What's Your Favourite Scary Movie?

Scream 4, directed by Wes Craven, starring Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox.

The Story:

It's been 10 years since the Woodsboro Massacre, (the events which took place in the original Scream) and Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), now an author of a bestselling book, returns to her hometown on the first stop of her book signing tour. Sidney reconnects with her young cousin Jill (Emma Roberts) and friends Dewey Riley (David Arquette) and Gale Weathers-Riley (Courteney Cox). Unfortunately, Sidney's arrival also brings out the return of Ghostface putting all those connected to Sidney in danger.

This movie was a gimmie for me. I am a huge fan of the Scream franchise. However, I was a little skeptical about the release of a 4th movie in the series. And yes, it is a 4th in the series, not a remake as some people have mistakenly branded it.

I was thoroughly impressed with this film. From the beginning, I felt like I was watching the original. Not in the sense that the 4th film was regugitating old concepts from the original, it was more like the newer film was revitalizing elements from the older film; elements that made Scream such a good series.

Casting was on point. Emma Roberts as the new "Sidney" was a smart choice. However, though her character was in some ways like Sidney Prescott, she was also vastly different. Neve Campbell was still the main character; something a Scream fan would truly appreciate. The character of Sidney is the ultimate survivor - the one that defies all horror movie stereotypes, and it was nice to see that this notion was kept intact.

As in the past three Scream films, the opening sequence is witty, scary and clever. It's not often a film can do that, let alone a horror film. Bravo, Mr. Craven. Bravo. 

If you're a Scream fan, you will be happy with what Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson (the genius pair that originally brought Scream to the big screen) have created with this fourth installment in the franchise. If you're new to the franchise, start from the beginning before tackling this fourth film as you will not appreciate the storyline without knowing the back story.

Verdict: See it.

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And going back to the title of this blog (the famous line uttered in the first Scream movie) What is your favourite scary movie?

*Apologies for the extreme lateness of this post. I have been severely neglecting this blog and have decided to dedicate more time to it. This post was sitting in the draft section and I decided not to waste it. Stay tuned for more posts more often!

Until next time; Dance Magic Dance!