The tiny fur ball aliens that will eat anything or anyone set their sights on a Los Angeles apartment tower.

Not long after the events in “Critters 2”, Charlie McFadden is on a mission to track down the last of the Critters.

Every franchise has at-least one film that just isn’t as good as the rest, it’s just inevitable really, which brings us to “Critters 3”. We leave the town of ‘Grover’s Bend’ and head on out on a family road trip as they move to a new home in Los Angeles, little do they know that the Critters are tagging along for the ride and are ready to spread their destruction.

Moving the ‘Crites’ to a new location was a good idea as it can become a bit stale being trapped in the same setting. Seeing them in a big city apartment tower is fun, it’s the build up to that setting that drags along, it’s too slow. We get to see a 17 year old Leonardo DiCaprio make his film debut, Who’d have thought that he would become the huge star he is today based on this early performance.

We also see the return of our hero, ‘Charlie McFadden’, Don Keith Opper plays his role so well and he’s a character we’ve come to love. I’m so glad he was kept in the franchise as it showed the characters determination to rid the world of the ‘Crite’s’, the fact he’s an enjoyable character to watch is just a huge bonus, he’s the best thing about the franchise alongside our beloved little monsters.

Talking of little monsters, I can’t leave without mentioning the true stars of the films. We get what we would expect from the ‘Critters’, there’s blood, humour and more and we can’t really complain about that, they aren’t exactly complex characters, but always fun nonetheless.

Like I said “Critters 3” isn’t the best of the franchise but it still has its moments, it’s a fun film to pass the time by with but nothing else really.

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Miscellaneous facts about the film:

Leonardo DiCaprio’s feature film debut, also the only sequel he’s ever appeared in.

Terrence Mann’s appearance as Ug is credited in the movie’s end credits before he has even appeared in the movie. He only makes a short appearance in a scene running during the end credits, which ties the actions of this movie with the sequel Critters 4 (1992).

Leonardo DiCaprio has commented on this film stating: “I admit I’ve done a few lousy roles in the beginning of my career, like my role in ‘Critters 3’. But at that age, you’ll do anything for attention!”.

Cary Elwes turned down the role of Josh.

Billy Zane previously appeared in the first Critters (1986). Both Billy Zane and Leonardo DiCaprio would later co-star in Titanic (1997).