It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive

[Gluttony]

After the excellent original and the decent sequel, what did the final installment in Cohen's trilogy have in store for me?

Honestly, the movie's better than the second film, but only slightly. The movie's strengths lie in the same areas as the the previous two. The script is well layered and the characters are fleshed out as expected.

The acting is well headed by some genre alumni including Karen Black and Michael Moriaty.

The ending is also rather touching and endearing, despite all the bad things the babies have accidently caused, they end up looking good in the end. A nice touch.

The bloodiest entry to the series (not saying a lot) also has a fair amount of action and atmosphere to back it up. The movie does hit a wall when the movie confines itself to the boat for a while in the middle, but Cohen picks up the pace quickly and delivers his usual brand of humor and horror.

Recommended.

7/10

[countchocula]

I need to rent this. It Lives Again put me off of this trilogy, but I should give Island a shot. You can't go wrong with Karen Black, Michael Moriarty, and mutant babies on an island. The plot summary alone is more entertaining than It Lives Again.

[Gluttony]

Definately better than the second, the biggest problem is that Cohen doesn't direct the same. Some of the classic shots from the original are still used, but for the most part it's not as gritty or atmospheric.

Island of the Alive is a lot of fun though, I still can't get over the ending.