Scream 3
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 The most terrifying scream is always not the best way to be the last.
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Scream 3 is a 2000 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Ehren Kruger. It was supposed to be the final installment in the series, however, it was followed with Scream 4 that was released eleven years later.
Plot
The last instalment in the Scream trilogy is set in Hollywood, where Stab 3 is being shot, with Gale Weathers and Dwight Riley on set as advisors to Jennifer Jolie. Unfortunately, a killer decides to off the cast in the order of the screenplay and only `Sid' Prescott, now in hiding until the killer tracks her down, can solve the riddle.
Why It Is NOT The Most Terrifying Scream
- First and foremost, The kills in this movie are big downgraded compared to previous movies in the series. It was due to the Columbine High School massacre that the studios asked Craven to reign back on the violence which makes no sense for a movie that is R-rated. Even with an R-Rating, the movie lacks any blood effects or anything that the previous movies had.
- The inclusion of a voice changer that mimics any character's voice was seen as unrealistic, even by horror movie standards, making certain scenes feel ridiculous.
- Scream 3 is more comedic and less suspenseful than the previous films, which disappointed fans who expected the darker tone of the first two movies.
- Roman's backstory retcons important parts of the first film, which fans saw as weakening the original plot by introducing unnecessary connections.
- The way Sidney survives the final battle and defeats Roman feels too convenient, relying heavily on luck and a last-minute revelation of a hidden bulletproof vest.
- The film struggles to balance horror, satire, and comedy, leading to tonal shifts that feel jarring and inconsistent throughout.
- The majority of the characters are uninteresting, wasted and have little development.
- The "who done it" plot got so carried away, that it also made the killer's identity far fetched and predictable.
- Unoriginal plot about the production of Stab 3 shutting down due to murders on set.
- A lot of cartoony moments, like when Ghostface breaks someone's neck by flipping the carpet that they were standing on.
- Probably the least scariest movie in the series due to its comedy and complexity.
- A lot of rehashes, which is unoriginal.
- The ending doesn’t make sense.
- Roman is the Ghostface killer here, which probably nobody would see coming for the wrong reasons. He is barely in the film, he’s mostly in the background for the scenes that he is in.
Redeeming Qualities
- The acting is still great, thanks to David Arquette, and Neve Campbell.
- There were at least some entertaining aspects like the chase scenes.
- Despite Roman's story being pretty dumb, it can be really saddening to viewers considering how depressing his backstory is.
- Amazing soundtrack that was performed by Marco Beltrami.
- The cinematography is still great, just like the first two films.
- Jennifer is given a lot of attention and the actor, Parker Posey, breathes life into the role, resulting in a new great character.
- The late Carrie Fisher makes a cameo as a receptionist name Bianca as alongside Jay and Silent Bob from Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse.
- Many good quotes such as:
- "Roman Bridger, director and brother"
- "Stab 3 right?"
- "Not only did they kill the film, but they killed my cast. Nobody is gonna wanna work for me, Variety called me a "pariah", I don't even know what a pariah is."
- "It was a simple game, Cotton. You should have told me where Sidney was. Now, you lose."
Reception
The film was released on February 4, 2000, and it was not as well-received by critics, audiences, or fans of the first two series of Scream. It has a 39% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 122 reviews, and an average rating of 5.22/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Despite some surprising twists, Scream 3 sees the franchise falling back on the same old horror formulas and cliches it once hacked and slashed with postmodern abandon." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews", while it has an 8.6/10 user score rating on the same site, which it received more favorable reviews lately. Some fans claimed it was a great installment to the original films, others dismissed that it's a bad and disappointing installment.