SCRE4M BLU-RAY review

The long awaited return of the Scream franchise arrives on DVD and Blu-ray this week. Read my review and check out what the Blu-ray extras have to offer, next...

SCRE4M review

The long awaited next installment into Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson's Scream franchise is now in cinemas. Watch the trailer and read my review, next...

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New Decade, New Rules, Same Poster

If we needed any more proof that the makers of the upcoming Scream 4 (or as they prefer Scre4m, or as I'm insisting, Screfourm) are desperately trying to appeal to fans of the original three slasher flicks, this new poster pretty much seals it.

More than just a little bit familiar to the first three films' posters, I'm pretty sure it's the same image of Neve Campbell's eye that was used for the second and third films, just more washed out and stretched to the wrong proportions. I suppose they're just sticking with what they know, but perhaps a new approach might have been interesting for this reboot, seeing as it's the first film in a proposed new trilogy.


One thing's for sure, if they're planning on introducing new actors to the franchise, they need to work on their alphabet a bit.

SCREAM 4 trailer review

Now officially available to view after the leaked copy was removed from the internet by the movie police, this new trailer gives us clues to how they're going to reincarnate Ghostface and the Scream franchise.

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SCREAM 4 trailer review

There's been a crappy copy floating around the internet for a couple of days, but here's a proper version of the new teaser trailer for Wes Craven's Scream 4 (or Scre4m if you want to be more accurate).

Back in 1996 I was a massive fan of the original film. It may seem a bit tame now, but I consider that my introduction to the horror genre. Don't judge me, I was young. I also enjoyed the second installment for all its intertextuality, but the third film was terrible, both in idea and execution.

The first thing I'd note is that this new film seems very much like a continuation of the first three. The bad guy's exactly the same, it's the same director and most of the original cast is back. As for my opinion of the trailer? Meh. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited to see the new installment, but all this trailer shows me is the new cast members. Kristen Bell, Hayden Panetierre, Emma Roberts...they're just there, they don't do anything.

It is reassuring to see all of the familiar faces (including Ghostface), but I'm pretty sure at least one of them isn't going to make it to after the opening credits. Don't look too closely as I think this trailer shows the death of one of those familiar faces. Of course, with a new Scream film comes a whole new set of rules, and it's up to Rory Culkin and Erik Knudsen to dispense them. You can tell they're the nerds, one has long hair and the other is wearing a headset.

The trailer keeps pointing out that they'll have to appeal to a new audience with new tricks, but from what I've seen here they're sticking to what they know. It's only a teaser so we'll see more before the April 2011 release date, but as a taste of things to come, I'm not completely sold on it yet.

Release Date April 2011
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