This one is different enough from the first two to make it feel fresh. I like to imagine Jay and Silent Bob are always just walking around touring film studios. Also I watched this on Carrie Fisher's birthday. Makes me sad we won't see her in more movies. RIP
3 Thoughts After Re-Watching ‘Scream 3’:
I hesitated rating this entry a 9, but it’s definitely somewhat inferior to the first two… HOWEVER, not by much AND there’s a lot it gets right. It pays homage to the original in more ways than the second did. The character development is on point. Sid gets some great moments (“I’ve heard this shit before!”). And the ending is literally perfection. The series truly could have ended here, with the biggest and most beautiful bow on top.
What might make it feel inferior is that it felt a little too Hollywood, with its rando cameos and over-the-top scenes and plot points (that voice changer is quite a stretch). But this could be excused by the fact that Hollywood is a big part of this chapter, and that this series is ALL about making movies. In the end, it gives the franchise a fresher feel… something sequels tend to fail remarkably at.
Another reason why it doesn’t reach the heights of the last two is the supporting cast (minus Parker Posey, of course). But the truth is, our legacy trio are the heart and soul of this franchise. Every other new face, since the original, will always and forever pale in comparison.
Bonus Thought: Roger Jackson is an icon. This whole series would be nothing without his Ghostface voice.
I feel like in this one they returned to
form. It’s much better than 2 imo. It almost feels that aside from a couple of story beats, you could skip 2 entirely and it would feel like a direct sequel to the original
patrick dempsey is SO attractive in this. It is honest to god his prime age. So much better than GA as not only was he an asshole in that, but the show in general just sucked.
Real diminishing returns as this series goes on.
This one was toned down compared to the others because of Columbine, but the real problem is the script by Ehren Kruger (Transformers 2-4, The Ring 1 & 2, The Brothers Grimm, Reindeer Games, Dumbo).
The comedy is much broader but also blander, the only really funny bits come from Carrie Fisher (who I suspect wrote her own scene) and Parker Posey. Mostly the tone is set by Jay & Silent Bob’s cameo. Characters run in & out of doors like in a Scooby Doo episode.
Characters check if someone is dead by touching their wrist, as if it’s a 1950s movie. “I took one second to check his pulse and he’s definitely dead.” There are exactly zero tense setpieces. Craven attempts an Elm Street-style dream sequence but it falls flat.
The backstory involves the systematic abuse of women in Hollywood, which seems extra queasy now because it’s produced by the Weinsteins.
Best part of it is Carrie Fisher :(
The voice changer in this movie is what the masks were in Mission Impossible II.
Some of the worst over the top acting in the franchise. Parker Posey, the queen of 90s indies was ridiculous. Emily Mortimer was slumming it but it was a nice misdirection.
So cute that Kincaid was in that end scene. I :heart: found family
Still excruciatingly long for a slasher, but definitely better than the second. The deaths are more entertaining, and you can see that they are working on a bigger budget. The humor works, and the “Stab” movie franchise supports the meta-commentary well. Sure the plot is all over the place, but I always thought it was meant to be like that. The actress playing Jennifer is so outrageously bad that I wondered if she was sucking on purpose.
I miss you Kevin Williamson
According to the rules of the trilogy, a slight breeze of freshness did not hurt in this case.
scott foley is so cute in this movie
10/10
All Gold
AWESOME ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC,
WHAT AN AMAZING INSTALLMENT
(THIS ONE WAS MY FAVOURITE).
THIS SERIES IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE HORROR FRANCHISES OF ALL TIME
AND STILL REMAINS TRUE TO ALL IT'S STRENGTHS EVEN IN THIS
SNOWFLAKE SJW WOKE WORLD OF TODAY.
THIS ONE IS DEFINITELY
ONE OF MY FAVOURITES
AND IS AN ASS KICKER
FROM START TO FINISH.
DEFINITELY FAR BETTER
THAN NUMBER 2 THAT LOST IT'S
WAY A LITTLE BIT (and dragged
through the second act).
BUT NOT THIS BABY,
THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN,
BOTH GALES ROCKED AND DEFINITELY
CARRIED THE MOVIE FORWARD,
THEY STOLE EVERY SCENE AND
PARKER POSEY WAS THE MVP
OF THE MOVIE, SHE SLAYED THE
ROLE AND WAS DEFINITELY MY
FAVOURITE.
