This is not Schindler’s List here….We’re talking horror movies.

The only thing that matters is whether you had a great time at the movies. That’s the difference between films and movies. Movies are fun. Yes, there is a certain quality no doubt, but the question that must be answered at a movie is, “Did you have a great time? Was it fun?”

Halloween 2 did that for me. I was pretty Jazzed watching it.

of course I may be wrong. It happens a lot.

Night, Scream fiends.

It is about damn time.

The late 90s and the last decade weren’t very kind to brother’s Weinstein. They lost their company, their flavor, their uniqueness, and their place in the indie and genre audiance. Titanic and The Star Wars prequels didn’t help. Once those slipped out of the cave we ran headlone into a slew of very good and very big pictures; the Weinstein’s seemed unable to operate in a world where executives turned back to what worked in the 80s only aided this time by adding a splice of artistic craft to the big whoppers they served up.

The industry is changing and it is always changing. There’s room for The Little engine that could. I look at Hellraiser and all the different things this company is committed to doing and it frankly sets my clothes on fire.

This is great news.

All we need know is to buttress these fine horror offerings with a slew of small and personal crime movies, ala CopLand, The Yards, and other memorable pictures released in the mid to late 1990s.

Times change and become the same. And once more, everything appears new.

Cool.

It has history. Lots of it. It has rabid fanbase to begin with. Everyone who was probably in their early thirties down to sixteen years old in 1996 when the first movie came out is going to go see this flick.

And don’t forget the fans Scream has picked up after their release.

It has been a long time sense I’ve been excited about a series getting a fresh pair of legs. When Hollywod was remaking all these movies starting the begining of the decade, I wondered – curious as hell – will they make another Scream movie?

I think all the Scream movies were good. Sure, the first and second movie out-rock the third installment, but they’re all good flicks. The problem with Scream 3 wasn’t the story as much as it didn’t seem to give you the full throttle the series felt like it needed to go out on.

My hopes and dreams are up for this Trilogy. Most of the time we get easy outs when it comes to storytelling; everyone folds ’cause their tired and their hearts aren’t in it.

I don’ think so, folks.

I think Kevin Williamson not only got Jazzed about a great idea for three movies, I also think he wanted to explore new territory – new ideas, which is what all the new characters are about imo. Everyone pays, everyone rides – Everyone.

This is going to be a of fun, Scream fiends.

As for Scary Movie 5, we can do with or without it…don’t make no nevermind.

I guess we’ll have to see what will be brought to the table with all of the remakes of beyond epic horror films…

Scream 4 so far seems like it’ll be satisfactory what with new faces being added to the mix. Hopefully the twist at the end will have catch us off guard so we can all have a great scream about it.

The secret is quality of craft whether your setting up a shot on something like Schindler’s List or Scre4m. That may sound pretentious as hell but recent movies have shown us the light in this regard. Ironman and The Dark Knight period, end of story. Talented artists picked up the reins of popcorn movies and expanded their scope and depth – their emotional and cinematic impact.

It’s nice to have the return of The Weinstein brother’s to genre moviemaking with sensible budgets and proven fanbases for support. We must get out and put our asses in those seats, guys and gals. I dig these flix. Always have, always will. Loved Zombie’s take on Halloween, and Craven’s Scream Series.

This press release indicates we’re tunneling back into a time warp; back to the salad days of The Weinstein’s dabbling in fun popcorn entertainment AND hoping to build up their studio for the good of themselves, but also moviemaking in general. Good to see. They brought quality to these genre flix and the SCREAM TRIOGY is proof of that. Hello!

Hopefully this cinema Ad fontes – back to the sources – we find ourselves in, results in some 1970s homages like we saw with CopLand, Jackie Brown, The Yards, etc. I have been wishing and praying for the Weinsteins to return to peak form. Lord knows, cinema, flix, and popcorn movies need ‘em.