Scream - The scoop and digest

Ready or Not's Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett direct 'Scream 5'.

Kevin Williamson is now an executive producer and presumably why series veteran didn't pen screenplay.  Instead, James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick shoulder responsibility.

Neve Campbell - Sidney

Courteney Cox - Gale

David Arquette - Dewey

Marley Skelton - Deputy Judy Hicks

Melissa Barrera - Sam Carpenter

Jenna Ortega - Tara Carpenter

Jack Quaid - Richie

Mikey Madison - Amber

Summary

10 years after the events of Scream 4, a new Ghostface begins terrorising Woodsboro.

Following an attack which leaves her sister Tara hospitalised, Sam (Billy Loomis's daughter) and love interest Richie track down a recluse Dewey, who reluctantly gives advice on how to avoid becoming a victim in Stab.

Sidney and Gale return to old stomping ground and won't rest until latest fly is permanently swatted.

Not my favourite scary movie

Youngsters, legacy characters not feeling entirely redundant and some brutal kills are positives, but overall - pretty boring.

Meta requel takes no risks and rehashes old ground in a very predictable way.

Okay, play it safe to a certain extent, but go further and create your own rules.

A lot has happened since 2011, allowing dialogue to reference It Follows, Hereditary and specifically The Babadook, but focus is centred around Stab, with obsessed fans Amber (Ghostface) and Richie (accomplice) pissed at Stab 8.

Guess what? They're making their own version.

(Rolls eyes).

Sam takes pills to prevent psychotic episodes but when meds don't work, she hallucinates Skeet Ulrich's de-aged ghost who offers guidance.

Fucking weird.

Before end credits roll, FOR WES is displayed.

Would the great man approve or scoff at generic approach?

We'll never know.

Go Film Go (Postergasm 4)

After a leave of absence, it's back.

Miscellany

An American Haunting
Monster (2003)

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
For Your Eyes Only

Back to the Future Part III
Revenge of the Creature (left) and Tarantula (right)

Being John Malkovich
The Crossing Guard (French version)

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
King Kong (1976)

Bordello of Blood
Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight

Boys in the Trees
The Crow: City of Angels

Breathing Fire
Code of Silence

Dead End Drive-In
Into the Night

Don't Answer the Phone!
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Employee of the Month
Reservoir Dogs

Explorers
It! Came from Outer Space

Falling Down
New Jack City

Multiples

Def by Temptation

Demonwarp (left) and Lethal Obsession (right)

Mirror of Death

8-Bit Christmas

Superman II (left) and The Goonies (right)

Mad Magazine Presents: Up the Academy

Brainscan

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

The Incredible Shrinking Man (left) and The Bride of Frankenstein (right)

Death Row Diner

Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers

The Untouchables

Zombie Island Massacre

Brigsby Bear

Heavy Metal

The Thing (1982)

Tron

Blockers

Snow White and the Huntsman

Sixteen Candles

Love Actually (left) and Pitch Perfect 3 (bottom right)

Amityville: No Escape.

Top Gun (top left), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (adjacent) and Poltergeist (1982)

Motel Hell (far left), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) (left), A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) (right) and Avatar (adjacent)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (left) and The Last Exorcism (right)

And the most action-packed shot of all.

From left to right.
Warlock (1989), Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride¹, Deadly Blessing, Creepshow, 30 Years of Terror², Halloween (1978), Dead & Buried, Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Friday the 13th (1980) and Army of Darkness

¹The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) was heavily edited for American audiences in 1979.

²Not a film, but a greatest hits collage designed by Stephen Romano (ntbcw one-shot five story comic of same name).

Blow Out

Fantasex (left) and Island of the Damned (right)

Lure of the Triangle (middle) and Empire of the Ants (right)

The Incredible Melting Man

The Other Side of Julie (left), The Boogeyman (middle), The Food of the Gods (adjacent) and Squirm (right)

Without Warning (left) and Blood Beach (right)

Fade to Black (1980)

Don't Bother to Knock

Halloween (left) and Tourist Trap (right)

Frenzy (1972)

Let's Make Love

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Simon

The Spider Woman

Children of the Damned

Until next time.

