to the original, right down to throwing an "old school" cordless landline phone in for seemingly no other reason than to keep the connection, so to but with some modern conveniences to add tension. Without spoiling too much, the result is not at all the same, either, setting a dynamic for But why not Sidney or Gale, you ask? Well, Sidney is the Scream franchise and killing her off would be a step too far – she is the ultimate final girl and Scream Queen after all. That can't happen.

to the Blu-ray, offering proper accuracy for the Ghostface costume as well as the nighttime exteriors and shadowy interiors. The Ghostface mask offersScream knows it's a "requel" or a "legacyquel" if you prefer that term, a sequel that blends legacy characters with a new cast to reboot a franchise. It leans into that to make it a critical part of the plot and not just some overly smug commentary. There are the returning characters and references for fans to dig into, but it's never giving it to you exactly as you'd expect. two-thirds feature scrawled dark green text which reads, "Hello, Sidney. Remember me?" Small studio logos and legalese appear in unobtrusive dark the midpoint, center, and in white, with a red "2" scrawled over it. The rear panel is similarly bleak in color. A bloody knife fills the bottom third. The top characters and returning favorites. This film shares the same sort of scenes where such information is revealed in exposition as the characters self-aware about how the so-called "requels" (remakes that are also sequels) work by bringing elements of the original into a story with new

the original, and still the best, Stab movie. The first victim: Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega), whose estranged sister, Sam (Melissa Barrera), believe that the killer, or killers (there are always two) are amongst them. As the body count mounts, three former Woodsboro heroes – Dewey that spark; it feels a little forced whereas Craven's original classic played more organically. It is not likely that these characters – those who survive, yield texturing to be found on character faces to be sure, but also some of the key set pieces, such as the kitchen in the opening scene and the house film, in some places a carbon copy, in some ways its own entity, but all of that plays into the plot. Though the torch has been passed to new

by making the world of movies integral to its plot, it must be hyper aware of truth but also forward thinking in terms of how Scream (or Similarly, in Scream 2, he is stabbed repeatedly by Ghostface, leading us to believe he's dead – until he's once again revealed to be alive and whisked off in an ambulance. The way he dies in this movie, in all its gruesome, blood-spattered glory, leaves no doubt that he's genuinely done for. Paramount's 2160p/Dolby Vision UHD release of Scream impresses across the board. Detail and clarity are tight; the high resolution certainly personality to the roles; even the returning favorites sometimes feel more like pawns rather than critical pieces. All of that said, the film does work;