In 1996, Wes Craven directed one of the most revolutionizing horror movies in film history. Naming the movie “Scream” and making it about a teenage girl surviving an attempted murder by her boyfriend and his best friend. The “Scream” franchise has been beloved by most horror movie fans and has spanned for 30 years. Does the seventh movie add to this amazing franchise? You’ll have to watch it to know.
The original killers–Billy Loomis and Stu Macher–were just two regular teen boys with a passion for scary movies. Sydney Prescott was a teen girl trying to live a life without her mother who passed away a year before the movie’s narrative takes place. She didn’t know it at the time, but she was indeed dating her mother’s murderer. Struggle, heartbreak, and blood loss led to Sydney Prescott successfully killing all of her attackers.
The small town of Woodsboro, California couldn’t get over the attacks which lead to horror movies, named “Stab,” being made. The first “Stab” movie was telling the story audiences saw in the first “Scream” movie. This led to what the rest of the franchise is based on: two killers being so obsessed with the movies, and people they are hell-bent on keeping the cycle going or getting revenge. Though, they all mainly want fame for their murders, which they do get.
On Feb. 27, “Scream 7” released in theaters. Audiences have gotten sneak peeks of Stu Macher–one of the original Ghostfaces that attempted to murder Sydney–possibly returning. Will he actually return? I know because I’ve already watched it. In order to prepare for “Scream 7,” you, of course, should watch “Scream 6.” Though, if you haven’t watched it, here’s a recap:
Samantha Carpenter–daughter of Billy Loomis–and her sister Tara Carpenter have moved to New York. Samantha, Tara, Mindy, and Chad were the protagonists of “Scream 5,” in which they’re introduced. The world hates Samantha now that rumors have spiraled, framing her as a possible murderer. New murders arise and new people come into the characters’ lives. Anika (Mindy’s girlfriend), Quinn, Tara (Sam’s roommate), and Ethan (Chad’s roommate); remember, everybody’s a suspect. These new “Ghostfaces” try framing Sam for the murders, leaving behind masks from the old killers counting down from nine. Our beloved Gale–a news reporter from the original movie who teams up with Sydney to survive the attempted murder–is getting over Dewey’s–the original policeman from the first “Scream” movie who was the brother of one of Sydney’s close friends–frankly unnecessary death. She helps the group find evidence to kill these “Ghostfaces” alongside Kirby–an FBI agent who was a victim of one of the murderers.
After much trying, and much killing, Sam and Tara find out who the true killers are. Though we would expect two, since that’s always the pattern, now there’s three: Quinn, Ethan, and their father Detective Bailey who are avenging one of the killers in the movie prior, Richie Kirsch; they’re his family. True to the franchise, Sam and Tara kill all three of them and Sam learns to separate herself from her father.
Now, as someone who has watched “Scream 7,” here is my take: not everything is as it seems. You know how everyone tells you that we have to be aware of A.I. and stuff? Yeah, listen to them. The murders are very gory, if you’re sensitive to seeing someone being gutted like a fish, maybe don’t watch this. The movie has the biggest plot twist ever, and I honestly feel extremely bad for some characters who, I think, deserved better. I give this movie four out of five stars, mainly for its plot twist.
May your watching be terrifying, may your screams fill the theater, and remember don’t answer your phones. Now, I have one last query for you:
What’s your favorite scary movie?
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