Scream 3 hate is disgusting by Scream fans.

I'm sick of this *beep* that Scream 3 was a huge critical failure. Did it do AS well as the first two, but didn't "fail". It got mixed reviews.

This thing about 38% of RT. Do you know how accurate RT is? It gets reviews from the big critics, but TONS of bloggers. AND the fact that they either call a film positive or negative is what killed S3. If it's marginally positive then it goes into the stash of extremely positive and if it's marginally negative it goes into the pile of horrible reviews. Hence Scream 3.

Metacritic is a much more fair website of judging reception. It actually calucates the critic's actual grade (not just if they liked it or didn't like it). Metacritic is only the real critics...not bloggers, which also makes it more fair. The Metacritic scores for all three films:
Scream 1: 65
Scream 2: 63
Scream 3: 56 Scream 3 *beep*-head don't believe me? http://www.metacritic.com/movie/scream-3

They are all in a range of 10 points. It didn't fail at all  So it's BS how people use the 38% is just an unfair way to make their own bias against the film seem more realistic.

AND as for it not doing as well at the box office...so what? It made 90 million, that's only 10 off from the first. It didn't flop by any means. Plus the Scary Movie was just released which probably turned alot of people off. And it didn't have a great release date (Feb compared to Christmas).

You people act like Scream 3 compares to All About Steve. It makes me sick. Even if I didn't like Scream 3, but liked the first two I wouldn't bash a part of the series to my favorite films. That's pretty insulting to yourselves.

The last time I checked this was the Scream 4 board, not the "Do nothing but B!tch and complain that Kevin wasn't credited as a writer on Scream 3" board.

I'm all for having an opinion, but I'm not for being obnoxious as heck with it. JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ! Holy balls. 

Scream 3 hate is disgusting by Scream fans.

I'll be bringing a full summary of thoughts tomorrow.

Scream 4 Trailer!

I'm getting annoyed with people who claim she's going to die. In my opinion, she's the safest of the three to survive.


I'm getting kinda annoyed with people who keep jumping to conclusions that Gale dies. It's completely BS. Do you really think Bob Weinstien would let one of the biggest survivors in Slasher History die in the teaser?  At the Scream Awards in the middle of the segment, there was a clip showing Dewey jump over Hay with a gun pointed at someone. He is most likely pointing at the killer after Gale says "Do it, if you've got the guts!" then the killer would just run into the crowd of masked kids becoming lost.



And, she's been seen shooting in several different outfits, so she at least makes it past the one hour mark. Plus, the barn scene in the trailer is the "Stab-A-Thon" which is most likely the finale.

And what's different from Cox shooting Friends with the first 3 and now Cougar Town. Cougar Town isn't all about her anyone. It's an ensemble lead by Courteney Cox. Not a Courteney Cox show. So it's very similar to Friends. 

Best Supporting Actress Highlights By The Decade

1960's: Janet Leigh, Psycho
1970's: Piper Laurie, Carrie
1980's: Sigourney Weaver, Working Girl
1990's: Courteney Cox, Scream 2
2000's: Michelle Pfeiffer, White Oleander

Janet Leigh makes such an impact on the audience as Marion Crane, with only about 30 minutes of actual screentime. Sure, Perkins steals the show, Leigh supports him in every way possible. She's so good at showing the vulnerable side of Marion without showing it.

Stocking Channing for Grease comes soooooo close to beating Laurie for Carrie. Rizzo was such a nasty external appearance, and such a delicate broken internal appearance, but Mrs. White was terrifying. I had nightmares about her dragging Carrie into the closet for weeks.

How do you make someone so evil and manipulative seem so likable? Sigourney Weaver apparently knows. She has what, 15 minutes to introduce us the Katherine and make us fall for her then leave for the entire middle section, then reappear at the end showing her true colors. A performance of style.

Courteney Cox is fierce as Gale Weathers. She leaves her comfy zone (the control freak Monica Geller on Friends). Cox steps up the dramatic work when she finally lets lose and says 'I don't care," and gives into her love for Dewey, only to have him (what she thought) stabbed to death right in front of her moments later.

Michelle Pfeiffer is ferocious as Ingrid Magnussen. She has this charisma about her that makes you hate her to death (she is a pretty horrible person), but you feel for her when she tries to to her life around and you realize she really does love her daughter. Pfeiffer builds up tension throughout the film and when her character climaxes, it shakes the earth. 

HUGE DAY! Scream 4 Covered on ET and Season Start of Cougar Town!

Entertainment Tonight just covered the set of Scream 4. I'm 100% in now! It's completely awesome! 


They had interviews with Court, Neve, David, Emma, and Wes, and besides those five, Hayden was shown. Emma stated early this week that she thinks Scream 4 is the best of the series and she's watched the first three many times and loves them. 


