The obvious weak link in the Scream franchise, because it is the ONLY weak link. I am generous in my 3 star rating; I round up due to general love of the series.
I like the concept of this one being centered around the making of a Stab film. It's a fun idea. Beyond that, the new characters weren't likeable or fun, and the ending reveal feels like a bit of a stretch in terms of tying to the original story. Where the second one builds the world out, the third one lifts it up, plops it somewhere else, and it feels disconnected.
Scream 3
The most terrifying scream is always the last.
Rating
3.0 (2)
Release Date
2/4/2000Runtime
116 minsOverview
While Sidney Prescott and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them.
How It Feels
Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.
A slasher that knows exactly what it is, turning a studio backlot into a funhouse of meta-horror where the line between the movie-within-the-movie and reality keeps dissolving. Fast-paced and darkly funny, it's less interested in jump-scares than in watching characters navigate a landscape where being aware of horror movie rules is both blessing and curse.
Mood
UnsettlingDefiantAbsurdDread-soaked
Themes
SurvivalIdentityArt and creationObsession
Tone
Satirical
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Stylized genreHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
David Arquette
Dewey Riley
Neve Campbell
Sidney Prescott
Courteney Cox
Gale Weathers
Patrick Dempsey
Mark Kincaid
Scott Foley
Roman Bridger
Lance Henriksen
John Milton
Matt Keeslar
Tom Prinze
Jenny McCarthy
Sarah Darling
Emily Mortimer
Angelina Tyler
Parker Posey
Jennifer Jolie
Deon Richmond
Tyson Fox
Kelly Rutherford
Christine Hamilton
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