![]() This seems appropriate because Kirzinger has some slasher history in his blood, having played Jason Voorhees before. In essence, this “Joy Ride” has become less of a stalker film that we saw with the original and more of an offshoot of the teen slasher genre. Over the next hour, we see Rusty Nail kidnap, torture and murder the group, seeking revenge for their original road rage. While traveling a short cut (which is a deadly decision to make in the middle of nowhere, horror movies tell us), they cross paths with Rusty Nail’s truck and become a target. The main victims of the film are a group of road racers who have fixed up a supercharged car for a big racing event. ![]() Fortunately, this is not an effects-heavy or star-driven franchise, so while the cast of this movie is virtually unrecognizable, it works for the smaller-budgeted horror movie. “Joy Ride 3: Roadkill” continues the violent adventures of Rusty Nail (Ken Kirzinger), who first made his appearance on the original film which had a successful theatrical run. ![]() Unfortunately, “Joy Ride 3: Roadkill” loses some of the fun that I’ve seen in his earlier films and gets a bit too morose, as he did with “Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines.”ĭon’t worry… fans of direct-to-video horror sequels will understand what I’m talking about. I’m not as much into O’Brien’s films as I am Reiné’s, but I have enjoyed several of his movies – like “Sharktopus,” “Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead” and “Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings.” (Spoiler alert: Roel Reiné is one of my favorite direct-to-video directors working today.)ĭeclan O’Brien, the director of “Joy Ride 3: Roadkill” has an interesting slate of movies that happen to be sequels to horror movies and thrillers. That puts me in a different position where I can compare this to other movies in their filmographies, and I am now forming opinions of different filmmakers’ bodies of work in the direct-to-video market.Īfter all, it’s one thing for a film fan to brag about seeing all or most of Steven Spielberg’s filmography, but it’s something else entirely to proudly say that you’ve seen most or all of Roel Reiné’s filmography. 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.I’ve been doing enough DVD and Blu-ray reviews over the years to begin to recognize the name of directors on these direct-to-video titles. Overall, Joy Ride 3 is a decent sequel, it doesn't stand out, it's not terrible nor particularly good. Like many horror movies this one too, would have been better had they filmed everything during day light. They should have gone for something more tongue-in-cheek given the weaknesses. 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. The least you can do is give your villain some cool lines. Kirzinger is a good villain, but unfortunately the dialogue overall is very weak. Leela Savasta is very cute but doesn't get much to do. Joy Ride 3 offers some thrills, some gore, a bit of nudity, some good country music. The cops get involved as well, but Rusty is always a step ahead. Eventually he gets the girlfriend of the driver and tries to exchange her for the car first and then for the guy. 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. When the driver lets him, he becomes aggressive and irresponsible. The guy who says he's the mechanic is eager to drive the car. The crazy trucker warns them to stay away. It's called slaughter alley because people tend to die there. They stop at a diner, discover on a map a shorter route and ask some trucker about the road. There's 6 of them, 2 girls and 4 guys, in 2 cars, an SUV with a bed and some little race car. They're on their way to Canada for a race. Next we meet a bunch of rejects from an Asylum casting call for extras. That pulls the chain into the truck's U-joint and they yanked under the truck and run over. But the girl gets to eager for the drugs and reaches for them. If they hang on while he drives for a mile, they get the drugs. He chains them to his truck, tapes drugs to his windshield. Unfortunately for them the trucker who answers is Rusty Nail. They decide to lure a trucker to their room and then take his drugs or money. ![]() A couple doing drugs in a motel run out of drugs and money.
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