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Russellw-286-881520 Basket case 3 is a horrible horrible film from start to finish. Basket case 1 was a classic 42nd street grindhouse sleazy movie, although its budget was low, the atmosphere,bloody carnage and a freaky..er freak! put this reviewer into sleaze heaven. then we got BC2, the higher budget sequel that was though not bad, missed the hardcore element of the first and added some silly looking (not creepy) freaks.Which brings us to this movie, now even Frank Hennenlotter hates this film and rarely talks about it, as i understand, his original vision was to bring it back to the more hardcore sleazy vibe of the first one but the producers hated and Hennenlotter was forced to alter the script. The result is a mess of comic campery, stupid characters and overall silliness ramped up to epic proportions! Just watch the trailer and you'll see how even a trailer couldn't save this film with putting all the best bits in..coz basically there weren't any! Horrible horrible in every way..avoid

raphael0033 (Spoiler= this movie is a FART).Very big spoiler = there's action between 1'08 and 1'12. And some comedy too (between 1'13 and 1'14). But don't worry, there is nothing going on besides those six minutes of action, because this movie is total crap. I would like to thank Duane, the brother of the 10 minutes freaks, especially for his role which reminds me of E.T.In this "movie" you can see a lot of freaks. They dance, they drink Vodka, they eat pancakes and they like baby-sitting... That's all.Was that a direct-to-video? Unfortunately, no. But it could have been a direct-to-your-toilets.

lost-in-limbo After going crazy and stitching Belial back on himself at the end of the second film, Duane is now slapped into a straight jacket and kept in a room for months until he's better. After being released by Granny Ruth he founds out that Belial is going to be a father. So, Ruth organises a road trip with her family to the deep south to meet a doctor she knows that could actually help deliver the infants. Although, after the delivery a couple of officers kidnap Belial's babies, which makes Belial incredibly angry and causes the horrific fury we've come expect from him.First off, a word of warning… it's not a film for the uninitiated of cheap and twisted cinema. Pretty much what we got here is a wayward freak show, which has a charmingly campy appeal. I had to pick up my jaw from the ground, as it's just off the rails! If you've seen the second one, you know what to expect, even if it does up the ante on the craziness this time around. The first film was a sleazy classick, the second wasn't too bad, but this outing I thought was somewhat of an improvement on the first sequel. Only fans of the Basket Case films and that of incredibly wild and cheesy B-films will get something out of it. Frank Henenlotter's "Basket Case 3: The Progeny" is just as cheap and crude, but far more adventurous, with cartoon-style violence and twists that go one step further. Everything and I mean everything is played for wicked laughs. You got the quirky sense of humour and offbeat dialogue, that provides one corny one liner after another. Shoddy looking makeup and cheap rubbery effects actually dazzle, because you seen nothing quite like it, with Belial and his buddies looking okay and at least have different types of personalities and distinguishable features. Plus there's plenty of moments that pop up out the blue, like a musical number and kinky sexual act. But it's those eye popping sequences of Belial's grisly and inventive attacks that just make it so hugely exciting, especially the film's climax, which was a real hoot.One thing you definitely notice throughout the series, is that when it came to this film there was more of a focus on Granny Ruth and her family of "unique individuals". The brotherly love seemed more drifted, but when those two shared the screen that's when most of best moments occurred. The film definitely felt more childish, but still there was an underlying cruel and ghastly tone to proceedings and the story also has a message about accepting others as the way they are. Just to be open-minded, really. There's some nice homage's from other films too and a rather brisk pace keeps things going. Henenlotter even adds a recount of what happened at the end of the second film to just refresh your memory, but that ending I don't think is that hard to forget when your thinking of the Basket Case films. Surprisedly the enthusiastic acting gets better, but by not much. Kevin Van Hentenryck again fitted the role perfectly as the oddball Duane, even if his character's persona is all over shop. But again its Annie Ross, who steals all the scenes she's in as the determined Granny Ruth.Stupid? You're right about that, but it's just hilariously demented fun and nothing more!

leathaface The third installment in the Basket Case series takes up where the second left off, with Duane staying at the rest home for freaks. His brother has found a girlfriend who is much like him (a leg-and-torso-less freak) named Eve. He does the nasty with her (which you actually get to see, no comment.) and she's about to give birth. Granny Ruth and the freaks (with some new additions since the last movie) head down to Georgia to her ex-husband's house, because his son is the only one who knows how to deliver babies from freaks, I guess. Since Duane went crazy and tried to stitch Belial back on in the last film, he's not allowed to talk to his brother. So, still being half-crazy, he tells the sheriff's daughter that he is one of the infamous Bradley twins in hopes that they'll lock him up with his brother. Two police officers kidnap Belial's babies by mistake and Belial gets his revenge down at the police station later. This is by far the best part of the movie, what Belial does to these three cops can only be described as three of the most over-the-top death scenes in horror movie history. If you liked the second Basket Case movie chances are you'll like this one better. The series just get goofier and more over the top as they go on, and almost every minute of this movie is not quite "right". Watch if you have a deranged sense of humor.