Scre4m

Scre4m (Scream 4)

Directed By: Wes Craven

Written By: Kevin Williamson

Produced By: Wes Craven, Kevin Williamson, Iya Labunka

Cast: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere

Plot: On the fifteenth anniversary of the Woodsboro massacre, two girls are killed in their house by a figure in a ghostface mask. The day after, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) returns to the town to promote her new book. As the killings continue, Sidney is forced to stay in Woodsboro as a possible suspect, until the killer is found.

Cliché. The film is all about the cliché's. In fact, even the characters talk about the cliché nature of the whole situation. Some of them are funny, some are slightly cheesy, and the rest aren't very good. However, i feel that the plot is quite clever, with twists and turns, and a number of suspects cropping up everywhere. The film did have me guessing over and over who "Ghostface" was. And I admit, there was a large amount of shock when the killer (Or is that killers?) was revealed. I do like the idea of using the internet as a way to keep the crime alive. However, it does seem like the writer/producers are trying to be "Down with the kids" by using modern terms and modern influences (Facebook, Twitter, Webcam)

The film does have a great combination of thrills, chills, and laughter, the teen cast providing most of the laughs. It does hint that it is trying to live up to the original, but is still inventive and fairly exciting. With so many poorly made reboots hitting the cinemas lately, Scream 4, or Scre4m as it has been dubbed, is a breath of fresh air from the slasher-with-no-story-number-16.

I enjoyed Scre4m, it kept me laughing, it kept me on the edge of my seat, and it kept me wondering, however, I wasn't terrified, the one thing the movie lacked, terror.

Written By Eammon Jacobs