Amber doesn’t get a bottle of liquor smashed over her head, it’s a bottle of hand sanitizer, which is a thousand times funnier. She even says “Hand sanitizer? Are you serious?” in a super throw away line.

I love how the motive is a direct inverse of Billy’s line from the first one “Movies don’t create psychos movies make psychos more creative” It’s brilliant when you think about it

I didn't catch that Dewey had Tatum's ashes. That's so sweet. Especially since they didn't seem to have that great a relationship and he was never really shown grieving for her.

Dewey was and always will be my favourite character in Scream franchise. I don't know how will i be able to enjoy any future Scream movie now that he's gone.

Completely agree on how they used Roger Jackson, especially in the opening. They gave him a ton to work with and he crushed it. Allowed him to be charming and innocent and slowly progress to the menace. In S4 opening especially I think it was a missed opportunity that he called as an immediately threatening presence

Randy's death was shocking but it also served a purpose in the film. It causes Gale to finally embrace her empathy, seeing the victims of these murders as actual people instead of choosing to see them as only pawns in a greater narrative she's actively exploiting for profit - which in turn allows Dewey to see Gale in a new light, paving the way for their budding relationship.

Courtney and David are really great actors. You can see they really channeled the pain from the dissolution of their real life marriage. I can’t imagine working with an ex spouse would be easy or uncomplicated, but Bravo for them being soo differentiated. Also a great model of healthy relationships for their kiddos. I know it’s a bit of an aside, but something I really appreciate and think is cool.

I love seeing Sidney grow more and more as a character in every Scream movie. Neve was truly dedicated to this character.

I didn’t mind the Billy hallucinations. I thought it was cool that everyone was speculating that Stu would be back and they flipped it on us and brought Billy back. I don’t understand why EVERYONE bring up Sidney’s “hallucinations” of her mother when talking about the Billy thing. Sidney wasn’t hallucinating, or seeing visions of her mother at all, she was just dreaming.

They really did some fun stuff here and I loved it! Some other Easter eggs I noticed were when the killer mentions “Psycho” to Judy, it immediately cuts to an identical shower head shot from Psycho. Also when Ritchie is first watching the stab movies in the hospital, you can actually hear that he’s watching the first Scream. U can hear the sounds Casey makes after Ghost face has first Stabbed her and is on top of her.

When Gale says she’s gonna write a book about Dewey and Sid says it’s a book she’d love to read, Gale should have said “I’ll send you a copy”, as a little tie back to the first when Sid punched her in the face

The confirmation of Kirby surviving instantly made this the second best film (after the OG ofc)

The Judy/Wes murder is my favorite scene too - I liked the quiet buildup of Wes walking around the house knowing Ghostface was right there somewhere.

I'm surprised you didn't mention that - Matthew Lilard played "Flamethrower Ghostface" - Drew Barrymore was the Woodsboro Principal - Hayden Penettiere, Matthew Lilard, and Adam Brody were all at the party (background only though)

Richie taking sam medicine, making her “think” it was tara, the inhaler…… He was lowkey more of the mastermind than Amber. i liked the new cast and there was a TON of survivors so i can’t wait for 6……

I love that one of the killers is played by Meg Ryan’s son considering what Sydney said about Meg Ryan movies in the first film

We actually already knew that Jennifer Jolie played Gale in the first and second Stab movies, because in Scream 3 she says "after 2 films I feel like I am in your mind" on the set of Stab 3!

The fact that these killers had such a shallow motive was pure genius!! Psychos don't really need motives to kill, let's face it, and also as stated in the video, these killers were supposed to be kind of lame, and that was awesome!! As Gale said at the end, "let them die in anonymity"! Enough with the glorification of the killers!!!

I noticed when Dewey shot Amber in the hospital Ritchie seemed to have a look of disappointment when she seemingly died.

I think that the burnt Amber charging at them with a knife was more a reference to Child’s Play. That was what my mind immediately jumped to. It just reminded me of the burnt Chucky in the original movie.

I think I’m in the small group who loved Richie’s performance, and I had him like billy at first. Like it was so obvious that it couldn’t be him. I knew it would be Amber from the start due to her just being so hateful towards everything, but I was like “everything points towards Richie no way it’s actually him”. Another thing: I thought when Liv was threatening Mindy, I thought she was about to reveal herself as one.

