SCRE4M: A Great Thriller

I walk into the theaters already worried that the original cast will be killed off. The movie opens with scenes from "Stab 6" & "7" and ending with two local high-school victims stabbed to death in Woodsboro. This happens the night before Sidney returns to her hometown... So is she the killer? That was my first thought. The film didn't waste any time getting into the chaos. Instantly, Sidney is thrown into the mix when evidence from the brutal murders the night before ends up in the trunk of her car... Taking this as a warning, she starts to fear for her life and those of her Aunt and younger cousin (new characters introduced in '4'). Her cousin, played by Emma Roberts, then receives a call from the killer, which then in return, forces the Sheriff (Dewey) to order a protective detail on Sidney's family... As you can assume, this "protection" was virtually ineffective.

This is about as much of the story as I'll give... I'm not one to give a way the plots and endings... so to tell you what you may want to know, the movie introduces a whole slew of new characters (Emma Robert's friends) as a new generation. Sidney, Dewey, & Gale all are all in the movie as well and are confronted with the masked killer, but the whole movie plays upon the notion "Do you f*ck with the originals?" As Sidney asks ghostface in the movie "Do you have the guts?"... this was the basic theme of my night... I didn't care about the new kids- I cared about the original cast. I knew it was a possibility they may get killed off, so I was on the edge of my seat the whole time wondering if Wes Craven (Director) was going to allow the main characters to be slaughtered.

So do they get killed? And who's the killer? You'll just have to go see the movie. One question I can answer: Is it worth watching? Absolutely. You may have watched all three other movies and realized how "sucky" the last one may have been... well, the fourth installment is probably almost as good as the original, in my opinion. It may not have been that great if it was the first of the series... but because it was the fourth movie, I believe the intentions of the film were mostly for the fans- making it gut-wrenching and nail-biting as ever.

So, if you liked the first Scream, then you'll definitely like the 4th. And be prepared for your socks to be knocked off, because there are some pretty huge shockers (I won't tell). And as the only spoiler of the night: Scream 5 has already been contracted... so maybe we'll see more of our favorite characters... or just more of the new ones... :) You'll just have to go see it!

So, what should I rate the movie... on Flixter, I gave the movie 4 out of 5 stars, so I'll stick with that. Hope you go see it, and hope you enjoy it.

Till next time.