Thread by @MetroUK

Are you ready to #Scream 💀!

The slasher franchise is back for another rodeo and @Rishma_Dosani reviewed for us. 🎞

Spoiler alert: She absolutely thinks it’s worth the hype!

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For those who are new to the franchise, the first instalment came out 25 years ago, with director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson effortlessly turning the horror genre on its head.

This is the first movie that hasn’t involved director Wes Craven, following his death in 2015, but filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett took over the helm seamlessly and also managed to keep his tone and fingerprint across every scene.

In this film we return to Woodsboro with one of those infamous phone calls and are introduced to Tara (Jenna), the unlucky recipient of that first buzz.

Chaos inevitably ensues when sister Sam (Melissa) and her boyfriend Richie (Jack) get on the scene as the masked serial killer tears through the gang.

Having battled more than their fair share of death in the last four outings, veterans Dewey, Gale and Sidney are initially dubious about putting themselves back in danger but are drawn back to the fray for their own reasons, while passing the baton to the newcomers.

Every aspect has been dialled to 100!

The jumps are jumpier, the humour is somehow more savage, the stakes are larger and the kills are gorier – which will keep those who love the first movies more than satisfied after previous criticisms that Scream 3 wasn’t bloody enough.

It also lends itself well to the current era and a younger audience.

There is more technology to modernise the plot – because who actually answers their phone anymore? - but you will probably walk out of the cinema and instantly disable find-my-friends. 😢

There are poignant callbacks to the first flick with every new character in the ‘requel’.

Sidney, Dewey and Gale steady the ship where necessary, with everyone’s favourite officer on hand to drop the much-needed new rules to survive a real-life scary movie.

As much as we enjoyed our latest jaunt to Woodsboro and have a bullet-proof vest ready for whatever comes next, Scream isn’t quite a flawless addition to the franchise.

There are some clunky moments of dialogue in key scenes which are misplaced and awkward, taking us out of the action at point.

All of that aside, there are laughs, scares, moments that will have viewers jumping out of their skin and into the cinema seat in front of them, and even some tears.

metro.co.uk/2022/01/12/scr…

Scream is released in cinemas on January 14.