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Post by ck100 on Nov 19, 2020 22:11:58 GMT
Even though we've already had a movie with just "Scream" as the title - Scream (1996).
Clearly they're doing what Halloween (2018) did for Halloween (1978) by just having the 2018 version be called "Halloween".
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Post by lowtacks86 on Nov 19, 2020 22:23:54 GMT
I'm surprised they didn't go with the incredibly lame and predictable "5CREAM"
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Nov 19, 2020 22:29:59 GMT
I'm surprised they didn't go with the incredibly lame and predictable "5CREAM" "Scre4m/Scre-four-um" became a punchline they seem to have instantly regretted. |
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Post by Catman on Nov 20, 2020 0:21:34 GMT
They should have gone with Screammmmm.
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 20, 2020 1:31:27 GMT
Even though we've already had a movie with just "Scream" as the title - Scream (1996).
Clearly they're doing what Halloween (2018) did for Halloween (1978) by just having the 2018 version be called "Halloween".
Except the Halloween (2018) title makes some kind of sense, in that they wanted to tie it directly back to the original. Is Scream 5 going to be ignoring the other sequels? I doubt it.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Nov 20, 2020 1:48:41 GMT
Even though we've already had a movie with just "Scream" as the title - Scream (1996).
Clearly they're doing what Halloween (2018) did for Halloween (1978) by just having the 2018 version be called "Halloween".
Accept the Halloween (2018) title makes some kind of sense, in that they wanted to tie it directly back to the original. Is Scream 5 going to be ignoring the other sequels? I doubt it. That sense no making for me. Why not call it Halloween 2 then? The Scream series is a genre satire so the title makes sense on that level. Just calling it "Scream" (or, God help us, "The Scream") is the modern thing to do and there'll probably be self-aware jokes about the new Stab movie just being called "Stab". |
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 20, 2020 1:56:38 GMT
Accept the Halloween (2018) title makes some kind of sense, in that they wanted to tie it directly back to the original. Is Scream 5 going to be ignoring the other sequels? I doubt it. That sense no making for me. Why not call it Halloween 2 then? The Scream series is a genre satire so the title makes sense on that level. Just calling it "Scream" (or, God help us, "The Scream") is the modern thing to do and there'll probably be self-aware jokes about the new Stab movie just being called "Stab". Just noticed that I wrote accept and meant except btw. I said it makes more sense, not that it makes sense. You have a good point that it works on a meta level considering that is what the Scream series is. I concede. It is just that this series has been labeled with a number until now, while Halloween is all over the place with the titles. It ties into the incoherent nature of the whole franchise.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 21, 2020 1:36:37 GMT
I'm surprised they didn't go with the incredibly lame and predictable "5CREAM" That's not that bad.
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Post by ck100 on Nov 21, 2020 2:55:19 GMT
I'm surprised they didn't go with the incredibly lame and predictable "5CREAM" That's not that bad. The only problem is some people may call it "5 Cream".
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Post by Marv on Nov 21, 2020 4:46:58 GMT
I hate it. It makes no sense and all we wind up doing is referring to it as Scream 2021or whatever instead of Scream 5.
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Post by ALurker on Nov 21, 2020 4:53:05 GMT
The title change sounds like it might become a soft reboot to me.
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Post by seahawksraawk00 on Nov 21, 2020 5:39:41 GMT
Even though we've already had a movie with just "Scream" as the title - Scream (1996).
Clearly they're doing what Halloween (2018) did for Halloween (1978) by just having the 2018 version be called "Halloween".
Except the Halloween (2018) title makes some kind of sense, in that they wanted to tie it directly back to the original. Is Scream 5 going to be ignoring the other sequels? I doubt it. Well I have to wonder if that's the intent though, since each sequel is a meta riff of how films and their sequels are made today; Scream 2 going bigger, bloodier and "higher" body count, while Scream 3's formula trilogy always tying back to original and the killer related somehow to the protagonist. Scream 4 comes off and mocks the remake era of horror films. So now I wonder if Scream 5 will be a riff of "legacy" sequel, which follows the continuity of the original film and characters, but ignores anything in between. |
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Post by Sarge on Nov 21, 2020 5:54:53 GMT
Ready or Not was decent only because Samara Weaving carried it across the finish line, and they don't have Samara Weaving for Scream '22. My guess is a bunch of red herrings and Sidney is the killer, and for some reason that doesn't make sense, she always was.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Nov 21, 2020 6:09:42 GMT
Ready or Not was decent only because Samara Weaving carried it across the finish line, and they don't have Samara Weaving for Scream '22. My guess is a bunch of red herrings and Sidney is the killer, and for some reason that doesn't make sense, she always was. Neve was the last to sign on so I do suspect a controversial direction with her character, though I was assuming she'd probably be an early victim. |
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 21, 2020 6:16:31 GMT
Except the Halloween (2018) title makes some kind of sense, in that they wanted to tie it directly back to the original. Is Scream 5 going to be ignoring the other sequels? I doubt it. Well I have to wonder if that's the intent though, since each sequel is a meta riff of how films and their sequels are made today; Scream 2 going bigger, bloodier and "higher" body count, while Scream 3's formula trilogy always tying back to original and the killer related somehow to the protagonist. Scream 4 comes off and mocks the remake era of horror films. So now I wonder if Scream 5 will be a riff of "legacy" sequel, which follows the continuity of the original film and characters, but ignores any thing in between. If that is what the movie does then I will take back what I said. It is just that up until now the sequels all have a number afterwards. It seems out of place for it to just be called "Scream." It would have made more sense for Scream 4 to just be called Scream, because that is sequel that is commenting on remakes. I have never noticed the 3rd part of trilogies tying back to the original in the way you mean. It happens somethings, but not that much. I didn't even realize that Scream 3 was parodying that specific thing. There are third movies that tie directly back to the original, but Scream 2 already does that with the killer being related to the killer from the first movie. What 3rd movies have the killer being related to the protagonist? I can't think of any off hand.
