Class of Nuke 'Em High Part 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid

Like its immediate predecessor ("Subhumanoid Meltdown"), the third part of the "Class of Nuke'Em High" series is not a horror-comedy but a pure spoof. Unfortunately, it's not as funny as Part 2 (some of the funniest jokes can be found in the closing credits - "stand-in for Brick Bronsky: Brick Bronsky", etc.). It is short on genuine comic inspiration, though long on exposition (a lot of the dialogue explains things that have already been explained), weirdness, self-referentiality, gooey special effects, and hot girls, a lot of them carrying big guns (Lisa Star provides knockout T & A). Generally speaking, I like the spirit of the film more than the film itself. (**)

This movie picks right off where the last Class of Nuke 'Em High finished. This installment tells the story of two twin brothers, one raised to do good and one raised to do evil in the name of the Nukamama corporation. It features a lot of the cast from the last movie, which is good. However, the pace is much slower and the movie drags along quite a bit. Some of the same jokes are re-used (such as the "key grip"-"key grope" in the credits), and there's more silly jokes, such as fart jokes or meta- references to Troma movies. There's no massive climax as in the last one, no gigantic squirrel or some sort of mayhem... All in all, entertaining but a bit of a letdown compared to its predecessors.

Considering that the first two Class of Nuke 'Em High movies got a combined 5 out of a potential 20 I wasn't expecting much from this third offering and I was right in my assumption.

Arguably Troma's second most famous franchise Nuke 'Em High are standard Troma affairs. Namely they look cheap, they fail to be funny, riddled with puerile humor and lots of t&a.

Full of the usual punks, 80's music and naff looking gore I was unsurprisingly unimpressed by this third movie and it's nonsensical tale of super powered twins.

Truth be told I hate Troma, I think they're moronic movies and don't believe I've watched a single one of their films and considered it watchable.

Dumb, childish and ugly.

The Good:

Succeeds to be what it sets out to be

Kaufman didn't make a cameo appearance

The Bad:

Dumb

Looks naff

Simply not funny

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Pointing at big scary things instead of running away from them is perfectly logical

I don't care how ridiculous it looks, I want Dicks jacket!

Two Dicks are better than one

I'm not sure a 2 day old should have a girlfriend

This movie was directed with no hands

More than anything else, this movie made me want to slit my wrists. It's only maybe an hour long, but it FEELS like several more at LEAST. Not only that, but at least half of it is just a RECAP of the LAST SEQUEL! I think Tromaville was actually better when they were just bad naturally, and not trying to do it on purpose. They used to be "enjoyably bad" and now they're "very, very painfully bad."

Class of Nuke 'Em High Part 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid (1994) is currently available on Tubi. The storyline picks up where the previous film left off where a newspaper reporter saved Nuke 'em High and Tromaville. That reporter is now mayor and his DNA was used to create twins. One twin is good and continues to protect the school and town and the other twin joins the evil Professor Holt. The twins are bound to face off in an epic showdown to determine the fate of Tromaville.

This movie is directed by Eric Louzil (Class of Nuke 'Em High 2) and stars Brick Bronsky (Sgt. Kabukiman N. Y. P. D.), Lisa Star (Independence Day), John Tallman (Lust for Freedom), Lisa Gaye (Toxic Avenger Part II) and Mark Richardson (Vice Academy).

The flashback and story tie was...interesting. The narration explanation did get old quick; however, the squirrel 🐿 in this is always fun. I always loved the costumes and sets in these movies. It's low budget but done in a fascinating way that captures the imagination. Trish is an absolute smoke show and the Ron Jeremy cameo made me laugh. The ending was a good "period" on the original trilogy.

Overall, this is the worst installment in the trilogy but I'd consider all 3 movies so bad they're good. I would score this a 4.5-5/10 and recommend seeing it once.