Search - Scary Movie 3 [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Profanity, Slapstick Violence Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 05/11/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 24 mins Studio: Dimension Total Copies: 61 Genres: Comedy, Slapstick, Parody/Spoof, Horror Comedy, Absurd Comedy, Gross-Out Comedy See Also: Scary Movie 3 [Fullscreen], Scary Movie 3.5 [Special Unrated Version]

While star Anna Faris returns for the third film in the Scary Movie series, the power behind the camera has shifted from the Wayans brothers to one of the Zucker brothers. The Zucker in question is David Zucker, and he's brought along his partner in movie-parody crime, Leslie Nielsen. This time around, aim is taken at such horror blockbusters as Signs and The Ring, while films of other genres, including Independence Day, 8 Mile, and The Matrix, are also lampooned. The plot finds Cindy (Faris) trying to help the president (Nielsen) thwart an alien attack while also facing crop circles and a mysterious video tape. In the spirit of the two Matrix sequels, Scary Movie 3 was shot back-to-back with Scary Movie 4. Queen Latifah, Charlie Sheen, and Eddie Griffin also star. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Anna Faris - Cindy
Anthony Anderson - Mahalik
Leslie Nielsen - The President
Camryn Manheim - Trooper Champlin
Simon Rex - George

Dimension's Scary Movie 3 disc is a strange and sometimes hilarious exercise in what happens when the right talent is handed down notes from the suits on not what to cut out, but add in. The DVD doesn't really lie -- the film in its original version was a mess. First things first, check out that 15-minute alternate ending in the Deleted & Extended menu! Where was that?...In the trash, where it deserves to be. Ordered to parody films that hadn't even come out yet, this finale is filled with out-of-nowhere riffs on everything from A Beautiful Mind to jaw-droppingly lame takes on The Hulk and, yes, even more on The Matrix Reloaded. This is where some of the footage in the first trailer went (not that you'd know from the DVD -- it wasn't included, thanks Dimension!). Switch on the commentary track to even hear the filmmakers dying from embarrassment as the train-wreck ending plays out with a crawl. Amazing enough, they tested this version on some poor souls in the theater! Not only that, but there's footage and interviews in the "Hulk vs. Aliens: Behind-the-Scenes" featurette that just proves how people really believed that this was going to be great. Ouch, indeed. The rest of the ten deleted scenes -- that's right, ten deleted scenes -- are mostly needless trash that just didn't work, though the Cindy Gets Fired scene turns out to be a gas. The commentary tracks are pretty fun, with jokes hurled left and right just as often as jeers and groans. The outtakes section is also good for a few laughs, with the rest of the extras including not one, but two making-of featurettes. Additionally, previews for the first three Osbourne season box sets are included, as is a Dimension promotional reel (again, no theatrical one for the main film). With a fine 2.35:1 widescreen image (also available in a separate full-screen version) and 5.1 Dolby Digital sound sure to rock the old entertainment system at home, this disc looks and sounds nice no matter what may be stinking on the screen. And since Scary Movie 3 is really best in spurts (especially during the non-8 Mile and The Ring moments), having it on DVD would make it easy to skip to the good stuff for some instant laughs. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide