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Originally Posted by The Terrible Grumbler

yes, there were inaccuracies in my review. Sorry. I wrote it off the top of my head having not seen it in quite a while.

Anyway, last night I had a chance to revisit the entire trilogy again and was quite surprised by the third installment. I managed to watch it in it's original aspect ratio for the first time - for some reason my disc automatically plays at a stretched up 4:3 so I adjusted it to 16:9 with the black lines and enjoyed it properly. I still think it looks different to the first two films; much darker, but it is better than I remembered.

I originally saw Scream 3 as a pirate copy back in 2000 which was very dark and barely watchable, so my memories may be tainted by that experience. This is why I don't watch or recommend pirate films anymore!

Anyway, I'm digressing. The first Scream is by far the strongest installment in the trilogy, but the second film is a worthy contender. Some nice set pieces (the theatre finale and the scene with the crashed car spring to mind), interesting characters and unexpected revelations. It's nice to watch all three films and reveal the Loomis/Prescott family relations.

The crash in 2 was really well done. I too, enjoyed the 3rd one.