Scream 7 review

 

Scream 7 was finally here and we get to see it in all its glory. We have waited to see what they are going to do with this one and with the recent boycotts becausse of a boycott campaign protesting the November 2023 firing of actress Melissa Barrera. Spyglass Media Group dropped Barrera from the franchise following her social media posts concerning the Israel-Hamas war, which the studio described as antisemitic also causing Jenna Ortega and the original director Christopher Landon to quit as well. 

Their counter was bringing back Neve Campbell and Mathew Lillard along with a new Director who wrote the 1,2,4, and 7 screenplays for it. Despite all the boycotts it is hard to get die hard Ghostface/Scream fans to not go see it because the movie and i quote " The movie is not a reflection of the actions that had happened prior and while we all hate the things that transpired and we love when people stand up for whats right, we still are allowed to enjoy something that we as millenials and some after grew up loving. Its is a part of our life and to be able to see these characters come back, the nostalgia it brought to our hearts , and the sheer love we have for our original soundtrack,  ( which we get to hear a few songs that hit home so hard) , and original actors coming back....mostly Mathew Lillard (we all love you Mathew) was to hard to pass up." Now was it worth it??  Well lets talk about it.

This movie was all the above and kept you on a wild ride. Took you back into memory lane bringing in alot of people that we had previously seen and even some we saw die. For me even though i don't like some of the characters that they brought back it was still fun to see them. 

Plot " When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, she must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all. " Now diving deeper intot he plot.

Starting with Sidney and her daughter Tatum which we find out the whole reason Tatum was named Tatum, obviously because of Sidney's best friend who was with Stu in the first Scream, and you see Sidney works and owns a cute little coffee shop. She has not told Tatum anything about her past trying to protect her ( it bites her ass in the end ) The husband is Cheif of police which makes sense for her to marry that lol. You see Tatum and her friends hanging out just like Sid and her friends at the same age. Senior year just like Sidney and we know Ghostfaces seem to be sooooo sentimental lol. So we know how that goes am i right? She gets a call one day and its from...dundun duuuuuun Woodsboro, California.. Low and behold the biggest screams, gasps and love when our boys pops up on Camera....Stu Macher. Seeing Mathew Lillard again made my heart sing. He tells her he is at her daughters high school and he is going to take her and her friends down just like he did to all her friends back then.

We go through him at her high school in theater class getting ready for a play. Neve calls papa bear Police man and they all head that way only to find unalived teens but Tatum is still alive. Many call are made form Stu to Sid and many chase scenes between Ghostface and Tatum, Ghostface and Sid, and Ghostface and the other kids who were not killed. Not to mention one of our favorite reporter GALE WEATHERS ( Courteney Cox ) and 2 of my favorite people from the previous Scream. The brother and sister who were Randy's neice and nephew Mindy and Chad Meeks Martin. Roles: Mindy is known for inheriting her uncle’s role as the horror-movie-savvy expert, while Chad serves as a protector and athlete within the "Core Four" survivor group. 

The twins ended up with Gale as assistant " shadow" reporters and Camera men. They ended up hanging out with the teens and Gale of course with Sid. Gale and Sid find out some news about a mental Hospital that Stu might have been in after one of the Ghostfaces were taken out. They go up there and find out a man named John Doe was there and he looked like Stu. The guy even said that he was pleasant to be around and that John and the Ghostface they took out were best friends. SO After 30 years Sidney finally agreed to giving Gale an interview to draw out Stu or whoever is pretending to be Stu at this point they just aren't sure. Interview got hard but Sid walks off because it was getting to her when she gets another call and has to leave. They all end up leaving meanwhile back with Tatum and the others Ghostface is in action. Yes more dead teens but Some of course survive even if it wasn't without injuries. Tatum runs to the coffee shop only for Ghostface to know the code to get in. Right there we know someone under that mask is close enough to Sid to see the code... thats crazy right....ok...

Tatum ends up getting captured and roped and tied to a chair outside their house in the backyard just like the first kill ever in any Scream movie. They wanted you to feel that again and we did. 2 Ghostfaces show up and here we are to the big reveal. All while papa police man has been attacked and we think...oh no is he dead. WITHOUT SPOILERS i will say the rest. We all know Ghostfaces don't survive so i know i dont have to tell you that but in this house " finale scene" you see past killers on the tv and Sid's phone and we find out ....AI HAS ALOT TO DO WITH THIS>>>>BULL>>> Seeing the old Ghostfaces were pretty cool though. Now for the big reveal....DISSAPOINTING>>>>>>>

The movie was so good and interesting. nostaglic and just great chase scenes, brutal kills and the slash factor was pretty awesome but the reveal was TERRIBLE!!  The Ghostfaces were unrelatable, nobodies, that made no FREAKING SENSE!! I was so frustrated seeing who the killers were that it made me almost so done with the movie. However .... the ending with Sid telling Gale that she loves her, trusts her and all that was really sweet and heart touching. You also see that some people survived you didn't expect to. It was a happy ending for everyone while also not being because Tatum is now traumatized just like her mom was...the cycle had restarted. 

NOW FOR MY THOUGHTS!!!

Slash Factor : 8/10 some brutal kills and some awesome sound and special fx. 

Horror : 8/10 it gave you horror , suspense , thrills and chills,

Reveal : 2/10 worst reveal in the series...at least the others made sense

Plot: 8/10 till the ending 5/10

Overall movie gets a 7/10 

This movie was great for your nostalgia, great for the kills, thrills, and suspense. All up until the end of it i was invested. The characters ( except the Ghostfaces ) were all well developed and i liked the mix of older characters and the new characters. I absolutely think the best thing to happen to Scream 5 and 6 was The twins Mindy and Chad and was pleasantly surprised when i saw them come back. It was nice because i adore those and it was a nice way to feel like Randy who was one of my favorites and who is literally me come back too. Gale was there representing herself and Dewy ( rip my handsome sweet cop ) .  The Chase scenes were also fast paced and pretty epic.  Also something about Sidney being such a bad ass made my heart thump not gunna lie.Goes to show you that you should always be honest with your kids for the most part and if they someday may be chased by a Ghostface teach them how to defend themselves. Is this the last one? 

Kevin Williamson indicated that Scream 7 is not the final chapter, suggesting the story could continue beyond this installment. Neve Campbell, who returned to star as Sidney Prescott, has reportedly already pitched ideas for a Scream 8.  Despite controversies, Scream 7 performed well at the box office, making a, which makes a, which makes a "Scream 8" a very likely, possibility..

So who knows however in my opinion...please stop...PLEASE STOP!!! The only way i would like to see a new one is if  a certain someone ( previous Ghostface ) actually came back and there was a standoff with Gale, Sid, the ghostface and t ends where it started. That would be watchable. No new people just the people who have been in it previously 1-7. Anyways, i encourage you to go see it if it is a thing you have loved since day one because you will enjoy it more than those who just started watching it when Scream 5 and 6 came out. Old school fans appreciate it and new people dont undertadn the role it played in our lives growing up so they don't have that time to appreciate it plus they came in on a whole different plot and storyline that i personally didn't like as much. However we wwill get to rating the Scream Series in another article. Please watch and enjoy and if you don't enjoy it i get it but to each their own. 

Happy Slashing my friends!!!