Why so much hype?

Strong and Moving!

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

In fact, I've watched it as a child and many years later as an adult, and I liked it every time. My distinct impression is that Justin Chapman is a noticeably better actor than Michael Oliver, so that was a welcomed change. John Ritter was better, but Ben Healy isn't such a leading character in this movie anyway, so it's not very noticeable. And this one is probably more funny than the first two combined. In fact, I'd say it's almost perfect, as long as you remember two things:1. Disregard the first two movies - the continuity isn't so good, even though Big Ben does try to explain away the disappearance of some of the characters from the previous movie. What caught my eye the most is that Junior's adoption is completely ignored. But that goes for the second movie as well.2. Don't take this movie too seriously. Much like "Hudson Hawk", it's designed for a mindless fun, not to be over-analyzed for a deep meaning or lack thereof. If you going down that road and start asking questions like how come Junior always gets away with things that would get him locked up in a real world despite his age, you won't be able to enjoy this movie. Or the first two ones, for that matter.Anyway, the ending turned out better than in the previous movies, because it was fitting, and yet not very predictable... but that's all I can say here. So I take a point for each of the requirements above and leave it with 8.

Let me guess, John Ritter was not available or did not want to do the part anymore, so someone searched for another actor to play Ben Healey and William Katt was as close as it got. Sorry, but without John Ritter, the film, albeit a television film, is simply NOT the same. Also, Michael Oliver was at the point of growing up (let's see, by calculations, he was about 11 or 12 when this installment was released) and the television biggies had to hire someone close to Master Oliver's character and presence). William Katt played Ben Healey, John Ritter WAS Ben Healey. Problem Child 3 does not have much in the way of substance.While I cannot sing the praises of the first two installments, Problem Child and Problem Child 2 will be another great way to remember Mr. Ritter's great art of comedic timing.I miss you, Mr. Ritter. You left this world too soon.

If you bought this movie, toss it away. It's horrible. Awful. Only so many words can describe it. The cast is all different save Gilbert Gottfried, who is "fried" in this movie, and a few others. But you can tell they've had enough of the Problem Child, and why they continue to make spin-offs of something that never was is beyond me. Two sequels and a television show. The first was kind of funny in a guilty pleasure way, but c'mon, enough is enough! 0/5 stars -

This is one of the signs of the apocalypse! Junior is the anti-Christ! Ok maybe not. But this film, along with the first 2, deserves to be buried where no one will ever have to see any of this junk ever again! This movie is totally unfunny. Why would ANYONE want a kid like junior? They need a follow up of him being in juvenile detention as a young teen. That is where most likely a kid like that would end up. Notice the scout troop is called Prairie dog scouts. Obviously the Boy Scouts of America paid big money to keep their name out of this stink burger. This movie needs to be on Mystery Science Theater 3000.Avoid at all costs! 0/10!!!