So much average

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

If you thought Death Race 1 & 2 were preposterous films, you ain't seen nothing yet: Part 3— Inferno—is more outrageous than the previous two outings put together, with increased violence, numerous sexy women, crazier car action, and extra explosive stunts, all of which, in my book, equals a good time.The film starts with current race owner Weyland (Ving Rhames) being forced to sell the rights for Death Race to ruthless businessman Niles York (Dougray Scott), who wants to turn the event into a global franchise, starting with a three day race in The Kalahari. Four times Death Race winner Lucas, AKA Frankenstein (Luke Goss), is an automatic contender, but with one more win guaranteeing him his freedom, Niles needs to ensure that his biggest draw doesn't make it to five.Even before the race begins, this film delivers in the excess stakes with a wonderfully exploitative battle to the death between 16 insanely hot women competing to be co-drivers in the race; the babes go crazy with an assortment of weapons, but gorgeous Katrina (Tanit Phoenix) steals the scene in stockings, suspenders and push-up bra, brandishing a flamethrower. Scorching stuff!With it's cross-country, multi-stage, three day race, numerous colourful characters, and wide variety of modified vehicles, the film stays relatively true to the spirit of Death Race 2000 (1975), which for a fan of the original cult classic like me, makes proceedings a lot more entertaining. While it never quite matches the satirical heights of Roger Corman's film, there are some neat tongue-in-cheek moments, plus a truly ridiculous twist ending in keeping with the insane nature of the whole series.Throw in a juicy decapitation, a full body explosion, a gratuitous shower scene for Tanit Phoenix, and Danny Trejo getting head from a sexy African nurse, and what you have is a lot of mindless fun. Roll on part 4

Don't be put off by the IMDb score, or any negative reviews, this movie is a more than worthy successor to Death Race 2, and has earned its place in the franchise.Lots of subtle humour, stylish action and surprisingly memorably characters, all combined with sufficiently varied and suitably over-the-top set pieces make this feel more like a cinema release than a direct-to-video offering.Sure, the plot gets a bit silly at times, and there are clichés and stereotypes liberally scattered throughout, but I still found the new setting, the new (if often short-lived) characters and the tidy wrapping up of the story arc to be effective and entertaining.Dougray Scott shines as the enthusiastic antagonist, relative unknown Jeremy Crutchley provides a great Russell Crowe-esque caricature, and even Luke Goss manages to steal some good moments.All of the actors look like they're having lots of fun, and I too thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Dig it up and give it a go. Watch all three movies back to back for the full experience!

'DEATH RACE 3: INFERNO': Three Stars (Out of Five) Another direct to video prequel which almost leads up to the beginning of the original 2008 remake (of the 1975 cult classic Roger Corman film 'DEATH RACE 2000'). In the original remake Jason Statham played a framed ex-con who's forced to participate in a deadly prison sport in which inmates race against each other while trying to kill one another. He replaced the original star driver 'Frankenstein' (since he's just a man in a mask) who was killed trying to win his final race for freedom. 2011's sequel told of the origins of the original 'Frankenstein', Carl 'Luke' Lucas (played by Luke Goss). This second prequel continues to tell his origin story.In the film Carl Lucas (Goss) is one victory away from winning his fifth race in the popular 'Death Race' prison tournament. If a driver wins five races they're supposed to be granted their freedom but Death Race's new owner, Niles York (Dougray Scott), wants the show to expand and make more money, so he makes Lucas promise not to win another race (if he does he'll kill him). Lucas and his pit crew are forced to participate in a new tournament in Africa where Lucas at first appears to be compliant with the new owner but things aren't quite as they seem. Death and carnage ensues as the races are once again a violent bloody spectacle.The film is directed by Roel Reine (who also directed the second movie). It's written by Tony Giglio (who also co-wrote the second film) and Paul W.S. Anderson (who wrote and directed the 2008 remake). Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames, Fred Koehler, Tanit Phoenix and Robin Shou all reprise their roles from 'DEATH RACE 2'. My expectations are always low for these direct to video sequels and because of my low expectations I'm always pleasantly surprised. This movie (like the second one) has a lot of cool action, car chases and hot chicks. It of course completely lacks any originality or depth but it is entertaining. That's all you can really ask of a movie like this and it does it's job well. I'd say it's just as good as the second film if not even a little better. Fans of the series should be pleased.Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEPQxhCbOms

I didn't like the first "Death Race" movie when I saw it years ago. I thought it was inferior to the classic Roger Corman "Death Race 2000" it was supposedly remaking. So you may wonder why I decided to watch this direct-to-DVD sequel. To put it bluntly, I was desperate, wanting some entertainment but unable to find anything better.Surprisingly, I didn't think this was a terrible movie. It had some good attributes. First of all, the production values are really strong for a direct-to-DVD movie; this one could have played in theaters. Also, the South African locations give the story a colorful and fresh backdrop.Still, I thought the movie could have been better than it ultimately was. There's not much in the way of story and characters; this is a pretty thin screenplay. Also, the action soon becomes kind of monotonous, not helped by the fact that much of the action looks alike because it's all given quick edits and the action taking place close to the camera lens.In the end, the movie passes the time, but that's about all, so wait until you've exhausted every better movie choice you have. The only other possible reason some people might want to see this movie is a chance to see Danny Trejo's buns (ewwww!)