And of course like the hardcore horror fan that I am, when this movie was first announced I ignored the complaints that I had about the direction but since the last movie came out so many years ago. I got excited and after seeing the first trailer, i was in. And last friday me and the wife got a babysitter for our daughter and had a classic date night. Dinner and a movie and like the fool that I am, not paying attention i ended buying movie tickets for the wrong movie but all was fixed and we ended watching the movie and this did not dissapoint me. I ended up enjoying this alot more then i thought i would. This movie was fun, gory, and a slashing good time. (Yeah i wrote that). What I most enjoyed about was this movie really opened up the franchise with their legacy characters which really caught my interest.
It just wouldnt be a scream movie without the orginal surving three amigos “Sidney Prescott” “Gale Weathers” and “Dewey Riley”. The three come together for maybe a last fight with ghostface. New characters or i mean new vicitms of find out they are being hunted after a brutal attack of one of their friends and the bodies pile up around the good ole small town of Woodsboro. Like Michael Myers to Halloween and Freddy Krueger to Elm Street, woodsboro will never be safe city to live due to hardcore horror fans just taking it a step too far with their fandom and i feel this movie re captures that aspect perfectly.
Of course it wouldnt be a scream movie without the main person “Ghostface”. With the classic hunting knife and the black robe costume and mask. The iconic look is still menacing and scary when you see the killer on the screen and of course the voice, that voice that made everybody get a caller id back in the 90s is still the same with more edge. It was great to hear that voice again. It was just great to see ghostface again. Now of course like every movie comes out i have a couple of nitpicks about the movie but those nitpicks do not ruin this movie for me. Also this movie pays a great deal of respect to the orignal in more ways then i can count. It also may open the doors for more sequels.
Of course the internet is buzzing about a possible sequel and if i had my way, i say make a couple of more. There is a whole new audience out there who may really enjoys this franchise like I do. I mean everybody deserves a good scream every now and then and i like to think Wes Craven himself would have enjoyed this new movie so i dont see any reason why the franchise cant continue. As long as you keep it scary and fresh this franchise will have a strong following like its had for more then 20 years now. Now is this movie as good as the first one? In my opnion, no but its still great in its own right so for me i hope they continue and for the overall grade i am going to give this movie a solid B+ but let me know what you think in the comment section. What worked for you or what didnt work for you. But in the mean time thanks for taking the time to read this review and i will see you guys and gals again. In the mean time be safe.
D.K.W 