Scream 3 (2000)

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Rating: R

Release Date: Feb 4, 2000

Running Time: 116 mins. (V)

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Parker Posey, Liev Schreiber, Patrick Dempsey, Jenny McCarthy, Scott Foley, Lance Henriksen, Matt Keeslar

director: Wes Craven

After surviving numerous attacks by knife-wielding maniacs, Sidney lays low as a telephone crisis counselor in a secluded Northern California compound. Meanwhile, a killer is on the loose on the set of horror movie "Stab 3," a film based on the brutal events of Sidney's life. As the body count rises, Sidney is eventually lured out of hiding and back to Los Angeles to help the police track down the killer.

A character in "Scream 3" explains that the normal rules don't apply in the third part of a trilogy, but he forgets to mention the other certainty.

The final chapter, while sometimes better than the second, never tops the first. "The Return of the Jedi," "The Godfather Part III" and now "Scream 3" -- all entertain and amuse in their own semi-derivative ways, but each, especially the latest, pales in comparison to the original brand name.

It's not that "Scream 3" is completely without merit. Neve…