The actual ET segment isn't online yet, but they do have an article on their website and if you follow the link you can watch a clip of the cast talking about each other. 


http://www.etonline.com/movies/101001_ET_First_Making_Scream_4_is_Like_Summer_Camp/index.html

"It's like going back to summer camp," Neve tells ET. "The first film was such a blast for all us. At the time we had no idea how successful the film would be. … Coming back to it now after years of people enjoying them and seeing each other again, it's nice."

"You see some of the old, and some of the new, and something borrowed and something blue," says Wes of the fourth installment, which reunites Courteney, David and Neve onscreen and also introduces a younger generation of up-and-coming actors.

"A lot of the audience that will see this film were infants when we made the others," explains Wes. "I think the older actors are well-known, but they're a little bit at the parental layer of consciousness for a lot of the audience, so it'll be kind of fun to see where their stories are going, but it's also great to introduce new characters and see how they're going to factor in with things."

"We all reunite at the beginning of the movie," says Courteney, explaining that her character, Gale Weathers, has given up her job as a reporter to marry Deputy Dewey (played by David) and write books. "She's written six Stab books and she has writer's block, and she's pretty bored, pretty miserable, pretty desperate, and all of a sudden some murders start happening and her life starts to look up. She likes a good murder."

In addition to its huge success, the 'Scream' franchise also carries a lot of weight with Courteney and David because they first met and fell in love on the project.

"I can remember the day I met him like it was yesterday," says Courteney, who credits Wes as "really instrumental" in bringing them together. "'Scream' 1 was really an intense crush and all that stuff, and 'Scream 2' we didn't get along so well, and then 'Scream 3' we had just gotten married, and then 'Scream 4' we have [our six-year-old daughter] Coco, so it's just been an evolution of things that have happened to us."

"It's been good having the whole family here," says David, who reports that Coco is really into "Little House on the Prairie" right now. "That's been the biggest change I would say."

"It's really doubly lovely," adds Wes, "because I had a little bit to do with them getting together, and they got married, and they've had a good marriage and they have a wonderful little child, and it's great icing on the cake."

'Scream 4' is set to scare up some laughs in April of 2011.

In other news, be sure to watch COUGAR TOWN tonight at 9:30 and every Wednesday. 

Guiding Light....one year later.

I'd like to take a moment and recognize today for the show that was a part of my life for 10 long years, 5 days a week, Guiding Light.

Last year, it was cancelled (after 72 years making it the longest running show EVER) and the last episode aired on September 18th. This was an extremely hard thing to undergo and get over. These people were my second family. I saw them everyday from as far as I can remember. I used to watch it with my mom when I came home from school. My grandma subscribed to SOD just for me. I have so many memories. These people were a HUGE part of my childhood.

I saved the last episode on my TiVo, I just rewatched it and balled my eyes out....yet again. So, CBS, are you happy? The Soap Opera industry is slowly fading and you're the people who gave it's downfall the push.

Either way, Guiding Light I miss you! (Below is the final cast photo)

Brothers (2009)

Brothers is the new film from six time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan and surprisingly, his direction is the weak link here. If you seen the trailer and think it's about a huge affair, it's not. It's on a whole different key than that. It's about the brutal hardship of the effects of war on not just a person and their mind, but their family.

The acting is as solid as ensembles come these days. Natalie Portman enchants the screen playing Grace with her nuanced and astute performance which should've landed her, the second Academy Award nomination of her career. Of the three leads, Portman is the most relatable and I think that's why I was most taken with her.

It's safe to say Tobey MaGuire's performance (the complete opposite of Portman's subtly) is the most controversial performance of this past year. Some people claim it's Razzie Award quality, while others say it's the best of his young career. He worked for me, actually. The trick of his performance is the evolution of Sam.

Jake Gyllenhaal is the brother in question. He completes the trio of acting here and he really shines as Tommy. He is given the least to work with, but he gives it his all. Portman's daughter played by Bailee Madison is given meaty scene towards the end that will give you chills. Sam Shepherd, also satisfying in the supporting role of the father.

The writing works. It's gratifying the way it avoids the clichés along the road, it drives past it. It's special because it shows us the aftermath of war in a believable way. The problem here is Jim Sheridan's direction. He lazy with the substantial screenplay he's given.

One thing from the film I'd change though is the back and fourth from war to home life; Brothers feels off balance during the war time . I think Sheridan should've cut all the scenes where Sam is in captivity and just have flashbacks of it. It would've been more powerful, in my opinion.

Even with it's flaws Brothers is a must-see. The last 15-20 minutes are so gripping and emotionally intense....they shouldn't be missed; 8