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Scream 3 (2000)

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Reviews Counted:95

Fresh:36

Rotten:59

Average Rating:5.2/10

Consensus: According to critics, Scream 3 has become what it originally spoofed. Despite some surprising twists, the movie seems to have lost its freshness and originality by falling back on the old horror formulas and cliches.

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Desperate to escape the demons of her past, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) discretely cocoons herself in a remote, high-security ranch house in the woods of Northern California, where she works as... Desperate to escape the demons of her past, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) discretely cocoons herself in a remote, high-security ranch house in the woods of Northern California, where she works as a phone counselor for a crisis hotline. She's content to remain in quiet seclusion, but finds herself once again facing mortal danger when the masked killer Ghostface (named for the Munch-inspired costume) begins cutting into the cast of STAB 3--the schlocky series of slasher films based upon the Woodsboro and Windsor College murders. One by one STAB 3's stars meet grisly deaths at the hands of the psychopath, who--armed with a cell phone, a copy of the film's screenplay, and an arsenal of B-movie cliches--gleefully hunts down and eviscerates his victims. The killer's modus operandi adheres to the "rules" of engagement codified by the great film trilogies STAR WARS and THE GODFATHER, which dictate that in the third chapter, anything goes. Now Sidney must return to "Woodsboro"--recreated as the set of STAB 3--and team-up with cut-throat reporter Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox), small-town deputy Dwight "Dewey" Riley (David Arquette), Hollywood detective Marc Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey), and the remaining cast of STAB 3 in order to stop the killer before he makes his final cut. [More]

Starring: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Patrick Dempsey

Starring: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Patrick Dempsey, Parker Posey, Scott Foley, Lance Henriksen, Matt Keeslar, Jenny McCarthy, Emily Mortimer, Deon Richmond, Patrick Warburton, Liev Schreiber, Kelly Rutherford

Director: Wes Craven

Director: Wes Craven
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger, Laeta Kalogridis
Story: Kevin Williamson
Producer: Cathy Konrad, Marianne Maddalena, Kevin Williamson
Composer: Marco Beltrami

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  • Scream 3
  • Stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courteney Cox Arquette are back for more in the chilling final chapter of this phenomenally popular and frightfully entertaining trilogy! While Sidney Prescott (Campbell) lives in safely guarded seclusion, bodies begin dropping around the Hollywood set of STAB 3, the latest movie sequel based on the gruesome Woodsboro killings! And when the escalating terror finally brings her out of hiding, Sidney and other Woodsboro survivors are once again drawn into an insidious game of horror movie mayhem! But just when they thought they knew how to play by the rules, they discover that all the rules have been broken! Featuring hot newcomers Parker Posey (THE HOUSE OF YES) and Jenny McCarthy (DIAMONDS) in another stellar ensemble cast, SCREAM 3 offers an unmatched mix of thrills, laughter, and suspense that bring this spine-tingling saga to an unforgettable conclsuion!
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    There's no inspiration to be found in its routine slayings and movie-insider puns.

    Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Chuck Rudolph
    Chuck Rudolph
    Matinee Magazine
    N/R

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    Full Review Source: Philadelphia City Paper | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Cynthia Fuchs
    Cynthia Fuchs
    Philadelphia City Paper

    Dragged-out and repetitive.

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    Dave Kehr
    Dave Kehr
    Citysearch

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    Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
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    David Keyes
    David Keyes
    Cinemaphile.org

    An unending string of bloopers, starring nubile, buxom and possibly anorexic stars.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
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    Desson Thomson
    Desson Thomson
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    More of the same.

    Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Duane Dudek
    Duane Dudek
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Scream 3 has arrived, and to say it was well worth the wait would be an understatement.

    Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
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    Dustin Putman
    Dustin Putman
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    There's still enough gas in this old buggy for a moderately entertaining final ride.

    Full Review Source: NUVO Newsweekly | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Edward Johnson-Ott
    Edward Johnson-Ott
    NUVO Newsweekly

    Funny and brisk.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
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    Elvis Mitchell
    Elvis Mitchell
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    Eric D. Snider
    Eric D. Snider
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    The plot doesn't work as well as it should, but for the most part, it doesn't really matter all that much.

    Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
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    Eric Lurio
    Eric Lurio
    Greenwich Village Gazette
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    01/01/00
    Gary Brown
    Gary Brown
    Houston Community Newspapers

    New-kid-on-the-block screenwriter Ethan Kruger acquits himself admirably in filling tapped-out creator Kevin Williamson's big, black boots.

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    Gemma Files
    Gemma Files
    Film.com
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    N/R

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    Geoff Berkshire
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    Scary, frightening, tense, episodic, comedic and amusing all along the way in all of the right places.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Greg Muskewitz
    Greg Muskewitz
    eFilmCritic.com

    Horrormeister Wes Craven seems to have run out of chilling ideas and should have quit while he was ahead.

    Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Harvey S. Karten
    Harvey S. Karten
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    Ian Waldron-Mantgani
    Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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    Scream 3 makes a key mistake that was successfully sidestepped by its predecessors: It takes itself seriously.

    Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
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    Jack Garner
    Jack Garner
    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

    Unfortunately, there's nothing here that even the most inexperienced horror film fan would call innovative, and the predictable result is a movie that pales in comparison with its predecessors.

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    James Berardinelli
    James Berardinelli
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    The film is youthful. The film is Gen-X. But above all, it's fun, and it doesn't ever pretend to be anything more.

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    01/01/00
    James Brundage
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