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Well lemme just say I've seen the first movie of the series and was semi impressed, but more confused.

Never saw the second one. Just watched the 3rd.

Let me just say I honestly was intrigued through pretty much the whole movie. FOcused around 'time travel' but not in the traditional 'got a special machine sense'.

Based around a number of grisly murders, where the main character is attempting to 'witness' or even change the course of events by finding out who the killer is. I have to say I was curious to find out who it was and even though the discovery moment of the movie was kinda a weak climax for such awesome horror foreplay I have to say I went away generally satisfied. Not too bad of a twist, but then generic at the same time. However the overall experience is very entertaining.

I recommend watching it. The acting isn't bad for the most part and while the movie seems really confusing at first, if you pay attention it actually makes sense at the end.

Check it out, not for anyone but I'm sure a lot will get a kick out of it.

Have to say, loved the first Butterfly Effect movie and decided to watch the second which everyone would agree is a total disaster. This third one worried me but I gave it a try. It ended not to be the best flick ever but has at least has some storyline. In fact, the movie even has a tiny bit of a surprise as the plot deepens and end to be a fine movie. The acting is not bad at all (Sam Reide character is well enacted and Jenna tend to appear as a believable sister character).

So in truth, I may even go to say that if you are looking for a easy to understand SciFi movie genre (making some sense), you will probably be entertained by watching this sequel. Do not expect a follow-up of the first however (theme theme but no real relation).

I saw the first two movies of the series. The first one was pretty good, the second one was a disaster, and I didn't think that there could be even worse... I was so wrong.

Butterfly Effect 3 has virtually nothing to do with the first two movies, except the "going back" thing. There is no backstory, there is no introduction of the characters, there is some confusing plot, that revolves around time travel, but that does not save it from being a "meh." Basically, Butterfly Effect: Revelation strikes right into the middle of the story. cutting away all that was good about the first movie. It capitalizes on time travel paradoxes, and how changing the past changes everything. A very vague and used premise, that has been killed by many other awful movies. This film doesn't help either.

If you really want to get the most out of the Butterfly Effect, watch the first movie, and the first movie only. Trust me, you won't miss a thing.

Sam Reide (Chris Carmack) has the ability of traveling to the past and works to the police department solving unresolved crimes, witnessing the events with the support of his sister Jenna Reide (Rachel Miner) and reporting the criminal's identity to Detective Dan Glenn (Lynch Travis). When Rebecca Brown (Mia Serafino) that is the sister of his former girlfriend Elizabeth Brown (Sarah Habel) that was murdered a couple of years ago pays a visit to him, she tells that she has just found Elizabeth's journal with evidences that Lonnie Flennons (Richard Wilkinson), who was accused for the murder, is innocent. Sam decides to witness the murder of Elizabeth and his interference affects the future. He travels to the past other times trying to fix his mistakes, but every time he returns, the future is in worse condition.

"The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations" is flawed but entertaining, but is not a sequel of the two first movies. The only thing in common is that the lead character can travel to the past and every time that he wants to fix and event, he messes up the future. The story has many inconsistencies and paradoxes and is not difficult to predict the conclusion. The IMDb User Rating is very fair in the evaluation of this movie. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "O Efeito Borboleta: Revelação" ("The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelation")

Good movie, but not a great one. Not one of those movies that make me sit down and imagine myself in the protagonist's shoes. The first movie was thought provoking, during and after the movie. I came up with dozens of tricks and possibilities that I would have pulled off if I was in Sam's place. Revelations was thrilling and well directed, but it did not utilize the possibilities of time travel to its maximum potential, nor did it clearly display the 'butterfly effect'.

COMPARISON WITH THE FIRST MOVIE: -In the first movie Evan went back in time with a plan. However, in Revelations, Sam was clueless and clumsy every time he jumped back. There was no apparent purpose of his time travel and it would become obvious that things were not going to end in his favor. -Revelations did not have as many plot holes as the first movie. But that was only because we were not aware what Sam was doing at the time he traveled back. In the first movie, we knew exactly what Evan was doing and were familiar with the scenes.

