Like many people, my partner and I have a film library. We have plenty of videotapes, and A LOT of DVDs. We have close to 80, by last count. A good chunk of these DVDs and tapes are devoted to our obsessions of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (for me), Godzilla (for Tom), and James Bond (both of us). Beyond those, we have collected a great deal of films and TV shows over the years. But, when we buy these DVDs or receive them as gifts, the thought always crosses my mind:
"Will I actually watch this several times over? Will I actually watch [blank] again?"
Well, ladies and germs, I'm here to change that. There's much being made as of late about how box office receipts are down. Well, since there really has been a dearth of good movies out lately and the fact that I'm not working, I'm going to delve into our collection and watch some of the stuff that we have. First on my list? Scream 3. As many of you know, I'm a huge fan of the Scream movies. I find them clever and fun and scary enough. And Scream 3 doesn't disappoint. It's written by Ehren Krueger instead of Kevin Williamson, and the differences are marginal. There are less zingers and one-liners in the final chapter, but there are plenty of post-modern jokes. Some of them are clever (Jenny McCarthy's actress character whines about her character in Stab 3 -- the film within the film -- being killed in her second scene and then she's killed... and it being only her 2nd scene in the movie) and some aren't (Carrie Fisher plays a movie studio file clerk and much is made of how she looks like Carrie Fisher). The great thing about Scream 3 is that the main characters of Sydney, Dewey and Gail still ring true to the other two films. It makes sense for them to be in the positions they are at the beginning of the film, and how they react to what's going on in this one. I love the glossy cinematography, and the acting overall is excellent. (Parker Posey in particular is hilarious) Credit to Wes Craven for consistently bringing good performances out of the three main actors for all three films, even when I find them annoying in other things.
This will be an on-going series here at Jeez Jon. Maybe I'm starting something here. If you're in the mood for a movie and you don't want to go out, why not just watch something you already have? Doesn't that make sense?
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