Scream 4 - 2011 - Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere

My Rating: 7.5 out of 10

Summary from IMDB: Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.

My Review: This movie works. It just works. From the three beginnings (one of them a great cameo with Kristen Bell and Anna Paquin) to the 1, 2, 3... something endings - it's a horror movie that isn't really a horror movie and isn't afraid to make fun of itself along the way while still managing to take itself seriously. What makes this movie so solid is that it never strays from the original 1996 Scream premise and the original cast members - what would Scream be without Gale, Sidney, and Dewey? The ones who have been through it all and mock the new crowd for their inexperience. They all see everything coming but manage to get there just a bit too late. Of course this movie is almost entirely predictable but it's supposed to be. Trust me, it doesn't ruin the twist ending that I really didn't see coming. Pretentious movie snobs will tell you, "Of course I saw it coming!" But what's the fun in figuring out the ending before it happens? No one is impressed you know-it-all. Watch, enjoy, be surprised. It's a sequel, so the rules have changed - but have they? One thing Sidney is sure of, "You don't f--- with the original." And this movie doesn't. Classic Scream.

Bottom Line: I'd pay $10 at the theater to see this one.