I'm rewatching the Scream series with my girlfriend who, when we watched Scream, said that it was her favorite slasher or maybe even indeed horror movie we've seen yet. Good choice.
The thing about the Scream series is that, while it gets better (from my memory) when it hits 4 5 and 6, Scream 2 is pretty bad and Scream 3 is really bad. They get deep into the lore of the Stab series and are trying so hard to comment on their legacy as they age and it really takes you out of the movie. They also become so horribly time stamped because they were trying to be prescient, to the point where Scream 3 has Jay and Silent Bob make a cameo? Who the fuck thought that would age well??
Urban Legends Final Cut was very clearly influenced by Scream and this movie came out the same year as Scream 3. This time, there's a movie within a movie, which is fun, except it's similar to Stab, and its trying really hard to make the joke before you do. Things get out of hand as actors and crew on the film shoot begin to get picked off and its a whodunit as we suspect different people.
This plays like a second tier Scream 3, especially as I rewatch Scream 3 and see how much it involves Stab 3. ULFC is like a average enough slasher with some fun but nothing super special it brings to the table. I'd say it's about 3 stars. For the record, I guess Scream 3 is like a 3 also.
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