Well this is… odd.
That’s the trailer for the newest(?) edition in what I would have previously imagined as a solid trilogy of Scream movies for director Wes Craven. But then, there’s this, and now, trilogy not so much… unless he’s planning on pulling a Lucas and making this latest Scream movie the start of a prequel trilogy…
So yeah, hey, let’s hope not.
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I can’t help but feel this one’s a little late to the party. Like, alright, the shtick they’re apparently going with where they reference modern horror flicks stereotypes is cute and all, but based on that short trailer alone, it kind of feels like Wes and writing company decided to go after the Saw franchise more so than anything else. Kudos to them and all for that one. I’m with them there. But I just wonder if Scream 4 is going to be self-aware enough to realize that perhaps their own franchise needs a little picking on as well… (I’m looking at you, Scream 3).
Wouldn’t it be great though if this movie pulled one over on all of us though? How great would it be if, this time, the whole cast reveals themselves to all be the ghost face killer in one giant sing-a-long moment at the end. Crazy? Maybe. But then, a show like Glee has somehow managed to take over the world recently, so maybe it’s just about timing.
That kind of comedy might at least make it possible to sit in the same theater as Courteney Cox and David Arquette for the premiere without feeling really, very, extremely awkward.
