Films » Scream 4
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Oh, wow. There was fairly steep downward trend between Scream 1, 2 and 3, but Scream 4 goes back to its roots and bucks the trend dramatically.
I think Scream 4 has both the best intro and the best killer so far. It hits the right blend of old familiar faces and new people, and doesn’t feel as forced like earlier instalments have. Some of the new faces have fantastic actors as well: Emma Roberts, Alison Brie and Mary McDonnell are all great, and are given meaningful parts.
The horror elements are back on form as well. Lots of delicious telephone-induced suspense, people disappearing, and of course lots of stabbing and death. Again, it all works a lot better than the previous few incarnations.
Overall, I can’t quite decide if this is better than the original or not. It’s very close, if it’s not. And I think that’s probably the highest praise I can give to any sequel.
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