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Post by Marv on Nov 21, 2020 6:44:02 GMT
Well I have to wonder if that's the intent though, since each sequel is a meta riff of how films and their sequels are made today; Scream 2 going bigger, bloodier and "higher" body count, while Scream 3's formula trilogy always tying back to original and the killer related somehow to the protagonist. Scream 4 comes off and mocks the remake era of horror films. So now I wonder if Scream 5 will be a riff of "legacy" sequel, which follows the continuity of the original film and characters, but ignores any thing in between. If that is what the movie does then I will take back what I said. It is just that up until now the sequels all have a number afterwards. It seems out of place for it to just be called "Scream." It would have made more sense for Scream 4 to just be called Scream, because that is sequel that is commenting on remakes. I have never noticed the 3rd part of trilogies tying back to the original in the way you mean. It happens somethings, but not that much. I didn't even realize that Scream 3 was parodying that specific thing. There are third movies that tie directly back to the original, but Scream 2 already does that with the killer being related to the killer from the first movie. What 3rd movies have the killer being related to the protagonist? I can't think of any off hand. Honestly...it being a ‘legacy sequel’ or whatever, and only acknowledging the first film while ignoring all the sequels could be quite fun. At the very least, it would bring Randy back. |
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 21, 2020 6:54:57 GMT
If that is what the movie does then I will take back what I said. It is just that up until now the sequels all have a number afterwards. It seems out of place for it to just be called "Scream." It would have made more sense for Scream 4 to just be called Scream, because that is sequel that is commenting on remakes. I have never noticed the 3rd part of trilogies tying back to the original in the way you mean. It happens somethings, but not that much. I didn't even realize that Scream 3 was parodying that specific thing. There are third movies that tie directly back to the original, but Scream 2 already does that with the killer being related to the killer from the first movie. What 3rd movies have the killer being related to the protagonist? I can't think of any off hand. Honestly...it being a ‘legacy sequel’ or whatever, and only acknowledging the first film while ignoring all the sequels could be quite fun. At the very least, it would bring Randy back. I don't have a problem with it being that, in part because I can take or leave another Scream sequel. I can take of leave all the Scream sequels so far in fact. Maybe this new movie will be the first truly good Scream sequel, but I doubt it.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Nov 21, 2020 8:03:50 GMT
No. Just no. What is the point in re-using an old title unless it's a remake they're working on. It's just needlessly confusing.
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Post by Ransom on Nov 21, 2020 8:38:53 GMT
If that is what the movie does then I will take back what I said. It is just that up until now the sequels all have a number afterwards. It seems out of place for it to just be called "Scream." It would have made more sense for Scream 4 to just be called Scream, because that is sequel that is commenting on remakes. I have never noticed the 3rd part of trilogies tying back to the original in the way you mean. It happens somethings, but not that much. I didn't even realize that Scream 3 was parodying that specific thing. There are third movies that tie directly back to the original, but Scream 2 already does that with the killer being related to the killer from the first movie. What 3rd movies have the killer being related to the protagonist? I can't think of any off hand. Honestly...it being a ‘legacy sequel’ or whatever, and only acknowledging the first film while ignoring all the sequels could be quite fun. At the very least, it would bring Randy back. What is more baffling than the sequel name is the Randy love I keep seeing. I really didn't find him that meaningful a character. I actually found him sort of annoying from what I can remember of him. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Nov 21, 2020 8:56:38 GMT
Honestly...it being a ‘legacy sequel’ or whatever, and only acknowledging the first film while ignoring all the sequels could be quite fun. At the very least, it would bring Randy back. What is more baffling than the sequel name is the Randy love I keep seeing. I really didn't find him that meaningful a character. I actually found him sort of annoying from what I can remember of him. He's a witty and clever film buff. You wouldn't get it.
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