After the success of the Zombies series of 2018 and 2020 (zombies 2), Disney premiered its third part as Zombies 3 this Friday, July 15, 2022. Paul Hoen directed Zombies 3 premiered on Disney+ starring its all-time cherished casts Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly in their same roles as Zed and Addison, respectively. Fans are to witness the world of coexisting humans, zombies, and werewolves in the town of Seabrook once again.
Since its inception in 2018, the Zombies trilogy was always positively reviewed. Critics review the movie zombies 3 positively for the brilliant musical performances and the positive messages for its viewers, such as body positivity, tolerance, and understanding. However, this time audience will witness aliens along with Seabrook and know if the powerful team of heroes will be able to repel them. This article will review Zombies 3 while analyzing its pros and cons. So let’s begin!
About Zombies 3
Zombies 3 is the third movie in the Disney Channel Original Movie musical series, Zombies (2018). It’s a sequel to Zombies 2, released in 2020. It premiered on July 15, 2022, on Disney+ and Paul Hoen is its director. It stars Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly in reprised roles as Zed and Addison, respectively, with other supporting casts from the first two Zombies films.
The Star Cast
The movie Zombies 3 stars Milo Manheim as a zombie sports star, Zed and Meg Donnelly as cheerleader Addison, his white-haired love interest. Zed’s two zombie friends include Eliza (Kylee Russell) and Bonzo (James Godfrey). Trevor Tordjman plays Meg’s cousin, Bucky.
The new entries in the movie are the aliens played by Terry Hu (as A-Spen), Kyra Tantao (A-Li), and Matt Cornett (A-Lan). Other significant stars are Carla Jeffery (as Bree), Chandler Kinney (as Willa), Pearce Joza (as Wyatt), Baby Ariel (as Wynter), etc.
The Plot
Zombies 3 revolves around a zombie Zed and his human friend, Addison, and many others around them. It continues the saga of the coexistence of humans, zombies, and werewolves in the town of Seabrook after the events in season 2. And this time, they need to stay united to fight an alien invasion in their place.
Since the characters are in Seabrook’s high school senior year, they set goals for their life. Zed aims to become the first zombie to go for a higher with a football scholarship. Meanwhile, Addison is preparing to open a new cheerleading pavilion and host a global cheer teams competition.
However, a team of aliens, led by A-Spen, A-Li, and A-Lan, arrives at Seabrook, who claim to be mere spectators in Addison’s cheerleader competition. But they have a secret mission beyond this.
Zombies 3 Review
Zombies 3, as a sequel, try to gather and cooperate between the different diversities of the town Seabrook. And when doing this, they face a new challenge in the form of aliens disguised as fans.
However, Zombies 3 movie barely has something unique to offer on the plate except the senior year for its cast and the alien attack instead of zombies or werewolves. Just like its other prequels, zombies 3 promotes role models in the form of Zed and Addison and positive messages such as equality, inclusion, and respect the diverse representations. Addison undergoes another identity crisis, and the movie begins and ends with the repeated animated sequences used before.
However, the freshness in the movie is by aliens – A-Lan (Matt Cornett), A-Li (Kyra Tantao), and A-Spen (Terry Hu), who bring appreciable intensity to their performances. The movie is colorful (like any typical Disney movie) and filled with appealing musical performances which are well choreographed.
Overall, according to this review, the movie Zombies 3 is a good concluding movie to Disney’s Zombies trilogy, which is worth watching as a Disney fan, especially for the kids.
The Future
Disney’s Zombies 4 is limited to speculations as Manheim stated that Zombies 3 does a fabulous job at wrapping up (that means no more zombies). However, he never denied a fourth feature-length Zombies installment and said that the future of Zombies 4 movie will depend on the reception of Zombies 3.
So this was the wrap-up on Zombies 3 Review.
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