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It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Don't get me wrong, I don't hate this dumb movie. It was a guilty pleasure of mine, as a kid, but after rewatching it. It doesn't really hold up. It's obvious that the aim for this movie was to be comedic than actually scary. However, this choice in direction, somewhat ruins the potential of what could had been, really frightening. After all, the restroom is supposedly to be, the most private and safe place in the house. Seeing some unknown creatures invade that sacred place while you're doing your business; makes going to the bathroom, a little bloodcurdling for everybody. Instead of capitalize on that, this movie goes for rehash familiarity with its 1978's 'Animal House' and 1984's 'Gremlins' type of humor. Directed by John Carl Buechler, even though this movie got released in 1991, it was shot in 1989. It's still really dated, even for the time. The humor is really corny with the cartoon like violence and somewhat too immature for general audiences. While, it's still somewhat watchable at parts, for anybody who love lowbrow crude jokes. It's not really that funny. Even 'The Three Stooges' shorts from the 1930s & 1940s were funnier than this movie. It's also jarring, how the deaths scenes went. I guess, in this universe, toilet plungers and human tongues kill more people than bombs. How is that possible!? Anyways, the third installment's plot has the little demons being summoned at a college campus by now, Professor Ragnar (Kevin McCarthy), who is obsessed with the occult. Driven by taking revenge, on elaborate pranksters, the Professor and the creatures start to wreak havoc on the partying frat boys, during 'Hell Week' with only pretty boy, Skip Carter (Evan MacKenzie) & Erin Riddle (Eva LaRue) being able to stop them. Without spoiling too much, the worst thing, about it, is how the story written by screenwriter, Brent Olson has nothing to do, with the first two 'Ghoulies' films. First off, it doesn't have, recurring character, Jonathan Graves (Peter Liapis) in this film. Wouldn't it make more sense that he goes to this college? Nor does it tells us, how the Ghoulies escape "Satan's Den', the amusement park funhouse from the second movie and end up on this school campus. This film opening is also confusing. If a student trap them in a comic book in the 1960s, how in the hell, did they get out, in the previous films!? Also, how the comic and Gothic toilet made it in behind the wall of the men's washroom? It contradict, everything that happens in the first two movies. Another thing that sucks about this film is how poorly constructed, these hand puppets are. It's no Jim Henson's creature features. Stan Winston was initially attached to do the effects, however he drop out. Sadly, they couldn't even get Charles Band, known for his 'Puppermaster' series. Instead, they got third rate animators and puppeteers. Because of that, you see a lot of mistakes with the monsters, throughout this film. A good example is the beer drinking scene, where you can clearly see the puppeteer's hand holding his arm up. It's really, really bad. It get worst, as this third installment to the popular mini monsters series, has them, talk and wear over size clothes. The over use of the dated 1990s slangs, bad film references, awful puns, and crude, somewhat offensive language makes the voice acting from the voice actors like Richard Kind & Bob Bergen, somewhat hard to listen to. Nevertheless, the acting in this film is also just as horrible. First off, Kevin McCarthy's career has really hit rock bottom since his golden days of 1956's 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'. He's so over the top and annoying in this film. Because of that, I really couldn't stand any of the scenes with him. Evan MacKenzie & Eva LaRue were just as bad. While, these two did have great chemistry, with each other; their characters weren't that memorable. The minor supporting cast of Matthew Lillard, Kane Hodder, Maria Wallace and Jason Scott Lee is more notable than these two. Another person that seem to steal scenes in the film is Playboy Playmate Hope Marie Carlton as Veronica, stuck up sorority babe. However, it's not her acting that made her stand out; but the use of her sexuality. Her pointless strip tease and shower scene is one of the hottest moments in the film even if it's a homage to 1960's 'Psycho'. In the end, this scene is really, really juvenile. 7 year old, me, like it, but adult, me, not so much. Still, this movie is probably the best out of the four main 'Ghoulies' films. Overall: While, Ghoulies III may get a few chuckles; it still belongs in the toilet, because how corny, it is. After all, crap with some corn is still crap.