I DEFINITELY HAVE A MASSIVE LOVE FOR THIS
FRANCHISE AND MAKE SURE I WATCH THEM ALL IN ORDER EVERY YEAR
(especially for my 31 days
of horror).
GOD PLEASE LET THIS
PHENOMENAL FRANCHISE
CARRY ON FOR ANOTHER
25yrs+
SUPER STOKED FOR
"SCREAM 7" WHICH IS IN
PRODUCTION NOW.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE BACK DOING THE SCREAM THING AND I LOVE EVERYONE INVOLVED ESPECIALLY SIDNEY, SHE'S AS TOUGH AS THEY COME AND KICKS ASS
SHE'S GOT ONE MEAN RIGHT HOOK
I ALWAYS FIND MYSELF SHOUTING
AT THE TV
ROOTING AND CHEERING HER ON.
THIS THRILLING FRANCHISE JUST GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH AND I LOVE IT 3000 AND I HOPE TO GOD THEY KEEP KNOCKING THEM OUT WITHOUT THE 11yrs gap
Inbetween.
SCREAM 3
10/10
All Gold
Verdict: A Hella Lot
Of Fun And A Damn
Good Time.
Awesomeness on top
of Awesome.
Right scream 4
You're Up let's keep
this party going.
Scream 3 is a decent movie despite having the weakest new cast additions. With the least realistic voice change. That lets you sound like anyone. Though that was pretty creepy at least.
Parker Posey is the best new addition. So good that “spoiler alert” you’d wish she survived.
Man this movie was long. It seemed like it was never going to end. Also, why did they make Gale Weathers so ugly in this one. She was pretty hot in part one, and mega hot in part two, and they ruined her in this one. Other than that, the movie was okay.
My least favourite in the franchise but I still really appreciate it. The movie within a movie is a lot of fun but the killer (singular) is underwhelming.
Urgh, this sucked hard. Boring and slow, I knew the killer within 30 minutes which is never a good sign. Also, Parker Posey sucks in everything she is in.
As soon as this one starts, you know something is different in the writers room. The suspense, kills, character writing, twist, humor it’s all toned back. It’s still a good movie, but it’s a big step backwards from the first two. This one is unlikely to be watched outside of a marathon of the others.
Rating: 3.5/5 - 8/10 - Would Recommend
AMAZING MOVIE! Jokes aside... once more we get that long, terrible and random final gore scene, as well as a basic storyline during all movie. I get that this is a slasher movie, but this was mostly boring.
Like those clothes racks where all the Ghostface costumes hang to hide the killer, I don't know how y'all can tell these fucking things apart.
Just take my review of Scream 2 and apply it here. If they're not going to make the effort to be original, why should I?
You'll Scream once you see Gale's bangs.
This is where the franchise starts feeling recycled and a bit tired of the meta stuff. That being said it's the most entertaining and fun, the action and thrills don't stop until the end. Scream in Hollywood is just perfect, it's my favorite setting for the franchise, it just fits. Ghostface is more scary and the kills look more brutal. The Randy legacy tape was everything. Gale really shines in this one but my favorite was Parker Posey. Lots of comedy, overlong, investing mystery, cool sets and so many twists and turns. The killer reveal was so far-fetched and kinda jarring who could of ever guessed that?! Also, you can't say "Stab 3" and not stab three times...
"Boys, boys, why don't we compare our gun calibers later."⠀ -Gale Weathers
After two good films, "Scream 3" was rather disappointing. It's also the only installment of the series that I wouldn't call at least decent. That's mostly due to the humor, which just didn't work for me this time around. Moving the story to Hollywood may take the whole meta aspect to the extreme, but the step went too far. On top of that, some of the retcons in the story were really outlandish. And the final reveal is just downright stupid. Fortunately, numerous characters from the two prequels are back as well. They still save the whole project to some extent for me. Nevertheless, it looked like everybody was ready for a break. No wonder that the next sequel took a long time to materialize.
Theme- 6/10
Rewatchibility- 6.5/10
Acting- 7/10
Kinematography- 7.5/10
Time- 8/10
Total - 35/5 = 7
Not too much diminishing returns for the third film. I do appreciate the genre label of 'Mystery' in addition to 'Horror', as I do find these Scream movies to be more of a 'Who dunnit?' movie than your typical hack-n-slash. As others have mentioned after (re)watching this post #metoo is a bit unnerving now. The meta-callout of shall we say the 'Weinstein Treatment' of actors, most being women, is a tad disturbing for two reasons: One, with Dimension Films at that time a label under a Weinstein-controlled Miramax, Harvey had to have watched this before it was released and rather than seeing the scene about the producer trading sexual favors for work as hideous, it may have normalized it for him giving him some gross justification. Two, the fact that Wes Craven chose to keep this in likely knowing Harvey would see it and the giving insight to the public of how show biz was and no one bats an eye about it, is just sad. Aside from that bit that makes me wince for its implication, the Scream franchise continues to entertain me.
