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After binge-watching all 7 movies, I came here to give this one a solid 8! I liked it a lot. To my surprise the movie has reviewed as a stinker. How is this so?? I thought it was great. The only reason I didn't give it a 9 was because the villain reveal was uninteresting to me, but the rest of the show was good. I like how they created some tough female actors without making the men look like wimps. Well, done. See, Hollywood... woman AND men can both be cool, get this, at the same time! :)

It is just as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Awful acting, terrible CGI, and plot armour galore.

I actually liked the intro, it captured the magic of the original but then it just descended into forgettable nothing. I swear this is the seventh time I’ve seen this exact film. It’s not worse than part 6 but it is equally pointless. All these films are the same. Just stop after watching the first one and save yourself time. There is some good gore and some of the ghostface action is fun enough. All the exposition and dull characters are what make it pointless.

I liked it the killer reveal wasn't the best in my opinion it was kinda dumb

Tremenda cagada mejor taco de vidrio al chile, al pinchi scrim le pegaron 5 disparos con una .45 y no se murio. y usted me va decir que la ijueputa le dio con un extintor y no se murio. y usted me va decir que le pego con una psicopata silla y el ijueputa se desmayo. y despues el ijuemadre policia lo apuñalaron 17 veces y al final de la puñetera pelicula se levanto el ijueputa como asi como asi mi lidel. tremenda cagada mejor no hagan nada. xd lolololol

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It’s gotten out of hand. They try to sell the typical 'Scream' opening as if it were something genuinely new—or maybe just to fulfill tradition. The structure holds up better than the character arcs, but time takes its toll because it becomes increasingly obvious and uglier. Always the same, in the same way, with the same nonsense and without any novelty. At least I like the initial game with the lamp hanging above. For a moment, maybe, there’s something different and better. But each installment is just a mirage of the previous one. Very early on, the narrative falls into conflicts that have never interested me in cinema: the daughter who rejects her mother under the premise of overprotection due to a tragic and traumatic past. These are stories that are supposed to feel “heartwarming” and make me understand the parents’ logic—but they exhaust me. It’s a worn-out, automatic dramatic engine with no nuance to add to its emotional complexity—which simply isn’t there—and it doesn’t even manage to get me involved. But what truly destroys me and makes me hate this cinematic failure within the first fifteen minutes is its inability to let go of its characters. The constant resurrection of iconic figures doesn’t feel like a tribute, but like a refusal to accept reality. Keeping a saga “alive” this way is exactly what kills it, and it comes at a cost. The confrontation scenes don’t escape this either: they repeat a now overly familiar choreography where the “good guy” nearly wins but fails at the last second, while the antagonist always seems to operate without much difficulty. It’s a mechanical repetition I’ve always criticized in every single movie I’ve seen in my life. Unless they make a 'Scream 8' in the future and it somehow turns out even worse than this, this is by far the weakest entry in the entire franchise—and that’s saying something, because the saga isn’t exactly spectacular to begin with. Halfway through, I start checking the time, quickly disconnecting and unable to maintain interest in what is essentially a pile-up of idiotic and incoherent decisions. As expected, it once again falls back on sequel logic. This time, the term used is “retcon,” a word I discovered while hearing it: reconfiguring a story without supposedly altering the past in order to create a different present. And if that’s not the definition, then I didn’t quite understand it. But it’s basically something like what happens in 'Star Wars' with Luke, Darth Vader, etc. The problem is, this isn’t really a reconfiguration—it’s a denial of what happened. Characters who died in previous installments are suddenly alive and well here, reappearing without showing even the slightest trauma. This isn’t rewriting or reshaping past events—it’s ignoring them. I understand the value of nostalgia and its ability to reconnect with the audience on an emotional level. For example, what happened to me with 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'. But there’s no way to justify these impossible survivals, always done just to please the audience. The cast, on top of that, is completely worn out. Neve Campbell is no longer what she used to be. None of them carry real weight or identity; they’re all flat, empty figures functioning within a structure that no longer surprises. I don’t care about any of them. For all I care, they could kill them all off. Once again, I don’t understand how they manage to find time to dwell on empty sentimentalism in the middle of constant danger. The dialogue tries to build emotion, but all it does is dilute the urgency I should be feeling instead. It’s an uncomfortable and delirious experience. There’s no way to enjoy this even on the most basic entertainment level. It’s heavy and exhausting. At least it’s short. Time passed faster than I expected, but that light yet occasionally sluggish rhythm doesn’t justify what it’s trying to do. This is no longer continuation—it’s deterioration and complete destruction. And the excuse that “it’s for fans who love the saga,” like what happened with the last installment of 'The Conjuring', doesn’t work for me either. It’s simply not acceptable.

