Did SCREAM VI Fix the Franchise | Explained 

“serial killer gene” riverdale wants its ip back actually

I LOVED THE BOYFRIEND! He was the most mentally stable man ever in a horror. Oh you are traumatized and need space and time COOL. I am here for that. No yelling no gaslighting just trust and time. ❤

I wish Gale had killed the Ghostface that attacked her. It would have changed up the story beats instead of always having all killers unmask themselves at the end.

I was fine with Sydney being like "You know what, this keep happening, it's gonna keep happening, I'm sitting this one out I'm 50" honestly I feel like at a certain point, her continuing to show up doesn't make sense. But I 1 billion percent agree, pay Neve Campbell what she asks for.

I'm glad I was not the only one who absolutely loved the two Ghostfaces' double synchronized blade wipe after stabbing Chad 😅

I never get tired of the glass onion clip being used as an accent. Daniel Craig is a gem

Once you study medicine, you are always like “how are these people not only surviving perforated bowels and pneumothoraxes but getting up and fighting with these injuries?”

The bodega scene was one of my faves. The amount of times I’ve walked into a deli with people because I thought someone was following me. Being in a crowd makes you feel safer. And then he just didnt give a single fuck 😭😭 the scream movies really hit the “nowhere is safe” mark.

I was so heartbroken for Anika, but I really would love to see Devyn Nekoda in more horror/thriller roles cuz baybeee she has major scream queen potential.

Personally, I thought Chad going so hard for the core four was adorable

If I had a nickel for every time there was a piece of media starring Skeet Ulrich that had a character who inherited the “serial killer gene” I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice right?

I think my favorite part was where Chad actually had the idea to USE THE HEAVY OBJECTS AROUND HIM AS WEAPONS AND KEEP THEM like that’s what I’m always pointing out, like in Gale’s scene I spent so long being like “USE THE LAMP FOR GODS SAKE GALE” so watching him use the camera AND the popcorn machine as weapons was so satisfying

The actor for Quinn also added a very interesting detail in an interview that would’ve made Ethan and Bailey more psychotic than what we saw. That apparently Richie’s mom was gonna be a part of the movie but she didn’t want to go with her husbands plan of killing Sam so Bailey had Ethan help him kill their mom/wife which is fuckin insane to me. Now they never said if this idea will be true or they just ignore that and have the mom still be alive but that was a very interesting detail that would’ve had them on the same level of psycho as Jill who shrugged off killing her mom as if it were nothing.

You're going to be disappointed when scream 7 basically does the scream 3 plot with the killer being a secret third sister who also sees Billy visions

I personally loved the sequence in the deli where Ghostface is attacking Sam and Tara. I don't believe Ghostface has ever targeted random people and in such a public area either, so I felt a false sense of security when our two protags found refuge in there, only to have that ripped away from me when he just started upping the body count with complete randos. Probably the scariest Ghostface has been since Scream 4.

I think they just need to stop making friends. That's where they always get into trouble. Just accept that you're The Core Four, forever.

This was my first theatre experience with a SCREAM movie, as well as the first time I went into one without knowing the killer. I surprisingly liked it. I liked the chemistry the core four had, especially between the main sisters, and Ghostface was a straight up MENACE. I felt so bad for the one bodega guy who got stabbed three times then punched in the face. End killer reveal couldve been better tough.

I went to see this while cosplaying as Randy Meeks. My theater staff loved my costume so much they gave me a leftover fan event poster for the movie FOR FREE. Definitely my favorite theater experience.

I was sitting in the theater saying “The only person with access to all this evidence is a cop!!” Justice for Anika!!!

I find it very hard to believe Neve was asking for some unreasonable amount.

If Dewey could survive all the shit that happened to him in all those movies (before his death), Chad can magically survive this too 😂😂.

the directors revealed that originally the killers were online conspiracy theorists trying to get sam to admit or something along those lines, i prefer that motivation compared to the one we got, i did the biggest eye roll in the theatre when they said who they were

This movie is going the Fast and the Furious route with the ‘family’ motif. Kirby’s line cemented it for me, especially since she was dressed like she belonged in those films 😆 mark my words, Scream in Space 2032 will be a thing

I actually liked Sam very much in this movie, she is just in a very hard place which is replacing Sidney and also act with current horror darling Jenna Ortega

“The TV that crushed Stu’s head?! How would no one notice that leaving?!” I died!!! This is such a great video!!!! 😂😂😂

I saw Scream VI opening night and it was such a fun movie to watch in the theaters. Over the last year I've gotten my teenage daughter hooked on the Scream franchise and going to see this movie together was a really cool experience. She called it from the start, as soon as we met all the new characters she said to me "I don't like Quinn, something's off."

