Streaming Standard: Scream VI (2023)

 A Film that I finally remembered to watch...since it was leaving Netflix on July 24th.
I got there in time!

I know one Reader will be happy to see me finally give my take on...

Sam and Tara are back as a Year has passed since the last Film.

The latter moved to NYC for College and the former followed her.

She has trust issues...that are well warranted!

A new Ghostface is after them.

Is it related to the last killers?

Well, the Film has fun with a twist or two early on...which I won't SPOIL.

The new Ghostface is quite assertive, actively chasing and attacking them in Public.

You'll never safe in a Bodega again.

Old friends and new Characters- including Hayden Panetierre from Scream IV- try to work together to solve the case.

Which one(s) will be dead meat?

Hmm...I don't like her chances.

The finale takes them to a Scream/Stab Museum built into a Movie Theater.

Quick pitch- Horror Film set in the Tampa Theater!

Can they figure out who they can trust and who they can't?

Personally, I'd be wary of that guy behind you.

Never mind that the guy on your left is Prometheus from Arrow!

To find out, stream it now.... just not on Netflix (unless of course it is back on at the time you read this).

Can we all agree that Streaming is confusing to follow?

A Film that wisely mixes things up, even if it still doesn't want to take too many risks.

For starters, it works as a continuation of the last Film and its focus on the Sisters.  That's certainly not going to backfire in the long run, right?  Right?!?

It also still relies a certain bit on nostalgia, bringing Gail back and mentioning Dewie.  Sydney wanted- I assume- more than scale for a Cameo, so she's definitely interested in helping (but not really).

The kills are still brutal.  This is what you come to these for, right?

I will also say that the Bodega Scene was built up heavily to me online and doesn't really show much.  How was that too extreme?

In summary, I thought that this was an enjoyable Sequel and I'm curious what the actual plans for the Sisters was going to be in Scream 7.  I guess, in the end, it doesn't matter if we were Ready or Not...

The last one was also just 'Scream.'  Shouldn't this be 'Scream 2?'

A Film that amps things up and plays with the conventions nicely.  That said, it is still another Scream Film- for better or worse.

New(er) Flix: Scream (2022) [aka Scream 5]

 A Review delayed due to a Holiday and a round trip flight.

I noted before how the Thanksgiving Poster looked like Scream's and with good reason.

I'm reviewing it now- what a coincidence!

The Film begins with a modern riff on the very famous Intro to the 1st Film.

Be honest- it is the most famous part of that Film.

Of course, things play out a little bit differently....

The attack brings Jenna Ortega's Sister back to Town.

She left when she was 18 due to various reasons that I wouldn't dare SPOIL for you.

Let's just say that familiar faces show up.

A new Ghostface- not related to the noncanonical one from the TV Show, I'd imagine- shows up.

This time, he's targeting people who are related to those from the original Woodsboro Case.

Of course, how some of these people have relatives when they were, you know, killed by Ghostface is a bit of stretch sometimes.

They give us the 4th version of the 'Here are the Rules' bit, explanation.

This time, it is a Legacy Sequel (or a Requel) and the Rules, say it with me, are different.

We get Dewey, Gale and Sydney back.
Will all of them be back for Scream 6 (which is thankfully not called Scream 2)?

To find out who lives, who dies and who is the killer, watch the Film now!

It's on Netflix (for now), so take a Stab at it.

A bloody whodunnit!

Admittedly, I had this one passively SPOILed a bit for me at some point in the past.  I didn't look for them, mind you, but people love to put up images like 'All of the Scream Killers' online.

Who cares if this Film is only 2 years old?!?

So, my first viewing is more of a 2nd viewing, which makes the bits of evidence really stand out.  Don't let it SPOIL you if you're safe so far.

The Film itself is SUPER META, with a Plot involving a series of killings based on Movies based on real killings from a Book...written about said killings.  It also involves people hating the last Stab Film, which is the fictional Film within-a-Film Series.

In this world, Rian Johnson did the Reboot.  WTF?!?  It was also just called Stab like how this one is just called Scream.  Double WTF?!?

It hits all of the usual beats that you get from these Legacy Sequels, while also referencing that too.  That said, the META aspects don't take away from the stakes, as you get genuinely real people in the Film in peril.

It's a nice return to form that I hope carried over to Scream 6.  Granted- that's on a *different* Streaming platform and nobody can make me get on yet another one right now- no matter how hard they try!

A nice love-letter to the Series while also serving as a good entry.  I've never been a Scream fanboy, so hopefully my praise rings true.