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By Emily Enriquez
The Scream movies never fail to impress me in the way that they contain that classic touch of their past movies along with a perfect amount of suspense, gore, and even humor.
I fully stand by the point that these films are better seen in theater. I went to see “Scream 6” a bit after it came out, yet the audience was pretty packed. And the audience reactions really made the experience of watching this so fun which is such an important aspect of cinema.
People screamed, laughed, and yelled out loud, and I rarely experience that nowadays, so this kind of response was pretty incredible.
The last time I experienced that was for “Spider-Man No Way Home” and it was probably one of my favorite memories!
Plot wise, the storyline was solid and the actors are so talented. Some of the script was odd, but overall it worked. I was surprised how good of a horror movie this was, it was well thought out and seemed unrushed.
Myself, as well as public opinion, thought it might have been a flop since it’s pretty hard to make a good franchise and not make it corny or repetitive, but that was not the case at all!
In terms of directing, lighting, music, and cinematography these were great and made for a smooth viewing experience.
There was one scene, which was my personal favorite, shown in trailers, where Ghostface is creeping around a gas station trying to find and kill the two main characters who are quietly crawling through aisles on the floor, trying to escape, and because they had to all be silent, the suspension had me on edge. Just little details like that are what make movie moments so iconic.
There’s already speculation that there is going to be a “Scream 7”, so I will definitely be watching and looking forward to it!