I have never seen the first two IRON EAGLE movies but I wanted to try the final installment because it's the most aired on TV and it has a pathetic score of 3,7 (but not enough ratings and reviews for ever making the infamous Bottom 100) and, being an occasional bad movie watcher, I bit the bullet.
In the beginning Chappy (Louis Gossett jr) and his friends do a simulation set in World War II at an air show hosted by Stockman (Fred Dalton Thompson). After the show they are called to Lethridge Air Force base for examining the rest of the charred plane of a man that was shot down while carrying cocaine to Perù and the DEA begins investigating. Chappy however wants to know more and with the help of his friends they'll go on lots of crazy adventures.
I wanted to give IRON EAGLE III a chance, but as the movie progressed, I thought it could never go back. Lots of shooting scenes, everyone acting like they were there only for the money (except perhaps Dalton Thompson who was actually trying), bad jokes, some cringy effects and more. I especially felt turned off during the scene where the peruvian church exploded and the bell flied and ended on a man's jeep crushing him to death... I mean, you have to see it for believe it!
Overall, a lazy sequel with nearly every clichè in the book and many cringeworthy gags. I give it a 3 only for the song in the hotel scene because it gives lots of 1990s vibes and only a few gags that made me chuckle. For the rest, it's just bad but not as its rating would imply.
In the beginning Chappy (Louis Gossett jr) and his friends do a simulation set in World War II at an air show hosted by Stockman (Fred Dalton Thompson). After the show they are called to Lethridge Air Force base for examining the rest of the charred plane of a man that was shot down while carrying cocaine to Perù and the DEA begins investigating. Chappy however wants to know more and with the help of his friends they'll go on lots of crazy adventures.
I wanted to give IRON EAGLE III a chance, but as the movie progressed, I thought it could never go back. Lots of shooting scenes, everyone acting like they were there only for the money (except perhaps Dalton Thompson who was actually trying), bad jokes, some cringy effects and more. I especially felt turned off during the scene where the peruvian church exploded and the bell flied and ended on a man's jeep crushing him to death... I mean, you have to see it for believe it!
Overall, a lazy sequel with nearly every clichè in the book and many cringeworthy gags. I give it a 3 only for the song in the hotel scene because it gives lots of 1990s vibes and only a few gags that made me chuckle. For the rest, it's just bad but not as its rating would imply.