Technically speaking, Roman didn’t start everything. Roman himself admitted that Stu & Billy took things well beyond what he’d intended. A case could be made, certainly, because if he hadn’t convinced them to kill Syd’s mom then I doubt the rest would’ve happened, but that was pretty much a year before the actual Ghostface murder sprees began. Technically it’s its own separate thing

I actually didn't have the fact that they were at Stu's house spoiled for me I guess I never saw that photo so as someone who didn't see it coming I loved that reveal! Through the whole party scene I kept thinking how the house's layout seemed similar especially the room Mindy was sitting in and thought it was just a little nod to the original house so to find out that it was actually that house I thought was super cool!

Jamie Kennedy actually has his own sort of review of the new Scream on his channel, and he IS very happy with his on screen niece and nephew! He says that Randy would be proud of them. Makes me happy to see. 🥰

Making Sam a future ghostface after the way she killed Richie would be a nice twist. The way she sliced and diced Richie had killer written all over her.

I like how they mentioned Billy, Stu, Jill, but i was suprised when they mentioned Charlie...

I love that this movie shows us exactly who the killers are pretty early in the movie. The fact that Ghostface used “cloned” Ambers phone, recorded her and used her as a scare tactic. Like obviously we don’t know who Amber is yet but Ghostface wouldn’t just record someone. If it wasn’t Amber, Ghostface would have actually killed Amber, and made Tara watch. And it still would’ve worked for their goal, keeping Tara alive to bring Sam. And then DEWEY our king tells us it’s the boyfriend. Of course one of his last deeds is finding the killer❤️ even if he wasn’t sure yet To me it felt like the og Scream. It tells you who the killers are and if you just take things for what they are, you should be able to guess who the killers are.

I'm going through the process of a divorce from a close friend right now, so Dewey and Gale in this movie hit all the right notes. My heart. 💙 That said, going back was a Scream 2 mistake, Dewey gotta know better. He survived 25 years in this franchise!

This was such a fun movie to see in theaters. Sure, there are things I could nitpick about it that were not my favorite, but overall it was a great installment to the franchise.