Hilariously BAD video game cover art - First Slice

Previous iteration 'Bad cover art' exists in the past.

Sultan's Maze
Even crude background character is disgusted by werewolf farting crystal.
Which Way Now? Suggest as far away as possible.

Santa Claus saves the Earth
St. Nick isn't on a mission to save humanity, but to leg it from odious freaks he quickly regretted employing.

The Mystery of the Druids
AAAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!
Yes, that was my immediate reaction too.
Did artist set out to horrify or amuse?
Either or both is plausible.

The Karate Kid Part II: The Computer Game
Daniel and Mr. Miyagi look good, but shit is spoilt by the former's disembodied hand.
For the record, cover of completely different NES game (The Karate Kid) is largely identical.

Tip Off
After a marathon session of snorting washing powder and crystal meth, number 5 was still traumatised at surgery extending arm rather than dick.

Volleyball Simulator
Despite expression of demented lunatic, I am in no way tempted to furiously waggle my joystick.

Extreme Sprint 3010
Run asshole run, run as fast as you can, don't look back.

Beverly Hills Cop (2006)
I seem to remember that Axel Foley was the star of the film, not the fucking car.
Also, who's driving Chevy Nova?
Err...

Axe of Rage (aka Barbarian II: The Dungeons of Drax)
Guy may have climbed the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down, but he couldn't be happier.
I put mood down to monobrow, which to be fair - is distressingly impressive.

Bad Cat
The hardest cat in the neighbourhood was conceived by an absolute pussy.

Super Bust-a-Move (EU and NA)
A slobbering baby sucking glazed cherry, gameplay reflected on shades and title slapped on forehead screams shame and ignominy.

Castle Top
A shallow puddle and oncoming boulder launched with the accuracy of a drunk stormtrooper suggests medieval piss up is in the offing.

Chuckie Egg II
Vampiric spider is tantalisingly close to securing tasty meal, but abomination on two legs is about to be impaled by clumsily placed ladder.
Eggcellent stuff.

Krystalis of Zong
Who knows why boy in blue is so miserable, but I can only think it all got too much for dude when reflection cracked another mirror.

Battalion Commander
The last thing any real-time tactical simulation of modern armored warfare needs is for leader to be struck by another case of floating hand syndrome.

Dr. Dolittle
Identity of titular doctor cannot be shown for legal reasons, but I can guarantee it's not Eddie Murphy.

Sceptre of Baghdad
Why is Cyclops, Medusa and Aladdin's monkey Abu wearing a grin wider than a horny hooker clutching an empty condom packet?
Answers on any postcard will be ignored.

Farm Kit
Apart from a select few animals, everything else is curiously levitating.
WHAT?

Gecko Blaster
One lizard flees explosion and another is sent spinning.
Composition is just... (sigh).

Swamp Fever
With gas tank strapped to back, dude should be incinerating giant bugs with flamethrower, but bizarrely opens 'fire' instead.
Hmmm, there's something amiss here.

The Force
I fought the law (and the law can fuck off).

International Karate
Once upon a time, before Ken and Ryu unleashed Hadokens, there were two inept pricks who couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag.
And they fought happily never after.

Amidar
Pig and decorator are apparently safe.
However, perverted stare and dirty smile suggests ass-face has something darkly sinister in store for native.
My sympathies pal.

Fantasia Diamond
Worzel 'Cocknose' Gummidge, rusty knight and robot toy are about to indulge in a debauched fantasy.
The details of which are best left undisclosed.

Low Blow
Gloves off to obscure boxing sim for laughable reaction of messing with the family jewels.

Swordfight
En garde son.
Be right there, (ouch...), you fucking asshole.
Jesus Christ, it's just a scratch to boat race.  It's time to man up bitch.
Come father, let us embrace at last.

Until next time.