So I know I've talked a lot about Summer movies (it is a little hard not to with it being right around the corner), but this past weekend I recently saw Scream 4. I have to say that I was suprised, I'm not sure if it was pleasantly suprised, but I wasn't badly suprised. Scream 4 was actually really funny, it made fun of itself in a not obvious way. It poked fun at all of the previous Scream movies, by not in a "Scary Movie" way; the jokes were actually funny. It was fun to see Courtney Cox Arquette and David Arquette together again on screen in the roles they were playing in which they met (kind of sad now that they are getting divorced).
One of my favorite things about the Scream movies is the fact that the characters talk about the cliches of scary movies; like who is going to die first (obviously the slutty girl with the big boobs, or the stupid kid who is doped up on drugs or the cop who is guarding the house of the next supposed victim); the characters in the Scream movies are always very aware of whose turn to die it is next.
An interesting aspect that was present in Scream 4 that has been different from all of the other movies is the use of technology. This new rendition of the thriller sequence includes webcams, live action video-recording, cell phones and text messaging in it's horror; however I kind of thought that this took something away from the scare factor of the movie. In the old movies it was terrifying when the phone would ring and the character would answer the phone only to hear a deep scary voice asking, "What's your favorite scary movie?" Just like in the preview, "In the beginnning, one call started it all." Scary right? The effect of the same words in a text message is just not as frightening (unless you can't read of course and then you have much bigger problems). There was something so simple in the original phone call that was terrifying for the characters onscreen and therefore was frightening for the audience.
Not only did the text messaging take away from the scary factor, but a few other things did too. I was actually suprised by how not scary many of the moments in Screm 4 were; there were a TON of times when the entire auditorium was histerically laughing, not that I didn't like that because hey, I love to laugh, I just wasn't expecting it. I was expecting to be shocked with horror and scared out of my mind by a madman on the loose with a scary mask and butcher knife. It was a little disappointing not going to lie.
All in all, I'm glad that I paid the thirteen dollars to go see it (isn't it getting ridiculous that it costs thirteen dollars to see a movie in this town nowadays?!) because at the end of the day what it often comes down to is the people you are watching the movie with. The people who were in the theatre the night I saw it were awesome and laughed at everything, which made me laugh at everything.
I would definitely suggest that you guys ALL go see Scream 4. Until next time, eat a cinnamon roll, I just had one and it was delicious.
Now that Oscar season is over, we are crossing over into that epic time of year where the most creative and insightful movies are hitting the Silver screen. These movies are so indepth and really cause you to think passionately and reflectively about your life....Ok, I'm obviosuly kidding here people. Summer movies are starting to hit theatres, and do you know what that means? It means movies about a gecko or lizzard or whatever the heck Rango is, wearing a cowboy hat and riding around "town." To be honest, I don't really know what that movie is about, nor do I care to find out.
While not every movie can make you want to think in-depth thoughts about your pathetic life, or want to change who you are and finally pursue that dream you have been meaning to tackle for your entire life; not every movie has to be plain old stupid either. But that's where summer movies come in. While some perfectly serve their purpose as being entertaining during the months when no one has anything to do but go to the movies and watch films that are just 'entertaining', some are just downright durmb- such as Gnomeo and Juliet. Really? A movie about a love story between GARDEN GNOMES? Do kids really go for this stuff these days?
Apart from these epically horrible films, there are some that could definitely be entertaining and maybe even a little bit good. Some movies that I am looking forward to seeing this summer are Soul Surfer (who doesn't want to see an inspirational story about a girl who overcame her fear of the water after getting her arm bitten off by a shark and return to be an award-winning surfer?) and even Scream 4 (I've been waiting 8 years for this one to come out.)
The summer is quickly approaching and if the non-challant, passe movies at the box-office aren't a clue to how the summer mood is sneaking into the atmosphere, then maybe you should step outside because it is 75 degrees and gorgeous.
Until next time, get yourself some lemonade, sunglasses and sit your movie-watching butt outside.