Being an obsessive Scream fan and Having not seen a Scream Movie in theatres in over 22 years, I had apprehensive thoughts about this one… but radio silence nailed it. Was it a perfect movie? No, it definitely had its flaws (ghost Billy threw me off, but at the same time who can really complain about Skeet Ulrich coming back to the role 25 years later), the pacing in the front half seemed off, but at the same time I feel this is the most relevant Scream movie, and possibly most important. This franchise has always been about the meta aspect, self reference, and throwing something back in the audiences face about the perception of Movies and how they affect people. And with that, this movie I feel is really needed right now. And before you go in to it hoping for it to be like every other scream movie. It isn’t. This isn’t your typical “who is the killer” movie, this is a motive movie, and call out to toxic fandom. The scariest part about this film IS the motive, it isn’t a long lost brother out for revenge, it isn’t a jealous cousin who wants the spotlight, or a butt hurt ex boyfriend. It’s about people not happy with the way “their favorite franchise” is being ruined by new directors and adding elements that don’t need to be there. Toxic fandom at its most extreme, the people threatening death to those involved with “ruining their childhood”. This is the most socially relevant Scream movie ever made, a Scream film with an elevated horror element, that I feel answers a few questions we had when we first heard it was announced: 1: Can they/would they dare kill off a legacy cast member? Dewey was the most underrated member that grew on me over the course of the series. It was heart breaking and horrific to watch him die, but at the same time, it was a death WORTHY Of Dewey. It was drawn out, graphic, emotional and incredibly visceral. But I feel it was important to the franchise, and more importantly… Gale was always going to be too big for Woodsboro, and Dewey WAS Woodsboro. It was a tragic love story from the get go. We get to see what the effect of dealing with this for 25 years has done to Dewey and the reality of losing his sister, wife and his friends. 2: Can they do a Scream movie without the legacy cast? Short answer. Yes. Long answer, This cast was strong, I feel they severely under-utilized Kyle Gallner (as Stu’s nephew I feel like a quick poke to the jugular was a lame death, but I feel like there was a lot edited out of that scene) Kyle Gallner is a great actor and I think he was one of the worst written characters. Mindy Meeks may be my new favorite character (so glad she lived) and her little scene on the couch watching her uncle in stab while the killer was behind her was just brilliant. (So I have a new Goal to get work on “yellowjackets” so I can meet her haha) Radio Silence does an amazing job with creating an entire character and graphic death scene, just so in the third act we could see a banner saying “For Wes”. Brilliant. Craven forever immortalized on screen in the franchise he started. The legacy cast is always amazing, but it’s nice to see a movie with mostly well written characters who can hold their own where you’re not constantly wondering “where’s Sidney? where’s Gail and Dewey?” I personally feel like Jenna Ortegas “Tara” was still the stronger of the two sisters, and hopefully we see her do more in the next one. The cast that survived are all honestly the most likeable characters so I’d be down to se them come Back. 3: Will there be enough fan service? Hell yes. It’s not Thrown in your face constantly, there are a lot of subtle hints that you have to listen for or look out for, ie: Kirby is still alive, Sydney is married to Mark Kincaid, Tatums ashes on Dewey’s shelf, the reveal of Stu’s house. (A little less hinted at, but still a great reveal) and for the diehards who really looked… a hint that Stu may still be alive. A lot of stuff OG fans are going to love, but it’s not “in your face” so it doesn’t alienate anyone who may have not seen a scream movie before (but to get the FULL effect of this movie, I definitely recommend watching the first 4) Side note: I was not a fan of four, but after a few re watches, I’ve come to accept it and appreciate it for what it was trying to say. ( Alison Brie and Hayden not even gonna try and spell her last name, were the best part) This is the first Scream film I’ve ever gotten emotional in haha, when they go to the Meeks house and they pan over Randy’s memorial home theatre… I may have choked up a little. Randy’s my hero haha, Jamie Kennedy and Wes Craven created a new horror movie archetype in 1996, the Randy haha, the one who knows how to survive. Fun fact: I started writing right about the time this movie came out, and ever since I started writing, I’ve always include a character named Randy because of him. And 4: Can they make a marketable Scream movie in 2022? This is for all intents and purposes, a Wes Craven film. It has that tone to it, the meta aspect of a traditional scream film, while still somehow being able to remain true to what Radio Silence is known for, there was no “copycat” technique or “trying” to make a Wes craven film… it was a different film, it just felt like Wes Craven was behind the camera at some points. This is the most brutal ghost face has ever been. The camp and cheese factor is gone, but yet still sharp and funny where it needs to be. But genuinely so. No forced laughs. The legacy cast isn’t over used, and this felt like an honest to god passing of the torch in the franchise. Like the past is important, and they recognize and respect it, but there are new stories to tell in this series. Some that maybe don’t involve Sidney and Gale. Halloween had some successful sequels with out Jamie Lee Curtis, so did Friday the 13th… if they had kept Jamie Lee Curtis on for all 13 movies… that would have gotten old super fast. Scream, in my opinion, has this weird distinction of being the “FINAL final girl” horror movie series, Sidney at the center of every single one, every movie they be made they feel has to be revolved around Her some how. Which makes Neve Cambell the final girl of final girls. Jamie Lee is a final girl, but she hasn’t been the focus Of every Halloween movie ever made. And Jason is the focus of the Friday films. Sidney has been the focus of the scream franchise. Every film. So I feel like fans have a harder time accepting a scream movie with out Neve Campbell. Which I understand. Michael Meyers and Laurie strode are names synonymous with Halloween. Sidney and Ghostface are synonymous with Scream. I get it. But if we stick to the same formula, we never evolve our tastes in what we like. It’s okay to not like something the first time and then growing an appreciation for it over time. This may not be your favorite Scream movie because it doesn’t star Sidney, but anyone saying they didn’t like it because it was too different… I can’t argue with you because, well… films are completely subjective, and that makes your point valid. In closing, I’m looking forward to the next instalment of this franchise. I think Matt and Tyler really went all out and yet managed to keep the flavor of the original in heart. I’m looking toward to the next reveal, maybe a cult of ghost faces, or maybe an open ended scream movie where the killer gets away… I have trust in Radio Silence and can’t wait to see why they do with this franchise .

