Scream 3 (2000) dir. Wes Craven
15 minutes Paul. Damn! Anyway, the reason I am here is to help you so that my death will not be in vain; That my lifeβs work will save some other poor soul from getting mutilated. If this killer does come back and heβs for real, there are a few things that you gotta remember. Is this simply another sequel? Well if it is, same rules apply. But-hereβs the critical thing-if you find yourself dealing with an unexpected back story and a preponderance of exposition, then the sequel rules DO NOT apply. Because you are not dealing with a sequel, you are dealing with the concluding chapter of a trilogy. Thatβs right, itβs a rarity in the horror field but it does exist, and it is a force to be reckoned with. Because true trilogies are all about going back to the beginning and discovering something that wasnβt true from the get go. Godfather, Jedi, all revealed something that we thought was true that wasnβt true. So if it is a trilogy you are dealing with, here are some super trilogy rules: 1. You got a killer whoβs going to be super human. Stabbing him wonβt work. Shooting him wonβt work. Basically in the third one you gotta cryogenically freeze his head, decapitate him, or blow him up. 2. Anyone including the main character can die. This means you Syd. Iβm sorry. Itβs the final chapter. It could be fucking βReservoir Dogsβ by the time this thing is through. Number 3. The past will come back to bite you in the ass. Whatever you think you know about the past, forget it. The past is not at rest. Any sins you think were committed in the past are about to break out and destroy you. So in closing, let me say good luck, god speed, and for some of you, Iβll see you soon. βCause the rules say some of you ainβt gonna make it. I didnβt, not if youβre watching this tape.
