I was never a huge fan of slasher movies until I saw the first Scream in 1996. It became one of my favorite movies of all time, and when Scream 2 came out I was there to watch it the first night. Of course, it wasn't nearly as good as the first, but as sequels go, it was pretty good. So, last night was the opening night for Scream 3, and you can bet I was in line expecting a lot but knowing it might not deliver. Well, I pretty much got what I expected and thats okay. No, the movie does not come near to ranking with Scream 1 but sequels never do. But I would say it was on par with Scream 2. It still had a clever, sarcastic sense of humor, and some genuine tension, excitement, scares, and memorable scenes. Some of the disappointing aspects of the film were that there really was no "bets are off" types scenarios or surprises in the movie. Even though the killer was a surprise and the how and why of it all, the ending was just rather weak for the final showdown of trilogy that is supposed tie up all the ends and give you, what you would think should be a really BIG, all out, not necessarily happy ending. And in that respect Scream 3 fails but still delivers for the most part and I do recommend it.
Review of Scream 3
