History YMMV / ReturnOfTheLivingDead3

** Curt isn't any better. After bearing witness to the effects of the trioxin, he has the [[SarcasmMode brilliant idea]] to resurrect Julie with the stuff so they can be happy together...except that the chemical does NOT restore life per say, only reanimates the dead as ravenous flesh-eating killers. Really, his devotion to Julie ends up causing a lot of death and gets them both on the bad side of some particularly nasty people. Granted they become fodder against Zombie Julie, but still. In the final act, however, Curt outdoes himself again and frees Julie alongside the zombified river man, refusing to let his love be used as a superweapon. The ensuing chaos causes several other undead to break loose, one of them biting Curt and sealing his fate. LoveMakesYouDumb, indeed.

** Julie being killed in the accident was partially her own fault because she couldn't keep her hormones in check while playing with her boyfriend's member ON A MOVING BIKE! Especially foolish considering that Curt was telling her not get frisky at the time before noticing the truck. This is pretty much sexual assault.

** Julie being killed in the accident was partially her own fault because she couldn't keep her hormones in check while playing with her boyfriend's member ON A MOVING BIKE! Especially foolish considering that Curt was telling her not get frisky at the time before noticing the truck.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: A staple of [[Creator/BrianYuzna Brian Yuzna]] films.

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** Averted with Riverman, however. While, yes, he's a homeless black man, he's also genuinely compassionate, to the point that [[spoiler: he can resist the hunger with effort, something only one other zombie in the franchise has done. What makes him more special than Frank is that Frank was converted from a living human, while Waterman was bitten to death by Julie before being reanimated, meaning he would probably be in worse pain.]]

* NarmCharm: From the ridiculous looking sci-fi-esque science buildings, to the melodramatic acting and score, this movie is a goldmine of cheese...but despite that it all works.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: A staple for [[Creator/BrianYuzna Brian Yuzna]] films.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: A staple for [Creator/Brian Yuzna]] films.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: It’s a [=Brian Yuzna=] film, he effects are bound to be Top notch.

* NarmCharm: From the ridiculous looking sci-fi-esque science buildings, to the melodramatic acting and score, this movie is a goldmine of cheese...and yet in the long run it works for so many people.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: A home video example, but the DVD release by Lionsgate was widely criticized for [[DigitalDestruction a poor pan & scan transfer]], [[BadExportForYou and omitting the unrated version in favor of the more tame R-Rated cut]]. Come 2016 and Lionsgate, under their Vestron Video Collector’s Series, has released the film in widescreen, with new special features, and best of all uncut.

* NarmCharm: From the ridiculous looking sci-fi-esque science buildings, to the melodramatic acting and score, this movie is a goldmine of cheese...and yet in the long run it works for many people.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: A home video example, but the DVD release by Lionsgate was widely criticized for [[DigitalDestruction a poor pan & scan transfer]], [[BadExportForYou and omitting the unrated version in favor of the more tame R-Rated cut]]. Come 2016 and Lionsgate, under their Vestron Video Collector’s Series, has released the film in widescreen, with new special features, and uncut.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Coming off the heels of the [[LighterAndSofter more comedy focused]] [[Film/ReturnOfTheLivingDeadPartII second film]], part 3, while still not living up to the standards of the first movie, has been seen as a solid zombie film with impressive gore, especially in the Unrated cut.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Coming off the heels of the [[LighterAndSofter more comedy focused]] [[Film/ReturnOfTheLivingDeadPartII second film]], part 3, while still not living up to the standards of the first movie, has been seen as a solid follow up with impressive gore, especially in the Unrated cut.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: A home video example, but the DVD release by Lionsgate was widely criticized for [[DigitalDestruction a poor pan & scan transfer]], [[BadExportForYou and omitting the unrated version in favor of the more tame R-Rated cut]]. Come TheNew10s and Lionsgate, under their Vestron Video Collector’s Series, has released the film in widescreen, with new special features, and uncut.

* WhatAnIdiot: Julie being killed in the accident was partially her own fault because she couldn't keep her hormones in check while playing with her boyfriend's member ON A MOVING BIKE! Especially foolish considering that Curt was telling her not get frisky at the time before noticing the truck.

** Averted with Waterman, however. While, yes, he's a homeless black man, he's also genuinely compassionate, to the point that [[spoiler: he can resist the hunger with effort, something only one other zombie in the franchise has done. What makes him more special than Frank is that Frank was converted from a living human, while Waterman was bitten to death by Julie before being reanimated, meaning he would probably be in worse pain.]]

* FridgeHorror: Self-mutilation as a means to stave off the pain of undeath is new to this step in the franchise, but doesn't last long. [[spoilers: It's possible that it relieves the momentary pains of rigor mortis, while opening up further surfaces for rotting, making the pain worse in the long run. The other military zombies seem to be in significantly greater pain than Julie.]]