WHAT I WANT FROM A FUTURE BUTTERFLY EFFECT MOVIE: -The original concept of time travel be kept,i.e, the protagonist can only travel back to certain life events. -The audience should be intensely familiarized with each of these events. -The time traveler experiments with his abilities to analyze and memorize every piece of information at these events. -The violence be dimmed down a bit so more people can watch it. -The time traveler THINKS BIG. It is annoying to see that such a powerful ability is used for petty issues, compared to what can actually be accomplished.

I've just watched this piece of junk. I kept telling myself that after the big letdown that was Butterfly Deffect 2 I would never watch another one again. But I had to see by myself, anyway, so I said, hell, OK. And man, what a load of crap!! The first movie was awesome!! There was supposed to be just it, nothing more. The plot was interesting, the characters were cool, the story, the twists and turn points were so freaking awesome and well constructed! The key moments, all of them well connected, everything makes some sense, you could actually understand the reasons why Evan Treborn (Ashton Kutcher) needed to travel through time to change something. The supporting cast was excellent, specially the kids, and all the adult actors were good, all of them acting nicely. You could really care about them and their characters, all of them well constructed and with great back story.

Of course it wasn't a masterpiece, but we can safely say that Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber achieved a wonderful cult movie witch have a great story, great development and an interesting proposal.

The second? It hurts deep in my memory just remembering of it. It hurts so much that I don't even try harder to remember. I only remember that I rented the DVD and tried to watch it, more than once. But it was a complete junk in the end.

This one? Well, doesn't change much to the second. Only that the main actor (I forgot his name) can actually act better than the main actor from the second one, but that doesn't help a bit. Bad plot, no character development, no interest, no effort, no nothing! And this is it, pretty much, all I can say is that I hated this one as much as I hated the second one and my strong recommendation is: do not watch this movie or the second one. Just watch the first one. Don't even care to rent this third installment (yes, I downloaded from the internet and erased just after seeing it, thank you!), just help yourself another way.

For me, there will always exist one Butterfly Effect, and one only, and this one I also have it on DVD. And now, I can safely say that, no matter how, no matter what, I won't watch another movie from this franchise again! Ever!! And no time travel will help to change my mind this time, 'cause the portal is closed!

I was a huge fan of the original Butterfly Effect, although I liked the concept more than the execution. When Ashton screamed, "You don't know me! I don't even know me!", it made me remember why certain actors should stick to lightweight material. I had very low expectations for this one, mostly because the second movie was unwatchable. Aside from a couple of problems, I was pleasantly surprised.

First, the problems: This movie has nothing to do with the original or the sequel except that the Butterfly Effect power is SIMILAR -- not exactly the same, because in this one the main character Sam travels by just focusing on the past, and his sister Jenna monitors him, but then he seems to forget the intervening years when he returns to the present. The other problem is that sometimes characters and relationships are unclear and a couple times I had to ask my wife who this person was or why this person thinks that now, but she understood it pretty well and felt that the confusion was intentional so that the audience would feel like the main character, who's really confused by all the time travel.

The two leads in this one -- which probably couldn't get big stars because of its low budget -- were both outstanding. Chris Carmack shows major dramatic chops. I can see him being the next Viggo Mortensen. Rachel Miner is also really great, and so are the minor characters, especially the well-endowed bartender. (Was that a visual reference to Catholic Schoolgirls in Trouble, from the Kentucky Fried Movie, or am I reaching?) There were a couple of strong dramatic scenes that wouldn't have felt out of place in a studio Oscar-bait type of movie. I guess that's a credit to the writing/directing too, since it didn't feel overdone or hammy.

The cinematography was also solid, and I liked the score. Usually movies like this skimp on those elements and just use a cheesy synth score, but this one was solid.

My only complaint about the cinematography is that sometimes it felt claustrophobic -- we're always inside someone's apartment, or in some dark, cramped place. I guess that fits with the theme, but I would've liked to be able to breath every now and then with a nice landscape shot or something. Maybe that was also a budget issue.

Overall, although I didn't see this movie in the theater -- it was out for a week, apparently - - watching it at home felt like I'd caught a really cool late-night TV show. It's a fun ride. I could see this turning into a TV series or something, like Quantum Leap.