I did not like the first two "Ghoulies" movies, but compared to this third entry, they are Academy Award material. This entry goes wrong in just about every way you can think of. It somehow forgets how Ghoulies act, among other things giving them here the unexplained power of the English language. The special effects that make up the Ghoulies come across as cut rate creations despite the fact that John Carl Buechler once again made them. Buechler also directed this time around, and in the director's chair he proves to be hopeless. The movie is far too jokey in tone, which may not have been bad had the humor been funny, but it never is. There are also some big plot points that are either vaguely explained or not explained at all. But the biggest problem with the movie is that there is not one likable character to be found. The students are jerks, the professor is cold and stern, and the Ghoulies are never up to any good. Nobody seems to be enjoying themselves in this film, and if you're unlucky enough to see the movie, you'll be experiencing the same utter lack of joy.

I got this film on a collection of various other horror films, which is the only reason I viewed it. Before watching this one, the only film that was good to me was "The Unholy". After watching this one, it is still "The Unholy". This one is about what one expects from a bad series of films that started out successfully, not because it had a good product, but rather because it came out on the heels of Gremlins and featured little creatures. The first film, while pretty bad, actually grossed a very impressive 35 million back in 1985 (that is a lot) and thus the sequels would be made and be even worse than the first film. The second was completely forgettable and I am guessing, after a couple of weeks, this one too, will escape my mind.The story, of course, has nothing really to do with the first two films. So, on the plus side, one does not have to watch the previous two films to enjoy this one...though, I doubt many will find any enjoyment in this movie. It takes place on a campus, of course, and on said campus it is prank week. Two fraternities are fighting it out to determine who is the king of pranks. This week is particularly bothersome for the humanities professor and he will somehow accidentally raise the Ghoulies from the depths of a toilet to cause even more mayhem. Meanwhile, at this university doing pranks is cooler than having sex, super attractive blond nymphos can't seem to find anyone who want to have sex with them and an idiot tries to win back a girl who dumps him after he forgets one date to be with the leader of the rival fraternity.The first Ghoulie film had a bit of comedy in it, but it had more of a horror atmosphere. This one removes 99 percent of the horror and is basically a comedy. That is pretty much why it fails as the humor does not work. It is like one of those teen sex comedies of the era, where nearly all the humor fails and the only thing to keep one watching is seeing the attractive girls go topless from time to time. The Ghoulies are limited to three this time, but at least they put some effort into making them look like actual creatures that moved and stuff. That is something the dreadful Hobgoblins cannot boast as in that one the monsters were hand puppet plush toys. Some good effects though and some good nudity do not save this film enough as it seems like it runs too long and relies to much on unfunny gags.So, this film is bad, but that is not surprising in the least. It is surprising to see the late Marcia Wallace play a small role in the film and to see the bad guy from Innerspace and a ton of other films in this one. It basically plays out like a horrid "Animal House" ripoff film mixed with the horrid Gremlin knockoff franchise. It does not work in the least, and it does not make sense that a college guy would pass on a girl that is super attractive and wants some!

Rowdy ghoulies Rat, Cat, and Fish embark on a wild destructive spree on a college campus. That's about it for the admittedly flimsy premise, but fortunately director John Carl Buechler and screenwriter Brent Olson happily indulge in the expected blithely inane and sophomoric "Animal House"-style collegiate hi-jinks that include lots of beer swilling, dopey practical jokes, slapstick violence, the inevitable panty raid, a fierce rivalry between two sparring fraternities, and a generous sprinkling of tasty female nudity. Moreover, the game cast attack the wacky lightweight material with real zest: Evan MacKenzie contributes an engaging performance as affable prank master Skip Carter, the fetching Eva La Rue makes a favorable impression as the sweet Erin Riddle, Kevin McCarthy portrays evil buzz crushing dean Professor Ragnar with deliciously hammy panache, John Johnston jerks it up nicely as hateful tool Heilman, Stephen Lee does well as bumbling campus cop Barcus, and cute blonde onetime Playboy Playmate Hope Marie Carlton struts her sizzling hot stuff as stuck-up and sexually voracious vixen Veronica. Plus it's a total riot to see both Jason Scott Lee and Matthew Lillard in their pre-stardom days. Look fast for Kane "Jason" Hodder as a guy who gets stuck in a rolling mop bucket. The rocking soundtrack and the sprightly score by Reg Powell and Michael Lloyd keep things bouncing along. A complete goofy hoot.