Old thread disappeared somehow, so I figured we needed a new one.
As before, this is a thread where you discuss all things cinematic.
I'll kick things off:
Saw Scream a few days ago in a theater. Actually, it was Scream 5, but Hollywood really likes to confuse future audiences by creating sequels with identical names to past entries, for some reason. This is the first entry not directed by Wes Craven, I believe (on account of him being dead), but it... turned out rather well. It feels like a really solid Scream film. Maybe the best since the original. Of course, it's up for debate how much of the 'chirpy, self-aware teen chatter about horror movie tropes combined with a semi-legitimate attempts at making the film an actual slasher in its own right' formula works in 2022 versus 1996, but you can't fault it for trying to stay faithful to the larger franchise. Of course, they've updated it to talk about the state of Hollywood filmmaking circa 2022, with a lot of self-deprecating jokes about sequels that prey on the nostalgia of audiences by combining old and new elements together, but it's unavoidable that this type of movie just isn't fresh anymore.
As mentioned, though, it broadly works as a Scream film, has some satisfyingly brutal kills, and ratchets up the tension big time in the second half of the film.
It works for what it is. If you like Scream films in general, you'll probably like Scream 2022.
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