This one kind of surprised me because I was curious as to how they would work the basic theme of the original movie into this story. I think what impressed me the most about the film was the direction. I really liked a lot of the establishment shots of buildings, the skyline, and the city, along with some nice shots of birds in flight, etc. It REALLY added a lot of mood, I thought. Also, the basic structure and look of the film was done very well too. And, the acting was pretty decent all the way around.

I felt that they did a good job, too, in reworking the story with the basic element from the first film that we are already familiar with. So, this story seems like a natural continuation or progression of the story line. I also liked the older guy who appeared to be the main guy's mentor.

Some may feel that the ending was not quite as perfect as it could have been. But I think, considering how bloody DIFFICULT it usually is to come up with ANYTHING decent at all for sequels to low-budget Horror / Sci Fi films, that this one came out a hell of a lot better than most do. You end up with a pretty gripping and suspenseful story, and one that is believable enough to keep your interest until the end.

So, if you are a fan of Time-Travel oriented Sci Fi films, and you liked the first movie, and if you keep your expectations within reason considering that this is the SECOND sequel to a low-budget Horror film, then I think that you might find this one quite entertaining...

(Probably between a '6.5' and a '7', but since it nicely surpassed my somewhat low expectations, I nudged it up to a '7' :)

The second direct to DVD sequel to "The Butterfly Effect" does start with some promise. The Detroit backdrop does give the movie some unique color, and the first few minutes promise that this entry will have a somewhat different storyline than with the first two movies. Unfortunately, it doesn't take long for the movie to start having problems. In some aspects, the movie seems to be starting at chapter two, since there are some glaring plot details that are either not properly explained or explained at all. Also, the hero in the movie isn't particularly sympathetic; he seems somewhat reckless and thoughtless. The biggest problem with the movie, however, is that the so-called "big twist" near the end is no surprise at all - you'll be able to guess who is behind the killings (and why) long before the revelation. It's probably a good thing this franchise ended after this entry.

The villain in this is unconvincing. The casting, direction and script could have forged a stronger twist regarding who it was, and enhanced our rapport with this character.

The story meandered too much giving us multiple timelines and outcomes which were hard to untangle. Things were not clear. In comparison for example, in the first film there was zero confusion and the timelines harmonised together perfectly.

Also the main character makes dumb choices, a script issue, and barely carries the character as an actor. Though this could be the directors fault for not guiding him well enough.

Ah yes and too much dumb and unnecessary gore. Some people think the more gore the better, yippie yee, no matter what story it's in, that it somehow enhances things. Those people have something wrong with them.

THe people who've commented on this movie either have low self esteem or a low IQ as this was one of the sloppiest movies I've ever seen in terms of construction. Teere basically is no backstory and if you didn't see Butterfly Effect 1 (I didn't see 2) this movie would make absolutely no sense to anyone with an IQ over 202 as there is no back story and even worse one of the major characters, Goldberg, makes no sense at all as we don't understand his relationship with the hero at all and how he came to his relationship with him and why he knows anything. We also don't understand how the hero actually travels in time and how he comes back, etc. Extremely sloppy and predictable bad guy. Because of the delusions of the other 2 commenter's I wasted my time renting this movie, in fact it wouldn't surprise me if the comments were made by people involved with the movie or their friends! C- at best.

I can't say I had particularly high hopes for this one. With its "Straight to DVD" credentials and the fact that it was following The (awful) Butterfly Effect 2, I wondered whether it would even be watchable.

But, as a fan of time travel movies and, perhaps because I had 90 minutes to kill, I decided to give it a go.

The jist is that our hero, Sam, is working as a psychic for the police, helping them solve murders. In reality, he's not psychic at all; but a time-traveller who jumps back to observe murders from a safe distance. When the sister of an ex (and deceased) girlfriend gets in touch, he decides to jump back and discover who truly was responsible for her death.

Cue 90 minutes of Sci-Fi drama made for an undemanding audience? Yup, but it's not totally awful.

But, boy, is it flawed.

