Killjoy 3

Killjoy 3 is in my top 10 horror film lists for many reasons. John LeChago is the first reason, Written and Directed, he brought a whole new aesthetic to the Killjoy universe it desperately needed.

New characters like Punchy the Hobo Clown (The Behemoth) Played by Al "Mr. Outrageous" Burke, a dimwitted juggernaut who loves bunnies and speaks "carnie." A comic relief and bad-ass brawler also, this is what you do to make your movies better, create fun characters!

Freakshow the Mime played by Tai Chan Ngo, another creative character(s), he also has an undeveloped twin attached at his side! His twin can launch at his victim and drain them of blood, it's bloody horrifying, and he never says a word so you never know what he's thinking!

Batty Boop (The Succubus) played by Victoria De Mare, the sexiest demon in movies I've ever seen. Absolutely loved her in this movie, silly and sassy, great character! Wish she had more to do in the movie.

Killjoy (The Demon Clown) played by Trent Haaga, his performance in this movie made it a success, perfectly cast for this role, especially since he was in the last movie and it was way below par. The small bits and jabs by Killjoy are great!

The combination of the Writing, Directing, and cast made this movie a glowing example of how to do it better! And with the low budget no less, creativity is the key, and actors who can sell the characters on screen!

Does anyone NOT know that this is a low low low budget horror movie? OK good, that's out of the way. Now having said that, if you're still interested, you'll find that this film is a weird, campy, good time. The clown characters are charming in their own demented way and Trent Haaga is perfect as the lead demon clown, Killjoy. If you're looking for a bloody slasher type movie, this isn't it. There are funny gruesome killings but they are almost secondary to the set-up. This has a heavy fantasy element to it. I guess the best way to describe it would be horror/fantasy/comedy. I think it would have played out even better with a longer running time but they did the best they could with the budget they had, I'm not complaining. It has many faults but it's mindlessly fascinating and I enjoyed it. Looking forward to part four.

I hated the first two Killjoy movies, and was expecting Kiljoy 3 to be even worse. So imagine my surprise when I found it to be the best of the series by a significant margin, and that it was reasonably good. It is not perfect, the human acting is rather poor with the characters clichéd and the dialogue rather cheesy. The effects are also on the cheap side, the film drags at times, and apart from the nice final scene some of the second half is rather dumb and unsatisfying, a longer length might have helped. However, the camera work is better than the amateurish mobile-phone-shot-like camera work of especially the second film, and the make-up for Killjoy and Batty Boop is quite good I thought. The story is not exceptional as such but it is much less derivative and I think less predictable than the previous two, and Killjoy is at his least annoying here, actually having some witty one-liners and some signs of a menacing presence. Batty Boop is the character who steals the film though, in fact all the minions are welcome touches. All in all, I was surprised by this. It is not a great movie, but considering the awfulness of the first two movies it is saying a lot when I say this was the best of the series. 5/10 Bethany Cox

House-sitting for a professor, a group of friends receive a magical mirror containing Killjoy and his brethren of demonic clowns inside who lure them within to torture and kill them forcing them to find a way of stopping the creatures from satisfying their urges.

This one here was quite the enjoyable and impressive entry in the series. One of the better features here is the fact that this one carries on the series' utterly funny and twisted mangling of the traditional clown torments that are featured throughout here. There's plenty of utterly demented clown puns and sight-gags that are present which are just the right side of morbid to be hilarious while managing to go for a rather frantic series of encounters which are truly demented and somewhat chilling as well, from the one-sided boxing match between the clown and one of the group, the spiraling stairway that keeps twirling around in on itself and the whole dinner basting sequence that features the clowns lavishing her with all sorts of broth and vegetables in preparation for a feast makes this seem like a truly demented and disjointed killer clown effort. Likewise, the finale in their dimension where it goes for the seduction of the group by the two clowns, the different brawling tactics over the dinner preparations of their friend while the whole affair descends into a massive fight with their super-powerful weapons being utilized in a demented yet rather silly manner. With all these providing this one with some solid and rather fun gore effects for the different kills, these here make this one quite an entertaining blast that works well in holding off the few minor flaws here. The biggest issue with the film is that it really doesn't seem to have any kind of coherent plot line present, tending to go bouncing around from scene to scene without much connection between them. Once the mirror arrives and the kids are aware of the creatures within it, they don't tend to do anything which really sets it up from the beginning of how the film begins bouncing around without any sense of coherence and it's quite a goofy set-up to have this carry on throughout the whole film. The other rather big problem with this one is the rather obvious goofy and cheesy time throughout here, from the outrageous creatures, the set-up in the clown's dimension and the wacky action that ensues here doesn't really have a universal appeal in which will allow everyone to get into it easily. It's mostly for the fans of these particularly goofy and cheesy types of efforts only who will get these types of efforts. These here are what hold it back.

Rated Unrated/R: Extreme Graphic Language, Graphic Violence and Brief Nudity.

The entire Killjoy series is available for free on Tubi, and I caught Killjoy 3 last week. The series switches directors to John Lechago, who helmed the final three films. This one transitions from the first two and introduces some side characters for Killjoy to play off in his devious schemes. Some feel like a blend of Wimpy from Popeye and Harley Quinn from Batman, but they all bring a fun element to the mix. Sure, the storyline is weak, but the antics of the characters provide the real entertainment. I actually enjoyed Killjoy 3 and 4 (review to come) more than I expected, thanks to these new additions.

Are these great films? No. But will they give you a few chuckles and some worthwhile death scenes? Definitely. I'd give this a 4/10 and recommend the series to fans of the horror genre.