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Scream 3 (Special Edition) [VHS]

5 star:		(141)
4 star:		(72)
3 star:		(44)
2 star:		(28)
1 star:		(28)

 

 

I LOVED SCREAM. When I first saw the TV spots, I was like "Hey, that's like those old slasher films I loved as a kid" and when I saw it, I was blown away. When I heard it was a Star Wars Trilogy of Terror, I was SO HAPPY. When part 2 came out I rushed to the theaters - had a great night - and was so excited to see where the characters would go and by the end I was so looking forward to the last part to see how it all came together.

However, even in part 2 I saw that the STUDIO was starting to throw their weight around...Hm...Maybe it was nothing.

Then part 3 came out. Guys. This movie sucked. Kevin Williamson didn't even get to write it (they THREW OUT HIS TREATMENT REMEMBER?). He didn't even get to realize his trilogy vision. Instead, Ehran Kruger did and that guy really blew it. This isn't funny. This isn't scary. It's cheesy. Admittedly, I was intrigued by Sydney's mother's past, but was that the original intent when Williamson wrote it? Is THAT how he was going to bring it together? Scream 3 is a rip off of a great movie, namely Scream. They were making up the script as they went along, folks. Come on. This became a cheesy Scooby-Doo mystery. I realize this came out when Columbine was fresh on everyone's mind so they were trying to be more cheesy to take the edge away. But they SHOULD HAVE WAITED until Williamson was done with HIS real magnum opus "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" and until things cooled down a bit in the media and then made the REAL Scream 3, not this lame attempt at the Weinsteins' wanting money.

Of course I bought the boxed set. I accept that THIS is the Star Wars Trilogy of Terror that we're stuck with. But somewhere in the back of my mind, I'll still be that guy watching Scream 2, greatly anticipating the end of a great trilogy.

Unfortunately, that great end will never come.

Scream 3 is the final film of the Scream Trilogy. In Scream 3, Sidney Prescott (played by Neve Campbell) realizes that another killer is stalking her when cast members of "Stab 3: Return to Woodsborro" start to get killed. She decides to keep hidden in her well protected home in the mountains, until the killer finds out her hiding place. She then goes to Hollywood, where all the murders are happening, to face the killer. Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox Arquette) and Dwight "Dewey" Riley (David Arquette) have their usual love fling, and they both investigate the murders and the photos that the killer leaves behind after each murder to try to find out who the killer is. So far, the Scream series has been a "slash-`em-up" series with lots of scares and gore. Scream 3 is much different than the other two. Scream 3 is more of a thriller with a "whodunit" plot. Scream 3 definitely doesn't have as many intense murder scenes, and a lot less blood than the other two. The movie ends in a twist that you probably never would have thought of. Scream 3 is rated "R" because of profanity, gore, and violence that may be inappropriate or offensive to young audiences and people who get offended by such matter. Scream 3 is mainly based on events that were in the first Scream, so I advise you watch the first two movies of the trilogy before you go see the third one, otherwise you would be lost. If you saw the first two movies of the trilogy, I suggest you go see Scream 3. It links the events of the other two movies together and makes the whole trilogy make some kind of sense. This movie pretty much answers the question of whether or not their will be a Scream 4. Watch it to find out!

It explained what happen in Scream 1 & 2 by going back in the past, and revealing the true motive. It was a great trilogy and a must have for scream fans.

Scream 3 was extremely breath-taking. This edge-of-your-seat thriller, box-office hit was one of the best horror films ever made. Wes Craven (A Nightmare On Elm Street) shines again in this exceptionally, brilliantly directed film. Beautifully scripted, and excellent acting. While Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell: TV's Party Of five, Wild Things, The Craft) lives in safely guarded seclusion, bodies begin to pile up around the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the latest sequel based on the Woodsboro murders. And when the electrifying terror finally brings her out of hiding, Sidney and the other Woodsboro survivors, Deputy Dewey Riley, (David Arquette: Beautiful Girls, Scream) Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox Arquette: TV's Friends) join forces against the masked ghostface killer. Featuring newcomers Parker Posey (The House OF Yes, You've Got Mail) who gives us an oscar-worthy performance as Jennifer Jolie, and featuring, great actor, Scott Foley (TV's Felicity) in his film debut as Roman Bridger. Jenny McCarthy gives an awesome, well-acted cameo. I totally recommend this movie to all horror fans, and also to comedy fans. Scream is a slam-bang finish to this exceptionally clever trilogy. It's suspenseful, clever and very entertaining. The most terrifying scream is always the last. Be sure to buy or rent this movie, it's the year's best. This is the film to beat come oscar time.

