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.

It's no shock that I love horror movies... Last Halloween, I designed my whole blog around scary movies. This week, I've done something similar: I designed the blog around an up and coming movie, Scream 4.

Let me tell you why I'm excited. Like Toy Story, the 'Scream' movies are a trilogy, or quadrilogy now, that my generation has grown up with. "Do you wanna play a game" has to be one of the most well-known movie quotes out there... and the concept of the movie was absolutely original... it gave my friends and many other people a great line to drop when prank calling people.

Ok, ok so a white-masked, knife-stabbing killer isn't so original (ref. Halloween), but in the creation of "Scream", a villain & costume was created as well, and was turned into one of the most recognizable faces/costumes out there. Here's the major difference between the two: Scream vs. Halloween. When Michael Meyers chases you, he walks. When "Ghostface" chases you, he runs!

Since I saw the first movie, Ghostface has been a returning character to many of my recurring nightmares. Even though the movie may not have been the scariest I've seen, just the thought of a hooded figure popping out of the dark and stabbing you right in the gut, sends chills down my spine.

+ the first 'Scream' did something many movies have failed to do in years. It accomplished an intro that people will remember for the rest of their lives. Forget Sidney Prescott and the rest of the cast, Drew Barrymore's thrilling intro instantly made Scream a favorite scary movie upon the first time I watched it. I'll tell you what, I bet there's wasn't one kid willing to be alone after watching that. This week's Entertainment Weekly magazine rated the first movie very highly compared to 2 & 3- I bet this is why. Furthermore, the same magazine a few weeks ago also referenced Drew Barrymore's performance in Scream and went on the say they believed that her career was re-boosted following her small role.

I'll be sure to continue this train of thought next time---

Here is my plan over the rest of this week, and the next 2 weeks: 

& Scream wont be all I write about... I'll still write on other things too!

Till next time.