wintersoldier2021 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Wow everyone was so sure wed see OW if at least 40M what went wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXR & Friends Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 20 minutes ago, wintersoldier2021 said: Wow everyone was so sure wed see OW if at least 40M what went wrong 1) Most people didn’t have it making that much. 2) What’re you talking about “what went wrong”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) This was good. Clunky opening act but really got into the third. Edited January 14, 2022 by ddddeeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintersoldier2021 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Everyone here was predicting40M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnokesLegs Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, wintersoldier2021 said: Everyone here was predicting40M They really weren’t. A few had $40 million as their high end, but the vast majority have been saying $20-30 million. Anything above $20 million is a win. Edited January 14, 2022 by SnokesLegs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric is Anxious Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 If anything, it felt like people were being way too pessimistic. You still had people saying 15M even after presales showed it wasn't the case. I get that Scream 4's performance burned a lot of people, but nostalgia sells. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) I think the big difference between this one and 4 is that Weinstein (once they branched off into their own studio away from the Miramax's "golden age" - quotations because a number of those movies from that era and the later Weinstein Co. one, in particular the ones that won awards, carry something of a stench to them now knowing what that monster was doing the whole time as he had the industry under his spell) was having problems even in 2011 six years before their troubled final days of money problems and constantly delaying movies right before Harvey's overdue downfall and wasn't really capable of selling anything that wasn't an adult-driven prestige movie. As much as we like to make fun of Paramount and all their apparent woes these days, they're still a major studio that has successfully put out a variety of successful product across genres over the decades and know how to sell a movie they have faith in. Edited January 14, 2022 by filmlover 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViktorLosAngeles Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 That's a good point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestPicturePlutoNash Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) The horror landscape is vastly different now than it was in 2011. The Nightmare on Elm Street reboot didn't take off, F13 2009 collapsed with legs. Paranormal Activity was the big franchise. Insidious was 2011's highest grossing horror with 54m. I'll see this sometime next week. Rankings: 1 (classic) > 2 (not as fresh but still a dozen terrific sequences) > 4 (need rewatch because I remember it being corny and overdone) > 3 (bad) Edited January 14, 2022 by BestPicturePlutoNash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Parker Posey alone makes Scream 3 worthwhile. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brainbug Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 29 minutes ago, ddddeeee said: Parker Posey alone makes Scream 3 worthwhile. That Ghost Mum scene though ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) Ah, so it's about how extreme fandom is a mistake and does almost nothing but cause misery for viewers, creators, and franchises under the guise of the next generations now being trapped in a legacy sequel of their own making. Not everything works, but I cannot deny it's a Scream film. I don't think it's as sharply pointed (lol) as any of the Kevin Williamson scripts, 'nor is it as charming as any of the Wes Craven directed films, but a fifth film in a franchise about a guy in a halloween costume chasing someone up the stairs should not be this solid. The opening and the third act are great, while the rest has some great things but also not as consistent of a stab (lol) at the themes the film is tackling. Wouldn't mind another one. Hopefully one that can build on both the themes and the surviving characters of this. Edited January 14, 2022 by Lucas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruel Summer Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 loved this. scream saga remains superior to halloween 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric is Anxious Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, Eric Riley said: 5cream: Licorice Pizza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Having just watched 1, 2, and 4 again I think they're all good. I think 4 is better than 2 though, that final act is so wild and funny I don't know how anyone can hate that one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 23 minutes ago, Eric Riley said: Sounds like a concessions order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnokesLegs Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Really enjoyed this, I’d probably put it below the first two but about on par with 4. Spoiler When Skeet showed up I legit gasped! The “For Wes” dedication was lovely too. While I’d be happy to see another Scream 6 from the same team, I almost hope they leave it a few years, I quite like the idea of a new Scream every decade or so that picks apart the horror trends of the last decade. I’m sure Paramount will be wanting to pump out another a lot sooner than that though, not that I’d be complaining. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintersoldier2021 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 2 hours ago, grim22 said: Sounds like a concessions order. I'd like a large popcorn with extra butter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyneOh1040 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 this was fucking great. if it weren’t for the slow start i would rank it equal to 2, but the last 45 minutes are EXCELLENT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
