Filled with tired jokes and redundant sight gags, Scary Movie 3 is one sequel too many in a franchise whose humor was dubious to begin with. Spoofing such recent films as Signs, The Ring, The Others, The Matrix, and 8 Mile, Scary Movie 3 is consistently uninspired, a conglomeration of unoriginal bits leading up to a completely goofy, groan-inducing finale (although it's a far cry better than the alternate ending Zucker considered using).

        Missing from this installment are the Wayans Brothers and their absence is, I think, a contributing factor to how poorly written the script is. They injected a brand of zany, hilarious humor into the first two films that is sorely missed here. The saving grace of this film, as she was with the first two, is the adorable Anna Faris. She plays her ditzy character so straight and with so much sincerity you cannot help but bust out laughing at the inane observations that come from her mouth. Simon Rex is her male counterpart, a wide-eyed innocent just as dumb as she is who fancies himself a rapper a la Eminem. Some of the movies funnier moments occur when these two are together on-screen. Charlie Sheen is….well, Charlie Sheen. I don't think this guy could act his way out of a wet paper bag and here he's used as fodder for a series of gags that involve punches and kicks to sensitive areas of his anatomy.

       Scary Movie 3 is presented in 1.85:1 widescreen anamorphic and 5.1 Dolby Digital. Bonus features include a behind the scenes featurette of about 30 minutes in length that consists mainly of the cast stroking one another's egos; several deleted scenes including an alternate ending that re-defines the meaning of stupid; a brief blooper reel; full-length commentary from director Zucker; and a second behind the scenes featurette that spoofs the first.

Although Scary Movie 3 starts promisingly enough (a pillow fight featuring Pamela Anderson and Jenny McCarthy dressed as Catholic school girls is always a good thing!), it falls far short of the witty humor and intelligent comedic observations I expect from a good spoof.