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Volume CXXXIII, Number 7 |
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Third time, some charm left
DIANA HEALD
STAFF WRITER
We've all seen more than a few horror movies that are hard to take seriously. Luckily, Scary Movie 3 makes fun of most of them and even goes the extra mile by making fun of some of the sub-par non-horror movies that have come out in the past few years.
This "cinematic masterpiece," directed by David Zucker (Airplane, Naked Gun) features the exploits of Cindy (Anna Farris), who views a mysterious video tape and then receives a phone call telling her she will die in seven days. As if that's not stressful enough, her nephew also possesses strange powers: he can see the future and likes to draw scary pictures depicting the death of his friends and family.
Meanwhile, Tom Logan (Charlie Sheen) and his brother George (Simon Rex), discover mysterious crop circles in the cornfield on their family farm, which seems to have something to do with the strange screaming noises coming out of Tom's basement. As luck would have it, George's niece is in the same class as Cindy's nephew, and when they pick up the kids at the same time, the immediately fall in love. George, a struggling white rapper, invites Cindy to watch him battle rap with Fat Joe, taking their relationship to the next level.
Unfortunately, the murderous video tape continues to circulate, posing more and more of a danger to the residents of the Washington, D.C. area. The plot thickens when the President (Leslie Nielson) enlists Cindy's help to fight both the evil effects of the video tape and the aliens who are apparently about to attack.
Nothing is off limits in this installment of the Scary Movie series: Zucker pokes fun at movies such as Signs, The Ring, 8 Mile, Independence Day, and The Matrix. However, one of the most amusing scenes is not a movie spoof: it involves the exploits of Michael Jackson.
Scary Movie 3 includes guest appearances by many famous personalities, including Queen Latifah, Pamela Anderson, Macy Gray, Ja Rule, Simon Cowell from American Idol, and Fat Joe.
Overall, Zucker isn't above taking cheap shots at celebrities and movies to get a few laughs. The result is a hilarious, if somewhat crude, film at the expense of several modern blockbusters.
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