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Okay, so the film had writers, and maybe a half-engaging
concept when it was suggested to the Pascal troupe early on
- but at the end of the day, the finished film is about as
entertaining as watching a tabby mess up it’s litter
tray. Or maybe not even that interesting...
More in the vein of Prom Night (predominantly, Prom
Night II: Hello Mary Lou - remember that little plum?)
than the first two Urban Legend movies – the original
was a smart, well-written and slightly tongue-in-cheek teen
slasher film – Urban Legends 3 is C-grade horror
from the get-go, seemingly killing any prospect of further
instalments in the franchise.
With Mary Lambert, the director of Pet Cemetery,
behind the camera it could’ve been much more. Unfortunately,
it seems she’s merely called the shots, and not given
any creative input.
The film kicks off with a '60s flashback. A young highschool
girly named Mary is taunted by a few jocks who have been slipping
Mickies into girls' drinks and having their way with them.
Fortunately, Mary didn’t drink her drink, and so isn’t
out cold like the rest of the girls, but it doesn’t take
long for the jocks to realise that she could dib-dob on them.
One of them chases after her – accidentally kills her,
and leaves the body. As ‘legend’ has it, the body
was never recovered; it’s still in the room somewhere
– rotting away.
Cut to forty-something-odd years later: a group of pretty
girlies – all bouncing about in their skimpy undies and
having pillow fights – are discussing the urban legend
of ‘Mary’, a woman who appears in a mirror, all
bloodied and decayed, if you should speak her name three times.
Naturally, for kicks, they say her name three times.
The next morning the girls have vanished and soon after,
re-appear, unsure of what’s happened. One of them, with
the help of her brother, sets out to solve the mystery of
Bloody Mary – if only so her horrible mug stops appearing
in her mirror.
With its no-name cast, wooden performances, terribly stilted
dialogue and insipid stratagem, Urban Legend 3 is bottom
of the barrel horror that, well, makes that nonsensical second
sequel look like The Ring.
DVD Extras
Just one extra here folks, and it's a 'Making Of' featurette.
Snore...
Conclusion: Movie 25% Extras: 10%
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