By the 7th installment in this franchise, what would you expect? Not much, and the film keeps it truthful to expectations. Scream 7 is a lackluster that just capitalizes on a well-known movie series that, by now, it is starting to get old. So again we have the mastermind Kevin Williamson keeping his series alive but, for the first time, Kevin is now also the director, which one would had thought would give him more space to shine, but Scream 7 just beats on the same old idea. Again, Ghostface is after our scream-queen Sydney and, well oh well, who is now the 2-3 culprits behind the mask. Yes, it is never 1 as we all know - or is it? One would think this movie would try different tricks, but the true things is that the only new trait here is the motive behind everything, which doesn't really work honestly. The story also tries to sort of make some statement about AI and deep fakes, but it just plays out so poorly that you just don't get the point. In the end, this subplot is just a cheap exploitation to get some recurrent characters on screen. Of course, the acting is Hollywood style, Neve and Courteney delivering the expected duo partnering for yet another adventure, and the teens are our Late Millenniums, early Alphas. Nothing to see here, folks. And then, like I said, the motive, which is the big revelation at the end of every Scream movie, is new but we are getting sick of this I guess. It just didn't hit right. Overall, watch it at home and only if you ave been following the franchise since Movie 1. Otherwise, not worth it.

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If you love comedy, Scream 7 is your movie. I'm not sure that there's a single scene in this movie that doesn't make a cheesy reference to one of the previous installments. Make it scary, or make it stop. Leaning heavily on nostalgia, the Scream franchise is surpassed only by The Fast and Furious in the levels they'll go to make a parody of themselves. It's not a terrible movie but it is the worst of the 7, and Scream 4 was rough.

Adorei o elenco , sem frescura , sem mimimi e muita ação. , principalmente sem esse negócio de ideologia de gênero nem essas merdas

## MANIFESTO FOR THE ULTIMATE SCREAM: GIVE WOODSBORO HIS SOUL BACK Watching Scream 7 is a loss for all of us. Replacing Wes Craven's legacy with AI deepfakes and tech gadgets is a betrayal. You don't honor icons like Stu Macher or Dewey Riley with pixels and FaceTime calls. You honor them with heart, sweat, and a visceral conclusion. ------------------------------ ## SCREAM 8: THE LAST FEAR – THE ENDING WE DEMAND If the saga must end, let it do so with dignity, not with an algorithm. This is the finale we demand, the only one that will honor Sidney Prescott. 1. The Call for Matthew Lillard We don't want a digital "John Doe." We want the real Matthew Lillard. We want to see his talent, his madness, and his humanity after 30 years of scars. Stu Macher is the original evil, the master puppeteer who orchestrated everything from the shadows. He deserves to remove his mask himself. 2. The Sanctuary of the Dead No high-tech chase. Stu abducts Sidney and takes her back to Woodsboro Cemetery in the pouring rain. Standing before Dewey's grave and his own empty tombstone, he removes his weathered, time-worn Ghostface mask. The shock is physical: the monster is there, facing his obsession. 3. The Final Duel: Blood vs. Silicon Sidney stops running. She finally accepts that Woodsboro is her skin, her blood, her destiny. The fight is brutal, hand-to-hand, with the original Buck 120 knife. Sidney disarms Stu, turns the blade toward his heart, and, with tears in her eyes but a firm hand, whispers the final chapter to thirty years of torment: "It started with you... but it will end without you." 4. The Peace of an Icon Once Stu is finally defeated, Sidney no longer runs away. She throws the knife into the mud of the cemetery and stays in Woodsboro. She is no longer a victim; she is the guardian of her story. The saga ends here. No sequel, no reboot. Just silence, at last. ------------------------------ @MatthewLillard, @KevinWilliamson, @ScreamMovies, and @ParamountPics. Show them that the fans don't want robots.

Foi bom, porém pode melhorar. Eu achei que teve mortes incríveis e brutais, eu acho que os supostos psicopatas que mataram sem motivação clara não tinham uma sede de sangue tão grande. Mortes originais.

Easily the low point of the series. Completely stale plotting and scares, its satire of the genre is completely lost.

