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This is it - Wes Craven's final Scream film. There will never be another creator like him. He continued to adapt in every way possible while still leaving his charm sprinkled throughout this runtime. 

Scream 4 was released in 2011, 15 years after the original. This time with new faces, new ways for the killer/killers too. The movie gave a hint of what today's horror and future horror movies set in current times would be like. Of course, Scream will always be superior when it comes to awareness by the characters. 

You have Sidney, returning legacy character pushing her way through life after those 4-5 years of hell she went through back in the '90s. Weathered and stronger than ever as she returns back to her hometown for her book release. Dewey..Well Sheriff Dewey now, Keeping Woodsboro safe, for the most part. Gale taking a step back from her career to have a family and "normal" life with Dewey as a fiction writer, of course, she doesn't do well in reporting/writing bullshit news.

Woodsboro seems cursed at this point, Sidney's return clearly invites hell to reign itself upon the calm community. "Everything you touch, Sid, DIES." As her lovely ghost-mom/roman mother-brother would say. She really can't catch a break, even just returning to promote how she got "out of darkness"..barf. I'm glad she stayed a true badass and didn't let the book fame and local fame get to her head. 

Jill, Sidney's cousin, becomes the new face, the "Sidney" if you will. The chemistry between the new faces brings a breath of fresh air. It's nice to see the side stories of Charlie crushing on Kirby, or Jill's ex-boyfriend Trevor being a creep, giving the audience the hint of him being the next "Billy". It all works in tandem quite well with the concurrent lore of Scream. It's one of the very reasons I rank This film Higher than the others. 

Most horror films being brought back as a soft reboot or remake, never really work, even with the original creators. But, Wes defeats all odds with this continuation. The ways the killers evolve and come to light towards the end show true range, not only of the actors but of the writing and directing.