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Scream 3 [2000]
from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
starring David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Liev Schreiber, Beth Toussaint
directed by Wes Craven

Features:

• Dubbed
• PAL
• Widescreen

Editorial Review:

What should have been an explosive finale to the trilogy in Scream 3 ends up becoming something of a damp squib, with little of the suspense that made the first two so memorable. Kevin Williamson, creator of the original Scream, claimed he always saw the series as a trilogy, so it's a pity that he couldn't have had more of a hand in the last of the series, settling for a producer credit while the screenplay is penned by Ehren Kruger (ironic in itself, given director Wes Craven's most famous creation). When a crucial player in the first two movies is killed in the now obligatory pre-credit murder sequence, the attention switches to the set of Stab 3, the third in the fictional film series based on the original Woodsboro murders of the first Scream movie. Sydney Prescott, who has spent the last few years targeted by the Ghost-faced killer, is drawn out of hiding in the Californian hills to face the killer one last time. Along the way she is re-united with old friends, (both living and dead) and discovers more about her family history than she ever wanted to know.

Most of the players look a little bored with the whole thing now and Craven just doesn't inject any pace into the proceedings, happy, it seems to produce virtually carbon copy set pieces from the previous instalments. The film sags incredibly in the second act and when a convenient "pre-recorded" message from the late Randy Meeks turns up, it's not so much evidence of that character's forethought, more of the scriptwriter's laziness. It has its moments though: Jenny McCarthy hiding from the killer in a wardrobe room filled with Ghostface costumes, a great cameo from Carrie Fisher and the constant bitching between Cox and the wonderful Parker Posey, who plays Gail Weathers in the fictional Stab 3. Ultimately, though, as the closing chapter in a great horror series, Scream 3 fails to live up to its predecessors. --Jonathan Weir

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• VERY POOR SEQUEL
  Yes, Scream was very good. Scream 2 was okay. But this is just total garbage. There is nothing new here - you'd think that if they had planned a trilogy they'd done some better planning, but no! You don't care about the characters getting killed (a problem most slashers have). I was very disappointed, especially as this film got hyped so much. Stick with Scream 1 and stop there! This one I wouldn't even buy for one cent! If you expect the gore level to increase - big surprise there as well. This could have... more info

• Yet another fab sequal!
  It is hardly surprising that this was brilliant saying the first two were aswell. Sequals often get more and more worse in my opinion, however this was very much alike to the first two.
  A must see to any scream fans!

• A GREAT ENDING TO THE SERIES
  Following a brutal murder, Gale Weathers, (Courteney Cox) is contacted by Det. Mark Kincaid, (Patrick Dempsey) as she has knowledge of the murders, and determines that Roman Bridger, (Scott Foley) new horror movie could be a target. Meeting up with Dewey Riley, (David Arquette) again on-set, she is turned away until the rest of the cast, Jennifer Jolie, (Parker Posey) Angelina Tyler, (Emily Mortimer) Tyson Fox, (Deon Richmond) Sarah Darling, (Jenny McCarthy) and Tom Prinze, (Matt Keeslar) begin dying in the... more info

• It makes you squeal in delight rather than scream in fright
  Ok, the first 'Scream' is excellent. No doubt. Its first sequel was a dull film, reiterating the same tricks, which is boring.

  However, 'Scream 3' is great, owing to its hilarious script. Some of the lines are melodramatic, and the production team made a wise decision in employing Parker Posey to read them! She is the one to whom you warm the most, because of her "ditsiness". It is genuinely AWFUL when her character is killed off.

  Neve Campbell is back, along with her colleagues from the previous two... more info

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