 A STILL FROM THE MOVIE  | Critic's Rating: Cast: Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts Direction: Wes Craven Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes Readers Rating: |
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A whodunnit minus screams
Story: It's been a few years and Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is back in her
hometown to promote her new book. Reason enough for THE Ghostface killer to start his killing spree. Time to find out whodunnit... and unveil the mission (read man) behind the mask...
Movie Review: Prequels... Sequels... Remakes... And now ``reboot'' -- That's the one term used constantly throughout Scream 4 by a new generation of geeky high schoolers who fall prey to the latest whodunnit and who'll-be-the-next-victim thriller in the suburban town of Woodsbro. Yes, it's been a decade since the last Scream title hit theatres, but nothing much seems to have changed for Wes Craven -- the psycho Ghostface still roams around in the white mask-black-robe getup; Ghostface still finds plenty of teeny girls all alone at home during nighttime; and back in town to promote her new self-help book, Sidney Prescott still remains the untouched and unharmed hero of the movie. And that's where the story takes off from...
Sidney's return for a book signing session to her hometown, Woodsbro, coincides with the anniversary of the original killings. This undoubtedly gives her (and us) a reason to reunite with Ghostface after ten long years, this time as he primarily kills all kids in town. Why just kids, not far from danger are Sidney's best friends (Courtney Cox), the reporter, and Dewey Riley (David Arquette), the sheriff, her last remaining cousin, Jill (Emma Roberts), Aunt Kate (Mary McDonell)... the whole town of Woodsbro. In fact, after the trademark murder right at the start of the film, a lot of time is spent in explaining the who's who. A `reboot' indeed, though we don't really mind meeting the original `scream-agers'!
So what's new? Fear factor, maybe? Not really, for there isn't a single moment that makes you shifty. There's just more blood, more twists, more special effects, more teen drinking and a continuous use of the word ``reboot''. That's a `rehash' you scream!
Story: It's been a few years and Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is back in her
hometown to promote her new book. Reason enough for THE Ghostface killer to start his killing spree. Time to find out whodunnit... and unveil the mission (read man) behind the mask...
Movie Review: Prequels... Sequels... Remakes... And now ``reboot'' -- That's the one term used constantly throughout Scream 4 by a new generation of geeky high schoolers who fall prey to the latest whodunnit and who'll-be-the-next-victim thriller in the suburban town of Woodsbro. Yes, it's been a decade since the last Scream title hit theatres, but nothing much seems to have changed for Wes Craven -- the psycho Ghostface still roams around in the white mask-black-robe getup; Ghostface still finds plenty of teeny girls all alone at home during nighttime; and back in town to promote her new self-help book, Sidney Prescott still remains the untouched and unharmed hero of the movie. And that's where the story takes off from...
Sidney's return for a book signing session to her hometown, Woodsbro, coincides with the anniversary of the original killings. This undoubtedly gives her (and us) a reason to reunite with Ghostface after ten long years, this time as he primarily kills all kids in town. Why just kids, not far from danger are Sidney's best friends (Courtney Cox), the reporter, and Dewey Riley (David Arquette), the sheriff, her last remaining cousin, Jill (Emma Roberts), Aunt Kate (Mary McDonell)... the whole town of Woodsbro. In fact, after the trademark murder right at the start of the film, a lot of time is spent in explaining the who's who. A `reboot' indeed, though we don't really mind meeting the original `scream-agers'!
So what's new? Fear factor, maybe? Not really, for there isn't a single moment that makes you shifty. There's just more blood, more twists, more special effects, more teen drinking and a continuous use of the word ``reboot''. That's a `rehash' you scream!
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