STEPFATHER 3: FATHER'S DAY (1992) Reviewed by Jerry Saravia RATING: 0 stars
The worst thing than a horror movie sequel is a horror movie sequel made for TV. "Stepfather 3: Father's Day" is the latest example of turgid horror that aims for the gore thus eradicating any of the thrills and suspense that count. It reduces everything that the original "Stepfather" had to the status of a below-average slasher film.
Though I thought he was finally dead in "Part 2," Mr. Bad Daddy is back again with a new face thanks to plastic surgery, which means that Terry O'Quinn does not return for a third go-round. Instead we have Robert Wightman who is the poorest replacement imaginable - how about a more fitting replacement like character actor Kurtwood Smith (remember the strict dad in "Dead Poet's Society?") Nevertheless, the character travels to a new town, meets and falls in love with not one but two single mothers (one of them fetchingly played by Priscilla Barnes). There is also the terminally whining new kid (a computer whiz in a wheelchair) who suspects that something is askew about his new stepdad. So we have the standard body count, stepdad in a bunny suit (!), the usual "oh, they are disappointing me" looks and grimaces, and an unbelievable opening sequence set in a sullied underground plastic surgery room where stepdad refuses to be anesthetized while being operated on!
The first film was a classic suburban shocker. The second film was mostly a black comedy. This film simply trashes whatever redeeming value the first two films had. Mr. Terry O'Quinn and Mrs. Jill Schoelen, you are both missed!
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