13/20
There is an uncut version of the film which is 2 hours and 25 minutes long and contains 5 additional scenes
Narrative
Art the Clown will unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully fall asleep on Christmas Eve 2022, even without a full script, but he declined because he’s sure they’d never let him film the opening scene alone, calling it “very controversial.” Leone noted that the only reason he can be so uncompromising in his portrayal of horror and gore is because he independently finances his films, creates all of the special effects himself to keep costs down, and doesn’t have a major studio breathing down his neck to make the film more mainstream. Mia mentions that the 5th anniversary of the original massacre is coming up soon, but it took place on Halloween, and that this film is set on Christmas five years later would mean that the anniversary just passed 2 months ago. Julia’s Brother: Julia, I thought I told you to stay out of my-[Art kills him with an axe]. Follows Terrifier (2016). A work of art written by Drew Fulk, Joe Occhiuti, Paul Wiley, Spencer Charnas, and Steve Sopchak, performed by Ice Nine Kills and Shavo Odadjian.
Leone’s first two Terror films were self-financing
For gorehounds: Damien Leone’s 2016 opus Terror was a damn good time. A violent splatter-fest that wanted to be nothing else, it followed Art the Clown on a murderous rampage on Halloween night. Its sequel, 2022’s Terror 2, was an improvement in almost every way: bigger, funnier, and bloodier. Both films received critical acclaim (at least from a certain kind of critic) and did good business at the box office. The films are grisly, gruesome Grand Guignol masterpieces.
Terrorizer 3 is not an insightful film
Can Terrorizer 3 live up to its predecessors? The third installment in the series once again follows everyone’s favorite mute psychopath, Art the Clown. It’s Christmastime, and reunited with his newborn head (watch the second film for this to make some sense) and resplendent in a Santa suit, Art sets out on another killing spree. Meanwhile, Sienna Shaw – the heroine of Terrorizer 2 – is trying to move on with her life after having a close relationship with the diabolical clown five years ago. Art, however, has other plans for Sienna.
Leone is not interested in that
It has no message, no themes, and no satirical tone. He’s not trying to make It Follows, but rather Smile, or Rosemary’s Baby. He doesn’t want to make horror with depth and nuance. He wants to make splatter into a spectacle; a feast of blood, guts and gore. His goal is to one-up other horror directors by upping the ante in terms of carnage, throwing everything, including the kitchen sink and the plumber, at viewers to provide thrills and goosebumps.
It’s wilder, funnier and darker than its predecessors
He succeeds. Armed with a bigger budget than before, Leone creates a brilliantly brutal festival of the extreme that is a worthy addition to the “terror” film franchise. Over-the-top and overly gory, if you expect Leone to operate within the confines of what has traditionally been called “good taste,” you’re in for a sore disappointment. He doesn’t just push boundaries, he knocks them down and breaks them, with a hatchet to the head and a screwdriver to the spleen that lacks power and momentum.