Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out! (Blind Terror) (1989)
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20% of users liked it
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It is difficult to believe that this wretched sequel was Monte Hellman's first American film since Cockfighter (1974), and even more difficult to believe that it is the work of the man behind cult classics like Two-Lane Blacktop, The Shooting, and Back Door to Hell. The grown-up Ricky (Bill… More It is difficult to believe that this wretched sequel was Monte Hellman's first American film since Cockfighter (1974), and even more difficult to believe that it is the work of the man behind cult classics like Two-Lane Blacktop, The Shooting, and Back Door to Hell. The grown-up Ricky (Bill Moseley from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2) comes out of the coma in which he ended the last film and goes on another murderous Christmas Eve rampage despite the fact that his brain is exposed under a glass dome after reconstructive surgery. There's a confused subplot about a doctor (Richard Beymer from Twin Peaks) investigating the dreams of a blind psychic girl (Samantha Scully), whose visions have something to do with Ricky's past. The glass-plated killer shows up at the girl's house, pursued by the doctor and a grumpy policeman played by Robert Culp, for the final standoff. The cast includes Eric Da Re, Elizabeth Hoffman, and Leonard Mann, there are flashbacks to part two (which consisted mostly of flashbacks to begin with), and obligatory in-jokes like several scenes from 1963's The Terror (which Hellman co-directed), and an homage to the original Carnival of Souls. There are some interesting camera angles, and one envisions Hellman thinking he was doing something different with the series, but the script and acting are terrible and Ricky's story had pretty much run its course anyway. The next sequel was a completely unrelated gorefest from Brian Yuzna (Society), whose unique vision -- if roundly rejected by series fans -- was at least a change of pace. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Directed By
- Monte Hellman
- Genres
- Horror
- In Theaters
- Nov 17, 1989 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
Very much at the level of quality you'd predict and anticipate for a direct-to-video slasher sequel from 1989.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Eventually the dumb characters and miniscule plot catch up and surpass anything that might have had auteur interest, but I'm still curious as to how and why Hellman made this.
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Cast
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Richard Beymer
as Dr. Newbury
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Bill Moseley
as Ricky
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Samantha Scully
as Laura
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Eric Da Re
as Chris
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Elizabeth Hoffman
as Granny
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Robert Culp
as Lt. Connely
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Isabelle Cooley
as Hospital Receptionist
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Leonard Mann
as Psychiatrist
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Carlos Palomino (II)
as Truck Driver
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Melissa Hellman
as Dr. Newbury's Assistant
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Laura Harring
as Jerri
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Richard N. Gladstein
as Detective
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Jim Ladd
as Newscaster