Bland, overly cruel, and lacking entirely in characters who are enjoyable to watch, let alone who aren't utterly loathsome. It even feels like the filmmakers gave up trying halfway through and decided to call it a day.
I truly hated this. What a pathetic, spiteful mess.
A smouldering dud.
Finishing up the beloved Scream saga of meta-slasher flicks, I return to the franchise with Wes Craven's final film, Scream 4. And boy, this is truly how you end a slasher franchise.
Scream 4 is the finale this series deserves. This time tackling the codes and conventions of slasher movie remakes and horror in the post-9/11 world, Scream 4 is arguably as witty a film as the first one, albeit the fact that the first will always be my favourite.…
Madness is what we were promised, and madness is what we have received. A truly joyous blockbuster romp that never stops pulling shocks and surprises out of its seemingly infinitely deep pockets, frequently diving into pools of glorious fantasy-horror fun. I'm so happy that this generation's youth now have their own Sam Raimi flick to scare the hell out of them and spark a love of all things spooky.
