Length: 86 minutes
Rating: R
Release Date: September 29, 2012
Director: Don Michael Paul
The residents of Lake Placid now know
that giant crocodiles live in their city, but they built a giant
fence to enclose the lake. They still have a few places where they
can swim and have fun, but they try to avoid anything behind the
lake. Sheriff Giove (Elizabeth Rohm, "Angel") is the single
mother of a teenage daughter, but she has to jump into action when
her daughter winds up behind the fence.
The girl and her friends are trapped
there when the bus driver accidentally drives through an open gate
and takes them to the forbidden lake. While trying to escape, they
run into Jim Bickerman (Robert Englund, "Nightmare on Elm
Street"), a poacher who agrees to help them get out. Meanwhile,
Reba (Yancy Butler, "Witchblade") makes a return
appearance, hoping to kill off the crocs once and for all.
Is it bad that I hope this isn't the
last film in the franchise? I still remember seeing the original
"Lake Placid" in theaters, and I remember watching the
second one with friends based on a recommendation from my father. The
last film in the series was tolerable, but this one is actually
pretty entertaining. It doesn't take itself too seriously, and it
seems to know that people will laugh with it, so it amps up the camp
factor.
Englund chews the scenery like a pro,
and you can practically see him giving fans a wink and a nod from the
screen. It was also nice to see Butler hamming it up, especially
since she's been painful to watch in her last few movies. Rohm was
also a nice touch. Though I wasn't a fan of hers on "Angel,"
she's a talented actress. It's sad that she sometimes tries to take
things a little too seriously, but she doesn't do too bad.
"Lake Placid: The Final Chapter"
has its funny moments. The quote in the title of my review comes from
a scene after the kids discover the dead body of a friend hanging
upside down in a trap. When someone mentions that they need to get
out, another snaps back, "and Britney needs her head."
Those campy and funny scenes made me wish that there were more of
those moments in the last one. And yes, the crocodiles are CGI and
look ridiculous, but the movie was still a lot of fun.
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