So much average

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Scream 4 is a strong sequel to the previous three films. The script is clever and you won't miss the horror , the mystery , the sarcasm , the sense of humour , the tension and the great acting that the previous films had , including some new interesting characters , one of them being portrayed by gorgeous Emma Roberts..However , even though "Scream 4" almost touches the perfection of the previous three films , I think the franchise has shown all it could show and that "Scream 4" was a strong finale for "Scream".

Scream was a series of progressively ridiculous meta-horror movies that thought they were being clever by pointing out the most surface- level, obvious horror-movie tropes and by following them exactly ironically turned out more and more dull and tiring with each sequel. Granted the first one though did a much better job than Wes Craven's previous attempt new nightmare, did reinvigorate the snoozing horror genre and inspired other horror comedies. It's a bit too on the nose for my taste but it's still watchable and an interesting relic of its time.Enter Scream 4 or SCRE4M as it is spelled in the title (oh lord...), basically a soft reboot of the original with the surviving cast members reunited once more. It's got everything you know from the other scream movies: a barrage of fake scares, jump scares, false leads, the invincible slasher bad guy who keeps disappearing at convenient moments, ineffective protagonists, a constant drone of witty meta commentary and amid senseless violence inflicted upon disposable stock characters there's of course the BS double-cross twist ending (which I won't give away) where the bad guy explains everything like a classic Bond villain. I think I loved it. Every tired trope mentioned above and fittingly done to death in the other scream movies is back but turned up to 11 in such a way that the whole movie crosses over from ineptly bad to absolutely hilarious, especially with some of the performances that came straight out of a Zucker brothers movie. I don't think Wes Craven was aware that he was creating total schlock - with all the less than subtle commentary about the modern "torture porn" era of horror movies I must assume this was an honest attempt to show them young ones how it's done. Instead we got a great Scary Movie sequel, an accidental masterpiece and a fitting swan song to a ridiculous series and a very creative director who will be missed.

The high school group (Jill, Kirby, Trevor, Olivia, Robbie, Charlie) will inevitably stumble over each other while dealing with the slasher. The Stab-a-thon was quite an opportunity for stumbling.The older crew (Gale, Dewey, Sidney, Judy) still have some unresolved issues after ten years. Gale's books spawned the Stab x films, which were roughly about Sidney's life. In response, Sidney has re-invented herself as an author, but the return home poses some contention. Dewey and Gale are together, but for how long, given Deputy Judy's presence?Just who is the slasher this time? Will we get a full resolution, or is another sequel in the works?How far will the screenwriters go in heightening the 'meta' experience? Apparently pretty far, considering the meeting Gale and Sydney had with the school film club. That was hardly the end of the wallowing, unfortunately.It was wonderful to see a great-looking, fine-sounding film done by professionals who chose a cast of real actors. On the other hand, there was enough meta to last a decade. The series is showing its age, all right. The same gag has been done too many times. I did like the bit with Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell, but that was the acting, not the meta.8/10

If you wondering why I'm reviewing all the Scream movies. It's because I got all the scream movies on blu ray, at a Miami Pawn shop for a dollar each. So I decided to rewatch them for the first time in a while.In the beginning, one call stated it all. Now a new generation will meet a ghost from the past. Not Matthew Mcconaughey in Ghost of Girlfriends Past. I'm talking about that old school ghost, ghostface killah (not the one from the Wu-Tang Clan), the return of Ghostface in Scream 4. Scream is back for a new decade, new rules, a new game, a new group of people to kill.I believe Scream 4, is the second best Scream movie in the franchise. Now many people, including myself, believe that once we got to Scream 3, we were screaming, and not in a good way. This film recognizes more than just horror eliminates. It recognizes how a new generation acts, new rules, how entertainment has changed due to technology, what people are willing to do in order to achieve fame, sequels, reboots, references, etc.Kevin Williamson is back as the screenwriter, and I'm glad he came back. He brought what Scream 3 lacked. He brought originality, and a new direction. Even though we've seen the same template before. The film has the ability to stay one step ahead of the audience, and stay ahead of what you think is going to happen.So these are my final Bitchin' Buddha thoughts on Scream 4. Scream 4 doesn't pack a punch like the first film. But, it was fun, and it was like going down memory lane. I'm glad they didn't end the series with the third film. I believe Scream 4 earns a...8/10!This review is brought to you by Boogie Buddha, and remember don't just get down, but get Boogie. Thank you for reading, and viewing, and I hope you all have an amazing day as always. :)