I would’ve loved an ending scene with them at Dewey’s funeral or something with Gale wearing her ring. Idk maybe it’s just me

I do think Randy's death served a purpose. It was later to be revealed to be a clue as to why he died and it also brought Dewey and gale closer together. They were no longer fighting about her possibly just wanting to find the killer for tv purposes but because she actually cares. It made them more of a team.

I love this movie, Scream was not only the first horror movie I ever watched it was the first movie I ever watched. I’ve been a scream fan since I was 5. And this was the first scream movie I got to see in theaters, and it was one of my favorite film experiences ever

The first red herring of the movie is not a misdirection but reality, which is rewarding for the more pragmatics viewers. It's really Amber... on her phone (caller ID proving it)... disguised as the killer... which she is... about to kill her interlocutor. It's an anti-whodunnit.

Just want to drop a quick comment about amber’s “bruise” around collar bone: I believe that’s a birth mark on the actress Mikey Madison. She has it in recent interviews too. It isn’t always visible in all her photos because maybe make up, but definitely a number of appearances in past photos and videos before. But the fact that they didn’t use make up to cover it up in the film-nice. Could be intentional as described and discussed in this video.

Sheriff Hicks was overwhelmed by panic and emotion, because her son was in danger. She did not see it coming that Amber was waiting for her on the porch. I wish that Hicks had consulted Dewey, Gale, and Sidney on how to predict and survive. Because Gale and Sidney when they went to Stu’s house, again, they were like, “It’s a trap” and it was Amber that showed up on the porch. Anything familiar? It’s that little detail in Scream that makes it genius.

I avoided anything at all about the movie until I saw it - no pictures, no trailers, about the only thing I'd seen was the poster. I didn't want any spoilers at all. And yeah, it made the Macher house reveal pretty exciting. I'm sorry others had that ruined for them.

I like Sidney and Mark getting together. They bonded over both having witnessed horrific things committed by people. Not many people can understand that and neither of them would have to overly comfort each other. I thought it was a nice nod, especially as it was a name.

The Dead Meat cameo was so fun cuz me and my girlfriend both watch them and seeing James and Chelsea finally get featured in a major way in cinema was so fun.

my liv theory is that she was still sleeping around with the macker nephew guy. that could be a reason why she didn’t want to share her location. i also think that’s why he showed up to the school out of nowhere and she stayed behind and for his behavior at the bar.

What a lovely surprise today. I’ve been waiting for this since I watched the movie. Great review! Agree 100% on Jenna Ortega. For me, she was the best thing about this movie along with David Arquette’s performance. She had to sell the terror to us from the beginning and she sure did. I want to see it again this week. I loved it.

Something I have always wondered was that in Scream 1 when Casey’s parents find the house wrecked Casey’s father says to her mother “Drive down to the McKenzies” implying the McKenzies were the neighbors of the Beckers. Liv’s last name is McKenzie and given Scream 2022’s emphasis on them being related to the original murders, I wondered if Liv was somehow related to the neighbors of Casey

Love all the plot swaps in this film: Whereas we would expect the jock type to die- Chad ends up surviving, a black female character finally makes it, and siblings don't turn on each other. Genius.

One thing I appreciate about this video is that you showed that even though you had to things to pick apart, it didn’t take away from the actual fun of this movie! I think a lot of fans are taking the flaws and thinking about them WAY too seriously, then they can’t even enjoy the movie for what it is (and what Scream is). It’s a thrilling time, it’s funny, and generally a MEMORABLE entry! To me, it ACTUALLY feeling like it’s own movie and not just a sequel. The hallucinations, killers, styling of the acting in earlier scenes, and showcasing of the new characters can all be critiqued… but I still literally love this movie & rank it highly lmao

I genuinely loved this film. I think Jack Quaid did great as Richie & Jenna was phenomenal!

