Written by Craig Mason And Pat Proft
Directed by David Zucker
Tabitha (to Cindy): "Jesus Christ, lady. I'm giving you seven friggin' days. I can come over now and kill the shit out of you if you'd rather have that."
Needless to say that without the Wayans, there's something about the Scary Movie franchise that lost its identity. I felt that a bit with this one and moreso with the two that would follow suit. It was their franchise and without them, it's lacking a bit.
Granted, we're also in the third entry of this franchise and there's an attempt to mature both Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris) and Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall), albeit not by much. Brenda's still as delightfully irreverent as ever, a small mercy in this one.
For Cindy, she's gotten a news anchor job and a nephew named Cody (Drew Misuska) to look after but he's consistently put in harm's way, so she's not very good as a would be guardian. That kid should've been dead halfway through this movie.
On top of that, this movie also both The Ring and Signs as the backdrop for it's main story. There's a bit of 8 Mile in the mix with Cindy's new boyfriend, George Logan (Simon Rex) and new recurring character, Mahalik (Anthony Anderson). The rap battle were not great to watch at all.
As for Brenda, yup she became a victim of Tabitha (Marny Eng) but not before she got a few smacks in herself as did The Oracle (Queen Latifah). No point morning Brenda because, well, she'll be back in the fourth movie and her death, while funny here wasn't quite as effective as the first movie.
Outside of Cindy and Brenda, you've got aliens who kick people in the crotch in order to greet, George's brother, Tom (Charlie Sheen) and niece, Sue (Jianna Ballard), the President played Leslie Nielsen and two characters getting married by the end. Throw in a thwarted alien invasion and a ghost girl free of her curse and things did grind to an ending.
- Other spoofs included The Matrix and it's sequel and a somewhat dated Michael Jackson joke at the time.
- Other cameos/minor roles in this movie included Pamela Anderson, Simon Cowell, Camryn Manheim, Jenny McCarthy, Denise Richards, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Hart, Ja Rule and lots of different rappers. All of whom were popular in the 2000s.
- Standout music: Elfie's School Girls and Aman's Creep While You Sleep.
- Chronology: A couple of years since the events of the previous movie.
Scary Movie 3 doesn't quite hit as well as the first two and it's definitely the start of a slippery slope for this franchise. There's some laughs to be had but also a lot that doesn't land the way it should either.
Rating: 6 out of 10
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