Feeders 3 is the sequel to a sequel of the film that nearly sunk Blockbuster Video. I re-watched the original recently and enjoyed it immensely, loving it's ultra cheap DIY nature. Feeders 3 is like every modern day Polonia film- more polished but lacking the youthful spirit and just plain sense of fun of films like Splatter Farm, Hallucinations, Dweller and many others. The movie picks up 20+ years after the events of the first two films. A film crew is making a documentary of the events while a mysterious man in a wheelchair looks on. He's played by Mark Polonia. There's also some scenes with a crazy, long-haired man in an insane asylum who is blamed for the aliens original killings. At the same time a new group of Feeders is returning to Earth, hungrier than ever. They are adorably ugly puppets like in the first one. The Feeder puppets used in the documentary are even goofier. To add a little spice this also takes place on Halloween.
The cast here has lots of recent Polonia regulars and even some veterans like Todd Carpenter and Jeff Kirkendall. No Jon McBride is a big letdown. He should do another Cannibal Campout film. Cannibal Campout but on Splatter Farm, anyone? Like Mark's Return to Splatter Farm this is a better made/acted film than the original but also completely lacking the "vibe" that made those films mircro-budget classics. There's a good dose of comedy here, some of it kind of funny. There's a generous amount of footage from the first two Feeders. We even a reference to Donna Michelle Productions, a character having that name. A bit odd since they released Splatter Farm and not Feeders. Some interludes with horror hosts are included which I don't see the point of.
The highlight here is of course the Feeder puppets with them having a decent amount of screen time in the second half. They have some fun attack scenes though they don't really eat anyone. The best kill is probably the old lady who thinks the Feeders are trick or treaters. There's a shower attack with no nudity but it's not really missed in this case. There's an appearance by Santa and some "stunning" revelations at the end. This is basically 79 minutes of silliness with two many characters and pointless subplots. It's nice to see the Feeders again even if the rest of the movie is on par with a lot of Mark's recent stuff. It's cliché but Feeders 3 is proof "you can't go home again".
