The tale as old as time has once again returned. The story of how Neve Campbell (Sidney) can’t escape the “Scream” franchise. 

“Scream 7” premiered with an unusual amount of hype surrounding it, considering this is the franchise’s seventh release. I aligned my excitement and expectations with the Rotten Tomatoes rating: Low.

The entire franchise’s existence has lasted long past its expiration date. The original “Scream” was just that: original. Now, “Scream” has joined the ranks of the overused, overdone realm of films such as “Halloween” and “King Kong.”

It is completely illogical that there would be this many copycat killers all trying to kill the same person. 

Not to mention the shock value has completely disappeared with there being two Ghostface killers (Save Scream 3 and 6.) 

The entire movie is a foolhardy attempt to create nostalgia. The classic line “do you like scary movies?” is fine, but there comes a point where the line is lost on the audience. 

In addition to the overuse of past plots, creating an in-universe movie franchise based on the actual events of the original “Scream” movies called “Stab,” is some of the cheesiest writing I have seen since I began to like movies.

There is also a certain threatening charm to the Ghostface murderer. The usual Ghostface would know he has the advantage and let his victim know that and taunt them. That’s what  makes Ghostface so threatening and there just wasn’t that same feeling from this new Ghostface. 

There was no use or purpose of burning Stu’s house down other than a dramatic moment trying to copy “Halloween Kills.” 

Marco and Jessica being the Ghostfaces – an absolute joke. It is much more satisfying and heartbreaking if we know who these characters are and have a massively deep connection to Sid, like in the original Scream with the main Ghostfaces being Billy and Stu. We didn’t know who Marco or Jessica were all that much to form strong relationships with the characters. 

Finally, the last twist of the knife: There is a drive to make “Scream 8.” Please just let the franchise die. The first “Scream” and its commentary on horror movies as a whole was good and creative, but now it has been manipulated into something unforgivable to the original “Scream.”