This entry leans heavily into the tone and structure that made the original films fun, especially the early installments. The self-aware humor, familiar pacing, and classic slasher beats feel intentionally nostalgic, which works in its favor. However, the plot unfolds in a very predictable way, and the surprises rarely land with real impact. While it’s enjoyable enough for fans who want that old-school vibe, it doesn’t push the franchise forward and ends up feeling a bit safe overall.

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Es quizas la peor de toda la saga Scream, tenía mucho potencial, pero lo han desperdiciado, aunque hay que reconocer que los primeros minutos de peli son lo suficientemente buenos como para enganchar a un fan. Pero omitiendo el inicio, el resto de la entrega es un chiste, la trama principal es extraña e incluso graciosa, los villanos (gosthface) son los peores que han habido y los personajes son irritantes hasta el punto que te dan ganas de dejar de verla. Recomiendo verla si eres muy fan de la saga, pero si lo que buscas es una buena pelicula de terror y asesinos, no la veas, es pésima.

"Scream 7" veers towards both familiar and uninteresting brand-new territories. It doesn't not reach the same heights as other installments and the kills and the return of Neve Campbell is refreshing but it now feels too little too late. For an entry in a film series that imagines itself to be self-aware, Scream 7 appears to have no idea that it is well past time to throw in the (bloody) towel. There is little that’s fresh about this outing, other than the new faces of the actors who join series vets Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox as well as Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown. Yet even that fresh blood can’t help Scream 7 do anything other than congeal into something that should’ve died years ago (at least before the making of Scream VI). Original screenwriter Kevin Williamson returns to the franchise, this time as both co-writer and director, but the wit that he brought to the scripts for Scream, Scream 2, and Scream 4 is nowhere to be found. Instead, it’s replaced by at least five winking references to the absence of Sydney Prescott (and Campbell) in the New York murders in the last movie, only a couple of which are actually funny. By the final one, it’s beating a dead horse with far less enthusiasm than a psycho would have for that grisly activity. There are a few requisite call-outs to other, better horror movies (Nightmare on Elm Street, The People Under the Stairs, Friday the 13th), but it’s less interested in the stabs at satirizing the genre. Veep’s Timothy Simons gets the biggest laughs as a high school drama teacher (excellent casting), and Cox’s Gale Weathers remains as delightfully **** as ever, though that owes more to Cox’s delivery than the script. Scream 7 inexplicably follows Scream (aka the fifth one) and Scream VI, rivaling only Fast & Furious in its lack of title consistency. The opening sequence is the series’ weakest; no offense to Jimmy Tatro and Michelle Randolph (whose names I had to look up, which may also be a comment on my aging out of the key demo), but they are no Drew Barrymore. Or Jada Pinkett Smith. Or Liev Schreiber. And their murders (spoiler?) aren’t at the level we’ve come to expect from this franchise that even in its worst moments at least knew how to execute a good kill. There’s a dearth of creative deaths here with a few notable exceptions, but there’s also just a dearth of deaths for the standards set by the series. There are long periods, especially in the first half, where we’re just twiddling our thumbs. It relies more on jump scares than actual tension, thinking that the sound of a box cutter ripping through cardboard is enough to make us leap out of our seats. I was as bored as Matthew Lillard’s Stu Macher in the original, but I turned that complacent energy into something more productive than destructive (aka writing this review and not killing people). It’s great to see Campbell back as Sidney Prescott (Sidney Prescott-Evans now, thank you very much), and while Scream 7 mentions her return eleventy times, it pretends like Sam and Tara Carpenter (Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega) from the previous two films never existed. This entry finds Sydney living in the small town of Pine Grove, far from Woodsboro, California, but never far from the trauma that continues to haunt her. She’s now married to the chief of police, Mark Evans (Joel McHale), with three kids, but Scream 7 only really cares about her oldest, Tatum (Isabel May), who is now as old as Sidney was at the time of the Woodsboro murders. Tatum’s friends start dying, and Sidney is once again forced to reckon with masked killers who want her and her loved ones dead. Like every other movie nowadays, Scream 7 incorporates AI into its plot, apparently as much of a requirement for Hollywood screenplays as it is in the workflows of corporate America. Over the course of six previous movies, I have never guessed whose face is behind the Ghostface mask, but I figured it out this time around. I have not gotten smarter, but these movies have definitely gotten dumber—or assume that its viewers have. By its nature, it’s nearly impossible to replicate the first Scream (not to be confused with 2022’s movie of the same name), which upended the genre with intelligence, wit, and affection, all while being fun, funny, and frightening. Scream 7 lacks any semblance of its energy on either the horror or the comedy side of things. It’s not scary, and it’s not that funny. I wish some studio executive had the bravery to kill the franchise. Be sure to shoot it in the head.

