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<<< It probably says something about Somebodyisfromhere.com's life that
being locked in a deserted prison at midnight with no lights wasn't the most
stressful part of his week.
A week's worth of preparation for a 20 page graduate school paper while
downing cough drops and carrying a box of tissues left
Somebodyisfromhere.com frazzled, but he still managed to make the ghost
hunt at the worlds oldest penitentiary in Philadelphia.
being locked in a deserted prison at midnight with no lights wasn't the most
stressful part of his week.
A week's worth of preparation for a 20 page graduate school paper while
downing cough drops and carrying a box of tissues left
Somebodyisfromhere.com frazzled, but he still managed to make the ghost
hunt at the worlds oldest penitentiary in Philadelphia.
Scream made fun of horror movies and was legitimately great. Screams 2 & 3 made fun of themselves and were
pretty bad. Which is closest to Scream 4?
Well, happy to report, in this sense, it was closer to the first. The caveat, of course, being that it isn't particularly
original this time around.
The surprises are not as surprising as the first. The performances are not as creepy, either. Weird to use the phrase
great performances to describe work done by Matthew Lilliard, Skeet Ulrich, and Jamie Kennedy among the rest, but
they truly were captivating in the original.
Here, Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courtney Cox return from the first bunch. They are flanked this time with
people who actually look to be about high school age. The only performance that matches up with the first one comes
from, surprisingly, Hayden Panteriette.
Together they fight off the newest incarnation of the Woodsboro killer "Ghostface." They are joined by a new high
school group including, as is a must when making a series revival after so many years, Sydney's (Campbell) cousin
Jill (Emma Roberts).
Gale Weathers (Cox) plays a housewife trying to get back in the reporting game. Detective Dewey (Arquette) is back
where he does little if any actual police work except for managing Deputy Judy (Marley Shelton) and Detective's Hoss
(Adam Brody) and Perkins (Anthony Anderson).
Playing a small town cop feels like a bit of a demotion for Anderson who has recently played a New York Detective
(Law & Order) and a Massachusetts Trooper (The Departed) among other police officers.
In the end, Scream 4 is probably better than it should be. It's almost comforting to see a clean horror movie in that
there are no dungeons or shaky hand held cameras. It's just a bunch of hot people and, well, some geeks, running
around town.
One scene, though, towards the end, in a kitchen, served kind of as an homage to the climax in the first one.
Unfortunately, it also points out how taut and funny the source scene was in comparison.
pretty bad. Which is closest to Scream 4?
Well, happy to report, in this sense, it was closer to the first. The caveat, of course, being that it isn't particularly
original this time around.
The surprises are not as surprising as the first. The performances are not as creepy, either. Weird to use the phrase
great performances to describe work done by Matthew Lilliard, Skeet Ulrich, and Jamie Kennedy among the rest, but
they truly were captivating in the original.
Here, Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courtney Cox return from the first bunch. They are flanked this time with
people who actually look to be about high school age. The only performance that matches up with the first one comes
from, surprisingly, Hayden Panteriette.
Together they fight off the newest incarnation of the Woodsboro killer "Ghostface." They are joined by a new high
school group including, as is a must when making a series revival after so many years, Sydney's (Campbell) cousin
Jill (Emma Roberts).
Gale Weathers (Cox) plays a housewife trying to get back in the reporting game. Detective Dewey (Arquette) is back
where he does little if any actual police work except for managing Deputy Judy (Marley Shelton) and Detective's Hoss
(Adam Brody) and Perkins (Anthony Anderson).
Playing a small town cop feels like a bit of a demotion for Anderson who has recently played a New York Detective
(Law & Order) and a Massachusetts Trooper (The Departed) among other police officers.
In the end, Scream 4 is probably better than it should be. It's almost comforting to see a clean horror movie in that
there are no dungeons or shaky hand held cameras. It's just a bunch of hot people and, well, some geeks, running
around town.
One scene, though, towards the end, in a kitchen, served kind of as an homage to the climax in the first one.
Unfortunately, it also points out how taut and funny the source scene was in comparison.