My Review: Scream 4

The 'Scream' series is very close to my heart. It defined my college years and rebooted the horror scene in the 90s. When I heard about the next story, I was excited and concerned. I wanted to see if the 10 years gap would make the series better, stronger or necessary to be brought back.

After seeing the film, I have to say... I have mixed feelings about it. It was cute, but a little bit campy. Funny, but not scary. In all, I wish for a little bit more from this film.

So, here is my vague bullet point review.

• The opening scene was cute. They took a lot jab at the Saw series.
• It was good to see Neve back on deck.
• The movie hit some good spots, but it quickly became a comedy instead of something scary.
• The 'teen' looked to stylized, not as normal looking as the original crew.
• Some of the killings were funny, that's not a good thing.
• Sidney had the best line in the movie "Don't f**k with the original"
• The killers were lame and the main reason for killing everyone was also lame.
• If they were going to break all the rules, the killer(s) should have had no connection to any of the characters.
• Some of the lines were too campy. These lines could have been taken out.
• Gale and Dewey still have great chemistry.
• The story overall was good, not captivating, but good.
• The neatest thing about the film was the Wes/Kevin power. It's still there.

Again, I have mixed feelings. I liked it and didn't like at the same time. Usually, I watch these movies 3 times in theater... I think I'm good for seeing this film just once.