Movie's #72-75- Scream quadrilogy

Wes Craven's iconic slasher series is one of my favourite horror films and goes down in the books as the film that revitalised horror, it brought back to life a dying genre that was packed with cliches and cheese and that was overwhelmingly focused on the same crap. Scream follows the character of Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), a high school student in the fictional town of Woodsboro, who becomes the target of a mysterious killer known as Ghostface. The film was considered unique at the time for featuring characters who were aware of real world horror films and openly discussed the cliche that Scream attempted to subvert. The film combines comedy with mystery because the audience is constantly guessing as to who Ghostface is. My favourite of the 4 films.

Scream 2 sees Sidney two years after the events of Scream and she is now a college student who becomes the target of a copycat killer using the guise of Ghostface. Not as good as the first because of its originality but its still a great film that keeps the witty language of young people that Kevin Williamson is so good at writing for, It also see's the violence of the slasher genre for horror fans as bloody as the first. Scream 3 is set three years after the events of Scream 2 and follows Sidney Prescott who has gone into self-imposed isolation following the events of the previous two films but is drawn to Hollywood after a new Ghostface begins killing the cast of "Stab 3", the film based on the Woodsboro murders. My least favourite of the franchise due to the increased emphasis on comedic elements and the violence and horror was reduced, I liked the balance of horror and comedy the previous two films had, however the third film is still great!

Scream 4 involves Sidney Prescott returning to Woodsboro after ten years as part of her book tour. As soon as she arrives, Ghostface once again begins killing students from Woodsboro High, including her younger cousin's friends. Sidney tries to stop the murders, but not before having to learn from a new generation the "new rules" of surviving horror films as they've changed since the 90's. The franchise had a makeover with Scream 4 as fresh faces are introduced, however the fault in todays horror is that production companies only want money and to make more money they bring down the rating, the previous three films were 18, Scream 4 is a 15 which means the violence isn't as good. However it's current and smart which makes a nice addition to the series.