3 Nuts!
Director: Wes Craven
Scream is back and bloodier than ever. Eleven years after the last Scream movie, Wes Craven was ready to give it another go. Was bringing this franchise back for the 21st century really necessary? Absolutely, and it’s a damn good thing they did.
Poor Sydney Prescott, this woman just can’t seem to catch a break. In this installment Prescott (Neve Campbell, Scream) returns to her home town of Woodsboro, where the infamous “Woodsboro killings” took place years earlier. She is there to publicize her new self-help book about her life and the horrific murders that have befallen so many of her friends over the years. It finally seems like things are settling down for Sydney. Of course, that doesn’t last long when a new ‘Ghostface Killer’ arrives on the scene to once again ruin her life and the lives of the people close to her. It now appears her younger cousin Jill Roberts (Emma Roberts) and her friends are the new targeted victims.
This movie did not disappoint. It’s clever, suspenseful, and delivers the perfect balance of frights and laughs. The audience will still be creeped out and on the edge of their seats. This is what makes the franchise so great (especially the first two Scream movies), its ability to poke fun at horror movies while at the same time remain true to the horror genre. The film makes fun of itself which the audience has come to expect, but this time it goes one step beyond; making fun of itself for making fun of itself. The film is aware that the franchise is being dragged out and somehow they still make it work.
All the familiar faces the viewer has come to love (less the ones killed over the years) are back including Courteney Cox and David Arquette. It’s nice to see them again, picking up their old character roles and being worked into the new plot.
One of the best parts of Scream films are the introductions. The original Scream had one of the creepiest horror movie introductions to date. Scream 2’s intro was extremely clever, in which the opening scene takes place in a movie theater. It’s hard to imagine a scarier scene to watch while the viewers are seated in a movie theater themselves. This intro although not as good, still was very well done and fits in perfectly with the feel of the originals.
In a peaNut Shell: Scream 4 is one hell of a good time. If the viewer enjoyed the first two films this one will not disappoint. It may not be as good as the first two but it’s impressive how smart this movie is considering that this is the fourth installment. With all the unsatisfactory horror movies put out today, the audience will walk out of this one pleased.
First published in The Daily Targum
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