Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)

Problems behind the scenes caused part three to be abandoned by its original director partway though, requiring a hasty replacement, new scenes to be shot (filler) and the insertion of outtakes from part two to make up the running time. That maybe explains why the focus of the story is all over the place, giving too much screen time to uninteresting people that aren't necessary to the main story. The remainder is more about Detective Gruff and his personal attachments. The maniac cop has no real function until the finale.
There’s a well-staged scene in a drug store in the first hour but it’s the ending that you’ll remember most. The stuntmen are the real stars.

2 restless souls out of 5

Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

It wastes time by giving us a lengthy recap, and then later the very same flashback we had before. That’s just lazy, guys.
Alongside the two leads from the first film is the new Detective Gruff (not his actual name) and a female psychologist. The latter presented an opportunity to get inside the mind of the killer cop, but that doesn't happen. Instead, Cordell remains almost as blank as Michael Myers was in his later films.
It’s not as bad as it might sound, though, because there’s a hell of a lot more plot this time. Even so, the highlight is a stunt shot. Foly Huck! Maximum respect to whoever was in that blistering suit. I've not seen anything that good even in movies with millions to spend on FX.

3 busted doors out of 5

THE GOONIES [1985]

The collaborative efforts of storytellers Chris Columbus & Steven Spielberg with director Richard Donner resulted in one of the defining films of many folk's childhood, The Goonies.
With it's spirited and nostalgic sense of adventure it remains a timeless classic for anybody as a child dreamed of something bigger and better hidden within their everyday life.  Shining with a particularly entertaining child cast (take note of Jeff Cohen as Chunk), The Goonies blends Indiana Jones and The Hardy Boys for one exciting trap after another.   It's a little loud and sloppily put together when it comes to a clean storyline but it really doesn't matter when you're in it for the memories or showing it to the kids for the first time.  Good times.

3½ hilarious sounds of vomit out of 5