Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Coventry Based on no less than 3 sequels in the "Wrong Turn" franchise, 1 sequel in the "Joyride" franchise and 1 bizarre creature-feature experiment called "Sharktopus", I think it's safe to assume that director Declan O'Brien will probably never win any Academy Awards, but you can definitely rest assured that his films deliver lots of deranged monsters/psychopaths, nauseating gore effects and excruciatingly painful on-screen death sequences! And, as I'm sure many horror genre fanatics will agree with me, sometimes those are exactly all the things you require in order to have a good time! Last weekend, I attempted to start watching no less than three other (more ambitious and classier) thrillers, but I was too tired and kept falling asleep. I had almost given up my desire to watch something, but then "Joyride 3" started on television. This movie didn't have any problems whatsoever to keep me awake and entertained, and sometimes that's simply the best possible compliment you can write about a horror movie! The plot of "Joyride 3: Road Kill" – hardly an imaginative subtitle, by the way – is a non-stop spitfire of the most derivative and overused horror clichés. You know, there's even a variation on the good old-fashioned, mad-raving local who tries to warn the dumb kids not to take Highway 17! That scene certainly brought back a lot of fond 80s slasher memories! Every single one of the main and supportive characters are walking & talking stereotypes and the chronological order in which they are most likely to get slaughtered is easy to foretell from the moment they open their mouths. There isn't any tension building whatsoever, lots of stuff doesn't make any sense and there are numerous errors in continuity (unless you're willing to believe that giant cumbersome 18-wheel truck travels quicker than a race car). But the most crucial question to ask here is: does it all matter? No, absolutely positively not! The simple truth is that "Joyride 3" is about a psycho-trucker who goes after a bunch of amateur street racers because they nearly drove him off the road. Well, in all likelihood he was going to go after them even if they didn't drove him off the road. While the group falls apart, our trucker – Rusty Nail – cheerfully massacres them one by one. The cool thing is that he uses his truck or assets the truck as murder weapon, so naturally it gets very messy! If you're a true gorehound, there are some marvelous rewind-sequences here. I like your movies, Mr. Declan O'Brien. That "Sharktopus" thing is an insult to the intellect to every living creature, but the "Wrong Turn" sequels are fun and so is "Joyride 3".

David Roggenkamp The boxart says it all – a supernatural force is behind a semi; it's going to roar through the night and slay people left and right. My kind of horror movie! The Red Box description says that it involves a group of friends that are out for a joyride when a semi-driver decides to terrorize them for the ride of their lives. This could be anything from a bad b-grade movie to a badly made horror movie; I was expecting something akin to "Munger Road". I was actually pleasantly surprised.The movie starts out with a young couple and a typical horror movie staple – nudity; this however, is not just any nudity; it is a full blown sex scene minus what Hollywood is not allowed to show. Just as well, the sex scene is interrupted when the girlfriend needs to get her fix of cocaine. The easiest way to get it is over the CB (that's citizen's band) radio, call in a truck driver that is carrying it, and then jump him. At least that's the boyfriend's idea. As the trucker pulls up, and opens the door the boyfriend is ready to knock him out; instead, the truck driver is wise to it and the movie commences from there.If the opening sounds good, that is because it is – the nudity is nothing to write home about, the fact they turned it into a deliberate sex scene and at the very start of the movie means some horror movie boundaries are going to be pushed. The boyfriend's idea only sets the stage and involves them in something that has been going on for awhile; this truck driver haunts a road known as "Slaughter Road"; it is the road with the highest fatality rate in the US. We're shown why as the truck driver has the young couple chained to the front of his truck, with the chains bound to the truck's drive axle. The only thing keeping them from failing and getting turned into roadkill is the strength of their love. Oh yeah, the movie turns this into a deliberate nod towards the 'Saw' genre of movie when he puts up some cocaine to his windshield – the girlfriend gets her fix after they survive in this condition after a mile. Just as they survive, the girlfriend's addiction turns into their demise and the murder investigation begins.The movie's opening is really spectacular; but bar is set far above what I've come to expect in horror movies. The main cast involves members of a tuner garage that are prepping and priming a race car; their destination is a race event in Canada. Stopping at a local diner to get directions and they hear about an urban legend on a path they could take. While it is true this path can save them a day's journey, the road is known as "Slaughter Road" due to it having the highest death rate for auto accidents in the US. After showing off the car in all of its gorgeous display (it's an Impreza) the main bulk of the movie begins. The driver decides to harass a truck driver and it is all downhill from there – he's the same truck driver from the beginning of the movie.The movie does not have much in the way of special effects; in fact, outside of one explosion and the usual horror movie gore; there is nothing else going on as far as computer graphics. The movie is pretty straight forward with what it pulls – there are no supernatural demons, there are no spirits, and the killer is a truck driver of all things. The characters are believable, the overly cocky personalities even moreso, and the goofing around and otherwise hyped excitement and fanfare with the characters that progresses throughout the movie is also believable. Simply put, the characters ended up in the wrong place, chose to mess with the wrong person, and chose to deal with it the wrong way; they now pay the price via a sick serial killer that will stop at nothing until they and their 'pretty little race car' are all dead.The characters are also unbelievably well dressed; maybe due in part to the upcoming racing event. The Impreza is equally adorned, but the movie wastes no time in also throwing around the turbo's wastegate and the engine's noise. If the characters and car don't steal the show, the movie has some homages to pay with stereotypical truck driver culture; the truck driver himself likes to sling around bad one liners and other b-grade horror movie style comments. The traps are well done; they are a nod towards Saw – only unlike Saw, the characters are pretty powerless despite the display they put on otherwise.After such a rave review; how can I not recommend this movie? The movie's purpose is clear – a few original things with the plot, suspense all around, and cocky characters that learn they are not bulletproof. The Impreza also, does not see relief from the truck driver – he does it in at one point with his big rig. Car aficionados everywhere should be horrified by this movie indeed.

