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Scary Movie 3 (2003)

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Reviews Counted:121

Fresh:45

Rotten:76

Average Rating:4.8/10

Consensus: Though an improvement over the second Scary Movie, the laughs are still inconsistent.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: The comedy spoof series that knows no fear is at it again with its funniest installment yet: SCARY MOVIE 3. Taking shots at the latest crop of block-busters, SCARY MOVIE 3 irreverently roasts "The... The comedy spoof series that knows no fear is at it again with its funniest installment yet: SCARY MOVIE 3. Taking shots at the latest crop of block-busters, SCARY MOVIE 3 irreverently roasts "The Ring," "Signs," "Matrix Reloaded," "Eight Mile," "The Others" and more, as well as pop culture trends such as "American Idol." The film brings director David Zucker back to the genre he helped create with the classics "Airplane!," "Naked Gun," "Naked Gun 2 1/2" and "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult." The cast of SCARY MOVIE 3 includes Anna Faris as eager anchorwoman Cindy Campbell; Charlie Sheen as the aliens-attracting farmer Tom and Denise Richards as his hapless wife Annie; Eddie Griffin as Orpheus and Queen Latifah as The Oracle, Aunt Shaneequa; Pamela Anderson and Jenny McCarthy as Catholic School Girls; Leslie Nielsen as the President of The United States; Simon Rex as rap-star wannabe George; Jeremy Piven as reporter Ross Giggins; Camryn Manheim as the formidable Trooper Champlin; Regina Hall as eerie school teacher Brenda Meeks; Anthony Anderson as rap promoter Mahalik; as well as George Carlin. Fat Joe, Simon Cowell, Method Man, Redman, Macy Gray, Master P., Ja Rule, D.L. Hughley, Wu Tang Clan and The Coors Twins. The producer is Robert K. Weiss. -- © Dimension Films [More]

Starring: Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Anthony Anderson, Pamela Anderson

Starring: Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Anthony Anderson, Pamela Anderson, Peter Boyle, George Carlin, Fat Joe, William Forsythe, Simon Rex, Jeremy Piven, Regina Hall

Director: David Zucker

Director: David Zucker
Screenwriter: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer, Brian Lynch, Craig Mazin, Pat Proft, Hayden Schlossberg, Phil Beauman, Jonathan Hurwitz, Alison Fouse
Producer: David Zucker, Robert K. Weiss
Composer: James Venable
Studio: Dimension Films

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Be afraid, be very afraid.

Full Review Source: | comment 1 Comment | Jun., 23 2008 08:13 AM

Channel 4 Film

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2/5

Basically, any movie that suffers from a lack of Charlie Sheen has got problems.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 01 2006 04:05 AM

Empire Magazine

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Derek Adams

Zucker's slapstick may have the satiric delicacy of a chainsaw lobotomy, but it hasn't harmed the franchise.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 09 2006 03:17 AM

Time Out

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25/100

Joe Utichi

If you’re looking for anything other than a parody clipshow, you won’t find it.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 20 2004 01:51 PM

FilmFocus

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Philip French

This is not one of those occasions when you feel like giving Zucker an even break.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 09 2004 08:18 AM

Guardian [UK]

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2/5

The only thing more worn than the humour is a tired-looking Nielsen.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 27 2004 05:22 PM

BBC

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3/5

Matthew Turner

Delivers plenty of decent laughs in its short running time.

Full Review Source: | comment 3 Comments | Nov., 26 2003 05:21 PM

ViewLondon

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3/5

Rich Cline

Yes, it's very, very stupid. But it's also full of hilariously inspired comedy.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 02 2003 08:20 AM

Shadows on the Wall

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 29 2009 03:16 AM

Cinema Crazed

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Edith Alderette

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 18 2008 05:50 AM

San Francisco Examiner

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 18 2008 05:50 AM

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Michelle Alexandria

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 18 2008 05:50 AM

Eclipse Magazine

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Dennis Harvey

Just middling funny, with no truly memorable high points and a sum impact that goes poof! before you've left the parking garage.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 23 2008 08:11 AM

Variety

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3/4

Jeffrey M. Anderson

As with Scary Movie parts one and two, you pays your money, you gets your laughs, and you won't remember a thing in a few months.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 23 2005 09:16 AM

Combustible Celluloid

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3/5

Scott Weinberg

Fun, stupid stuff with no sense of a narrative arc or plot structure ... but hey, it made me laugh anyway.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 17 2005 11:39 AM

DVDTalk.com

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B

Christopher Smith

This is just a stab in the dark, the wildest of guesses on my part, but I don’t think Michael Jackson would recommend “Scary Movie 3.”

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 11 2005 08:46 PM

Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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5/10

John J. Puccio

Scary Movie 3 turns out to be an odd combination of the old-fashioned and the hip. I found it too awkward a combination to be entirely successful.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 02 2004 10:27 AM

DVDTown.com

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2/10

Anton Bitel

Leave your brain in the foyer, and your taste in the toilets.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 16 2004 05:26 AM

Movie Gazette

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2/5

Pablo Villaca

Algumas gags funcionam, mas numa razão de cerca de 30%, eu diria. Portanto, talvez esta produção valha o preço do ingresso – isto é, caso você consiga 70% de desconto.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 08 2004 10:15 PM

Cinema em Cena

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2.5/5

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 08 2003 05:20 PM

Sunday Times (Australia)

 
 
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