Question about Scream 3

[ahmunmun]

I don't know if there are any Scream fans here, but I thought I'd try this forum first before trying the Movies forum, since there are more people here.

Does anyone recall at the beginning of Scream 3, it shows Sydney answering calls under the name Laura and then someone (ghostface) actually calls in and torments her? What's with the whole Laura thing? Is this for a radio show or something? I checked Wikipedia and it gives no information about that scene.

Again, I don't know if Scream is a hit in this forum but I thought I might give it a try.

 

[WileyCoyote]

The Scream movies sucked. No reason to believe the new one will be any better.

 

[ahmunmun]

Thanks but I am hoping to get the answer to my question about Scream 3.

Anyone?

 

[mina]

I think (if I remember correctly) she is doing anonymous counseling, like on a hotline. People call in who are depressed or need someone to talk to and counselours talk them through things. It's all anonymous even the counselours so people feel like they can talk openly about their problems.

 

[Blank123]

I think (if I remember correctly) she is doing anonymous counseling, like on a hotline. People call in who are depressed or need someone to talk to and counselours talk them through things. It's all anonymous even the counselours so people feel like they can talk openly about their problems.

this.

Weirdly I just heard on the radio not too long ago that they're going to make a fourth Scream movie.

 

[GQ Chris]

aren't all the original actors a little too long in the tooth to make another Scream sequel..

 

[Blank123]

you would have thought so. but hey their original audience were all in highschool when they started putting out those movies. Now they're all grown up, out of college, raising families and longing to relive the days of their long-lost youth. there's probably a penny or two still to be made off of this

 

[MacFall]

It's called Dawson casting.

 

[Edwards1984]

aren't all the original actors a little too long in the tooth to make another Scream sequel..

Hey, if Harrison Ford can do an Indiana Jones movie when he's 300 years old...

 

[mina]

Well I think the original actors are supposed to be out of college now and enveloped in careers and the Sydney character is returning home to reconnect with anyone who isnt dead. Although you would think that her hometown would bring back too many memories of gore and that would be reason enough to stay away. I really liked the first Scream; it was interesting as slasher satire. But the rest were sort of silly even for the genre; I still watched them though . I don't have a lot of interest in the fourth one though. It's been done.

 

[Edwards1984]

The first Scream to me came across as overrated. I didn't see how it was satire outside of a joke every now and then. It seemed more like a serious slasher movie that passed off as satire by admitting it was ripping off other slasher films.

"Wow! This is like Prom Night!"

Well yeah, because you ripped it off.

 

[Blank123]

lol yeah I didn't even realise it was supposed to be satire until I read that randomly someplace.

 

[mina]

hmmmm, well then i guess i'm so stupid for liking it then.

 

[Tim Myers]

Sorry....I joined Slasher Movies Anonymous two years ago......

 

[Fremdin]

Well I think the original actors are supposed to be out of college now and enveloped in careers and the Sydney character is returning home to reconnect with anyone who isnt dead. Although you would think that her hometown would bring back too many memories of gore and that would be reason enough to stay away. I really liked the first Scream; it was interesting as slasher satire. But the rest were sort of silly even for the genre; I still watched them though . I don't have a lot of interest in the fourth one though. It's been done.

I liked the first and second one quite a bit, but I was the target demographic. I also had to go babysit after I saw the 2nd one, not a fun night and yet a really fun night

 

[Thunder Peel]

They should change up the formula this time:

A group of 40-somethings, taking a road trip to overcome their various mid-life crises, are suddenly taken aboard an alien ship and forced into a country music showdown against Kenny Chesney and his band of (possibly) gay cowboys. There should also be a subplot involving a talking spider who wears a top hat and a killer Al Gore robot.

 

[ahmunmun]

Mina and Little Tigress, thank you for answering my original question!

Now, I love Scream 1 and 2. For Scream 1, it was interesting how the most obvious suspect in Sydney's eyes (her boyfriend) ended up being the killer. Normally it's the least expected one but I like how the writer made the killers the most obvious one AND the least expected one (Stu).

For Scream 2, I cheated and read the summary online before watching the film, but I've had mixed opinions about this. Some thought the killers were too obvious; some even forgot the killers existed in the movie and had no way of suspecting them. Still, I love Scream 2 almost as much as Scream 1.

I dislike Scream 3 because there was a big red herring when the killer faked his own death and Gale checked his pulse to confirm he was dead, but then he ended up being the killer? Also the voice changing device was just messed up.

I am looking forward to Scream 4. I just want to know what the ending is as I'm curious as to whether I would like it! But somehow I don't think it will turn out to be a big hit because as some of you guys have said, a decade is a long time to make a sequel and also, the first three Screams were written as though it would be a trilogy so it's almost like Scream 4 wasn't meant to be. Hence, I'm really curious as to the plot even if it might not be that good.

So please don't spoil the ending for me. I am not sure if anyone knows anything, but don't tell!

 

[Edwards1984]

So please don't spoil the ending for me. I am not sure if anyone knows anything, but don't tell!

Oh you mean when Superman flies in and saves the day?

I kid of course.

 

[Blank123]

lol hey I plan on seeing it when they do release it. It'll probably be cheesy but hey I'm committed to the series now