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"Scream 3" is pretty good, though. It's still not as good as the first two. The whole deal with Sidney's mom being in Hollywood was, I thought, a bit far-fetched. Also, it relies WAY too much on standard horror cliches. Hello! This is what the "Scream" films were trying to parody. Dewey and Gale both split up to look for the killer.

Also, this film is not that bloody at all! Ugh! That was part of what made the first two what they were. Don't get me wrong. My heart goes out to those who were lost and their families in all the school shootings that have happened lately (that was the reason, wasn't it?), but still, don't let it affect one of the greatest horror movie franchises of all time!

"Last Call," a 1990 erotic thriller from Jag Munhdra, the director of the steam-fest, "Night Eyes," starring Tanya Roberts and Andrew Stevens, is on the loose again with this little sexcapade which involves handsome real estate guy (William Katt) falling in love with the secretary of the guy he's just merged businesses with (Shannon Tweed). Anyway, the guy, Jason is his name, turns out to be a crook, and he embezzles millions of dollars from his clients' companies. Katt and Tweed, soon fall in love, and together they embezzle back what Katt's company has lost in assets, all the while having little escapades in elevators, staircases, and even on the roof of Tweed's apartment building. Stella Stevens (Andrew's mama) even turns in an appearance.

Overall, this movie was pretty good. It was one of the first to launch the wave of erotic soft-core sex thrillers, which were SUPPOSED TO (but they haven't always) feature: a good plot, decent acting, alluring actors and actresses, and scenes of feverish sex and nudity. "Last Call" directly followed the much sturdier predecessor "Night Eyes," which had scenes with candlewax, in the show, and a health hazard on some stairs.>However, "Last Call" is still enjoyable. Oh, by the way, while Shannon's character is a secretary by day, she is a bad girl exotic dancer by night.

Be forewarned that her act is very, very scary!!!

I LOVE this movie. It's one of my all-time favorite horror movies. And guess what? You don't hear the F-Word (****) you've all heard before in this one AT ALL! It's great. Aside from the lack of a lot of nasty language, there was a good, sturdy plot with great acting, good special effects (they look great, because this was filmed before computerized special effects came into the film scene) and a good story. The story involves Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke, who died about 3 months before the film's release) coming to live with her Aunt Pat (she hates to be called "Trish") and Uncle Bruce (Nancy Allen and Tom Skerrit) and cousin Donna (Lara Flynn Boyle in her first performance). Well, Kane's found her again! And he won't settle for NOT having her. Watch in suspense as Allen and Skerrit travel through a maze of illusions conjured by Kane! It's priceless!

**Note** Julian Beck, the original portrayer of Rev. Kane in the first two films, died either before this film was started or in the filming or something from stomach cancer. So, another guy plays Kane. That explains why the viewer doesn't see many close-ups of his face.