Prom Night III: The Last Kiss

Year: 1989

Director: Ron Oliver & Peter Simpson

Written by: Ron Oliver

Threat: Ghost

Weapon of Choice: Football

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      Prom Night III

Other movies in this series:
Prom Night
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil

Rish Outfield's reviews
This one has a new Mary Lou, who's still beautiful, still horny, but with an all-new agenda and powers. It's love rather than revenge here. The villain was less evil than before, more annoying. Of the three movies, this was the funniest--tyranist and I often wondered if it was horror or comedy. It wasn't too bad (better than the first one, at least). This one had a lovely heroine and an attractive, charismatic star. It showcased great 80's fashions. The ending didn't satisfy me, but ah well. There was ample opportunity for nudity squandered here. Mary Lou is no John Ryder, but she's real cool.
Best Scare: Actually, a body fell down, which DID scare me.
I'd Recommend It To: Comedy/horror fans, especially of the second film.

The tyranist's thoughts
Not as quite as smart and dead on as the Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, this one is still delightful and just a lot of fun to watch. It features the return of screenwriter Ron Oliver and the same Mary Lou character as terrorized Hamilton High last time around.
The best part of this one is probably the scenes in hell. The make up is pretty good and when she shoves the bomb down Mary Lou's dress . . . oh . . . you haven't seen it. Well, I don't want to give it all away. Just let me say that I found the end interesting, Rish found it confusing. I would highly recommend watching them back to back, but know that the first is better. I think it makes me smile favorably on this one. And just know that she doesn't get mad, she bakes.

Total Skulls: 11

Sequel skull
Sequel setup
Rips off earlier film
Horror film showing on TV/in theater in movie
Future celebrity appears
Former celebrity appears
Bad title
Bad premise
Bad acting
Bad dialogue
Bad execution
MTV Editing
OTS skull
Girl unnecessarily gets naked
Wanton sex skull
Death associated with sex
Unfulfilled promise of nudity
Characters forget about threat
Secluded location
Power is cut
Phone lines are cut
Someone investigates a strange noise skull
Someone runs up stairs instead of going out front door
Camera is the killer skull
Victims cower in front of a window/door
Victim locks self in with killer
Victim running from killer inexplicably falls
Toilet stall scene
Shower scene
Car stalls or won't start skull
Cat jumps out
Fake scare skull
Laughable scare
Stupid discovery of corpse
Dream sequence
No one believes only witness
Crazy, drunk, old man knows the truth
Music detracts from scene
Death in first five minutes skull
What the hell?
x years ago . . .
Dark and stormy night
Killer doesn't stay dead skull
Killer wears a mask
Killer is in closet
Killer is in car with victim skull
Villain is more sympathetic than heroes
Unscary villain/monster
Beheading
Blood fountain
Blood hits camera
Poor death effect
Excessive gore
No one dies at all
Virgin survives
Geek/Nerd survives
Little kid lamely survives
Dog/Pet miraculously survives
Unresolved subplots
"It was all a dream" ending
Unbelievably happy ending
Unbelievably crappy ending