Dubbed and Dangerous 3 (2004) (V)

User Rating:

9.1/10   

Director:

Ara Paiaya

Writer:

Ara Paiaya (writer)

Release Date:

1 January 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Action

Plot:

Agent Ara is back! In this final episode in the DUBBED & DANGEROUS TRILOGY. When the world is being held ransom by an evil criminal madman...

Cast

Ara Paiaya	...	Agent Ara
Robert Englund	...	Mr. Englund
Bey Logan	...	Henchmen Logan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alex Clark	...	Big Al
Ronnie Genther	...	Spike
Dean Meadows	...	Bald Man
Raquel Paiaya	...	Agent Raquel
Chris Robb	...	Henchman
Waikee Shek	...	Shek

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Action & Comedy Master

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Ara Paiaya wraps up his Dubbed and Dangerous trilogy in style with a feature-length film offering what has become his trademark combination of slapstick comedy and Hong Kong-style stunt work set to parodies of popular Hong Kong and Hollywood action and comedy films. D&D 3 cranks up the scale of his self-produced series by including more special effects, more elaborate action set pieces, and cameos from Freddy vs. Jason star Robert Englund and Circus Kids star and martial arts film guru Bey Logan.

Most of the cast from D&D 2 return to play the same characters with Ara sticking to the basic plot of a bungling spy modeled after Jackie Chan and Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau from the Pink Panther films trying to stop the bad guys. This time, gangster Big Al (Alex Clark) has been released from prison and reassembles his gang with a simple plan of taking over the world and getting rid of Ara in the process.

Ara has definitely found a groove, that works. Parodies make up a big part of the film and it won't be hard to pick out references to Shaolin Soccer, Austin Powers, Revenge of the Pink Panther, The Matrix, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, and Game of Death. Some computer wizardry is used to have a soccer ball bowl over several thugs. But no CGI is employed in an incredible follow up where Ara jump-kicks all of them in a single move, Hwang Jang-lee style. Peter Sellers fans should appreciate the ninja bomb delivery, Ara's fat man suit, and Big Al's slow-motion flying kick where he emits a guttural yowl. Waikee Shek plays one of Big Al's thugs and is not only given a Dr. Evil voice, but a Mini Shek with a Mohawk hairdo. Matrix gags are kept to a minimum. But Ara goes all out on Bruce Lee references. He steals a memorable line about guns from Enter the Dragon and then proceeds to get into Lee's yellow track suit from Game of Death for the finale where he takes on a small kung fu school and Big Al himself! Dubbed and Dangerous 3 is really a spectacular independent film. It has all of the entertainment value of a Hollywood or Hong Kong blockbuster, just on a smaller scale. Ara's self-effacing slapstick comedy merges well with his ability to create dynamic action scenes with impact. It's a combination that few filmmakers could produce today or would even be willing to attempt.