Scream 7 has been a troubled project and the end result here, a hodge podge of ideas mixed together in a non sensical way shows you that while yes…while audiences associate Campbell with this franchise, but the previous instalment’s idea to move away for her was on hindsight a good idea. There is simply no story to tell and having the same characters experiencing the same things and making the same ones over and over again became redundant. As is this franchise, which ironically became very thing that it ‘lampooned’ in the past. Unless you are a die hard fan, avoid this installment.

Aqui as homenagens aos fãs e ao elenco suplantam todo o resto, de modo que o tiro ao fã service sai pela culatra: roteiro canastrão e suspense quase inexistente. Embora continue prendendo o mistério dos assassinatos, não há aqui um clímax ou um momento inspirado, parecendo aqueles especiais gravados a toque de caixa para prestar homenagem. O exemplar mais fraco, mais uma vez dando sinais de cansaço.

Really awful edition to the series, lackluster build-up paired with an absolutely atrocious ending.

It's like they took the worst parts of the scream and feed it to the AI and generated this movie. Scenario, dialogs, horror scenes - piece of crap, give it one only because of the scene with beer tap. And why the hell the first scene is needed for at all??

Much better than the last few Scream movies, but the original magic has long since faded. And like in every installment, the reveal of who the killers are is the weakest part. None of these films ever build up to it in a logical way. they just pick two random characters at the end and come up with some dumb explanation for why it's them, and it never really makes sense. That's been annoying since part 2, and it hasn't improved here. Even though I like Isabel May, she's clearly miscast in this one. Pretty much any of the girls in smaller roles would have been a better fit for the part. Courteney Cox looks worse with each movie, and at this point they should just give her a heroic death so we're spared from seeing her again in future installments. If you watched the last two Scream movies in theaters, you can definitely watch this one as well. you'll get your money's worth.

Me pareció una entrega floja. Intenta mantener la esencia de la saga, pero se siente repetitiva y sin muchas ideas nuevas. Los giros no sorprenden y pierde bastante impacto.

“Scream 7” may be below your expectations! You won’t be as amazedas you think. You’ll just become a loyal viewer as you watch!

Pior revelação de Ghostface da franquia. O filme é exatamente o que Pânico satiriza e crítica. No início fiquei bem curioso e me empenhei a tentar descobrir a identidade do assassino, mas ficou tão besta que desisti e no final a revelação me decepcionou total. Abrir mão da continuação com as novas protagonistas foi uma péssima ideia, pior ainda retornar a Sidney com uma história tão ruim.

​A franchise that once redefined the genre has officially become the very thing it used to parody: a boring, cash-grab chore. I would give it 0/10 if possible. DON'T waste your time or money!

Actualmente me gustó, los personajes principales fueron clave. Sin envargo. Hoy SCREAM 7 No es para todo. Solo para aquellos fanáticos de la saga.

So this has had a lot of bad reviews, but a few friends who'd already seen it seemed to enjoy it. The good news is it's an improvement on Scream 6. The loss of Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega has helped especially, because the Carpenter sisters were the most boring new characters from the reboot as it is and certainly not worthy of replacing Sidney Prescott. The bad news is it's not really a proper Scream film at all.. it gets off to a great start at the house in Woodsboro but then the first kill scene rapidly turns gratuitous and unpleasant, and it's at that point you instantly realise this is just a bog standard gory slasher film with Scream characters in it. The typical rules of the franchise have been thrown out now and it plays out more like your average Blumhouse slasher or Saw movie, with all the same problems - characters get absolutely no development before being immoliated, impaled through the head or ripped open with their guts falling out. There's a 10 minute scene with Mindy, Chad and the other young characters in a bar discussing who the killers could be, which turns out to be nothing more than paying lip service to the series rules because immediately afterwards, all the plausible prime suspects are murdered one after another in a single scene. Beyond the return of Sidney, the only sign this is any way related to the Scream series is a huge amount of surface-level fan service that adds nothing to the plot. We're back in Woodsboro again and Stu Macher, Nancy Loomis and Dewey Riley return as deepfakes. Even the boyfriend of Sidney's daughter Tatum is an obvious Cotton Weary lookalike that I'm certain was a deliberate casting choice. Gale Weathers is also back with the newer characters Chad and Mindy working for her. But as with Scream 6, Gale gets about 5 minutes of worthwhile screen time and adds nothing to the plot - as do Chad and Mindy, which makes you wonder why the writers bothered bringing them back in the first place. The film would've been much better off without adding the whole AI deepfake plot device just to bring back long dead characters for no reason. Overall, Scream 7 had a lot more going for it - it's far less chaotic and convoluted than Scream 6, with none of the repetitive fake plot twists or unrealistic scenes of people running away from Ghostface after being stabbed multiple times. It's good to have Sidney back and her daughter Tatum is a great addition to the series. Ultimately though it's been let down by a ton of unnecessary fan service, careless writing, and unnecessarily graphic death scenes that have no place in a Scream film. At its best, the Scream series is clever, witty and fun to watch, whereas this one is mostly just gory, depressing and joyless. As I say it's still an improvement on Scream 6 but the next movie HAS to be better than this. What a disappointment.

