I just saw it last night and it was SO good. Treated with respect to the franchise and it was great how focused it was on Sidney and her daughter. So many nods to the older movies. Loved it!!!

I can't wait to watch it. Had plans to do it this weekend, but fell down and injured my leg (nothing serious). Thankfully got a refund. So it's going to be next week for sure.

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Things I liked:

Seeing Sidney and Neve Campbell at her kick ass best again. Also, I thought it was refreshing Gail took a break from being put through the wringer. She got to take it easy with this one and she still had some of the best moments, both comedic and human. Mason Gooding/Chad is always a sight for sore eyes and surprisingly for me, this was the first time I genuinely enjoyed Mindy. I remember desperately wanting her to die in Scream 5, but becoming Gail's protégé was a genius move. Her and Chad were highlights, all the way to the end credits. The only new character that was remotely interesting was Mckenna Grace's Hannah, easily habing the best kill sequence of the film. The use of A.I. was smart and nostalgic in how he got to see some people from the past. Lastly, though for continuity sake it was a shame Mark had to be recast, I thought Joel McHale served the role as well as could be expected.

Things I didn't care for:

I have to wonder if they asked Rose McGowan to return as an A.I. version of Tatum 1.0, because with her being heavily referenced, it kind of served as a downer that she didn't.

Most of the new characters weren't characters at all and were extremely forgettable. Sidney's daughter Tatum was an unlikable brat throughout. The Ghostface reveal was the worst one of the franchise. You couldn't have chosen a more halphazard, random, and ridiculous motive that lead itself to a convoluted exposition dump that didn't even fully make sense. Marco's motive basically being ... nothing, other than some weird submissive relationship to Jessica. It was just eye-roll worthy. Not to mention, the writing racing over the fact that Jessica had her own son killed just added to the ridiculous, long-winded drivel of a motive she had even if Anna Camp did her best to sell it. If I had to rank this Scream against the others, it's pretty easily at the bottom of the pack for me.