Scream 6 Review



All right. First you have to know that if I were rotten tomatoes I would never rate any of the Scream movies higher than a 70%. But that does not mean that they are not the most entertaining  slasher movies. I love the new commentary about elevated horror and a nod to the Mike Flanagans and the Ari Asters of the world. We all know the new kings and we love them, yes. But our nostalgic hearts will always go for the tried and true, especially in these uncertain times. The movie really came at a good time. And we must continue to create scary movies that do not happen around Halloween. And also remind us to not talk to strangers because people are scary. 



Scream brought the following: new kills. For any scary movie fan you know that the kills constantly evolve. Just when we thought we saw it all with Final Destination and Saw, Gen Z shows up as fucked up as ever, and I definitely need one on my team for the end of the world because seriously they are soldiers. 



The kill factor (although it can go too far very easily) is necessary because it actually scares us. (Side note: I have limits and I do not watch scary movies for this factor. I do not like gore at all.) 


I received not one, but THREE Apple Watch notifications about a high resting heart rate while watching Scream. (I also have heart problems so do not let that keep you from going.)


I have a lot of cinematic notes. Like any other Scream fan, I love the commentary on the evolution of the genre. I would rate the story line a B-, plot twists a C, and most importantly the villain monologue (drumroll please) a C-. I don’t know why I’ve chosen a lettering system, but all of the ratings online are accurate. I am pleasantly surprised RT gave it a 76%. There was ONE scene that played on too long because a notable actor was only available for one week of shooting, but probably made as much money as the legacies. This was the only fallback in the cinematography; which was classic: Wes would be pleased. (RIP) 


I am interested to see the reaction to (SPOILER ALERT) the big legacy death that officially ties the knot on the film series. The only move for the Scream movies after this is to hang up the towel and never make another one again. They truly framed it just right, leaving an epic mental picture to go along with  the now iconic line, “what an honor”. Which is also a nod to dear Wes Craven who passed before seeing the end of the series. With Wes gone, new directors will want to re-do the pattern, which would ruin the entire point of the series. Patterns, reliability, and humor got us this far, we are not about to abandon it. The third season of MTV’s Scream was a flop, but it is possible to keep the legacy Ghostface alive. Doing so would keep this going on far longer than it should. How many times do they say that sequels are the worst. 


The new main characters were not given the best script, the writing is not that great. So there is oodles of cheese and paranoia to go around. More nods to Wes- cheese king, who really just wanted to make scary movies fun again. 







Unfortunately, I have been so “impressioned”that well, let’s just say I’m in it now and I would like to caution anybody that is new to horror, that you can just turn around now- you do not have to watch it. I am almost embarrassed to admit to the public that my fear of death has captivated me from childhood. So I watched all the scary stuff… it’s a way to numb the big fear, ya know? True crime gals know.

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