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Although "Trancers 3" is not as thoroughly entertaining as its predecessors, this straight-to-video production still delivers its fair share of cheesy fun.

Tim Thomerson is on the way to becoming one of my favourite actors - the more I see of him, the more I appreciate his comic timing and film presence.

"Trancers 3" is worth seeing just for Andrew Robinson repeating his old "Hellraiser" line, "Come to Daddy"! Here it's in a whole new context and is sure to raise a smile (or grimace) with Clive Barker fans! A darker "Trancers" tale than normal, this is a great film to watch with a few cans and nibbles. Enjoy!

I sat down to watch the 1992 movie "Trancers III" from director C. Courtney Joyner, as part of sitting through all the movies here in 2024 and finally getting around to watching them for the first time.

Writers Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo and C. Courtney Joyner put together a fair enough script. It was definitely a step in a darker tone here, in comparison to parts one and two. I liked that progression to the franchise, and they brought the sci-fie elements back into the movie, that were in part one, but was absent from part two. That was also a step back in the right direction.

It was a shame that Charles Band wasn't involved in the movie, as he had been in parts one and two.

There are a couple of returning talents from the previous two movies, and that was Tim Thomerson, Telma Hopkins and Helen Hunt. "Trancers III" does bring the likes of Andrew Robinson and Stephen Macht to the franchise. Again, as in the previous two movies, the acting performances were fair.

It was a blast to hear Andrew Robinson deliver his phrase "come to daddy" every bit as creepy as he did in the 1987 movie "Hellraiser". A minor thing in the movie, for sure, but it was just a stroke of brilliance.

If you enjoyed the previous two "Trancers" movies, then you will also enjoy "Trancers III".

My rating of director C. Courtney Joyner's 1992 movie "Trancers III" lands on a five out of ten stars.

Although this is a step up from Part II, this is still a notch below the original, and this is only an average film at best. Some new characters helped to breathe some life into this entry, but even though they participate in several good scenes, the film was still a little flat overall. The action was better in this installment, but really, it was only okay, and even though the film also had a few good laughs, it still fell far short of the frequently amusing original. This is a good time-killer, but nothing more.

Lacklustre third Trancer film from Full Moon. C. Courtney Joyner's direction really needs tightening up and the script here lacks the wit of the earlier films. Megan Ward and Helen Hunt both return as Deth's former wives and this time Megan Ward (who was due to be killed in upon returning home) has become one of the top characters there and is now part of the team ordering Deth around. There is a large mutant, Shark, a crystal powered cyborg actually who befriends Deth and helps him enter the heart of Trancerdom and rid the world of the evil blighter's. However this new addition simply rubbishes the story rather than enhancing it. Shame.

Lena (Helen Hunt) is getting divorced from Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson). He is pulled back to 2352. The future is under constant Trancer attacks. All they know is that reporter Lena has information on the source of the attacks in 2005. There is a secret government program developing Trancers run by Col. Daddy Muthuh and R.J. is Lena's inside source.

From a fish robot to a time traveling booth, the franchise keeps adding strange artifacts. It's turning more and more into camp. The movie is basically trolling any critical review by naming the villain Daddy Mother. At 75 minutes, it barely has enough material to call this a movie. I'm surprised that both Hunt and Ward returned for this one albeit for short scenes. This franchise is going down a weird side road.