The script seems woefully underwritten with important details skipped. For example, the way the main character travels in time is, frustratingly, never elaborated on. The idea seems to be that he simply inhabits his earlier self (as in the first film), but we never see him jumping in and having to take himself where he needs to be. He always just appears slap back in the middle of the action. This creates a bit of a muddle in the logic behind what he's doing.

Likewise, we never get a real indication that the world has changed significantly after each jump back to the past. One of the strengths of the first movie was how different the realities were that the protagonist created. This was, after all, the reason it was called The Butterfly Effect. In THIS movie, the extent of his later jumps simply seems to effect which sofa he'll be sleeping on when he wakes up. No other significant changes. And I yawned at how many times he was arrested.

Another problem is the tone, which is wildly uneven. There's a sex scene in here that seems to be directed in the style of a porno. I'm no prude and I like a good sex scene, but this took me way out of the story! Ditto, for a murder scene that is so graphic it verges on torture porn. Had the rest of the film been to this degree, it would actually be forgivable; but these scenes just pop up and simply draw attention to themselves for being unlike anything else in the film.

The most frustrating thing about this movie is that, beneath its flaws, there's actually quite a good story struggling to get out. It may be all rather pedestrian (not helped by the direction), but the murder plot does make some kind of sense. OK, it's a bit daft but nothing a few re-writes couldn't have solved. Although one of those rewrites would have hopefully exercised the final scene which is simply nonsensical and awful.

Heavily flawed, then. But struggle with it and you might be able to make up a better movie in your head.

Well, the first movie was a hit - no doubt about it - intelligent, profound and engrossing. The second one - I didn't watch it, but considering the overall comments it does not worth it. The third one however - "The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations" is not bad at all! It's nothing you could call "original" or "innovative", but it succeeds quite well in giving an interpretation to the idea of time travel and the consequences of alteration of past events. Tha acting was really a good surprise to me - especially that of Chris Carmack! The plot runs at a logic pace - not giving away too much, nor confusing. Sound, wardrobe, makeup - all the details were observed. All of that makes this movie a good sci-fi triller. Not a masterpiece, but a descent movie. I would recommend it to all who love science fiction!

Lame sequel (clearly made for video) to TBE has a time traveler trying to solve the murder of his girlfriend. It would appear the man convicted in her killing is not her killer, after all. Every time our hero jumps back and forth in time, he ends up making things worse in the present, which was the theme of the original. And as with the original, he endangers his own life with each successive jump. This is a no-budget job, consisting mostly of people talking to each other in order for the flick to run more than a half hour. The acting is typical of the genre. And with a mighty small cast, the identity of the real killer is evident by the halfway mark, if not sooner, which also allows the astute fantasy film fan to predict the ending. Such is life.

They were permanently talking about people I don't know. I was confused. Not only once. The complexity of it's characters is just not there at all. I don't realize why they put that sex scene in the movie, it was completely unnecessary for the plot - same for that gore at some moments. But what confused me even more was that hip hop soundtrack - I mean I'm kool with hip hop, I listen to hip hop every day since 10 years, but that soundtrack, rapping something about the rough street life had completely nothing to do with that movie! The plot and ending was so simple I figured it out at the first 10 minutes. I don't how this made it to a DVD.

I cant remember the first two in the series, so long since I have seen them, though I did see time travellers wife on Sunday (does that count?). I actually watched the film through twice (which I often do) because its easy to miss things in this movie. an earlier commentary is probably right' see the first thing and be satisfied. This is not a great movie but it does hold suspense and intrigue and does keep you8 entertained until the end. the opening scene of the woman and child being battered is gruesome but we need to spend more time on working out Nicks relationship with the Brown sisters and what his neurotic sister is really up to. but the first clue we really get is when they confirm in conversation that they 'jump, there we go, another time travel movie if I remember (or was it jumper). anyway, the fire thing could have done with more explaining and the big guy but Nick hangs out a lot at the Bar and he knew the guy well and even better the barmaid! wow, what tattoos and how unlucky for her to miss out on the action. Wouldn't bother with number 4 though, draw the line at this one, though the actual ending of the film was a nice twist.