More fun hijinks. Not the best of the series, but perfectly serviceable. Love that they added Bobcat and the nerdy shop owner to the force in this one.

Getting back to its roots, _Police Academy 3: Back In Training_ moves the series in the right director, but it comes up a bit short on laughs. When budget cuts force the state to close down one of its police academies Commandant Lassard rounds up his best graduates to help him train his last class and to try to convince the state board to keep his academy open. Most of the cast from the last film return, but their performances are rather mediocre. The writing is also pretty weak; however, the academy setting helps to make the screwball comedy work. Yet while _Police Academy 3: Back In Training_ finds a fun and exciting way to continue the series, the jokes are getting stale and are wearing thin.

'Police Academy 3: Back in Training' continues where the previous films left off, in that I don't hold any major pluses but, to be honest, they do make for easy viewing; to the point that I don't dislike watching them. I may feel differently after watching all seven, granted. I do enjoy seeing the cast remain, I'm a fan of characters remaining across franchises without any recasts etc. So far, we've had basically all the people involved return. It's cool to see, at least for me; I like seeing a character's trajectory, even if the films aren't the best (like here). It is neat to see the likes of Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow and Marion Ramsey again. Bobcat Goldthwait is even minorly watchable, his character should be irritating but somehow it almost works. Overall, there's a noticeable camaraderie between the main cast.

Well, the third sees another drop in quality. Still Ok, but it definitely starts to feel like just more of the same. For fans.

Here the saga is already in decline.