2.5 stars (out of 4)Do you like scary movies? Well, of course! Especially when the movies are grade-A entertaining thrill-fests like Scream back in 1996.
But let’s (ghost)face it: The three ensuing sequels disappointed viewers to various degrees, with the mess that was Scream 3 as the franchise’s grimacing low point.Now comes the fifth installment and the first since 2011.
Also titled Scream, it features the holy trinity of Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette plus a few other alums.
The mass bloodletting once again takes place within the leafy suburb of Woodsboro.Everyone gets to take a witty jab at our pop culture, so raise a glass — and a knife — to the new filmmakers who valiantly try to capture the original’s self-parodying magic.
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