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  • Review and Haiku: Scream 7

    SPOILERS – CHECK OUT NOW IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT

    An old foe returns

    Casting doubts into the past

    Stu, deepfake or not

    Neve Campbell. She’s back as Sidney and just as great as always. She slipped easily back into her role. Sydney is a final girl for many reasons and iconic too and Neve is the reason for that. Loved seeing her return and Courtney too and the other two cast members Jasmin and Mason from the last two movies. Nice to see them back even though all three were underused. 

    Seeing Matthew Lillard return as Stu, even as a deep fake, lots of fun was had with that, and the other couple of quick cameos from past killers too – nice touch. Enjoyed seeing Dewey in those deep facts as well.

    The rest of the cast is solid. No issues at all with any of them. Neve’s daughter Tatum (nice callback) played by Isablel May liked her performance. Solid in the final girl role.  

    Gore and Effects:

    Top notch. A Few nasty kills. Never seen someone’s head drove through a bar tap and said tap spills beer and blood onto the floor. Mckeena Grace, who also did a great job, had a nasty kill, very creative, even though spilling guts is almost cliche now. Still works for the desired effect but it might be time to retire that style of kill. Beyond those kills, gore is plentiful, and if you like blood, you get lots of it. 

    Story, Script, and Directing: 

    I thought Kevin Williamson did a great job behind the lens. Movie never lagged or dragged. Shots were clean and crisp and you could see the action clearly. 

    Story and script by Kevin and Guy Busick is the one negative you could glom onto from this one. If you want or need a negative. It’s not the tightest story or script in this franchise, might be one of the weakest, but I don’t tune into these movies for that. Sure, I enjoy great characters, I enjoy the mystery, who’s doing it, things like that, and great reveals, but what I enjoy the most is what this one gave me. Thrills, chills, chase scenes, gore, laughs, jump scares, etc. that’s why you watch these movies and it did a great job with all that. 

    Score:

    Can’t complain about the music it fit where it was needed. Nice to hear Red Right Hand – feels like a scream movie when that song plays.

    Last thing, the Killer, Ghostface, Iconic, Roger Jackson was back with his voice, loved that, and the costume never ever fails. Always enjoyed the look of Ghostface.

    The killer reveals are not as strong as past killer reveals but I kind of liked the fact that they were sort of just random people and not tied to a family member or a friend group. Anna Camp, solid, as the architect of the killings. I still don’t understand her motives one hundred percent, future watches will clear that up, but even if that part is a tad bit weak that doesn’t bother me.

    I do kind of wish it would have been Stu doing the killings. Rising up to be the mastermind. We’re at the point in time in a franchise where that kind of insanity actually would work. And Matthew Lillard hamming it up with the big speech at the end would have elevated this movie a lot. 

    Also really liked the opening too. Lots of good red herrings with that animatronic Ghostface, liked having it in the background, kept you on edge. Opening kills were brutal too. 

    All in all, no complaints with this one. I enjoyed it. It gave me what I wanted from a Scream movie and that’s all you can ask of it. Future viewings may change my thoughts but for now that’s where I stand. 

    If there is a Scream 8 – my idea for it – comment with yours. I want to see Ghostface running through the woods, chasing camp counselors, and slaughtering them beside a lake. Easy enough to do. Counselor goes wrong, loves the Stab movies and Friday the 13th, and decides to combine them. One killer. No ties to anyone in the previous entries. Just a straight up Slasher movie. Very similar to Friday the 13th Part 5. That’s what I want to see in Part 8 and maybe going forward just make each one not tie into the other 7. New cast, no legacy characters. Just find a way to put Ghostface into a movie and get him or her doing what he or she does best. 

    And that’s it. What are your thoughts about Scream 7? Don’t just say it sucks or say I suck for enjoy it. Just give me good reasons why you did or didn’t enjoy it. Keep it civil.

    If you want to see the video to this script you can find it here. Disembodied Screams

  • Review and Haiku: Terrifier

    The Miles County Clown

    Creeping through the dark city

    Slaughtering with glee 

      

    Gore and Effects: The main reason to tune in. There’s plenty of blood to be had. The sawing the girl from crotch to head scene alone is gory enough for more than one movie. It’s intense and disturbing. Then you throw in the girl getting shot to death, the guy getting his face obliterated, Art peeling a woman’s body a part so he can dress up in her hair and skin, and on and on it goes. If you tune in for just the gore then you will not be disappointed. 

    Story and Script are not to be found in this one. Those two elements only exist to give Art a place to play. That’s it.  

    Directing, despite the lack of story and script, Damien Leone does a fantastic job behind the lens. The movie isn’t dull. Keeps you watching. Keeps your interest. I’m never bored watching it. 

    Acting, Catherine Corcoran does a solid job in her role and she is the standout actor, next David, who has brought so much life to Art the Clown, a basic slasher villain on the page that David has given so much life too, but Catherine has some solid acting abilities and I hate to hear about what she endured on this set. In rewatching this movie, she’s hung upside down for a while and topless, breasts on full display. If her safety and nudity concerns were not met. She does have a reason to sue and to seek damages. It seems like she gave her all to that scene and should be rewarded for it.

    Score, it’s another highlight and it adds a lot to this nice Eighties low budget slasher grime that is all over this movie. 

    Killer, Art the Clown, he’s already iconic. He’s already becoming the next big villain in horror, up there with Jigsaw, Freddy, Jason, Michael, Chucky, Lestherface, etc. etc. etc. I foresee this villain having many movies to play in for many years to come. 

    That’s it. What are your thoughts about Terrifier? Love it. Hate it. Let me know in the comments below. I personally am starting to like this one a lot. There’s just something so simple about it that Part 2 and 3 don’t have. Sure 2 and 3 have better stories but this one has a certain old school low budget charm that I like. Maybe that’s just me. Take care and have a good one. 

    See the video here and my other videos on the Terrifier Series. Part 2 coming soon: Terrifer Videos on YouTube