I never understand people that say serial killers in a movie have a "bad motive". As if there's some motive out there that will justify anyone becoming a serial killer. No motive will ever be strong enough to actually justify murdering innocent people, the killers are unhinged and their motives will always make sense in their own heads, no matter how stupid they seem

I wonder what Richie would’ve done if Sam and Tara knew that you can definitely buy an inhaler without a prescription at any pharmacy. I guess a movie’s gotta movie. 😂

Excellent recap! Additional things I noted: Gale is shot in the stomach in part 2 & part 5. The framing of Sam’s stabbing of Richie is the same framing of Billy’s attempted stab before he is shot in Scream 1.

Should’ve been Wes, upset that his mom was left out to dry and wasn’t held in the same high regards as the other legacy characters. Then it still could’ve been Richie as a Judy fanboy. Imagine if Judy made it to the finale to find out her son was the killer, doing it in her name

The twins are still my favorites of the new cast. Also the fact that they are both pretty savvy about surviving and do make it to the end is a nice sorta avenging moment for their uncle.

29:15 oh same, I knew as soon as Dewey said "I gotta go back" I was like "Welp... RIP Dewey" I knew one of the main 3 was going to die but I wasn't sure which one at first, though i had a feeling it would be Dewey since he was missing in parts of the trailer where Gale and Sid were together and... the soundtrack 29:49 same 😭 I had a feeling when I heard the track before I went to see the movie that that's what happened

The Billy hallucinations were a little weird, but I still kind of loved them, for the simple fact that there were soo many Stu returning theories (I rolled my eyes at these), and I like that there was THIS former killer returning, rather than the one fans hyped themselves up to see again. It also allowed us to have a hint of probably our best Scream killer thus far, which helped emphasize how lame these two killers were, even though their clumsy motive still fit the movie very well. Ritchie was somewhat of an awesome option as a killer; being the love interest made him a red herring, because it seems too obvious for him to be the killer, which was emphasized by Dewey's reference. That aspect made it even better for him to be the killer. Amber, on the other hand, was not someone I bought as the second killer. In a way, her personality fully fit, especially as a toxic fan killer, but her character was too weak for me. I have ignored the size differential between costume killer and revealed killers plenty in the past (particularly with petite Jill), but I could not wrap my head around Amber as the killer, in the physical sense. This is even more true when I thought back to her killing Dewey. I would have preferred to have seen Ritchie outsmart Dewey, but Amber just didn't have enough substance to be awarded that kill. Plus, she was on screen so little throughout (even when physically there, she seemed to hold little significance), and that made it harder to feel her being a killing fit. Roman was off screen quite a lot, but that seemed more appropriate with the movie set scenario. Despite that issue, I really liked the movie, and absolutely agree with the joy of the Meeks kids surviving (a nice little ode to Randy). I also loved the Wes and Judy scene for it's suspenseful play with the doors, but also for its unique killings. The emotion was definitely there for both kills, even though Judy was not a favorite from Scream 4, but we hadn't seen many daytime kills before. Plus, Judy running into the blade, and Wes slowly being stabbed in the neck were a bit atypical kills as well. That both made me focus more on Wes's death, specifically, which made the tribute to Wes Craven even better. Take a shot for Wes! Can't wait to watch the movie again. It's the perfect re-quel, and solidly fits amongst the first 2 in my top 3 Scream movies. Bonus, the way the movie ended with Sid and Gale was satisfying enough that I fully believe a future sequel could be made without either one, and still remain true to the franchise (though I would still welcome more Sidney)...as long as some of the new survivors are in it, or if Kirby is brought back.

Loved your words on the Sidney gale relationship, I loved how on 3 they have that awkward hug and I never really noticed on 4 the more excited hug for Dewey. This movie was fantastic, I’ve seen it twice and I definitely plan on seeing it again before it leaves theaters.

I think the motive of the killers of Scream (2022) is pretty great. It wasn't as deep as compared to the previous motives, but it was personal and insane. You can really never tell what goes inside a human's mind, and in this case, it's baffling to think that one can do such a thing just for a "simple" motive which makes the killers really terrifying.

Tara was by far my favorite in this movie. Wouldn’t mind seeing her take more center stage over Sam… no hate to Melissa, but Jenna was a real scene stealer also, I actually liked seeing Billy because I didnt expect it at all! however I also avoided spoilers…. I notice the people who found this movie to be lackluster are mostly the people who saw every single form or advertisement and whatnot… or people who already knew what would happen. I thought billy was unexpected because we all wanted stu, so I actually loved it.

