Showing posts with label Scream 4. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scream 4. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

My Top 5 FAIL Moments in Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror in 2011

This year was good for geeks and BAAAD for geeks. We had some ugly setbacks and foolishness in our world. I'm share my top 5 horrible moments.

  
The Wonder Woman Pilot - For some reason, NBC thought they could take an iconic comic book character and hand her over to a writer with no idea on who WW is. The result? A horrible, HORRIBLE pilot for a possible series. For those who read me, know I was on this like sluts on cocks. And when I saw the pilot, I had to be talked back from the ledge. NBC and DC Comics should've been beaten for that pilot. Beaten with a salted barbwire whip.


The Buffy Reboot - Earlier this year somebody said in some studio, "Let's reboot Buffy, for no ass reason!" The minute that idea was spoke into existence, the geeks revolted. It was considered an abomination, blasphemy in the geek world. Every BTVS cast members was against it and no producer, director or writer wanted to touch it. However, one (semi-unknown) writer did and failed. Now the project is in limbo with S'ym and Magik. I speak for everybody by saying, "Thank GOD!"


Green Lantern - This movie was a fail for 3 reasons: 1. no plot 2. bad CGI and 3. Ryan Reynolds. I know, I know he's cute, but it wasn't enough. The movie went nowhere and failed to capture what most geeks love about the Green Lantern.



Scream 4 - This was an attempt to reboot the series, but all we got was a flawed script and a story that was blah. The movie takes place 10 years later in Woodsboro. Sidney returns and so does the killer or killers. Murders happen and once the truth was revealed, it just went downhill from there. It was good to see Neve Campbell as Sidney, but there was no reason for a fourth movie.


Sucker Punch - Great Hera, this movie was snap mess! It was a 12 year-old boy's wet dream and nightmare rolled into one big ole can of crap. The plot was... What can I say, there was no plot! It was about a girl who could dance, well, it was about female empowerment; no, it was about ninjas and monsters... See? It was a bouillabaisse ideas that just didn't come together. It was a complete and utter FAIL. And waste of time during my Hawaii vacation.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

I guess Scream 4 is the Last One


Many thought Scream 4 was going to jumpstart the series again, but the weekend wasn't so kind to my beloved horror storyline.

It made only 19 million, a far cry from the last 2 sequels (each of them made over 30 million). Oh well, it was a good effort.

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Saturday, April 16, 2011

My Review: Scream 4


The 'Scream' series is very close to my heart. It defined my college years and rebooted the horror scene in the 90s. When I heard about the next story, I was excited and concerned. I wanted to see if the 10 years gap would make the series better, stronger or necessary to be brought back.

After seeing the film, I have to say... I have mixed feelings about it. It was cute, but a little bit campy. Funny, but not scary. In all, I wish for a little bit more from this film.

So, here is my vague bullet point review.
  • The opening scene was cute. They took a lot jab at the Saw series.
  • It was good to see Neve back on deck.
  • The movie hit some good spots, but it quickly became a comedy instead of something scary.
  • The 'teen' looked to stylized, not as normal looking as the original crew.
  • Some of the killings were funny, that's not a good thing.
  • Sidney had the best line in the movie "Don't f**k with the original"
  • The killers were lame and the main reason for killing everyone was also lame.
  • If they were going to break all the rules, the killer(s) should have had no connection to any of the characters.
  • Some of the lines were too campy. These lines could have been taken out.
  • Gale and Dewey still have great chemistry.
  • The story overall was good, not captivating, but good.
  • The neatest thing about the film was the Wes/Kevin power. It's still there.
Again, I have mixed feelings. I liked it and didn't like at the same time. Usually, I watch these movies 3 times in theater... I think I'm good for seeing this film just once.