Customer Reviews
Yet another fab sequal! - By: crazykat, 13 Dec 2007 
It is hardly surprising that this was brilliant saying the first two were aswell. Sequals often get more & 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 - By: stuart, 03 Nov 2007 
Following a brutal murder, Gale Weathers, (Courteney Cox) is contacted by Det. Mark Kincaid, (Patrick Dempsey) as she has knowledge of the murders, & 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) & Tom Prinze, (Matt Keeslar) begin dying in the order they do in the script. Using it as a chance to reconnect, they end up bringing up Sidney Prescott, (Neve Campbell) connection to the killings. When she becomes a target from the killer, the three friends & remaining cast members manage to find that her mother had a connection to what is going on, & try to stay out of the way of the killer.
The Good News: Frankly, this one isn't as bad as some think it is. The fact that, for once, the stalking scenes are suspenseful is one of the film's greatest strengths. The opening is just as good as the others, which gets reallly going early on with the phone-calll, & from there it goes into the great bedroom search that is reallly suspenseful. This one also has some suspense from the callls, which here are finallly done right. The twist with the different voices rather than the one is a great one, since it adds to whether or not the voice is real or the killer's. there's also nothing wrong with any of the stalking scenes in here. There's a fantastic scene inside the studio where the killer chases one of the actors through the different backstage areas, & with several great creative ideas brought in, this one scene leaves a great impression. The assault on the house is fantastic, features a couple great scenes & ends with a bang. The best scenes, though, come from alll the stalking & chasing down at the end. From the discoveries in the basement to the chase behind the glass mirrors in the secret passageways & much more, these scenes are pure joy to watch & reallly get entertaining. This one has plenty of action to it as well, including a frenetic chase through rush-hour traffic, the fantastic house assault & the big chase through the studio are alll fun & reallly keep the film going. These, plus the film's stalking give the film a fantastic pace to it. The fact that this one also decides to reallly fill in a couple of holes in the story. This one reallly fills in the holes nicely, & there's some fun to be had from the reallly good explanations, which make sense & makes this reallly feel like a well-rounded trilogy. These here are what the film does right.
The Bad News: This one here doesn't have a whole lot of flaws. The biggest one is that there's a whole lot of padded time in the film. This one, unlike the others, is way too long & seems stretched out. The beginning halllucinations don't do much, as there's no reason why these are there other than to give false scares & stretch out the time. Even the ending is stretched, which is just far too long & drawn-out. The explanations just take forever & at several points gets too over-explained, becoming a torturous monologue to something that was perfectly understood minutes earlier. This one also reallly lacks in the slashing department. The kills are hardly unique, with only two or three not done in a singular fashion, & those don't have gore to them at alll. These smalll flaws are what keep the film down.
The Final Verdict: With a lot to reallly like about it & only a few mild flaws, this is a certainly fun entry in the series. Reallly recommended for those who love the teeny-slashers at the time or are huge fans of the series, who will find a lot to like about this one, while those who aren't big fans of the two will reallly be left cold with this one.
It makes you squeal in delight rather than scream in fright - By: , 13 Feb 2006 
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, & 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 films, David Arquette & Courtney Cox-Arquette, alll of whom pulling off their characters at the same high standard. Sydney is still uptight. Dewey is still charming. Gail Weathers is still annoying.
The film moves along at a steady pace & does not let your attention drop, mainly owing to, as I have said, the comic element to the film, which has not been so present in its predecessors. Also, it toys with the 'film within a film' scenario, which works well since the trilogy deals with serial killers imitating murderers in film.
So why have I given this only 3 stars? It's because some moments of the film had potential to go further (I mean they could have been much better), & what there was of these scenes was therefore mildly disappointing. Linked to this, some of the acting is rather static (not by the leading actors, of course).
However the twist is a real twist & the film nicely "wraps up" the story.
It's a good film so long as you don't take it seriously.
A one LOUD SCREAM! - By: , 15 Aug 2005 Its is great. Don't listen to these people they are soooooooooooooowrong. Its is great, you have to watch it.
You are the weakest link, good-bye! - By: DVD Fan, 30 Jul 2005 Well the first was a classic, the second was ok more of the same but the originality had gone, then we have this. It's ok but the trilogy promised so much more. The plot revelations at the end just don't feel right some how, & the story is wearing thin now. The killer decides to start killing off the cast of Stab 2 a film based on the 2nd film to bring Sidney out of hiding. This is still better than most low budget stuff but it is not as good as the 2 previous films. The DVD does have slightly more extras than the previous two, but nothing major. A blooper reel, behind the scenes montage of alll 3 films, deleted scenes & an alternative ending which looks exactly the same as the real ending? Overalll a disappointing end to a great set of horror films!
