My PIRANHA dvd didn't arrive on time so
I will review that later. But I did pick up SCREAM 4 on blu ray.
Look, I love the SCREAM films. I think
they are smart, well written and, at times, scary. SCREAM 4 is no
different. Picking up years after the third film, Sydney has written
a book about deciding to stop being a victim. It's a best seller
that's taken her on a tour around the country. Her tour ends in
Woodsboro where Dewey and Gail are married and Dewey's running the
Sheriff's department.
In the 10 years since the first
murders, the STAB movie franchise has exploded with 7 chapters. The
start of the movie runs us through three or four of those in a most
awesome opening sequence. Sydney arrives in Woodsboro and you
guessed, Mr. Ghostface is there. The film also introduces and then
butchers, a young, new cast. I delighted at the deconstruction of
the modern horror genres. I'll keep the breakdown short to avoid
spoilers.
So, I think the film is a worthy sequel
to one of the great franchises in movie history. It ups the body count, really drives the suspense and remains very meta in its deconstruction of the horror genre. Rumor is that there
will be a 5 & 6. Count me in. And remember the first rule of
remakes. “Don't fuck with the original.”
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