An old-hat mixture of obvious parody and exaggerated bad taste.
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10/24/03
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: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
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... [More]
Starring: Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Anthony Anderson, Pamela Anderson
Director: David Zucker
Reviews for Scary Movie 3
I like my physical comedy as much as anyone, but, wow, did this ever feel like a creative dead-end.
10/24/03
Keeping to the formula developed in the original and funny Scary Movie, Zucker and company mix in a dose of their own manic movie shenanigans and come up with a fairly fast paced romp that loses steam after an hour but is, still and mercifully, onl
10/24/03
The only way to review these movies is to tell you whether or not they are funny. Scary Movie 3 is funny enough.
10/23/03
[David Zucker] still has the eye, ear and metabolism of a hyperactive child weaned entirely on candy bars and educated by Mad Magazine.
10/23/03
Top CriticSomeone needs to tell Mrs. Zucker that her son David is being naughty again.
10/23/03
Consistently entertaining and frequently hilarious.
10/23/03
Top CriticAlthough Scary Movie 2 was downright scream-worthy, director David Zucker takes the controls to push this one to new heights.
10/23/03
Top CriticLess crude than its predecessors, this is a modestly successful spoof with just enough laughs to have you walking out with a smile on your face.
10/23/03
Surprisingly, 'Scary Movie 3' is a genuinely amusing movie - one of the funniest of the year.
10/23/03
A strong emphasis on sight gags, cameos, a little social satire, and an absolutely merciless attack on sentiment.
10/23/03
Does the idea of a watered-down, Wayans-free version of Scary Movie 2 sound like your cup of tea? If so, your knuckles must be raw from scraping the ground.
10/23/03
incredibly thin
10/23/03
Although it's a definite improvement over the last movie, Scary Movie 3 feels like 20 minutes of material spread over an hour and a half.
10/23/03
Under Mr. Zucker's direction, Scary Movie 3 ends up being neither the lowball spoof its predecessors were, nor the sort of madcap farce for which Mr. Zucker is famous.
10/23/03
David Zucker hasn't exactly breathed new life into the series, but he knows what old jokes still work.
10/23/03
This is by far the best installment yet.
10/23/03
As usual, Zucker and company splash so many jokes on the screen, it doesn't even matter that less than half stick. When this movie hits, it hits big.
10/23/03
But this is a movie that will primarily appeal to those who are young enough to get a kick out of the inherent subversiveness of any satire aimed at popular media, without caring too much whether any of the targets are actually hit.
10/23/03
Crass, crude and sledgehammer- subtle. Yet, you can't help giggling yourself stupid, even at the more obvious sight gags.
10/23/03
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