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WSR Detailed DVD Review
Scary Movie 3.5
Widescreen
Genre: Comedy

Reviewed In Issue 85 (Jun 2004) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Anna Faris, Anthony Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Camryn Manheim, Simon Rex, Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy, Darrell Hammond, Kevin Hart, D.L. Hughley, Ja Rule, Drew Mikuska, Jeremy Piven, George Carlin, Queen Latifah, Eddie Griffin, Denise Richards, Regina Hall & Charlie Sheen

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
DD Sound Rating: 3.5
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Reference Systems
Critics' Composite Score: 2.5
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Special Features
Includes audio commentary by director David Zucker, producer Robert K. Weiss, and writers Craig Mazin and Pat Proft; ten deleted or extended scenes; a 23-minute making of featurette; a five-minute For Real highlight; a four-minute blooper reel; and a four-minute segment showcasing an alternate ending.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Dimension Home Video
(Catalog Number): 34626
(MPAA Rating): PG13
(Rating Reason):

Pervasive crude and sexual humor, language, comic violence and drug references
(Retail Price): $29.99
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 84
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2003
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 05/11/04
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): David Zucker
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
"The Ring" and "Signs" are the targets of some ribbing in "Scary Movie 3," the third installment of the Wayans Brothers

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture has a light, brightly colored picture with natural fleshtones and deep blacks. Images are sharp and detailed, with satisfying contrast and shadow delineation. Paying homage to the rap-battle look of 8 Mile is a color scheme that is a little bit desaturated with greenish-gray overtones. There is some edge enhancement noticed that can occasionally be a bit of a distraction, and pixelization adds a bit of a

Soundtrack:
The Dolby