An entertaining and as always, meta filled film. The cast are on form, the Gail x Gail moments were Brill and Syd's strength is the real star.
Rewatching this in 2021 though, I found a new level to the meta. Considering Miramax was Weinstein's company, the experience Syd's mother had is all too real. A horrible next level to the film.
Definitely the weakest and dumbest of the original trilogy but it's still a lot of fun. I'm happy to see Dewey and Gale got more screentime. I'm really invested in their love story. Parker Posey's comedic performance was so hilarious. Honestly, Gale and Gale moments are my favorites! Love the comedic and meta stuff. Sidney's "mother" covered in white sheets is the creepiest thing! So, what's your favorite scary movie?
"All I know is that in the third one, all bets are off."
While still a serviceable film, it felt pretty different from the first two. Dare I say it might've gotten too meta? It is always fun to see Neve, Courtney and David working together again, just didn't feel as strong as the others.
This is the second time I'm watching this film and I like it more now than I did in the first time. Scream 1 e 2 are still better, but this this is great film nonetheless.
This one feels more fresh than Scream 2, the writers brought some good new ideias. The references and self-conscious to the previous films and others from the genre is back again, even Randy is back for a short period of time to elucidate us with his insights about the horror genre.
It's fun to follow up all the production and the film set of Stab 3, with all the victims (Sidney, Gale, Dewey...) acting alongside the Stab franchise actors. Revisiting sets (like Stu's house) from previous films is also nice. The killer has a new voice changer that allows him to sound like anyone, it doesn't make that much sense, but it's a good add to the plot.
Neve Campbell is once again doing a great job as the protagonist, she never gets a rest from some psycho trying to kill her and all of her loved ones. The other characters are really good as well, Gale and Dewey are developed a bit more. The new additions are good either, Parker Posey is the one that I enjoyed more, she's very funny acting as Gale and also alongside Courtney Cox. Carrie Fisher plays a little role, I didn't remember that, it was cool.
I don't really like the scenes where Sidney is in her house being haunted by her mom's ghost (and Ghostface). It just doesn't really add up. Was she hallucinating? Was it Roman? Since he is a filmmaker, maybe he knows how to make some special effects, but if it was him, why didn't he just tried to kill her right there?
Now, about the ending, it's good and works well as the final chapter of a trilogy (although Scream 4 came out in 2011). The killer's revelation and some other background added to the characters is not that original, but it's pretty acceptable.
The meta-narrative of the film killings is fun, but has been done by Craven better before. Fun watch, a little long, and definitely worse than 1 and 2.
Scream 3 is complete garbage, and has devolves into the very thing that the series started out mocking. Now in trilogy territory, Sidney must once again confront the Ghostface Killer when he taunts her with clues to her mother’s past as he kills off the cast of the latest “Stab” movie. Campbell, Cox, and Arquette return and are joined by Parker Posey, Patrick Dempsey, Lance Henrikson, and Jenny McCarthy. The story is abysmal, and the acting (if it can be called such) is terrible. There’s nothing clever or insightful in this film, it’s just insipid tripe. Scream 3 is a sad, pathetic sequel that bears little resemblance to the original.
As the weakest part of the Scream series, Scream 3 is still enjoyable but cannot reach its predecessors levels.
Estan rodando una nueva pecuela de "Puñalada" la pelicula basada en en lo sucedido en la primera pelicula de Scream, cuando la Pelicula supera a la Ficcion...
A great wrap up to this classic trilogy, it brings the whole saga to a close [until the newest film] while introducing a new side of the story we've never seen.
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Not great by any means, but also not that terrible.
However, is it just me or did Wes Craven and writer Ehren Kruger tried to call out Harvey Weinstein, the producer of the movie, because characters constantly kept mentioning "sleeping with the directors and producers to get certain jobs" and "Hollywood is full of criminals whose careers are flourishing."
Very scary, but not as scary as Courtney Cox’s hair! I mean, what the heck was that!