Saturday, 12 March 2011

DVD: Feast III: The Happy Finish (dir: Jon Gulager, 2009)

"Did you learn this in the marines?"
"No - Rambo III."

This direct continuation from the previous entry has similar problems (improbable characters, redundant dialogue, unfunny attempts at humour) and similar strengths (abundant enthusiasm, punching slightly above its budget). Feast III is chaotic in terms of story and execution, especially in the second half, and it substitutes the genuine situation-led lunacy of Part Two for a lot of murkily-lit running around to little effect and interest. There are a couple of well-staged moments, and the gore is again surprisingly effective at times (in the American Unrated version), but overall Feast III is not such a 'happy finish' to a series that begin so promisingly.

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