And the killer is.... I'm not telling you that. I am not going to be one of those people who told you that Bruce Willis was a ghost all along in The Sixth Sense or Thelma and Louise drove off the hill at the end of the film, or Darth Vader was really Luke Skywalkers father. Nope not going to do it. So shell out your $8 bucks and go see it because I am not telling (or just google, some douche will likely ruin it for everyone by posting it on the Internet, but not this blogger) Anyway, it is that time again when the sequels are coming out for the Autumn/Winter big box office time (or Spring/Summer for my overseas readers) and it is time once again to see what is happening with Sidney, Dewey and Gale the original survivors for the last three installments of the Scream franchise. So what have the guys been up to lately since Ghostface decided to have a bit of a nap for the last 11 years and why all of a sudden has he decided to pop up after all this time, and really will the audience care at all? Read on to find out.
Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has not had a very fun life since her teenage years. In high school her boyfriend and his best mate decided to kill a whole bunch of people. In her college years she was once again harassed by the parent of one of the boys and a serial killer. And in her adult life she was confined to a secluded area until murders started to happen to the cast in a movie based on her life (the stupidest one in the franchise, sorry guys but it was lame). Anyway, Sidney is back once again 11 years later to come back to Woodsboro. The town that started it all. But many things have changed since 1996. The world has technology at it's fingertips with Facebook, YouTube, blogging, and twitter at our disposal. Everyone wants their 15 minutes of fame and now thanks to these devices they can be. So what better way then to become the main killer and show the world a new star has been born then by making yourself an Internet sensation where you will live on forever through the world wide web. And what better way then to hunt down the one person that will make them this star then Sidney Prescott the original survivor. Sidney is now an accomplished author, writing about self help and how she dealt with this traumatic event. But lets not forget the rest of them. Gale is still married to Dewey who is now the Captain of the police force. Gail is still the sassy reporter who needs a hit to make her famous again. But now it's time for some fresh blood. Joining the gang are a new breed of young ones (and for once they actually look like high school students). We have Sidney's cousin Jill (Emma Roberts) who is having issues with her ex boyfriend Trevor (Nico Tortorella). Jill's sassy and outspoken friend Kirby (Hayden Panettiere, my fav out of all of the new ones) the cinema club who are a bit too much involved in the Stab movies Robbie (Erik Knudsen) and Charlie (Rory Culkin). Then we have the female version of Dewey, Deputy Judy (Marley Shelton) and her associates Deputy Perkins (Anthony Anderson) and Detective Hoss (Adam Brody). All the new suspects who may be wanting their 15 minutes of fame. But who is it, and why have they waited all this time? Are the rules still the same for the horror genre? Or like the tag line says, "New Decade, New Rules." Can't tell you that.
Firstly, Wes Craven is back to his best. After the disaster of his last movie My Soul to Take (didn't see it, neither did anyone else) it is great to see him do what he does best. And he welcomes back the genre that brought him back from the dead with open arms. This movie is fun, funny and like the people next to me did, will make you jump. The first ten minutes are hilarious showing all the Stab's that have been made (great to see cameo's from two of my fav actresses Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell). The humour is great and the tension as only Wes can bring is well done.
All the original actors are back to their best. It is so great to see my favs on screen especially Courtney Cox (even with her fish lips why Courtney why) who made Gale the best one out of all them this time. Courtney knows her comic timing and gives enough sassy hard ass attitude to still make Gale a character worth watching. The rest of the cast I can't really say much about. In my opinion you can't beat the originals and the new cast were not very good at all. Yes, they are victims and you can't wait to see who goes next, but like the original trio there was no X factor about any of them, except Hayden and another one which I am not going to mention for spoilers sake.
To me the let down of this movie was I didn't think it was a Scream movie. Maybe since there has been so many horrors movies and the direction that they have taken, maybe these sort of scary movies don't have a place. Don't get me wrong, I thought the first ten minutes and especially the last 15 were the best out of the whole movie (loved the ending), but something was missing, that I can't put my finger on. Maybe it was because I didn't like many of the new cast and couldn't wait to see the old gang come back together. Maybe because I used to hold the original cast so close I didn't think the new cast held anything against them. Or maybe I just went in with too high expectations. But either way I did enjoy it. I thought it was hilarious more than scary. My advice. See it if you liked the rest. It is exactly the same formula. Just don't expect too much and you will having a screaming good time (pun intended) But please Dimension films, enough you can only go to such extremes as who the killer is that people will soon just go "Who Cares" 3/5
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