Tag: meta
“By the way, the music you’re hearing? It’s playing inside my head. You being my audience are privy to hear it because, well, we have a special connection.”
-The Movie Hero (2003)
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Scream 4 (2011)
I guess it makes sense that Scream–the unoriginally titled fifth movie in the Scream franchise–came out a little over a decade after Scream 4, since Scream 4 came out a decade after Scream 3. It’s the franchise that just can’t stay dead and refuses to let Sidney Prescott live a happy life. No, it’s a neverending parade of misery, as people around her are deranged enough that murdering people for clout seems like a good idea. I mean, it makes for a fun watch, but it’s a bit depressing when you think about it too hard.
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Scream 3 (2000)
I know phrases like “this was the most X entry in the franchise yet!” get tiring after a while, but by this point I’ve seen all four Scream movies and can fairly safely say that Scream 3 is the most meta yet. For those who don’t know, “meta” is not just Facebook’s rebranding, but short for “metafiction,” or the idea that a piece of fiction reminds the audience that it is indeed fiction. The Scream franchise has always been a look at the horror genre as a whole, but now the focus goes to examining unnecessary sequels. It’s slightly more…
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Scream 2 (1997)
Man, it sure sucks to be Sidney Prescott. If it wasn’t bad enough that her boyfriend tried to kill her–spoilers for the first Scream, I guess, even though I have no idea why you would read this post if you didn’t know the events of the first film–but her life continues to be a nightmare over the next several sequels. The girl just can’t catch a break! And so we continue the franchise with Scream 2, a sequel with some parts much better than the original, but overall just not as up to snuff. It was fine, is what I’m…
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Scream (1996)
Good heavens, would you look at the time! Why, it’s time for a franchise! And how very topical, since Scream–which is what we’re calling the fifth movie because sure, why not–is coming out this month and I’m… um… hm. Okay, so the original plan for January was to watch movies by Mr. Ulli Lommel, who I fucking hate because he made some of the worst garbage I’ve ever seen. Then I found out that Scream was coming out on the 14th, so I canceled those plans and pivoted to the Scream franchise with the intent of wrapping it all up…
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Beethoven’s Big Break (2008)
We are six movies into this damned franchise. The series has gone on so long that this film is a reboot, showcasing a completely different dog with the same name and behaviors. Why did I do this to myself? The inevitable plan for reviewing all 14 Air Bud and Air Buddies movies is to cover them once a week, so why did I think marathoning Beethoven movies would be a good idea? I’m going to finish this–mostly out of spite–but then no more animal themed movies until at least November. Except maybe Pig.
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Mississippi River Sharks (2017)
You know what time it is? It’s Shark Week, mothertruckers! Time to celebrate that specific brand of fish with TV programs all about them, and for me it means watching some absolutely terrible shark-themed movies. Last year I celebrated by watching the Mega Shark franchise (released so far): Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus, Mega Shark vs Mecha Shark, and Mega Shark vs Kolossus. This year I’m covering most of the films on the “Shark Bait: 6 Killer Shark Film” DVD pack I picked up as an impulse buy ages ago. I’ve already covered Ghost Shark and…
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The Final Girls (2015)
Do you ever think about “what if” situations for movies? Like, Actor A was in the film, but Actor B auditioned for the role, so what would the movie look like if it starred Actor B instead? I like to have fun thinking like that sometimes, usually substituting whatever actor for Nic Cage because that’s just a recipe for hilarity. But sometimes these hypotheticals would lead to a much worse movie, like if New Line Cinema had their way with the horror comedy The Final Girls.
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