Convicted cop-killer Carl Lucas, aka Frankenstein, is a superstar driver in the brutal prison yard demolition derby known as Death Race. Only one victory away from winning freedom for himself and his pit crew. Death Race 3: Inferno is a film that wasn't mean't to be taken serious and yet somehow it has some cool twists in it's pocket, Luke Goss who does a great job in the main role and the rest of the cast also makes a great job too. The action sequences have a point and some of them are insane alongside a well made soundtrack. Overall Death Race: Inferno is not meant to entertain everyone but some will definitely have a good time. (8/10)

Well "Death Race: Inferno" sure is no match for the first movie (2008), but it is an improvement on the second movie (2010) - and I am not talking about the old original here, only the most recent movies.It can be discussed whether or not moving the location for the death race to South Africa is a good idea or not. Personally, then I found it to be a nice change of pace, although there was just something more interesting to the course when it was held at the prison area. But South Africa does have some nice touches to the track.Story-wise, then it is essentially the same routine, nothing much new to be seen here. And the story is semi-predictable, though the story does throw a curve ball towards the end, as the race is coming to a conclusion. And as for the actual ending? Well, that particular ending would split the audience into two groups; those who loves it, and those who doesn't.There is a good amount of violence and mayhem to "Death Race: Inferno", and isn't that why the audience watch these particular movies? I believe it to be so. And the action, racing and violence does work out in a greater unity, providing good entertainment.The people hired for the various parts actually did good jobs with their given roles, and I must say that Luke Goss (playing Frankenstein) actually did a much better job than he did in the 2010 movie. And it was also nice to see other people in the cast revisit old roles.However, the broth is wearing thin on this franchise already, and just how much more can they possibly milk from this without it becoming more of a parody on itself than it has already become? Better to stop while you are ahead...This is a man's movie, all muscle, testosterone, cars, action and violence. The story is a no-brainer, so just sit back, strap yourself in and enjoy the ride.

In Death Race 3, the Wayland corporation suffers a hostile takeover by some very rich and evil guy, but because he's also very smart he's got a British accent. He wants to turn Death Race into an international series of races at a bunch of prisons all over the world.Meanwhile Frankenstein is one victory away from gaining his freedom. But Niles (that's the new guy) changes the rules of the game. If Frankenstein wins, he dies. Niles moves Frankenstein and his crew to South Africa where the next multi-stage race will take place. The jail there is some sort of working mine as well.During the first couple of stages Frankenstein indeed decides not to win, but for the final one he'll have something up his sleeve.The races themselves are alright, we see lots of interesting scenery and the racers will have to deal with the locals as well as missiles that Niles shots at them whenever he feels like it. There are plenty of fights and lots of neat explosions, but dialogue is something the director can't and won't deal with. Not to mention that at the times the script is pretty painful to have to listen to.This is one of those movies where at the end you get a recap of how the solution was accomplished. It's interesting but because you don't really care about any of the characters, including Frankenstein, it's almost like it doesn't matter. There is a story here, lots of action, lots of cleavage but only a split second of nudity, the director just doesn't manage to get us involved in any of it.

With three movies under its belt, we can safely say Universal has established a franchise with the "Death Race" movies. Who knew a big- screen remake of Roger Corman's apocalyptic 1970s B-movie "Death Race 2000" would do so well in theaters and merit prequels and sequels? The latest entry in the series is the satisfying "Death Race 3: Inferno." Many might see two direct-to-DVD follow-ups to a movie as a desperate attempt at wringing more money out of the concept before it dries up. I see it as returning to its roots, as the equivalent of B-movies these days are cheaply made projects released directly to the home entertainment market.Carl Lucas is legendary when it comes to the prison sport known as Death Race. He's been known as Frankenstein ever since his supposed death. Lucas is the greatest driver of the infamous race. When Death Race goes global, he's taken to South Africa to compete in a deadly duel across the Kalahari Desert. He has one win left before he and his crew are to be set free. Unfortunately, the new owner of Death Race wants him to lose on purpose or die. What would Death Race be without its most popular driver Frankenstein?"Death Race 3: Inferno" definitely doesn't feel like a B-movie in the scale of its production. Huge explosions and expansive shots of vehicles tricked out with all sorts of artillery give the movie a bigger budget look than it should have. You can tell director Roel Reine takes these movies seriously and pushes his budget and shooting schedule as far as he can when it comes to special effects and multiple camera shots.Writers Paul W.S. Anderson and Tony Giglio don't skimp on a sensible and engrossing script for "Death Race 3: Inferno." They could easily have just had a bunch of cars blowing each other up in South Africa. However, they didn't settle for that. Anderson and Giglio put some thought into the storyline and come up with a plot that includes some suspense and mystery as the viewer tries to figure out how Frankenstein's ultimate plan will pan out and ultimately work."Death Race 3: Inferno" rises above much of the straight-to-DVD fodder released these days. A good story mixed with plenty of destruction will please fans of the first two entries. What action film enthusiast wouldn't like to watch cars race through the desert while running into each other and blowing up?http://contributor.yahoo.com/user/849014/eric_shirey.html