Scary Movie 3 (2003)

This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Ah, the "Scary Movie" franchise. A strange but fascinating and mildly entertaining relic when viewed in retrospect. Originally the brainchild of the Wayans brothers comedy team, the first entry in the series debuted back in the year 2000, serving as a wild and raunchy parody of the popular horror feature "Scream." In addition, that first "Scary Movie" also set a new standard in parody, peppering in numerous small tributes, gags and nods to other famed contemporary releases of the genre, going for a counter-intuitive aim at quantity of jokes over quality. And while it was a troubled release, it was a huge hit for the studio, and was quickly followed up with a sequel in 2001, this time broadening the scope and taking aim at even more movies and genres. And by then, the formula stuck, with "Scary Movie 2" being arguably the best of the series.By the time the third movie rolled out in 2003 however, there were some major shake-ups behind the scenes. Most notably being that series creator Keenan Ivory Wayans and his brothers Shawn and Marlon jumped ship after disputes with the studio, leaving the series without its core creative team. With the future of the series uncertain, eventually a major change-up occurred that would breathe new life into the troubled franchise. That being that comedy mastermind David Zucker, the mind behind "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun", was hired to take control and helm the third installment, along with his frequent writing collaborator Pat Proft and newcomer Craig Mazin.And it was a move that paid-off. While it still falls prey to the same issues of incredibly forced low-brow gags and contrived situational humor that bogged down the first two entries, Zucker's zany mile-a-minute pacing and penchant for nonstop humor make "Scary Movie 3" one of the better films of the series, with a far better hit-to- miss laugh ratio than pretty much every other entry. The film continued the trend of the original and places its focus on a number of films that were released around the same time, with the bulk of the plot lampooing the M. Night Shyamalan hit "Signs" and the deliciously gritty American remake "The Ring."Series star Anna Faris returns as Cindy, now working as an investigative journalist while raising her troubled nephew Cody. (Drew Mikuska) When a supposedly haunted video-tape hits close to home for Cindy, she is forced on a journey to try and save the day from the malevolent and vengeful spirit responsible for its creation. Along the way, she also finds herself falling for a wannabe rapper (Simon Rex) and contending with evil aliens who threaten the lives of a simple farmer (Charlie Sheen) and his family.The biggest treat of the film is the wide cast of comedic talents. It's a lot of fun seeing Faris back in the role that arguably made her a star, and she's as charming and likable as ever. We also get Regina Hall back as Brenda from the previous films in a small guest-spot, and its just great to see her interact with Cindy in their scenes together. Charlie Sheen's a blast and a half, and he really goes all-out for the films wonderfully silly comedic tone. He's very charismatic here and definitely reminded me of his role in the similarly structured and paced "Hot Shots!" flicks from back in the day. We even get some surprising and very funny cameos from the likes of comedy legends Leslie Neilson and George Carlin, and both steal the show despite their limited screen time.Where the film doesn't quite work is the structure. Don't get me wrong, I'm not expecting an especially compelling script, and it's clear the movie just wants to make the audience laugh. But the movie is pretty shoddily assembled and a lot of the plot-lines and stories seem way too tenuously connected. It just doesn't have that sharp flow that worked so well in the first two entries. I also do think that a few too many jokes feel out of left field and incredibly forced, and the fact that the rating was brought down from a hard-R to a PG-13 did neuter a bit of the comedy. Sure, the anatomical gags and the adult references were starting to feel played out by the end of the second installment... but this movie could have benefited from a few more raunchy jokes and references. It just feels a bit too tame compared to what came before.On the whole though, the wickedly charming cast and nonstop jokes that director Zucker brings to the table more than make up for these issues. While it's not the best of the series and it's far from being high art, "Scary Movie 3" fundamentally succeeds at what it sets out to do, and it does so with some great gusto. It made me laugh. Quite often in fact. And for that, I give it a pretty good 7 out of 10.

Scary Movie 3 came out in 2003,two years after the hilarious Scary Movie 2(2001). This film follows the same main character Cindy who is now a news reporter and basically,we just see her point of view from when she finds out the world is going to be taken over by aliens,being targeted by a evil video tape that will kill you in seven days and other (not so funny) stuff. This film is what made all of them horrible spoof films like Epic Movie,Date Movie and Superfast. This movie was very disappointing but over all it was still hilarious. Some jokes were funny some were absolutely terrible and i was expecting more from who actually made spoof David Zucker who made Airplane and The Naked Gun. Scary Movie 3 is actually an awful movie but overall it was pretty funny so I can't say it's too bad.

There is a fun spoof of 'The Ring' to start this off. Farmer Tom Logan (Charlie Sheen) and his brother George (Simon Rex) discover a crop circle, saying "Attack Here!" Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris) is now a TV anchorwoman who wants to do hard hitting news. Her psychic nephew Cody (Drew Mikuska) has her best friend Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall) as his teacher. George's niece Sue has the same class. Cindy falls for George who is trying to win a rap battle.Old school David Zucker takes over from the Wayans. It's a lot of movie spoofs. There are some random funny moments. I still like Anna Faris as Cindy. I'm not so sure about Sheen. This was before his meltdown and I still had some trepidation about his comedy back then. The problem is that more jokes don't work rather than work. The few random funny jokes keep this from being a complete failure.

Scary Movie 3 (2003) * 1/2 (out of 4) The third film in the popular series finds Cindy (Anna Faris) working as a newswoman and discovering a mysterious video tape where if you watch it you get a phone call that you'll be dead in a week. Could this tape be connected to the farmer (Charlie Sheen) who has crop circles in his fields? SCARY MOVIE 3 will probably be enjoyed by those who enjoyed the first two but I must say that this here is another disappointing entry. I'm sure there are people out there who really love this type of film but I must admit that it's pretty much lost on me. For the most part this entire film just spoofs THE RING and SIGNS but it doesn't do either of them much justice. The stuff dealing with THE RING is never funny no matter what kind of joke they're going after. It could be the water coming out of the television, the psychic getting into a fight with the girl or anything else. Everything dealing with the spoof is rather unfunny and that's not a good thing when you consider that 60% of the running time is devoted to THE RING. The stuff with SIGNS really isn't any better but there are a few funny moments at the end once the aliens do arrive. Don't even get me started on the opening sequence with Pamela Anderson and Jenny McCarthy as it's just downright bad. The one big difference in this film is that we're given some pretty well-known people including Sheen. It's funny to see him in something like this but sadly he isn't given too much to work with. The same is true for Leslie Nielsen and the various cameos including George Carlin, Denise Richards, Queen Latifah and Eddie Griffin. The movie has a few funny moments scattered throughout but sadly the majority of the jokes just miss their mark.