What’s It About
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.
MOVIESinMO REVIEW
I can’t believe they made a movie about a movie within a movie and made it work. Scream basically took the Halloween 2018 premise and added every reboot, remake, and sequel concept. Then proceeded to talk about what they were doing at the same time they were doing it while maintaining a real horror movie feel and a surprisingly Scream-worthy body count. In short, they went back to their roots, back to what made Scream, Scream. This film even opens like the original with a girl at home alone who answers the phone, and it’s the killer on the other end. Then there’s the group of friends that begin to distrust each other, wondering which one of them is the killer. Therefore, in true Scream fashion, there’s that one person who knows what or what not to do in a “killer on the loose” situation. And since this is a reboot/sequel, three characters from the original film are back. Sidney, Gale, and Dewey reprised their roles and assisted the new young cast in doubling down on the rules of a horror movie. This included each character talking about the 8 Stab films created based on the true faux story that Scream is supposed to be. Don’t worry about getting confused because you will be reminded over and over what’s supposed to happen as well as what is actually happening. So no need to watch the four previous movies fearing you’ll be lost if you don’t. Scream5 has no problem standing on its own, but if you have seen the other film, you’ll enjoy this one even more. For true horror fans, it’s all about the kills. Yes, there’s a rational story as to why the murders are happening, but in horror movies, the story is secondary, and only those who want to argue would care about the why something is happening. Like I mentioned above, most horror fans are in it for the kill count. That is why you watch Scream. It constantly points out the obvious, and as corny and somewhat dumb as that seems, Scream has made a successful franchise out of it.
OUR RATING – A STAB-WORTHY 7.5
MEDIA
- Genre – Horror
- Street date
- Digital – March 1st, 2022
- DVD/Blu-Ray/4K – April 5th, 2022
- Video – 1080p
- Screen size – 2.39:1
- Sound – English: Dolby Atmos
- Subtitles – English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras
- Audio Commentary – Both directors and writers, along with one of the executive producers, come in for an audio commentary track. Everyone on this audio track made the excellent film Ready Or Not, making this a lively, energetic, and fun track to listen to. They discuss some information and anecdotes from the set and some of the creative decisions.
- Deleted Scenes (HD, 3 Mins.) – A trio of extended and deleted scenes, none of which add to the overall story arc. Each scene though features David Arquette.
- New Blood (HD, 8 Mins.) – The cast and crew talk about the original Scream movie and coming back for this new reboot. With interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and clips from the film, this feels like an EPK type of extra, but it’s fun nonetheless.
- Bloodlines (HD, 9 Mins.) – More of the same from above, but features the cast and crew talking about each Scream film and how they brought elements of each movie to this new one.
- In The Shadow of The Master (HD, 8 Mins. ) – Another set of interviews with the cast and crew that focuses on working with the late, great Wes Craven with clips of onset footage from the original films.
- Scream 1996 Trailer (HD, 2 Mins.) – The trailer for the original film from 1996 in HD along with its 4K release.