KILLJOY 3
AKA "Killjoy's Revenge"
In 2009 Full Moon president Charles Band announced
that that they would be making three sequels that would mark the companies triumphant
return to their loveable B-movie roots. With the company floundering for years
and being a fan of their output during their glory age of the early 90s, I
instantly became curious what the sequels would be. The unveiling showed that
they would be "Puppet Master IX", "Demonic Toys 2" and....
"Killjoy 3"?! I can completely understand a sequel to "Puppet
Master" and "Demonic Toys" as they are two of the companies most
popular films but why the hell would they make another sequel to fucking
"Killjoy"? The first two "Killjoy" films were made during
the era when Full Moon Entertainment was at absolute rock bottom and they ended
up so flippin' bad that I don't know a single soul that enjoyed a second of
them. So why make a sequel to a series of films that absolutely no one liked?
Well to my astonishment not only was "Killjoy 3" better than the
first to shit entries, but I also enjoyed it more than "Demonic Toys
2" and "Puppet Master IX". Seriously did hell freeze over or
something?!
"Kiljoy 3" opens with a professor
visiting a voodoo priest in order to raise our demonic clown Killjoy for
revenge. He skips out on the deal, pissing Killjoy off and Killjoy somehow (reasons
unknown) ships an evil mirror to the professors house and ends up tricking
some college kids into coming in the mirror so Killjoy can toy with them in his
demonic realm in order to steal their souls.
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| Killjoy the long horn... does this entry take place in Texas? |
The first thing about this sequel that blows the
other films away is the obvious improved production values. Sure the film is
still ultra low budget but this time it actually looks like a film, as opposed
to a home movie or a student production. The second is the acting is a complete
stairway above the non-acting of the previous two, enhancing the enjoyment immensely.
The third is the addition of sidekicks to the Killjoy character, which includes
Batty Boop (a sexy clown babe that walks around in the nude), Punchy the clown
and Freakshow. They add some flavor to the film, allowing for more interesting
toying with the main characters.
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| Dinner is served... |
The main attraction is the return of Trent Haaga as Killjoy, who was the
ONLY thing worthwhile in the second entry. He seems to having ball playing the Freddy
Krueger inspired knock-off and killing off our disposable young adults in is
demonic realm, which is equivalent to Freddy's dream realm. Other than our demonic team, the rest of the
characters are typical fodder for the slaughter and are just as paper thin than
any of the numerous meat puppets in the Elm Street sequels.
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| Extra! Extra! Read all about it, Killjoy 3 is actually watchable! |
Considering the dire reputation of the first two "Killjoy"
films, I should never have enjoyed "Killjoy 3" but alas I did! Not
only did it make me forget the shitness of the first two films with its higher
production values and tighter script, but it's the most enjoyable Full Moon
feature I've seen in years. Sure it has the typical limitations and flaws of
low budget cinema and slasher films in general but at least this one entertains,
which is more than I can say about those OTHER TWO FILMS! Pretend those don't
exist and skip directly to "Killjoy 3". Make believe there's no
"3" in the title and consider it the first "Killjoy" film...
you'll be glad you did.
Written By Eric Reifschneider
This movie appears to have everything that frightens me, mainly clowns and naked woman.
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