15 years after the first one, and still a whopping 11 years after the last, Wes Craven comes out with Scream 4. Sidney's fixed her life, Dewey his limp, and Gale her hair (no really, what was happening in Scream 3, a bad wig?), but was it worth breaking the trilogy's closure? Only if Craven had something new to say about the horror genre, and he does. Since he started Scream, horror cinema has moved on, and there are notes about that, most prominently about Hollywood's remake craze and how it meta-textually interacts with beloved original films, but he takes a shot at mumblecore too, and the life-broadcasting that's still a part of life today. Again Craven populates his film with recognizable faces from television (a good way to make a star-studded movie on a small budget), but I think if the franchise kept churning out good entries, it's because he never farmed out the direction (as frequently happens in such franchises) and kept his core ensemble coming for more. Neve probably has one of the best one-liners in the whole series at the end there.
after I heard how many "famous faces" (so many actors from tv, especially CW) were cast I almost didn't want to watch it, I thought it was going to be a clusterfuck with each character getting 5 minutes of time and a weak plot, etc, etc.. but I'm glad I did watch it, because if I didn't I would've missed a decent sequel. it was so funny, which is always a plus! I loved how all characters except for Gail checked their backseat for ghostface, finally this was addressed in a movie;)
Seemed to hear nothing but bad things about this, but I thought it was fun. Mainly one for those with nostalgia for seeing the original series at the right age though.
And as someone else said, if you were expecting a belated third sequel to be "the greatest horror movie ever", you were always going to be disappointed.
honestly, it hadn't been as good as the first scream movie, but what sequel is better than the original? also i wasn't bored, i loved it how they made a great parody on every single horror sequel, including scream itself :) this movie was never meant to be taken for full, also , who expected a "the best horror movie of all times" to be the third sequel of a movie, never meant to be a scary horror movie. so, watch and enjoy, don't expect any scary moments and laugh your ass off.
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Maxahlia
Enjoyed this just as much as the original trilogy.ecnered
"Don't fuck with original!"- Sidney Prescott
jhhayes
It was much better than I anticipated. Its style and tone seemed much more on par with the original. I would recommend it.Siskoid
15 years after the first one, and still a whopping 11 years after the last, Wes Craven comes out with Scream 4. Sidney's fixed her life, Dewey his limp, and Gale her hair (no really, what was happening in Scream 3, a bad wig?), but was it worth breaking the trilogy's closure? Only if Craven had something new to say about the horror genre, and he does. Since he started Scream, horror cinema has moved on, and there are notes about that, most prominently about Hollywood's remake craze and how it meta-textually interacts with beloved original films, but he takes a shot at mumblecore too, and the life-broadcasting that's still a part of life today. Again Craven populates his film with recognizable faces from television (a good way to make a star-studded movie on a small budget), but I think if the franchise kept churning out good entries, it's because he never farmed out the direction (as frequently happens in such franchises) and kept his core ensemble coming for more. Neve probably has one of the best one-liners in the whole series at the end there.armyofshadows
"Wrong! It's Peeping Tom by Michael Powell!"leannan
Plagued with poor-ass editing and an overly-botoxed Courtney Cox, but it was still kind of fun to see the whole gang do their Scooby schtick again. :)DareDaniel
It was a good film, but it seems that most people didn't get it lol. 7/10lamb
after I heard how many "famous faces" (so many actors from tv, especially CW) were cast I almost didn't want to watch it, I thought it was going to be a clusterfuck with each character getting 5 minutes of time and a weak plot, etc, etc.. but I'm glad I did watch it, because if I didn't I would've missed a decent sequel. it was so funny, which is always a plus! I loved how all characters except for Gail checked their backseat for ghostface, finally this was addressed in a movie;)Joschi
Skips between funny, scary and ridiciulous. But, hey! It is Scream, so it is absolutely fine. Loved it for its' irony.woahitsjuanito
Really surprised me with how fantastic it was. Honestly, just an impressive and excellent movie, especially for that fact that it was a sequel.badblokebob
Seemed to hear nothing but bad things about this, but I thought it was fun. Mainly one for those with nostalgia for seeing the original series at the right age though.And as someone else said, if you were expecting a belated third sequel to be "the greatest horror movie ever", you were always going to be disappointed.
Outcaster
it's remake, baby! xDmook
A successful 'Return to Woodsboro', playing with the rules of modern remakes/reboots, and perhaps the most self-referential instalment yet. 7/10.Follow me on Twitter @LastFilmSeen
Lycas666
honestly, it hadn't been as good as the first scream movie, but what sequel is better than the original? also i wasn't bored, i loved it how they made a great parody on every single horror sequel, including scream itself :) this movie was never meant to be taken for full, also , who expected a "the best horror movie of all times" to be the third sequel of a movie, never meant to be a scary horror movie. so, watch and enjoy, don't expect any scary moments and laugh your ass off.swallowingwords
Not incredible, but WAY better than the third one.Showing items 1 – 15 of 36