A few thoughts: The third (kinda) and final (?) Coffin Joe film, set 40 years after the events of the previous entry, we find Joe released prematurely from a hospital for the criminally insane, only to go right back to his old ways. The problem, though, is that unlike the other films, he seems to be indiscriminately torturing people now without much purpose. You can tell after moving up from black and white to color after all this time, Marins was excited to get to have some really grisly torture and mutilation, and in focusing so heavily on that particular aspect, totally forgot that the story and characters should always come first. The result is a decidedly unpleasant experience full of creative but ultimately just disgusting torture scenes surrounded by a relatively non-existent plot and virtually zero characterization. I was impressed to start, but after a (very short) while I found myself incredible fatigued by it. This is torture porn, and unashamedly so. Zero atmosphere, zero thrills. A disappointing letdown.
People who enjoy grisly torture scenes. I couldn't recommend this to fans of the original films, but if you enjoy aimless gore, this is the movie for you.
My grade: D
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