So, as I said in the non-spoiler review, I’m an extra in this movie. I was the party goer that yelled “buzzkill” to Richie and Amber after they break up the party and kick us all out. Now in hindsight, I may have accidentally hinted at them being the killers

Overall this was a great movie I don't know why some people think this the worst one in the series in my opinion not of the Scream movies are bad. Scream 5 was a blast to see in theaters

It was a great film. I dont think the motive of the killers were bad and how the fans reaction to it proves the theme of the film right.

My take on Judy: Judy could still be a character in Stab 8. I think a lot of folks think stab 8 is entirely unrelated and strays too far from the original stab (as explained in the film), and therefore, Judy can’t be in the movie. But that’s not true-they are not mutually exclusive. Judy could be used as a character in stab 8, without the entire movie being based on events of scream 4. Could be a mixture of “inspired by real life events” and fiction. There are certainly real life examples of those products.

The thing that made Dewey’s attack more believable is that he checked his phone because it was Gale. That hurt. It also irked me that they gave all the credit to Billy. Roman needed a call out

I liked the hallucinations-it was a very pleasant surprise the first time, and then each time he showed up I could feel Sam trying to ignore/not give in to the dark thoughts. I had a lot of empathy for her in those moments because I know how exhausting it can be when your brain tries to convince you of something that just isn’t true

I'm so happy that you also understood and liked the motive of the killers. I'm in a group on FB and there were so many people who thought the motive was dumb or unrealistic or etc. But as someone who is around toxic fans, it was completely in the realm of things that a toxic fan would do. Especially in the scream universe. Also! I enjoyed that Gale made it a point that she wouldn't write about them because they should be forgotten. They were toxic and shitty and those sort of fans should be forgotten when it comes to something you love.

I like when Sidney was in the house with the gun clearing the place, she looks to a closet door, thinks, then shoots into it. A nod to when she got attacked for that same closet in the first movie

Another way to look at the Stab inconsistencies is that even tho Stab didn’t base the rest of the movies after 3 on Sidney Prescott, they could have still used the character in other ways. Possibly they bring Judy in Stab 8 to prepare her for the next movie “Scream 4/Stab 9”. They probably are just forgotten and not paid enough attention to moments but, this would be a decent work around.

The killer duo has to be an homage to the leaked killer duo of scream 2: Derek/Richie and Hallie/Amber being fans of the genre/franchise and meeting on a forum. Derek/Richie being the boyfriend and Hallie/Amber being the best friend. Derek/Richie and Hallie/Amber being a secret couple (Derek calls Hallie honey after their reveal and Amber calls Richie babe). Richie wearing a similar shirt to derek and getting his arm injured. Derek and Hallie want to make a sequel, Richie and Amber want to make a better requel. Too many coincidences in my opinion.

I am so with you on this point 30:10. Dewey survived seven Ghost Face's and they go and have him make a rookie mistake like that. That was a bunch of Halloween 6 b.s. David Arquette knows he's wrong for allowing them to do that to his character.

I loved the Billy Loomis visions, the de-aging was fantastic. I like how Sam would resist it but eventually give in to the genetic aspect, gave me star wars vibes, where anakin gave in to the darkside and became darth vader, and luke had the evil in him and it came out a few times. Roger Jackson is the real mvp of this movie, he had so much to work with and it was executed flawlessly.

I really enjoyed this movie, it may be my favorite new cast that was introduced! I think the new directors paid so much respect to Wes Craven, but gave it their own style. I also felt like they perfectly set up a new trilogy. I have my issues with it, but I feel like it is one of the best sequels! I enjoyed Richie, but I also love Jack Quaid as an actor, and that may be clouding my judgement!

