CommentsXp Best movie ever!

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

BrickNash Just becasue a film may be the worst in the franchise doesn't automatically make it bad - words to live by when approaching this film.Really, this film is a decent laugh with car chases aplenty and the charm of Jerry Reed. It's all silly, like why would Snowman even pretend to be the Bandit in the first place, but it's a hugely enjoyable piece of trash that is perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon, or even just a Smokey binge in general.The star of course is the magnificent Jackie Gleason, and quite frankly he's just as good here as in the previous two films. The banter between him and junior combined with Gleason's delivery is still great, and he can carry the film perfectly well for what it is.Yes there is a noticeable lack of the Hal Needham touch, but really, don't let the purists drag you down. It's not a great film, but it's fun and there's plenty here to keep you entertained. for an hour and a half.Smokey & The Bandit isn't high cinema, it's low brow, grassroots entertainment made for fun and excitement. This film fits in nicely with that.

Wuchak RELEASED IN 1983 and directed by Dick Lowry, "Smokey and the Bandit Part 3" is a car chase comedy about Big Enos and Little Enos (Pat McCormick & Paul Williams) betting Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason) that he can't drive from Miami to the Enos ranch in Texas in a short period of time. The Sheriff is joined by his dimwitted hunk of a son (Mike Henry). Meanwhile Cledus "Snowman" Snow (Jerry Reed) takes the place of The Bandit, teaming up with a woman who just quit her job at a used car lot (Colleen Camp).Burt Reynolds and Sally Field are absent in this third entry of the Good Ol' Boy series, except for Burt having a glorified cameo at the end. Gleason takes the lead with Mike Henry's support. The latter is so effective in his inane role that you completely forget that he played a serious Tarzan in three movies from 1966-1968, not to mention the formidable corrupt Sheriff in "Rio Lobo" (1970). At 46 during shooting, you'll observe that he certainly kept in shape.Car chase comedies like this are meant for leaving your brain at the door and having fun, but this inferior sequel makes me want to up my rating for the original "Smokey and the Bandit" (1977). There's an amateurish vibe, particularly with the writing and editing, which prevents it from attaining even the low level of "Cannonball Run 2" (1984). Still, it's the most action-packed (and goofy) entry in the series and it has its points of silly amusement.Colleen Camp is serviceable essentially replacing Field on the female front, although not enough is done with her. If you're not familiar with Colleen, she played the Indian playmate in "Apocalypse Now" (1979) and the hot French maid in "Clue" (1985). Anyway, this segment arguably features the best women in the periphery. Faith Minton is on hand as a 6'1" Amazonian who takes a liking to the Sheriff.THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour, 25 minutes and was shot entirely in Florida (Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach, Key Biscayne, Ocala, Clearwater and Miami).GRADE: C-/D+ (3.5/10)

trashgang Things go really wrong here, Burt Reynolds isn't in it(only at the end) to play the bandit so the production decided that Cledus (Jerry Reed) becomes the bandit. But they also knew who's the most important part in Smokey, yes, Buford T. Justice. So this time he's on for a bet. There's more of chasing cars here but what we had in part one I didn't found here. The only thing we do have is more erotic parts and here and there even some nudity. But even then, it's more about the jokes then the chasing. After Smokey and the Bandit part 3 there were 4 other entries and nowadays available in a box, but that was more B-flick movie style. So strange that universal spent money on part 2 and 3 even as part 3 was better then part 2, just agree, part 3 is a slapstick.Gore 0/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 0/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 1/5

microfame I've been swimming in 70's nostalgia lately, reliving my childhood, and I've taken a stroll through many of the 'car chase movies' that had their day in that decade. Some I had strong memories of seeing as a child, like "Gumball Rally" and "Cannonball Run". I recently re-watched the first "Smokey and the Bandit" and it hit all the right notes -- well-paced, nice proportions of fun and action, and a fine cast. "SATB 2" was also fun viewing...a slightly weaker story, but offset by the welcome addition of Dom DeLuise. I came across the "SATB" triple-pack DVD set, and got it to consolidate shelf space on my DVD rack, and to finally see "Part 3".....Good Heavens, this was bad, and painfully unfunny. A movie can't be filled with only supporting characters, and while Sheriff Justis' idiot son saying "Daddy, Daddy..." is funny a few times in the original, it is NOT funny in big doses throughout a whole film. Even Gleason's performance seemed forced, and some voice dubs didn't even sound like him. How could Jerry Reed go from so likable and natural in the first two films, to so crazed and annoying in the third? The writing was terrible, Colleen Camp was a complete piece of wood, and the jokes were embarrassing excuses for humor. This film proved that the fun-loving 70's were over, and the tasteless stench of the 80's is evident here in every shot. Excremental.