The world of horror seemed reinvented in the mid-1990s when the young Drew Barrymore was chased and slaughtered by a knife-wielding prank caller, while her parents listened to her screams and pleads of help through the telephone a mere few feet away. That opening scene of 1996’s Scream, directed by horror icon Wes Craven, came to impact the horror film industry just as the opening scene of Halloween did back in 1978. Now the fourth installment of the Scream saga is ready to be released (Scre4m) in April 2011, and fans are anxious to see if the film will live up to its original thrills and scares, or tapper off into a made-for-money disappointment.
Scream, although not the best-made horror film, gained a lot attention with its success at poking fun at the entire horror genre industry, while simultaneously providing a good plotline with entertaining thrills and chills. Starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, Jamie Kennedy, and David Arquette, Scream centers on a small town in California , terrorized by a masked madman who likes to quiz his victims on horror trivia before he surprise attacks. He has his eye set out on high schooler Sidney Prescott ( Campbell ), and her friends start falling victim one by one. The film provides its own unique plotline while incorporating classic scenes from horror hits such as A Nightmare on Elms Street and Halloween.
Scream 2 and Scream 3, although not as great as the original, both received rather positive feedback from both moviegoers and film critics. Both movies brought back the original lineup of characters (the ones that happened to survive) and continued the storyline of the first film, with copycat murderers flaunting the infamous Scream mask.
Most horror films of the 21st century, especially sequels, have either bombed in theaters or received rather negative reviews. Scream was originally meant to remain a trilogy, but after ten years Craven and writer Kevin Williamson thought it was time for another film. Scre4m will include much of the original cast, including Campbell, Cox, and Arquette, and is meant to be the first film of a second Scream trilogy.
The onstage chemistry between these seasoned actors is evident throughout all the Scream films, and will hopefully not let down fans in this newest installment. The fourth script apparently lives up to the fame of the last three, with an energetic, entertaining, and frightening plot, with new and old blood added to the mix. If Scre4m is able to provide an opening scene as entertaining and gut-wrenching as its predecessors, it is sure to be a classic-in-the-making.
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