I absolutely loved this movie. For me, it was an awesome way to start a new story and honor the legacy characters. I have some thoughts about a few of the inconsistencies you pointed out in the movie: --> The part about Sidney not appearing on the Stab movies, I think it's actually that she threatened to sue if they continued using her story, not her image/name. So probably she did appear in all of the films except for Stab 8, but only up until 3 it was her real lifestory that was featured, and 4-7 it was a fictional plot, but still featuring the "character" Sidney, because Sunrise Studios could still have rights over that character. --> The part about Judy being a character on Stab, I think they probably made a fictional story that included Judy Hicks, because even though a movie about the events of Scream 4 was not made, Gale still wrote the book about the massacre, so the producers could have seen Judy being mentioned by Gale and decided to use her, so that the Stab requel could have connections with the past (I like to believe that, since Judy is Sidney's former schoolmate, and Gale's writing should be not very positive towards Judy, they could have made her a killer in Stab 8 😅). --> When Sidney says that Billy started it all, instead of Roman, maybe she's referring to Billy cheating on her with Sam's mother, getting her pregnant. I don't know how the timeline goes at this point, but maybe that could have been before Billy killed Maureen. Those are my opinions so that these bits could make sense 😊 but still, great video, I'm a big fan of your work!

I loved this movie. I really didn’t know what to expect going in because it was the first without Wes as director, but I was so please with it. Jenna Ortega gives the best performance, hands down. Melissa did a great job as well. Mikey Madison was pretty fun in the final act, “I was radicalized!!” Definitely a callback to Stu’s “peer pressure! I’m far too sensitive” I love how this movie truly handed over the franchise to a new generation, instead of like Scream 4, every new character introduced ends up dead. The new characters were truly the main focus. I hope if they make a 6, Kirby is involved and maybe takes over the reigns of leading them through since she survived Scream 4 and is a horror movie expert too. I’m also really happy the twins survived, like true Meeks, and the thumbs up they gave being a nod to Dewey’s last minute survival.

I just realised that the thing Ghosface says about Sidney being in every movie but the last one, might not be a mistake after all. They could've continued to use their fictional version of Sidney if they didn't base it on the actual murders, so the Stab movies could potentially have been putting their fictional version of Sidney in completely made up scenarios and still not get sued

Roman only planned his mom’s murder. The killings we actually see in the movie were Billy’s idea, not Roman’s. At least that’s my perspective!

I’m half and half on Stu returning. I feel like it would be awesome seeing him back and he could upgrade on kills, I feel if he returns and with the visions of billy loomis being present to sam would just make the franchise a bit chaotic. Especially if we don’t get a lot of Sidney and more films. If we get a return of Stu maybe Angelina could return too since her death wasn’t confirmed in the Scream pamphlet they had of the characters who died, she was not on there. Stu and Angelina team up boi lmao - that would also make it chaotic but twisted lol

Gales reaction to his death really got me. Loved seeing the legacy cast again

I thought the motive was horrible. I honestly thought it was the family members/relatives of the original victims getting revenge on the family members/relatives of Billy and Stu. How the deaths of the victims of part one deeply affected their families. As every year that goes by its more of a joke to what happen to the victims ( people enjoying the movies based on real murders, etc.).

I don’t know if you noticed on the final stab Sam held the knife above her right shoulder just like Billy would in Scream (1996)

I actively avoided all marketing and socials for Scream 2022 (however I did watch the trailer once, but tried not to overanalyze any of what I was seeing) and was SO EXCITED when we got the Macher house reveal! What a cool moment, but yeah rewatching the trailer, it's totally right there if you paid any amount more attention than I paid.

Since the first trailer my first thought was there was going to be a female killer just by the way Ghostface moved. But seeing the movie this Ghostface was much more brutal with the multiple stabbings. I did notice Ghostface had to use both hands if the victim fought back.. still loved this movie overall! It did need a chase scene tho.

This is probably my second fave Scream film now. Just love it. I couldn’t believe how much I actually liked the new cast, I was expecting for them to just be disposable characters but I liked them all and was pretty sad Wes and Judy died.

I completely agree with your vision of the Macher house. I think they shouldn’t have spoiled it, it should have been a surprise.

