Ghoulies III is so unfathomably bad that I'm finding it difficult to describe it. This is not "so-bad-it's-good" bad, this is straight-up horrible. Everything that could possibly go wrong with this movie went wrong. And it doesn't help that this was direct to video, which just adds to the crap-factor of this film.
Once again, there is a surprising lack of Ghoulies in this film. But that's for the best. I say this because the Ghoulies talk in this installment. Yes, ladies and gentleman; talking Ghoulies. This could have been an interesting plot point, but instead this is ruined with terrible audio dubbing and even poorer voice acting. The trio of Ghoulies seems more like a wannabe Three Stooges homage, and it fails miserably. Very, very, miserably. The "slapstick" humor is nothing more than the green Ghoulie beaning the other two in the head. And the rest of their screen time is spent incoherently squabbling with one another. They weren't even really necessary to the plot; they could have been changed out with less annoying characters, or better yet left out of the story.
The plot for Ghoulies III doesn't even resemble that of a horror-comedy; which is what it was going for in terms of story. The plot is more reminiscent of an Animal House ripoff, with most of the story revolving around a college student named Skip. In fact, he and the Ghoulies aren't even aware of each other's existence until the last 15 minutes of the movie. Had the Ghoulies been written out, and the story modified slightly, this could have made for a mildly entertaining college-based comedy. But instead we get nothing of the sort
As for the acting, it's standard B-movie fare; really campy without being painful to sit through. There's a rather humorously over-the-top performance from Kevin McCarthy (Invasion of the Body Snatchers), but it wears thin after a while, to the point of it being irritating by the end of the film. The dialog, while hammy, actually has a few grin-inducing moments, but they're all (not surprisingly) from the human characters, and not from the "comic relief" of the Ghoulies.
Overall, this is a horrible film with almost no redeeming qualities. While this is a B-Movie, there are far better and far more enjoyable ones out there. This should be avoided at all costs, just like the rest of the franchise.
Enjoyment: 1/5
Quality: 1/5
IMDB Page- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097429/
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