Oh boy. I dont know where to start but this movie just never took hold for me at all. It felt like a sad unneeded follow up. While I liked having Neve back in it, it just fell flat. Boring retread of a worn tire. The recent ones with Barrera and Ortega were better.

I have no idea why people are hating on this movie this one was an absolute banger. My only issue is the killers motivations and some of the action scenes not making sense given whos committing the murders

Un film carino e tutto sommato intrattenente, soprattutto da vedere in compagnia con amici. Essendo parte della saga di Scream riesce comunque a tenere alta la tensione e a offrire momenti divertenti per gli appassionati del genere slasher. Allo stesso tempo però ho trovato il film spesso poco realistico, soprattutto nelle scelte dei ****. In alcune situazioni i protagonisti avrebbero potuto risolvere i problemi molto prima, ma prendono decisioni poco sensate che sembrano fatte solo per far continuare la storia. Ad esempio ci sono momenti in cui un **** potrebbe usare l’arma per difendersi ma esita senza motivo, mentre in altre situazioni spara in modo esagerato quando non sarebbe necessario. Anche la resistenza di alcuni **** risulta poco credibile. In certi casi **** che subiscono ferite molto gravi continuano comunque a combattere e a restare in piedi, mentre altri sembrano essere messi fuori gioco molto più facilmente. Questo crea una sensazione di incoerenza nella tensione del film. Nel complesso resta comunque un film godibile e intrattenente per passare una serata, soprattutto per chi ama la saga. Tuttavia, personalmente l’ho trovato il capitolo più debole della serie e mi aspettavo qualcosa di meglio.

Okay so I'll say I absolutely loved this movie myself I laughed I jumped I had an amazing time the new characters were good and it was wonderful seeing familiar faces from the old franchise and new franchise it was wonderful

The Scream franchise's resurrection was too good to be true I guess. And with the exit of both Melissa Barrera & Jenna Ortega, the high that Scream 5 & 6 brought to the franchise went with it. Bringing Neve Campbell's Sidney was not that fruitful after all. But for die hard fans, there may be something that brings joy.Sidney Prescott-Evans now lives a happy life with her husband and kids, away from her hometown of Woodsboro. But the past doesn't stop from creeping up on her as a new Ghostface(s) surfaces, targeting Sydney's teenage daughter.Scream 7 has some of the dumbest moments of the franchise - the very obvious use of AI in the plot that is borderline ridiculous, the Ghostface reveal is nothing short of a disappointment and the fact that I didn't care about any of the characters made the movie even less impactful. Courtney Cox returns as well and so do Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown. The rest of the cast are new to the franchise. Isabel May (who looks a lot like a younger Jennifer Lawrence) plays Sidney's daughter Tatum, and is the only positive of this movie. Her performance is good and maybe the 8th installment will have her take the lead. If you love slashers, then Scream 7 may work for you in parts. But as a fan of the franchise, Scream 7 is as bad as the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot from last year.

Seriously, This film is similar to the cheap short films available on YouTube, but at least those films were made with less effort.

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I liked it. Sidney was very interesting in this story... It's far from perfect but this hate train wagon is getting Crazy. It's a slasher movie just eat Pop corn and enjoy it. Hopefully the next one will be better written but it's not a bad movie at all... Feels good that it is making lots of money so the sequel can't come soon enough... Enjoy. We all get a little mad sometimes

I found that kind of boring. I think that's the worst part of Scream. I wish it had more horror and stuff

Que se puede decir de una película, dónde la fórmula no ha cambiado desde la primera, es repetitivo y eso ya cansa

Ainda é uma nota alta comparando o final do filme que foi triste e sem noção.

