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Christopher Null

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Rated: 1/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Rory L. Aronsky

Film Threat

It's immensely bad, but before Wild Things 3 arrives at its third-act doom, it's a fun type of bad.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 22, 2005

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David Nusair

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...delivers exactly what it promises: nudity, rampant sleaziness, and a plethora of twists and turns.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 13, 2005

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I love when a movie can be sold just on the title and doesn't need to be tied into anything in any of the other movies in the series. So here we go. Another Wild Things, this one directed by Jay Lowi (Tangled) from a script by Andy Hurst and Ross Helfer, the same guys who wrote the last one. Marie Clifton was given two diamonds -- the "mother and daughter" -- in her mother's will, but her step-father Jay Clifton (Brad Johnson, who was in Nam Angels and was also a former Marlboro Man) has changed the will because he wants them for himself. Meanwhile, there's a sex ed seminar at school with Dr. Chad Johnson and probation officer Kristen Richards (Dina Meyer, once Batgirl on Birds of Prey as well as roles in D-Tox, Starship Troopers and Saw), who reveals that she was the victim of a sex crime when she was in high school, which totally shuts down the raucous senior audience. Now here's where the Wild Things drama comes in: Marie has a swim meet and her stepfather meets towel girl Elena Sandoval (Sanda McCoy, who was in the secret Porky's movie Porky's: Pimpin' Pee Wee), who he invites to Marie's eighteenth birthday party. The girls do not get along -- that's putting it mildly -- so Jay takes her to one of his construction sites and you know what happens next allegedly. Now, Detective Michael Morrison (Linden Ashby) and Richards are on the case, along with Dr. Johnson, who is to examine Elena. If you're wondering how long it takes until Marie, Elena and the doctor are all reenacting scenes from You, Me and Dupree. How about as long as it takes to read this sentence. But man, the twists and turns of this one are so plentiful that they take one of the things that worked so well in the original movie and show how it all came together over the credits. And for some reason, the good guys actually come out on top in this one. How much sex, illegitimate children, gator eating and swamp chases can one small Florida town have? Well, they made four movies out of this. There's your answer. This one has the sense to just go wild -- no pun intended.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Ok, so I haven't seen the second yet but the third Wild Things is pretty much the same as the first movie; couple of hot girls scam a rich dude or 2 to make a bunch of money. Add some twists and nudity and you have a recipe for success. It might not be classic cinema by any means but Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough is trashy, sexy fun!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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SO MANY TWISTS FOR A MOVIE

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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A trashy exotic thriller, Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough is an entertaining guilty pleasure. The plot follows the same formula as the previous films; a couple of vixens run an extortion racket by making a false rape charge, but before long they end up turning on each other. This time the plot's a little better as it's more of a cat and mouse game with the cops, who are onto the scam rather early. And, the twists (while predictable) work and add some excitement to the film. One of the better entries in the franchise, Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough is a cheesy B-movie that has fun with the genre.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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if you've seen the first film and the second then you are not missing much.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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This film tried too hard to be as good as the first film. There were no shocks or surprises because by this point (the third film in the series) you know to expect them. The movie suffered from a major lack of any type of star power. The biggest star in it was Dinah Meyer, who is probably best known for being not-Denise Richards in "Starship Troopers" (aka: the other chick). The dialogue was terrible, it had to explain EVERYTHING, instead of letting you think. The acting was weak. The only good thing about this movie was the "scenery". And even then.... *shakes head and walks away* I ju... I can't...

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Jay Lowi

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Dina Meyer

Kristen Richards

Brad Johnson

Jay Clifton

Serah D'Laine

Marie Clifton

Michael Mantell

Theo Bloom

Sandra McCoy

Elena Sandoval

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Synopsis

Two seductive teenagers go on a killing spree to inherit valuable diamonds.

Director: Jay Lowi
Production Co: Mandalay Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2012
Runtime: 1h 26m

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