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I guess the series is officially getting weak. It's a shame, since the 1st movie was really good. Besides the story, the cameos by Kane Hodder, Robert Englund & Tony Todd. But, the next two (and upcoming #4) are all made-for-video, & they all seem to be getting weaker & weaker. The biggest reason why? All of the sequels are rushed out with micro small budgets & scripts. This should have been the start of a great horror franchise, but each sequel is dwindling it. Alright, now for part 3...there isn't anything spectacular about this one. The Djinn returns, this time the setting is at a school, & must be stopped. The biggest disappointment about this movie is the acting. Jason Connery (son of Sean) stars as the Djinn. His bad, overacting is the worst part of this movie. Talk about bad casting. The effects are weak as well. Rent it on video only if you want to see a bad movie. Hopefully #4 will be better, but they need to bring back the original team who brought us the original 'Wishmaster'.

No, my expectations weren't too high on this movie. I figured, 'Oh no, another horror flick thrown into the future'. But, I was surprised...they did a great job with this movie. What saved the movie was that when the movie moved from present time to the future, no one tried to make the future time setting into a crazy Star Trek type setting. Everyone still acted the same & in many ways, it was still like a old Friday movie. Decent direction & writing make this movie enjoyable for fans & other movie goers. When Jason is frozen at a cryo-facility (since he can't really be killed), his body & a female's are discovered over 400 years later by a scientific expedition team. (Earth is no longer inhabitated, since it has become a 'dead' planet). But when the two are brought onboard the space vessel, it is too late. Before the female can warn the others about Jason, he thaws out & wrecks havoc on the ship. Some great effects & death scenes make the movie fun. Also, keep an eye out for the Camp scenes towards the end...these are hilarious.

Unfortunately, I haven't seen any of Wes Anderson's earlier films 'Bottle Rocket' or 'Rushmore', but I am sure glad I saw this movie. I'm a huge Gene Hackman fan, & I figured with him & the rest of the cast this was going to be a good film. I should have said excellent. This is by far one of the best films I have seen...ever. Hackman gives a superior performance, comedic at times, which is Oscar worthy. When Royal Tenebaum(Hackman) is thrown out of the hotel he is living at, he decides to search out his estranged family. Hoping to get a place to stay, he tells his children & wife that he is dying. But the more time he spends with his family, he starts to 'live' again. What was a love-hate relationship with him & his family starts to change with some great results. Most of the flashback scenes are hysterical. This is a must-see.