SYNOPSIS: Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer. – via IMDB
And here we are, the final movie! Thank you all for sticking with me, reading, commenting, everything. As always, it’s appreciate it! It’s been a blast.
This one is definitely not right up there like the first two movies, but this is really not the worst movie to be added to a franchise, especially so long after the fact. It is infinitely better than the last one though, that’s for sure! I will always be a fan of the fact that the same cast has always returned for their roles, it just gives the whole experience a more cohesive and authentic feeling, which is awesome.
Thank goodness Cox’s hair was sorted out – Scream 3 did her no wonders whatsoever, and whoever styled her hair with that fringe should have been shot. Seriously. Her and Dewey being together is adorable, and I will not lie, that blonde woman, Hicks, who was hitting on Dewey? She really made me angry Stay away or go find an available man, hooker!
I am still not sold on Emma Roberts – even her face just looks like a spoiled brat to me, and she always comes across like that, too. Ugh. She isn’t even that great an actress (or I have yet to see her in anything where she wows me, at any rate). Giving her such a huge role in here peeved me a bit, but there were other things to enjoy. As I understand it, there was quite some backlash when Hayden Panettiere was cast for this (although much humble pie has been eaten since, by the sound of it). I thought she was great, and definitely a character I had a lot of fun with.
Sidney has the worst agent of all time and she annoyed the fuck out of me. Like can you even?! The woman had no morals or scruples! There were quite a few reprehensible characters for this one though, but you can deal with it. There was a strong focus on the teens again, very reminiscent of Scream, and I enjoyed exploring that avenue again, though modern kids are less entertaining than they think they are.
Dewey with some power was awesome, and to see him getting hit on by the other cop and that pissing Gale off was classic, even though that woman irritated me (as I mentioned). Hicks did provide some classic entertainment for unleashing the snippy Gale Weathers we all know and love though.
Sidney is back in action of course, and the woman just keeps on getting crap flung at her. She has in no way had an easy life, and people seem so keen on constantly making her relive awful torment. This time around she is not taking anything, and puts up a great defense, terrified or not. She is making her stand and that is just that.
I almost died when they tried to call Rory Culkin’s Charlie Walker this generation’s Billy Loomis. Are you freaking kidding me??????
My argument:
Billy Loomis – sexy
Charlie Walker – not so much
The new and improved “rules” that were put forth in this movie and explored made me laugh, there were quite a few industry digs and they were handled quite well.
For a sequel to a set of films so long after the fact, Scream 4 is highly successful and hits quite a few high points and misses in other places, but that isn’t an issue for the most part.
Overall I had an absolute blast going back to these films as well as watching this one, the only one I hadn’t seen. I can see myself watching the hell out of these movies again, so much fun to be had! Thank you all so much for undertaking this journey with me, taking the time to read and share comments, I always appreciate it!
Liked this movie quite a bit, a nice return to form. Good review!
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I agree!
Thank you!
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I liked this part too. Surprisingly good after the third one. And have you seen Emma Roberts’ Wild Child? It was better than I expected, altogether the best one I’ve seen from her. Maybe it’s because she gets to play this kind of character you described her to look like. 😛
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Glad to hear you enjoyed this!
I have not. Worth a watch?
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Well, it’s quite stupid actually but I was still pleasantly surprised. Emma Roberts plays this snobby American coming to boarding school in England after being an ass to her family. You have definitely watched worse films (Hot Chick…) lately. 😀
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xD LOL! I suppose I have watched worse films lately!
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Good review Zoe. Did the franchise need a re-boot? Not really. But it was nice to see that it wasn’t as terrible as it could have definitely been.
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Absolutely agree with you. Reboots can be so dodgy!
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Dearest best one
Love the review. I need to watch this.
Kidney
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Mah Kindest!
Thank you! Maybe sometime when you visit we can have a most awesome Scream binge 😀 😀 😀
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I was actually properly surprised by the killer here.
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I think they worked it better in this one than the two before it.
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