How on Earth can people care about Scream in any incarnation? The first movie was interesting at the time but boy did it get old fast. Each additional incarnation only reinforced how thin the premise was and I defy anyone to explain how Wes Craven is still allowed to make movies without it hinging on the fact that he’s become a “brand” again due to this series. His name on a film is pretty much assurance it will not be good.
I have no opinion on this matter, obviously. Some new stills from the latest incarnation are here though!
If you weren’t aware, Scream 4 is a few scant months away. Alex recently shared the trailer for this film (which I just made the mistake of watching), which reunites many of the past cast members as well as introduces new characters like Emma Roberts’ Jill Roberts below:
This came out of Eric Roberts.
See, there’s the useless and not scary in the least nor funny in the least villain attacking from behind!
And here’s another still, which you can see in action in the hideous trailer linked above:
One of these two has aged well.
OK, enough Scream 4. Click on something else!
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What the hell was that?
Seriously, with the amount of time it took to type that up and paste in the pics, you could have been writing about something you actually have an interest in.
Sorry, but yes, I do care. I wasn’t sure I cared about this when it was first announced, but that latest trailer has some great bits in it. The first one is still one of the only flicks to ever SCARE me (thanks mostly to that killer opening sequence… that the movie never tops, sadly). The second one is a mish-mash mess, but the third one was a decent comedy and had the best use of music at least. It ended just fine, so I’m still uncertain, but things are looking promising and I’ll give this a shot. And wow, has Courtney Cox gone ’round the bend or what. David Arquette looks exactly the same as he did a decade ago, and Courtney looks like she jumped past her 40s and straight into her 50s.
Scream was my first slasher film, being such it will always hold a special bloody place in my heart. I cannot wait for this movie. I just hope it’s closer to the original than the piss-poor third film.
To answer the title, no.
If I just wrote about what interests me this would be a really boring place.
I actually agree with JLHESS. I was 12 years old when Scream came out.. I LOVED IT! It was MY first slasher flick. Not the first one that I saw on tv or video, but the first flick I EXPERIENCED in a theater. I saw the film 6 times in the theater, don’t hate me.. I grew up in a small MN town with 2000 people. Not much to do, we had a one screen-movie theater and that was it!
Anyway, I still have a lot of love for the first film and can smile through 2&3 although they are no where near great movies. I truly hope Craven knocks this out of the park (although i pretty much agree with Nick’s take on the man’s current abilities). And if he doesn’t smash this one over the fence, let’s at least hope that he doesn’t ruin the legacy of the first film. I know that most of you think Scream 3 did that, but as silly as it was, it sticks the landing.. Dewy and Gail together, engaged. Happy. Sidney finally at peace with life. Free.
I am crossing my fingers that Craven doesn’t fuck up that dynamic because I DO STILL CARE! However, I also understand where Nick is coming from. The way he views the Scream series is probably how I view the Saw series in comparison to the generation below me. Anyway, Scream 4 has earned my 9 bucks. Let’s hope it doesn’t disappoint.
The words “‘Scream’ was my first slasher movie” are some of the saddest ever uttered by a human mouth. That’s like seeing ‘Spaceballs’ before ‘Star Wars’.
Scream was not my first slasher flick by any stretch, but I still love it.
I don’t know about JLHESS, but if you look closely I’m not saying it’s the first horror/slasher film I ever SAW, but the first one that I EXPERIENCED… in a theater with people surrounding me, jumping and screaming right along with me. I had seen most of the classics by then, but it’s not the same watching a horror movie on a 15 inch RCA compared to a HUGE theater with tons of people.
I think it’s lovely that David Arquette and Courtney Cox will have such a lasting memento of the collapse of their marriage.
At this point a Scream trailer looks the same as a Scary Movie sequel trailer. So no, I do not care about Scream 4 or Scre4m or next year’s 5cream.
I still remember seeing the first Scream when I was 14 in the theater. I remember seeing all of them in the theater to be more precise. And the thing I remember most is how much the 3rd film fails as a trilogy closer so I have no problem with seeing another one. Just at least make it decent. It’s been proven that those who remake Wes Craven’s films do them better than he does but here he has the chance to top himself. Just do it. How hard is it really to make a scary movie?
The first was good when it came out, but not so much as time went by. The sequels have rapidly declined in quality. At some point I may watch the next one on tv when I’m bored, but I will not go out of my way to see it. So basically I’m in the “I don’t care” camp.
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