The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All
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The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All 1999

½

Watched 08 Dec 2024

I know history has show us that we should come to expect diminishing returns when it comes to straight-to-video sequels, but this one goes right off a cliff.
This time our substitute(Treat Williams) heads to college to teach 'Nam history in an English class, as he butt's heads with roided out football jocks that put the previous teacher in the hospital. Everything about the setup is unconvincing, but when the story opens up into something bigger it gets downright confusing. The storytelling is horrendous, and the charm of the previous movies are zapped out in exchange for b-movie clichés, gratuitous T&A, and unnecessary filler.
I knew this would be a long ninety minutes when the sound of an outdoor water fountain drowned out the dialogue during a long conversation. They didn't even bother to go back in to do some post-ADR. The first sequel wasn't great, but at least they put in the effort. This is just the producers cashing in.

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