WATCH ALONG: Scream 5
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I loved the original Scream. It came out when I was about 13 or 14, and I watched it so many times. I only watched Scream 2 once or twice, and I know I watched Scream 3 when it first came out, but I couldn’t remember anything about it while watching your reaction last month. 😂 By the time Scream 4 came out, I was a total wuss about horror movies and couldn’t even watch the ones I’d seen before. 🫣 I just had this realization one day that there are people out there, sitting around and coming up with these horrible ways for people to die, and it freaked me the f*** out (although, that’s mostly movies like Saw, which I would only watch if the life of someone I loved depended on it). So I never watched Scream 4 until I watched your reaction to it. Scream 5 was pretty good. I hated that Dewey died, but I guess one of the legacy characters had to, and I don’t know that Sidney would have come back to Woodsboro if Gale had been the one to be killed, so it had to be Dewey. I was also bummed that Richie was one of the killers. The actor who played him reminded me a lot of Joshua Jackson, who I love (and totally believe could have played that role if the movie had been made 20 years earlier). Billy was always creepy and gave me the ick from his first scene in Scream 1, but Richie wasn’t like that at all, and they did a really good job of not making him seem suspicious, even though he was the love interest and “the rules” suggested it would be him. Overall it was a solid movie. Not the best of the franchise, but not the worst. 🤷♀️
A MarySue is a female character that is basically unbeatable. Doesnt need to rely on a man to help her and can defeat anyone with little to no effort.
Scream 5 is great at honoring the legacy--I do think that's what you were trying to get at. But, if you take that away and just look at the story, it's kind of a weak film. The characters are not the best. The dialogue is definitely lacking. Melissa Barrera definitely had room for improvement in her acting. The directors did a good job emulating Wes Craven's style, but Kevin Williamson's pen was definitely missed here. The dialogue is iffy and there are no chase scenes in this film. Kevin Williamson writes amazing chasing scenes. I absolutely did not like how there was no opening kill.
Not me having seen this movie probably ten times and just now realizing that Dewey kept Tatum's ashes on his table with all his cop gear and the picture of him and Gale.
Randy was in Scream 1 and 2, and a brief cameo in Scream 3 when his sister Martha (Mindy and Chad's mom) brought a video tape of Randy so that the main trio could watch it. Tara in the hospital was watching a "scary" episode of Dawson's Creek.
The original trilogy is GOATED. While I dont think the newer movies are terrible, in my opinion, they are not as good as the originals. Even though the 4th one has a solid ending, it is probably my least favorite. The meta intro was way too over the top for me, and I just wasnt invested until the end. This one, on the other hand, was definitely a step in the right direction. Samantha's backstory kept me intrigued, and anytime there are parallels to the first movie im gonna be invested. I do appreciate the amping up of the gore in the newer movies. All in all, its still my favorite horror franchise. Also, this movie was absolutely taking jabs at the 4th movie on behalf of the fans lol.
A Clam Dam LOL
Ashleigh!!! The scream franchise is my all time FAVORITE SLASHER Franchise. I was 13 when Scream came out! My best friend and I watched it SO Many times! I LOVE horror Movies and I'm so thankful you are watching these. I haven't seen the 7th one yet! So I'm waiting to watch it with you! Love ya! Happy BIRTHDAY MONTH You ROCK!