To say the third and final Slumber Party Massacre Movie was disappointing would be redundant at this point. Taking an already ridiculous plot of the series and then trying to tie all three disjointed movies together, that’s was never going to work out. “It’s Driller time… And this bits for you” Are they even trying anymore?
Slumber Party 3, just like the rest of the series, follows a group of girls that are looking for a weekend of fun. After a fun game of volleyball, the girls get together to party. Naturally, a few boys show up and try to catch a peek at the girls in their undies. As the night goes on, one of the girls slips off to a bedroom for some private action and ends up dead. That’s when the real party starts. Everyone starts dying and it’s up to the lady of the house to get the killer.
I could try to explain the plot further, including the “twist” but honestly, it sucks. The end of the movie they make such a big deal over a photo that the killer is carrying, but they never explain exactly WHY it’s a big deal. I have seen all three movies over the past month or so, and even I can’t figure it out. I can’t see how someone watching these three movies over the course of eight years would have any clue. This movie relies on one thing, misdirection. From the very beginning, we are meant to think that at least two different people are the would-be killers. Naturally, it ends up being neither. The problem is that they rely so heavily on this that they never give ANY back story to the actual killer.
The “Driller Killer” is back and he is just as lame as he was in the first two movies. Killing anyone with a 3-foot drill just isn’t scary. It’s like someone walked into a hardware store and thought about what could be an instrument of murder and the best they could come up with that was original was a drill. I personally would have gone with a “Skill Saw” but that’s just me.
There are lots of boobs and a minimal amount of blood to be found here, but none of it is interesting. Reading the IMDB “Trivia” section for this one, there was a “trivia” post that said something to the effect of; ” Did you know that Maria wore a wig during this movie?” Yeah, actually I did because her hair looked fake as hell and she resembled something of a talking mannequin. If that is the best trivia you can work up for this movie, I feel bad for you. What I didn’t actually realize was that Roger Corman was a producer for the film. This alone speaks volumes. The best part of this movie is that it puts the Slumber Party series to bed, finally. Now I just have to watch “Cheerleader Massacre” and “Sorority House Massacre”… I guess.
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