Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence 4K 1992 Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

The film tells the story of a good cop involved in a dangerous pursuit of Cordell, a "maniac cop" who administers bloody justice on the streets of New York at his own discretion. This time, Cordell rises from the grave in order to restore the good name of the comatose woman - police officer Kate.

She was shot in the shootout and charged with the brutal murder of a "bystander" who was in fact a burglar drug addict who had taken a hostage. And Kat was framed by TV reporters who rigged the video during the editing. But terrifying in his ruthless revenge, the "maniac cop" is ready to deal with all the "bad guys".

Review 4K Movie

The desire to watch the third part of this undoubtedly outstanding horror series was so great that I broke my promise to watch this film exactly one year after the second part, 'cutting off' two or three months. And you know what? It would be better if I waited exactly one year. There wouldn't be much of a difference.

The triquel, which tells about the resurrection of an old and not very kind officer Matt Cordell by some voodoo priest, turned out to be surprisingly amorphous and lethargic, and a couple of vigorous action scenes look not very appropriate compensation for the general despondency of what is happening. In principle, the film cannot be called nightmarish and unattainable, but the first two parts raised the bar high, which, for the third time, Lustig and Cohen, to my deep regret, did not master.

To begin with, here Cordell has become almost a parody of himself. Half of the film he gleams in the background, sluggishly sewing on a couple of people, while practically not reacting to external stimuli in the form of bullets, fire, etc., in terms of appearance, he became somehow inexpressive. And he was also dragged into an almost romantic line with a cop, which he really wants to resurrect.

In general, all these voodoo tunes in the plot cut all the potential at the root - well, this is alien to the world of 'Maniac Cop' and that's it. I am glad at least that there are strong ties with the previous parts, so at least the whole trilogy looks like a single whole. But it's still a shame.

It's also a shame that, instead of Jay Chattaway, a certain Joel Goldsmith is in charge of music here, and given that he is far from as talented as his namesake Jerry, the opinion about the quality of the scale turns out to be appropriate - not a nightmare, but also little pleasure. If only the main theme was left - it was good, disturbing music.

But the actors are very good. The hero of Robert Davi is shown here in more detail than in the second film, plus all the brightest shootings fall precisely on his lot. Caitlin Dulaney is mostly needed for the entourage rather than for the advancement of the plot, but it will do. Robert Forster is good in a small but vivid role of a cynical doctor, who deeply does not care who has his leg cut off and who is bleeding from his neck.

The action here, as I said, mainly falls to the lot of the hero Davi, and these shootings are very bloody and good, Matt Cordell, in the constant performance of Robert Z'Dar, has to be content with a couple of leisurely murders. The final chase is not bad, just humanly sorry for Cordell - the guy is already on fire for the second time ...

In general, this tape could claim to be something more if it came out separately, but behind it has the shadows of its predecessors, which do not loom, but rise above it on the head. Disappointed, especially considering that the writer and director are the same.