, which may unsatisfy some fans, but at the same time already creates hype for Terrifier 4.

Production values are miles ahead of the previous films and it is pleasing to se Damien Leone improve so much in his craft.

As for the period before the release of the film, I personally think some of the marketing choices were a bit over-the-top, such as the release of an official hot-line, but that doesn't diminish the quality of the movie itself.

Overall, the movie is an improvement over the previous installments and it will definetely satisfy you if you are a Terrifier/slasher fan.

I've seen parts 1 and 2 and applauded this take on a new horror character to stand up with Freddy Kruger. The dark humor and crazy creative kills continue in part 3, but at times I felt that Art was mimicking himself and was too self aware and appreciative, rather than organically funny. (Like in the sun glasses scene in part 2).

The female companion to Art was interesting but I grew tired of her and she seemed to interfere with Art at times.

The special effects gore is off the chart and surprisingly realistic. I see part 3 as a worthy effort to explore some other avenues, but risks sending the overall concept on a detour that could easily end the series. I enjoyed parts 1 and 2 more. The last scene which lays some foundation for #4 looks like a good start. The producers have a goose that has laid some golden eggs, they need to be careful not to kill it.

Now that we've set the stage, Terrifier 3 makes history-not just for its exaggerated, gory kills or shocking gimmicks, but because it's actually enjoyable for me. Usually, bigger budgets don't mean better, but when passionate, talented filmmakers get involved and hire an editor who knows their craft, it makes all the difference. Good pacing can elevate even the goriest horror. Art the Clown is just as hilarious and terrifying as ever, but Victoria's wild performance stole the show-she's more terrifying than Art. Lauren LaVera, as Sienna, gives it her all, portraying raw PTSD. She might just be the most traumatized final girl ever. Shockingly, I'm now hyped for Terrifier 4.