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Warrior427

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I hate this movie the first two scary movies were funny but this one really went down hill its just a random bunch of jokes and stupid humor tied together with poor acting and aliens just lame and all over the place

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Posted oct 25, 2008 2:44 pm pt

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Just a hilarious, hilarious movie. Endlessly clever and hilarious, and the parodies are among the finest the franchise has ever produced.

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Posted sep 14, 2008 6:44 pm pt

SSBFan12

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This movie is really terrible really there was no point on making it.

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Posted aug 25, 2008 10:10 am pt

ps3thabest

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gettin worse each time lets hope part 5 is ok

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Posted jul 18, 2008 11:53 pm pt

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To start of with this is probably the best and funniest in the series. The fact that the Wayans brother are gone as writers is just great. It doesn´t have some of the silly and unfunny jokes as the previous movies did. This...
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To start of with this is probably the best and funniest in the series. The fact that the Wayans brother are gone as writers is just great. It doesn´t have some of the silly and unfunny jokes as the previous movies did. This one doesn´t have as many jokes but instead they are mutch funnier. If you liked the other movies this is something for you. But if not, maybe you could give it a try because it´s a little different.

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Posted apr 8, 2008 3:49 am pt

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my favorite one number 4 just tried to hard.

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Posted dec 30, 2007 1:07 pm pt

solgrifter

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This film REALLY needed the Wayans brothers. They strayed so far from the source material (scary movies) that it's pathetic. The jokes themselves are so self aware you're just waiting for a character to break the fourth wall and say: "You get...
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This film REALLY needed the Wayans brothers. They strayed so far from the source material (scary movies) that it's pathetic. The jokes themselves are so self aware you're just waiting for a character to break the fourth wall and say: "You get it?"
Big miss.

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Posted dec 27, 2007 12:32 pm pt

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The best of the Scary Movie franchise. The humour is fast and constant, the parodies perfect and the cameo appearances great. Charlie Sheen is a real standout, and really shows off his great comic timing, as does Leslie Neilsen. Scary Movie...
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The best of the Scary Movie franchise. The humour is fast and constant, the parodies perfect and the cameo appearances great. Charlie Sheen is a real standout, and really shows off his great comic timing, as does Leslie Neilsen. Scary Movie veteran Anna Farris gives her best performance and even Pamela Anderson is great in her cameo scene. It is a great help if you have seen all or most of the movies they parodied, or at the very least know the basic concepts of them in order to properly appreciate the humour. The film's main focus is on Signs (which starred Mel Gibson and Joachim Pheonix - here played by Charlie Sheen and Simon Rex) so expect many alien, probe and cropfield jokes. One of the best scenes involves Simon Rex, a rap singing contest and the KKK. Very funny indeed. You won't be disappointed.

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Posted jul 29, 2007 10:34 pm pt

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Improved in directing apart from the previous 2. More sexual humor in this one but has less language and funny enough the rating went down to 13. Originally supposed to be R but never did. Better and improved and the only character they really had...
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Improved in directing apart from the previous 2. More sexual humor in this one but has less language and funny enough the rating went down to 13. Originally supposed to be R but never did. Better and improved and the only character they really had to save for the series was Cindy from the previous 2. Charlie Sheen makes a perfect fit to the franchise but sadly leaves in the fourth. A good film and funny but Pamela Anderson really annoys me and is not funny at all.

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Posted jul 3, 2007 1:07 am pt

Canogaparkcindy

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out of all the scary movies this one was the best i mean 1,2, and 4 are just gross but 4 and 1 had its moments. but this one is definetley the best

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Posted may 20, 2007 4:41 am pt

• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  83
  Like its two predecessors, Scary Movie 3 is a hit-or-miss affair, but the gags that connect really connect.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  80
  It is consistently entertaining and frequently hilarious, the violence of the slapstick so cartoonish that it does not spoil the fun.

  by Kevin Thomas | Read Full Review »
• [+] Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  
  75
  Where the Wayanses flogged every last chuckle from their belabored ideas, Zucker spring-loads his gags and lets them fly in rapid-fire succession. Not everything hits the target, but he tosses so many of them off with a wink and a grin that they catch you by surprise.

  by Sean Axmaker | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
  75
  Scary Movie 3 is a veritable time capsule of of-this-moment kitsch, schlock and bad taste. And it's funny, too.

  by Steven Rea | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
  75
  The jokes come in endless flurries, and if they're working - even at a ratio of 1 in 4 - you're laughing more than you're not. The Zucker-Proft team simply has a higher batting average than the Wayans.

  by Jack Mathews | Read Full Review »
• [+] Christian Science Monitor
  
  75
  Thanks to director Zucker, this is by far the best installment yet -- there's less bathroom humor and more "Airplane!"-type lunacy.

  by David Sterritt | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  70
  The franchise, which had begun to run out of steam in Part 2, has been given a shot of adrenaline with the replacement of the Wayans Brothers as the prime creative forces by Hollywood's original spoof-meister, David Zucker.

  by Stephen Holden | Read Full Review »
• [+] Village Voice
  
  60
  Vigorously date- and time-stamped, Scary Movie 3 boasts a cultural half-life of about five seconds, but for those seeking a return on their weekly multiplex pilgrimages, this movie is The One.

  by David Ng | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  60
  It's outrageous. It's obnoxious. It's offensive. And yes, it's also really, really, really funny. Or, at least, it is for the first 40 minutes or so.

  by Teresa Wiltz | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film Threat
  
  60
  Overall, the whole isn’t as funny as some of the parts. While some scenes had me laughing hysterically, others had me looking at my watch and feeling like I was in the middle of a “Saturday Night Live” sketch that was just going on waaaaaay too long.

  by Kevin Carr | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
  50
  Sneaks in the occasional child-molestation or bestiality joke, but otherwise seems content to cannibalize the broad slapstick of Zucker's halcyon days with Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams.

  by Nathan Rabin | Read Full Review »
• [+] Dallas Observer
  
  50
  A bucket of crap, but at well under 90 minutes it's a small bucket, and half the crap is amusing.

  by Gregory Weinkauf | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
  50
  Plot doesn't matter much here, as Scary Movie 3 exists solely to reference and lampoon other movies, in this case "The Ring," "Signs " and "8 Mile."

  by Robert K. Elder | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
  50
  The decision to overhaul the Scary Movie franchise by sending up such non-horror titles as "8 Mile" and "The Matrix Reloaded" also pays dividends.

  by Jason Anderson | Read Full Review »
• [+] USA Today
  
  50
  The time might be right for the Scary movies to quit on top, even though, alas, there are no term limits for sequels.

  by Mike Clark | Read Full Review »