TdSmth5 A couple doing drugs in a motel run out of drugs and money. They decide to lure a trucker to their room and then take his drugs or money. Unfortunately for them the trucker who answers is Rusty Nail. He's got plans for them. He chains them to his truck, tapes drugs to his windshield. If they hang on while he drives for a mile, they get the drugs. They survive the mile. But the girl gets to eager for the drugs and reaches for them. That pulls the chain into the truck's U-joint and they yanked under the truck and run over. So far so good.Next we meet a bunch of rejects from an Asylum casting call for extras. They're supposed to be a racing team. They're on their way to Canada for a race. There's 6 of them, 2 girls and 4 guys, in 2 cars, an SUV with a bed and some little race car. They stop at a diner, discover on a map a shorter route and ask some trucker about the road. It's called slaughter alley because people tend to die there. The crazy trucker warns them to stay away. A cop arrives tells them it's just fine. So they take that road.The guy who says he's the mechanic is eager to drive the car. When the driver lets him, he becomes aggressive and irresponsible. He cuts a trucker off. Yup, it's Rusty Nail.Now it's getting dark off course and Rusty has got to take revenge on the kids, kidnapping some and killing those he gets his hands on. Eventually he gets the girlfriend of the driver and tries to exchange her for the car first and then for the guy. The cops get involved as well, but Rusty is always a step ahead.Joy Ride 3 offers some thrills, some gore, a bit of nudity, some good country music. Leela Savasta is very cute but doesn't get much to do. Kirzinger is a good villain, but unfortunately the dialogue overall is very weak. The least you can do is give your villain some cool lines. This movie tries to be too serious while it lacks the scares or tension or even a strong lead as the kids are entirely disposable. They should have gone for something more tongue-in-cheek given the weaknesses. Like many horror movies this one too, would have been better had they filmed everything during day light. Overall, Joy Ride 3 is a decent sequel, it doesn't stand out, it's not terrible nor particularly good. O'Brien is a better director than he is a writer and producers should keep that in mind and hire a writer for his future projects.

Max Renn Since most horror films just to minimize risk are made on a tight budget a case can be made that since being able to watch films at home came about these films will all be successful. This is also why the most sequels are made for horror films. Cause if they make a little more money than expected, then that success is already so big that it can easily be made into a franchise. Then things changed the larger studios noticed that there is money to be made here. Obviously not as much as they are used to but it will be fine for petty cash. So they started making straight to DVD horror film sequels. They even went as far as not just using their own films as the basis but brought other studios rights too even goings so far as to having the sequel that went straight to video have nothing to do with the original. ie Wild Things 2-3 or Single White Female 2. The films paid for themselves so the practice has been kept alive. We can thank this system for this film too. Its original was the 2001 film Joy Ride with Paul Walker and Steve Zahnn. Basically it was a tight thriller that really only had one problem that despite using a well known story as its basis and transposing that to the then popular "teen world" it really couldn't come up with anything original. Being terrorized on the road is not a new idea, think back to the 86 The Hitcher, but anyway it was a watchable film. In 2008 the second part came out only on DVD and it was unfortunately a flop. It was boring and it screamed low budget and lack of ideas. And now 6 years latter with the 3rd part…. The story… Rusty Nail is back on the road again looking to punish injustice at every turn - and this time it's with a group of hotheaded street racers on their way to the Road Rally 1000 Canada. As they drive through a desolate shortcut on the way to the race, an encounter with Rusty turns sour and soon he is tracking, teasing and torturing them until the end of the road. First off surprisingly the film isn't that bad. There are a few reasons for this. First Fox allocated the necessary funds to not make it lame. Then they left the direction and the script up to someone who has proved themselves with sequels before Declan O'Brian who is known for Wrong Turn 4-5 and they weren't bad. He did a good job on them. Of course don't expect a life changer, but despite the fact that it's a part 3 it is pretty good. I mean the script is pretty basic, but it would be out of this world unreal if it wasn't. And you really can stomach the actors too. Especially Ken Kirzinger in the role of the truck driver who was Jason in Freddy vs. Jason. Oh and the film is pretty bloody, and the slasher scenes are depicted well, there's one with a hand which looks really good and one with someone getting tied to a truck. Of course the film could still be empty despite these but it ends up being nerve wracking and exciting, but this is all relative. Obviously it doesn't come close to the 1st part and even that was lukewarm but at least that had a story. Anyway all in all its exciting, bloody and if you liked the 1st one you'll probably be okay with this one too. To me it was an average film so I give it a 5/10. https://www.youtube.com/user/Videodromeblog