Prom Night III: The Last Kiss

Trailer—Prom Night III: The Last Kiss

One of the few sequels in the series that's actually related to the previous installment which brings back evil prom queen Mary Lou for one more go as she tries to manipulate a high school boy into spending eternity with her in hell by murdering everyone close to him and making him look like a murderer. A concept like this could go either way - dark or comedic - and The Last Kiss decides to go mostly for the comedy even if it does end on a really sour, mean spirited note.

Entertaining follow-up has Mary Lou returning from the grave again in order to have a relationship with a high school jock, but his girlfriend isn't going to give him up without a fight. And soon it is a battle to the death between Mary Lou and the other woman on Prom Night. With a wicked sense of humor, memorable death scenes, and an amusing turn by Courtney Taylor this entry manages to keep the series alive. Rated R; Brief Nudity, Graphic Violence, Profanity, and Sexual Situations.

I had a lot of fun viewing this movie. It was very imaginative! An evil ghost falls for a teenage boy. In an effort to help him out she kills off his rivals. Soon he is blamed for their murders. His girlfriend tries to save him from the ghost. This movie is loaded with special effects that are fun to see. It has a sense of humor that pokes a little bit of fun at the slasher genre without getting too silly. If you are bored and you see this fun little gem for rent, snap it up! Mary Lou is one of the coolest B-movie villians that I have ever seen! It's a pity that they didn't put more into this franchise.

This is closer to the sequel than the original. Then again the sequel had nothing much in common with the original apart from the title. But here we go with the story of Mary Lou. I almost feel like this may become real or at least gets into my brain which infests intself. Talking about going crazy, that can be attested to the characters. But who wouldn't if you would be faced with ... I don't actually know exactly what I should call her. A demon? I really didn't care enough to think about it. Bog standard but there are worse movies especially in the horror genre. If you like slashers, I guess you might like it more than others

Prom queen Mary Lou Maloney has escaped from Hell and is killing in Hamilton High School once again. Alex Grey is an average student and unlikely to get into medical school. His best friend Shane Taylor is another idiot. He is always bullied on the football team by star Andrew Douglas. He forgets his anniversary with girlfriend Sarah Monroe. Late one night, he has a sexual encounter with Mary Lou. Mary Lou starts appearing helping him academically and athletically. He helps her bury the bodies. This is trying to be campy. The problem is that it's not funny. When it tries to be funny and fails, the movie feels deficient. Courtney Taylor has the pin-up beauty of Mary Lou but she doesn't have the charisma of Lisa Schrage. None of the movie is actually scary. The last act in Hell doesn't have any real intensity. In fact, the people suffering in Hell are so lifeless that it makes the movie stumble crossing the finish line.

This is very much a horror/comedy mixture (both genres being equally present this time, taking it a couple comedic steps further than the previous installment in the "Prom Night" series, "Hello Mary Lou"), and as such it's pretty entertaining. Our beloved Mary Lou character returns from hell, though played by a different actress (Courtney Tayler) in this sequel. She falls in love with average student Alex Grey and immediately goes on a killing spree for him, disposing of all the competition (like irritating jocks) and annoying high school teachers. A few amusing kills - not unlike the inventive ways of killing Freddy Krueger started to portray in the later "A Nightmare On Elm Street" sequels - and a funny ending make this one an okay, albeit silly 90 minutes time-waster.

When I first watched Prom Night III: The Last Kiss, I thought it was a load of rubbish. Recently, though, I re - watched the film again and really loved it. I liked the humour in this film and found it to be entertaining. I take back what I said about it in my user comment on Prom Night IV: Deliver us From Evil. Actually, I like it more than Prom Night IV. The acting was okay also, as were the gore effects!

Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1989) This movie, was strangely funny and cheezy, but had some horror elements thrown into it. It is about Alex, who has a great girlfriend, and their relationship begins to crumble as Alex begins having visions and experiences with Mary Lou Maloney, who was killed in a fire at the school 33 years ago. Mary Lou begins to give Alex anything he's ever wished for, but in the process, she begins killing people in Alex's way, and the police come after Alex! There were many gorey but funny scenes in the movie, like when Mary Lou appears at the ice cream stand in the classroom. It tried to be scary, but turned out more funny and entertaining. I give Prom Night III a 6/10.