Scream 3....the final act? or is it? We are still kept guessing

This trilogy, a true trilogy, is one of the best and definitley the best HORROR trilogy EVER! All characters and actors in these films were perfect for the roles they played. The only question is -- Freddy or Ghostface (who's better)

Wes Craven while with Freddy tickled our dreams and fantasy parts of our mind. With The SCREAM TRILOGY he puts reality into the horror genre. Scream is great because EVERYONE can relate to watching scary movies, having friends or loved-ones killing people, and being AFRAID when you're alone.

All the Cast: Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, W. Earl Brown, Liev Schreiber, Jenny McCarthy, Parker Posey, Patrick Dempsey, Henry Winkler, Laurie Metcalf, Jada Pinkett, Omar Epps, Drew Barrymore, and my favorite Jamie Kennedy ARE FANTASTIC---LOVE THEM ALL!

wow! how can people say this film is bad.It kind of acts like the second film didnt happen which is a good thing.The killings were good and i found it the funniest out of all 3.ive heard about a scream 4 but that will just ruin the brilliance of this film.

Scream 3 begins, in classic form, with a murder. The titles roll and you're in it for what is presumably the final time. Scream 3 pays severeal homages to it's predecessors and is probably best viewed with the other two in sequential order. The most thrilling aspect about this movie is that it's the finale essentially meaning that those surviving characters you loved from the first and second enteries might just not make it in this final outing. That aspect alone got my butt in the theater opening weekend. I was a little turned off by the " movie within a movie" plotline that sort of carries over from the second movie, but after a while it grew on me. Scream was always meant as a trilogy and delivers this by crafting the story around three pivotal points in every person's life. In part one most of the characters are in high school. Part two picks up in college, while part three takes place in the working world. It doesn't sound so clever, but not many horror movies gain this type of commitment from their stars, so that this kind of story can be fleshed out. For this and so many other reasons, I gave Scream 3 five stars, no so much because it's the best of the Scream trilogy, but because it answers some questions, provides some closure and ends happily for those that survived.

ok so Scream 3 isnt the same inspired thrill ride that the first two were but belive me this is still a heart pounding, shocking, scary, freaky and emotional thrill-ride. Once again our ghost masked killer is back for some more, but this time he quite happly tell all the potential victims what hes going to do and how hes going to do it as well. From what they can figure out the killer is slicing people up in the order they die in Stab 3 (the third movie about the woodsboro murders)One of my personal faviourite scenes is when all the victims are stuck in a house while the killer is faxing bits of the script, while the actors are frantically trying to read the faxs there getting. I did find that this film is more energetic than the others in the trilogy. The whole feel of this film is actually more grown up, I think that one of the most extremely inspired murders is when Posey Parker gets stuck behind a wall of mirrors as the killer trying to slice her up to shreds, but dewey and sydney can hear her but cant see her.

Ithink that the ending deserves a paragraph to its self as it's what really makes this film as inspired as it is, I was a fan of the ending on number one but really hated number two as to me it just seemed really silly and completely unrelavent to the plot. This ending is real white knuckle stuff, there secret passages miror walls secret doors and much more Sydney gets beaten around so much that you really truly start to think that she could lose this battle and she very nearly does, the ending is very stylishly done with progectors and mobiles and guns and knives, you really start to feel the desperation that sydney is going through. you also feel sorry for Gail and Dewey as they frantically try to get to there friend.

All in all this film is one hell of an ending to a truly inspiring horror trilogy that will stay in peoples memorys forever and we can all just be glad that it didnt spiral into endless sequels that shouldnt even of been made unlike some horror series

The scariest scream is always the last

All of the Scream movies are Great! Scream 3 is fantastic. Buy or rent this movie if you like shocking killers coming out from nowhere. This also has good violence! So horror watchers, get this movie.

This is one of the best movies I have ever seen. The horror, the chills, the laughs, the mystery, all these things make this movie what it is. The acting is very good, and it gets you. Parker Posey is extremely funny in her performance! She made me laugh a lot during the film. Neve Campbell is very good as Sidney Prescott, along David Arquette as the-unforgetable Dewey Riley. Courteney Cox Arquette is great also, she makes a fantastic duo with Parker Posey!(The Gale-Gale Duo). Then we have the "Stab 3 cast" by Jenny McCarthy(as Candy, the bitchy unhappy actress), Matt Kesslar(as Tom Prinze, the teen-idol), Deon Richmond(as Ricky, a Randy-like-alike character) and Emily Mortimer(as Angelina Tyler, the new actress who wants to shine). The scenes are very good planned, Wes Craven did a great job directing the script that Ehren Kruger wrote. If you buy this movie you will not be dissapointed, its fun and entertaining to see. Some will see it again and again. I recommend it to every SCREAM and horror fan, but if you aren't one of those you'll spent a very good time seeing this amazing film!