Great video Zack!! I really appreciate how you throughly explain your reasoning for each point you make, whether I agree or disagree with them, it’s super informative. You’ve turned my love for Scream into an obsession with your videos, keep up the amazing work!!! - love from Canada 🇨🇦 🖤

Great video. I love your channel. Your so thorough and detailed. Also I love your vocabulary

i can’t believe during an hour long video i never got bored☺️ great stuff

11:10 Yes, that's one of my tiny issues with Scream 2022 after the second watch. I wish they connection between Sam and Billy was told more in a way we were learning about Sid's mother. But I guess they simply didn't have time for that.

scream 5 was honestly amazing way better than what i'd expected since we are sadly without wes but it was really well executed and so much fun to watch. also all the acting was great especially jenna ortega. i would've absolutely loved it though if sam was committing the murders and didn't know it i thought that's where the story was going right until the end 😭 i didn't think it was obvious with amber but richie i was suspect of bc it felt like he was trying too hard to be sweet and innocent but i also never noticed her bruises

Dude I didn’t even connect that Sidneys husband Mark, could be the Mark from the third movie. I find that a little hard to believe though as I feel like if Sidney mentions Ghostface is back, he would immediately want to jump back into action. Still I love it so that’s my new canon.

You give the best insight and opinions. Bringing things too my attention I didn't think of at 1st.

We will most definitely be getting more hallucination scenes of Billy in the next movie until Sam gets some kind of character growth past that. It wouldn't make any sense for that to just be missing entirely going forward.

I’m positive they’ll make another SCREAM due to its box office earnings…plus once they do, I believe Tara will become the new lead and Sam will get killed off, because if you pay close attention at the end of the movie when Sam is talking to Tara while she’s being tended to, she says “I’ll be right back!” Which of course is one of the top rules you are never supposed to say!

Excellent job as always Zach. I agreed with you on every single point. The Scream films are easily my favorite franchise, having seen each one in movie theaters (I was 15 for the first one). This is why I love and appreciate your channel, keep up the great work!

Ever noticed how when Dewey died, he didn't fight it? He didn't want to survive. He wanted to die. He couldn't have Gale, he couldn't be Sheriff so he had to die as a hero and he knew that. It wasn't careless, he did it on purpose.

Fun trivia, Drew Barrymore voices the principle on the speakers just like in Scream 1.

Before it was revelead that amber was the killer, I thought she might have a crush/hidden feelings for Tara and that's why she was so overprotective of her, if at one point in previous scripts they were girlfriends it could explain this behaviour, and it would've been cool to see this in the movie, as the boyfriend (and now girlfriend) trope would be played on both killers

I was not ready for Dewey’s death and now I’m glad I didn’t see this in theaters because I had an emotional breakdown after the death

You are so right about the effect of the house reveal being effective if you weren’t spoiled. I’m of the habit of avoiding trailers and all kinds of promotional material for movies I really want to see, so I had no idea before going in, and I really felt the full effect of it when it was revealed. It was great.

I know the Sidney being in seven Stab movies was an oversight or error, but in my head canon I explain it like this: In the run up to Scream 4, there was promotional material that included Gale Weathers' books. Amongst these were fictional books she wrote after the original trilogy based on actual events concluded. The fictional books that presumably the subsequent Stab movies were based on. These books followed Sidney's fictional daughter Ashley Prescott. The Stab movies could have been about Ashley and thus indirectly include Sidney in the story or have a highly fictionalized version of Sidney. They said Stab 5 had time travel so it could be possible they retconned Sidney's story. This could be an in-universe explanation. Also, since they were not allowed to use Sidney's story and Scream 2022 already mentioned Stab 8 was completely messed up and unrealistic, Stab 8 could have had Deputy Hicks as a character but the story and other characters may have been completely made up and very loosely based on the events of Scream 4.

This movie was awesome! I can't believe you didn't mention the fact that Mindy was attacked while watching the exact same scene with her uncle Randy, it was GREAT. Also, Wes gotta be at least 15, so where was he at Scream 4(which happened at 2011)?

This was such a great review. Definitely subscribing

Really enjoyed this video, very insightful. Zack gives a clever and in depth analysis of the latest scream movie.

Love the video. It makes me wanna go see the movie again lol. However, I disagree about Billy lol. I loved seeing him again and really LOVE how Skeet being apart of Scream 5 wasn't leaked to the public. It was really a surprise. Disagree about Stu, as Wes Craven has already stated that he was alive as he had done with Kirby. But everything else was spot on!! And for me to sit here and watch a KZfaq video that was almost an hour, really says something lol. I usually give a video 10 minutes, 15 the most 😂. I absolutely enjoyed this! 😁💯🥰