Scream 4 vs. Scream 5 (spoilers)

[spanky87]

The last two Scream sequels. Both play around with the ideas of remakes/soft-reboots. Scream 4 condemns them and ends up killing off the new generation of characters, and has Sid, Gale, Dewey stand tall at the end with the emphatic statement: “Don’t **** with the original”, whereas Scream 5 ends up being the expected soft-reboot/legacy sequel with the old cast playing a smaller role and one of them being killed off.

Which was the better Scream sequel?

I’m putting this here because the poll sub-forum is a mess with random polls.

[levcore]

Originally Posted by spanky87

I’m putting this here because the poll sub-forum is a mess with random polls.

But that forum is the place for it lol.

[DR Herbert West]

Scream 4

[spanky87]

Originally Posted by levcore

But that forum is the place for it lol.

Quiet you.

[dallywhitty]

Scream 4 ftw.

[Guy87]

I'd have to re-watch Scream 5, I've only seen it once.

But on the whole might find it hard to decide. I mean...Scream is Scream is Scream.

[Lehnhart]

5 is still too fresh for me to have a strong opinion on which I like more. Really really like 4. And really enjoyed 5 too. I'll give it another watch before deciding but they both are very close.

[rooboy78]

Scream 4 was wildly disappointing for me and is my least fave sequel. I actually hate so many things about it (most of the characters, the acting, the ugly filter, the misplaced comedy).

Scream 5 was way better and reinvigorated my love of the franchise.

[AnthonyGG]

Scream 4 all the way...and Screams 1,2 and 3 as well

[Pouyan]

Scream 5 characters/plot > Scream 4 characters/plot
Scream 4 killers/motivation > Scream 5 killers/motivation

[DenOfEarth]

Scream 4 was mediocre but had a couple of likable characters despite some other lame new characters and at least the remaining original characters were treated with actual respect and didn't get crapped on like in the new movie. The direction in that is at least solid despite a mixed script as i felt Scream 3 was a nice way to end the franchise. But 4 wasn't too bad despite it's a HELL of a lot better than 5.

5 on the other hand was a shockingly bad piece of shit and the worst Scream movie yet. A passionless moneygrab with flat direction (despite the directors did well on Ready or Not which has better direction than this), the screenplay sucks as it's bankrupt on ideas like this movie is and the characters aren't likable and are like cardboard cutouts then human beings like in the first 3 movies as the acting by the new cast is trash. The old characters are used as props in this movie, even Dewey has gotten The Last Jedi and Bill and Ted face the music syndrome done to him as a beloved likable character like Dewey is now a loser and ass hole, that made me wanna tear the screen in the downtown Vegas theater apart after seeing that as luckily i didn't pay a dime to see this movie in a theater but used a free ticket to see it.

The writing was substandard even halfassed and poor pacing as the characters sucked, even the main girl couldn't act her way out of a Ghostface mask. The meta moments and attempts at satire here were better in the first 3 movies and done better in Final Girls, Behind the Mask, Tragedy Girls and a few others as this was a tedious stab in the ass for the franchise and a middle finger to fans of the franchise. Plus the way they killed off Dewey was lazy and not in a heroic sacrifice fashion but just for cheap shock value. This movie didn't help Scream, it killed it.

One of my most despised sequels with Alien 3, Creepshow 3, Robocop 3, Halloween 5, Alien Covanant, The Last Jedi, The Hidden II, Home Sweet Home Alone, Speed 2, Friday The 13th part 8 Jason Takes Manhattan, Elm Street 5 Dream Child, Cult of Chucky, Ninja Turtles III, Dark Knight Rises, Batman and Robin, Spider-Man 3, X-Men 3, Mortal Kombat Annhilation, Star Trek Generations, Terminator Dark Fate, Superman IV and more

[Guy87]

Nah it was fine.

[doctor1313]

I liked the characters in 4 more, and the motivation made more sense. Plus Sidney was important in 4, whereas she added nothing to 5. Nice to see her, but the plot would be the same without her.

And 4 is Wes's last movie.

[Pounder]

Scream 4 easily.

[Winslow Leach]

SCREAM (2022)

I thought it was a strong sequel. I didn't care for SCREAM 4. It's the worst in the franchise to me. The killers were disappointing, and the ending was weak. SCREAM '22 was entertaining from start to finish.

[Steedeel]

Both were quite forgettable and don’t come even remotely close to replicating the first two film’s brilliance.

[rooboy78]

Scream 2022 did a MUCH better job replicating the “Scream feeling” for me than Scream 4 did. And Gale and Dewey were fantastic in 2022 and actually felt like the same characters from the first two movies as opposed to Scream 4 where it seems the writers had no idea what to do with them or how to write them. Their time in Scream ‘22 was perfection to me.

[Canuck21]

I put characters above all else and in Scream 4, all the main characters that I love, Sydney, Gale and Dewey, are intact. In Scream 5, they have reduced appearances and my favourite character of the franchise dies. I don't really care for the new characters so it's obvious which one I prefer.

[oubukibun]

I liked Scream 5, but Scream 4 tops it for me. It's really that simple (and THAT kill is just the best kind of Craven nastiness, something I had missed from the previous two despite my absolute adoration for the second installment, which is ranked first for me).

HOWEVER: If Scream 5's gore had not received the trims it did and they had given the Wes character what almost proved to be a worthwhile stalking/chase sequence and framed him even more as the "dumb blonde" kill some of the cinematic language kept framing around him...

It would've been a much closer call.

But as it is, that third act was just lazy. I never had an issue with the OG kill, but they didn't even spend time giving it its due, even on the level of filmmaking (editing, music, etc.), so it didn't linger. Arquette didn't do himself any favors, either—easily the worst of his performances as Dewey, even with the weirdo slapstick reactions from the fourth.

[dcruz13]

4 by far, it's better than 6 too.