Scream 7 is way too long and somehow still feels empty. It tries to be smart and self-aware, but it just comes off forced. The satire doesn’t land, the scares aren’t memorable, and it never really commits to anything. There are good meta-horror movies out there — this isn’t one of them. Honestly, just skip it.

The attempt to keep this franchise going without the newer returning characters is painfully obvious throughout the film, they were the ones who gave the series new life, especially in the last two entries, for me, Scream VI still stands out surprisingly as the best in the franchise, it struck a strong balance between legacy characters and the newer generation, and that combination worked quite well in my opinion based on the last two previous movie. Now with Scream 7, the absence of Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega is impossible to ignore, without them, the film feels less like a natural continuation and more like a forced cash grab, worse than that, it feels insulting to the franchise, both the plot and concept is stupid and barely makes sense, the execution is horrible, the pacing is boring, the tension is nowhere to be found, this is supposed to be a Scream movie, and yet there's no real suspense. Neve Campbell is the only one who seems like she's actually trying, everyone else feels like they showed up, said their lines, and went home with a paycheck, and Stu? A fan-favorite psychopath, completely mishandled, instead of doing something bold or interesting, they did him dirty, there's no way most Stu and Scream fans are okay with this treatment, it's careless and honestly disrespectful. The killer reveal is horrible, the motive is even worse, the explanation makes it all collapse, by the end, i didn't even care anymore, the only reason i rank this slightly above Scream 4 is because it looks and directed way better than whatever Wes Craven did with the 4th one back in 2011, again, insulting. I'm not even a die-hard fan of this franchise, but this is one of the most obviously forced sequels i've seen in years, unless Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega come back, i'm not showing up for Scream 8.

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The unimaginatively titled Scream 7 (18) is the latest in the slasher horror franchise. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is back after missing the previous instalment. The opening 15 minutes back in the 'murder house' in Woodsboro set the scene for the rest of the movie as we learn that yet again someone with a grudge has resurrected Ghostface. Sidney, now in Indiana, has a police chief husband Mark (Joel McHale from 'Community') and a teenaged daughter, Tatum (Isabel May), whose boyfriend Ben (Sam Rechner) attracts mom's suspicions above and beyond the natural protective mom vibes. Given Sidney's past history there are few people that she trusts, so anyone getting close to her family is seen as a potential murder suspect. As you might guess, the bodies start piling up as Ghostface eventually appears with the usual sharp-edged modus operandi. All the customary features of the Scream movies are present, the phone calls, the self-reference to previous films and the red herrings that lead you to suspect the innocent. Can Sidney protect Tatum and ensure that she will lead a normal life after this current round of violence splutters, or splatters, to its bloody end? After the opening which did provide a few jump scares, I felt the film was rather flat and lacking in tension. Although it was played straight and not for laughs, I just found I couldn't take it seriously. If it had been played in a semi-humorous vein it may have been better. Sidney is the strongest character and you want her to win through but you don't really get to know the others well enough to really care if they survive. The discovery of the killer was a surprise but the rationale for the murder spree was somewhat convoluted which made you realise, if you hadn't already, that this franchise has little left in the tank creativity-wise and perhaps film makers and serial killers should leave Sidney and family in peace and start tormenting a new set of unconnected teens with a different rationale and a more imaginative plot.

A lot has been said about this installment. The controversy surrounding the missed renewal of Barrera’s contract is undeniably an ugly situation. That said, it’s impossible to ignore that Parts 5 and 6 were particularly—and at times offensively—bad, plagued by cringe-worthy writing, sloppy direction, cheap-looking production, and weak performances. This new sequel, while not perfect, passionately brings back wit, creativity, emotional depth, and—most importantly—Neve Campbell and Marco Beltrami. Scream 7 is simply glorious, delivering a thrilling cinematic experience packed with suspense, a higher body count, greater stakes, beautiful music, and carefully crafted visuals. Neve and Courteney shine as usual, and Isabel May as Tatum is a revelation. Highly recommended in IMAX for the best picture quality as many scenes are very dark! This is the sequel we should have gotten from the very beginning after 4.

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A fun installment to the Scream franchise. Seeing the low reviews had me worried it was going to be a train wreck but I found myself having a great time. It does not come close to the highs of the original Scream but if you're a fan of the Scream franchise I think there is enough here to provide a fun night out at the movies