Scream 3 (2000)
Country: US
Technical: DeLuxe/scope 116m
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Lance Henriksen, Patrick Dempsey, Liev Schreiber, Parker Posey
Synopsis:
The killing resumes, this time on the set of 'Stab 3', the movie sequel to the franchise designed to cash in on the original murders. The three protagonists from the first two films converge on the scene, and life once more imitates art.
Review:
Irritatingly jokey and self-justifying final part to the 'trilogy', and hence invoking a whole new set of rules, this increasingly resembles the trite slasher films which Scream was originally formulated to subvert. The acting is particularly ropey in places, not least Arquette and Posey, the situations grotesquely unbelievable in the 'don't go down there' mould, and the ingenious, though no less incredible explanation, long delayed and liable to split the sides of those who found Simon Oakland's in Psycho a tad pretentious. All of which rather betrays the first two films which worked out of a genuine sense of peril and concern for the surviving characters.
Country: US
Technical: DeLuxe/scope 116m
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Lance Henriksen, Patrick Dempsey, Liev Schreiber, Parker Posey
Synopsis:
The killing resumes, this time on the set of 'Stab 3', the movie sequel to the franchise designed to cash in on the original murders. The three protagonists from the first two films converge on the scene, and life once more imitates art.
Review:
Irritatingly jokey and self-justifying final part to the 'trilogy', and hence invoking a whole new set of rules, this increasingly resembles the trite slasher films which Scream was originally formulated to subvert. The acting is particularly ropey in places, not least Arquette and Posey, the situations grotesquely unbelievable in the 'don't go down there' mould, and the ingenious, though no less incredible explanation, long delayed and liable to split the sides of those who found Simon Oakland's in Psycho a tad pretentious. All of which rather betrays the first two films which worked out of a genuine sense of peril and concern for the surviving characters.
Country: US
Technical: DeLuxe/scope 116m
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Lance Henriksen, Patrick Dempsey, Liev Schreiber, Parker Posey
Synopsis:
The killing resumes, this time on the set of 'Stab 3', the movie sequel to the franchise designed to cash in on the original murders. The three protagonists from the first two films converge on the scene, and life once more imitates art.
Review:
Irritatingly jokey and self-justifying final part to the 'trilogy', and hence invoking a whole new set of rules, this increasingly resembles the trite slasher films which Scream was originally formulated to subvert. The acting is particularly ropey in places, not least Arquette and Posey, the situations grotesquely unbelievable in the 'don't go down there' mould, and the ingenious, though no less incredible explanation, long delayed and liable to split the sides of those who found Simon Oakland's in Psycho a tad pretentious. All of which rather betrays the first two films which worked out of a genuine sense of peril and concern for the surviving characters.