The meta-comedy gags are back in full force here,
with an opening fifteen minutes that's more than happy to keep on
twisting back on itself before we finally get to the "real" start of
the story. Which, in fairness, is the same story as every other Scream movie.
So
here it is - a mysterious yet often kind of clumsy knife-wielding
Ghostface Killer is once again gutting the sexy teens (and the
occasional adult) of Woodsboro. Coincidentally (or not),
Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is back in town promoting her new book,
while Sheriff Gale (David Arquette) and his wife, ex-newshound Gale
(Courtney Cox) quickly find themselves draw back into the cycle of
killings. You pretty much know the rest : there are a bunch
of suspects, a bunch of movie references, a few decent stalk'n slash
sequences and a story that wraps up when there's pretty much no-one
left to kill. It's nice to see the old cast back, and
there's a bunch of the series' trademark comedy / tv cameos to keep the
energy levels up, so despite there being basically nothing all that
surprising or new going on here it still manages to hold together as a
satisfying watch. That said, if you are a horror movie
buff, a lot of the jokes here are gold : this is that rare film that
works bets if you either know nothing about the series at all (so the
twists'll seem fresh) or have been a fan from the start. DVD Special Features
The film was, despite it's best efforts, a Box Office
flop. Not just in terms of the trilogy (all of which made over $100M),
but in general movie terms. It crashed and burned. So it's somewhat
surprising to see the swag of extras ncluded here. Wouldn't they just
wait and include it on a big-ass Quadrilogy pack?
For those interested, here's what you can get...
Conclusion:
Movie 70% Extras: 75%
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