Year:
2000
Studio:
Dimension Films
Movie:
3/5
DVD:
3/5
Movie
I don't like horror movies. I don't like being scared and the
supernatural is very scary. Thrillers are not so bad because people
don't walk through walls or shrug off bullets. So I didn't watch the
Scream series because it looks like a supernatural horror movie.
But Shannon and Kimberly had a Scream night where the group watched all
three movies and it they were good. Cleverly written with an ultimately
human villain and comedic elements, they are scary movies but not too
scary and they have plots too.
Scream 3 is the last movie in the trilogy. Once again there is a grim
reaper killer out for Sidney (Neve Campbell), who is in hiding. To lure
her out, he starts murdering the cast of Stab 3, a fictional movie
based on her experiences. One of the appeals of the Scream series are
the guest stars that appear and die and Scream 3 is no different:
Parker Posey, Scott Foley, Lance Henricksen, Jenny McCarthy, Patrick
Warburton and others are all offed.
There are also two relationships developed in the movie. First there is
Dwight (David Arquette) and Gale (Courtney Cox) who I believe at the
end of the second movie were an item. But in this movie we find out
that their relationship hadn't worked out. Dwight is a bit bitter but
he still loves Gale and wants to make it work. Gale deep down loves
Dwight but thinks that their careers and lives would be ruined.
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The other
relationship is Sidney and LAPD Detective Mark Kincaid (Patrick
Dempsey). Unfortunately in the Scream movies Sidney's romantic interest
is either murdered or turns out to be the real killer. The fun part is
trying to determine from the clues which is it going to be.
Actors
I'm not good at noticing good performances. Even bad performances I
tend to not notice. Luckily, there's a commentary track and the
commentators loved Neve Campbell and Parker Posey. Neve has a great
ability to cry on cue and Parker has a knack for adlibbing and fast
talk.
DVD
The extras include a 6-1/2 minute outtakes segment, There is another
6-1/2 montage of the behind-the-scenes of the three Scream films. There
are a couple of deleted scenes along with commentary. There is also an
alternate ending with commentary. Various trailers and commercials are
also included. Creed has a music video for "What If". Cast and Crew
Bios are surprisingly diverse — usually you only have bios for the top
two actors and maybe the director. Finally there is the Audio
Commentary with Director Wes Craven, Producer Marianne Maddalena, and
Editor Patrick Lussier. It's a fairly standard commentary, not
especially good or bad. Actually a little better than average.
Recommendation
It's a fine movie. A smart horror film that satisfies the horror crowd
and the not-quite horror crowd. The Scream series spawned a slew of
imitations and it's well worth it to see the original.
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