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Scary Movie 3
EMAILPRINTDimension Films / Miramax Films

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 28 critic reviews
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Based on 91 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy | Horror | Sci-fi
Written by:
Craig Mazin
Kevin Smith
Brian Lynch
Pat Proft
Directed by: David Zucker
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 24, 2003
DVD: May 11, 2004
Running Time: 90 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for pervasive crude and sexual humor, language, comic violence and drug references
Starring Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Regina Hall, Denise Richards, Jeremy Piven, Queen Latifah, Eddie Griffin, Anthony Anderson, and Simon Rex
The Scary Movie gang is back for the third installment in this spoof series.
Also On Metacritic
FILM: Scary Movie Scary Movie 2 Scary Movie 4
Also On The Web: Internet Movie Database View The Trailer Official Studio Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
Like its two predecessors, Scary Movie 3 is a hit-or-miss affair, but the gags that connect really connect.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
It is consistently entertaining and frequently hilarious, the violence of the slapstick so cartoonish that it does not spoil the fun.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
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.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
Scary Movie 3 is a veritable time capsule of of-this-moment kitsch, schlock and bad taste. And it's funny, too.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
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.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Thanks to director Zucker, this is by far the best installment yet -- there's less bathroom humor and more "Airplane!"-type lunacy.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
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.
Read Full Review >Village Voice David Ng
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.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Teresa Wiltz
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.
Read Full Review >Film Threat Kevin Carr
Overall, the whole isnt 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.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
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.
Read Full Review >Dallas Observer Gregory Weinkauf
A bucket of crap, but at well under 90 minutes it's a small bucket, and half the crap is amusing.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Robert K. Elder
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."
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Jason Anderson
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.
Read Full Review >USA Today Mike Clark
The time might be right for the Scary movies to quit on top, even though, alas, there are no term limits for sequels.
Read Full Review >New York Post Jonathan Foreman
Although Scary Movie 3 boasts the same relaxed attitude to racial and sexual humor, some of the same eye for movieland ridiculousness, along with the usual cameos (Pamela Anderson and Simon Cowell), it lacks a single explosive, roll-on-the-floor gag, and too often repeats and belabors jokes that are merely OK.
Read Full Review >Variety Dennis Harvey
Results here are just middling funny, with no truly memorable high points and a sum impact that goes poof!
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
Notably Wayansless. It's also notably devoid of a point of view.
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan
One of the funniest things in Scary Movie 3 is Pamela Anderson. She makes us laugh. And not just at her (though she's game to poke fun at her image) but with her.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen
Ends up committing the spoof genre's worst crime: becoming a tired parody of itself.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Matt Bonesteel
The gags come with such unrelenting speed, it's like trying to read the CNN scroll at the bottom of the television screen while fast-forwarding: You may catch a few of the words, but most of it is lost on the viewer.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Scott Foundas
As in the late-period works of Mel Brooks, the very structure of the film feels irreparably fatigued.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
The average issue of Mad magazine contains significantly smarter movie satire, because Mad goes for the vulnerable elements and Scary Movie 3 just wants to quote and kid.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Films like this are the definition of "critic proof"; if the casting, synopsis and very concept don't deter you, you'll probably find it very funny.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Peter Hartlaub
After the first few minutes, viewers will get the feeling they just emerged from a 14-month coma. Even the non-movie jokes focus on last year's news.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
If there's one thing this motion picture proves, it's that "The Naked Gun 33 1/3" wasn't the final insult from a founding ZAZ (Zucker/Abrams/Zucker) member; this is.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.1 (out of 10) based on 91 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Gavin C gave it a6:
Less foul-mouthed jokes and more original jokes make this film more appealing.
sydney o. gave it a10:
This was a pure genius comedy! all the jokes were funny and the humor in it was outstanding!
Alex G. gave it a6:
I did not particularly like the first two as i thought the Wayans Brothers can't grasp this kind of comedy but when i found out that David Zucker would be taking over i was itrigued to see what he would do to make these movies funny, he bought in spoof acting veteran Leslie Nielson to play a brilliant and rather accurate president of the United States and spoof a bad movie, Signs, Charlie Sheen And Simon Rex were good additions to the cast as well as the two new black guys who are very funny.
Rubaiyath H. gave it a10:
I just could not stop laughing while watchin this movie. Specially the scenes of Beating up the dead girl in the cofin, the President, Rap battle and the news reporter. All of the Scary movies are grreat. Not only the 3rd one.
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
Hilarious, brilliant, comedy classic.
Katherine gave it a10:
I think it's the best of all the Scary Movies.
Darkever gave it a7:
Probably the best Scary Movie ever (followed directly by Scary Movie 1), it's full of funny moments, good laughts and crazy characters. Too bad, there are a few excessive scenes (like the one in the white house with the handicaps) that ruin the general atmosphere. WARNING: this is not a serious movie! Watch this only if you want to have some casual fun!
