Faces of Death III (1985)

Wonderful character development!

Such a frustrating disappointment

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

I thought that Faces of Death III was a terrible horror movie compared to the first film, which continued in the same way as the other Faces of Death films. Which Featured Death, Animal Deaths and other disturbing senses of home made video footage. I feel that The Faces of Death horror movies are quite disturbing exploitation in the way that they aim to shock the viewer with what is being shown on screen. Althoght i do seem to find them interesting to watch as i have the whole set of four films on DVD. I have managed to get through the four films without feeling too bad. I think that there is a lot of film footage in the film that some people may find it too much much for them to be able to take in without feeling ill. 2/10

...I, however, went into "Faces of Death III" (on loan from a friend) not being exposed to any previous or subsequent entries in the long-running DTV series and came out rather amused. This collection of supposedly authentic footage of murder and mayhem has the appeal of a traffic accident (ironically, one of the first 'faces of death' displayed here)...depicting shark attacks, (real) animal slaughter, executions et. al. While the various sequences are stitched together as loosely as Frankenstein's monster, the real incentive for viewing comes in the form of 'creative consultant/narrator' "Doctor" Francis B. Gross' commentary on them...absolutely hilarious, pseudo-philosophical rubbish that will have you rolling on floor. For an accurate look at REAL faces of death, log on to Rotten dot com; for chuckles and a funky '70s look, have a ball with "Faces of Death III."

Okay, first of all, if a man is being convicted for the rape and murder of a woman, and the main piece of evidence against him is a hand-held video of the assault, one would think the law might also want to go after the guy holding the camera. This "documentary" is populated with shaggy-haired mustachioed police men and soldiers who all look alike and spout such incredible kitchen sink moments as, "this place is going to hell!" and "I hope someone gets those bastards!" And I swear to god that the narrator said a cut could become "infested". If you're looking for wild animals attacking sides of beef dressed in coats and hats (the beef, not the wild animals - that at least would be a curiosity) make this your first stop.

If you are expecting this to be another mondo shock-u-mentary, than you are very wrong. This is just a collection of reinactments from various stories, from serial killers to drug busts. The only real life footage shows workers in a chicken factory preparing birds for consumption. Hmm, anyone for kfc. I cant believe i watched this from start to finish. After about 10 minutes i couldnt wait for this to end. Avoid at ALL costs!