It's an underrated performance, in a film with uniformly underrated performances. And note Kate Hodge's reactions during this scene: she genuinely seems creeped out and uncomfortable, and her reactions of fear and confusion in the scenes that follow are equally convincing. The entire "gas station peepshow sequence", for example, is fantastically shot and executed the angle of our heroine through the cracked mirror, the claustrophobic lighting, the POV's from the peephole. The cinematography is also imaginative and stylized. For starters, Kate Hodge and William Butler, as the film's yuppie protagonists, are natural and absorbing and never take viewers out of the film (something that can't be said of most slasher films of this era, which typically had bottom-of-the-barrel talent). So why even pay part III any attention? My adoration for it is based largely on the first half of the film, which is very well-done and far superior to the second half. That film is an unparalleled masterpiece, and even Hooper's own follow-up really didn't hold a candle or need to exist(although it was crazy, offbeat, quality cult film making on its own terms)so a third entry would seem a complete waste of time. Hooper's 1974 film said and did everything that needed to be said and done (its documentary style, iconic villain, the creation of the slasher-film template, the unrelenting suspense, the fire-orange burning sunsets, the post-Vietnam worldview, the subtle political underpinnings about consumerism, animal cruelty, and the decay of the nuclear family, etc.). Made on a shoestring budget with no-name actors (at least at the time, of course, Viggo went on to A-list-ish status) obviously there is nothing groundbreaking in this 3rd chainsaw outing, as can be said of most sequels. This fan-made game is based on the Chainsaw Man manga series by Tatsuki Fujimoto.I'm actually really surprised at all the positive reviews for this film here, considering its horrible reputation.
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