Ethan was the only real surprise for me in the reveal. Knew it was the cop when literally two seconds after Sam names her therapist as her alibi ONLY TO HIM, therapist dies, and you said it yourself: We never saw Quinn die and they keep that apartment locked down.

Scream v and VI aren’t Scream movies. They are Stab movies.

Side note: I really love Jasmin Savoy Brown, she absolutely kills it in this and Yellowjackets. Hope she goes far in life.

I wish it was a relative of Stu who came to attack Sam because she is related to Billy- their motive could be that they blame Billy for maybe brainwashing Stu and they wanted revenge on Sam for something her dad did like, idk like why not? I hope maybe that’s next movie and their motive to kill Sam is more justified because of her “serial killer gene” so they feel like not only are they getting revenge for their Stu but also saving everybody else from a Billy 2.0

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SCARY MOVIE and why is it SCREAM 1? Give me your SCREAM rankings. CLARIFYING - I agree that Sidney deserves a happy ending to never be stabbed again in her life. I guess I just didn't like that they said she was aware of what was happening and not coming because they originally wanted her in the movie. I'm totally fine with these movies moving on and trying new things with new characters because over reliance on legacy stuff shoots so many franchises in the foot. Looking at you, Star Wars. ALSO MY BAD! - They weren't wearing the masks they were dropping

I was kind of hoping it would be a cult of Ghostface type of thing, and maybe Jill leading it. She had the charisma to, and she was never actually shot in the head

I really enjoyed this movie I had a lot of fun. I was actually scared of ghostface for once instead of just being excited to see them. This time ghostface just felt more menacing and I could feel the anger coming off of them.

I was really excited when I thought they were revealing the killer after the first killer. It would’ve been such a break from formula and, like you said, it would’ve made it so much more tense.

I think scream 6 was a huge improvement from 5, but I miss the simplicity of the older films. The only two that really feel realistic are 1 and 4. The rest seem a bit too larger than life.

ALSO MY BAD! - They weren't wearing the masks they were dropping

I wanted a scene where Ghostface wears fishnets and sings Telephone by Lady Gaga and Beyoncé

I literally binged all of Scream movies to see your previous scream video. So thanks for introducing me to this amazing franchise 😌

I took Tara landing the punch instead of Sam as a definite hint that Tara is going to be the next protagonist.

To be honest, I loved scream 6. It probably was my favorite since the original, I had so much fun with it.

It's especially weird that Billy has clearly aged to what he would be in real time (no matter how hard they try to make him look younger) and wearing the shirt covered in blood he died in. Sure. I don't get who they're serving either.

Aside from some very on-the-nose dialogue, I absolutely loved this movie throughout - it was everything I'd ever wanted from a Scream movie... Until the killer reveal. By the gods, that was a grave disappointment. At least we did get some really badass Tara and Sam moments at the end that kinda saved it for me, but everything about the killers and their motives undermine so much of what was great about all the moments leading up to it.

For the longest time I thought I was the only person who really, really enjoyed Scream 4, but after watching your video I'm glad that there's another fan out there 😂

My favourite thing about horror franchises when they get this far in, is everyone has their own tastes. One movie someone hates someone will love, goes both ways too.

Agreed one of the core 4 should have died. I was pissed that only secondary characters died. I was hoping Sam would die for Tara to be the new final girl. Knew it wasn’t Kirby because she’s too short. Love what someone else said about gale killing get ghost face (laughed so hard when she put them on hold) and as she pulls off the hood to see who it is we cut to the final showdown with the remaining two who are even angrier now and make rash decisions which is how the girls win. We friend and I are wondering if Sam and Tara’s mum is going to be a player in the final one. Like she was obsessed with billy and we haven’t met her yet.

Took my niece tonight (she's 17 and her birthday) to go see it and she loved it! I'm honored to say that I've inspired her to be a horror fan and inspired her to want to be a filmmaker. I’m not going to take all the credit. I solely showed her horror movies that I enjoyed as a kid and she gravitated toward them. So the filmmakers and crew are deserving of that credit. She reminds me of my young self.

What I love about the Radio Silence Scream movies, is they somehow know the way to balance the Legacy Characters with the new crew. So many other franchises either rely too heavily on their legacy only to ruin it, or try and use their legacy characters to save the IP that is slowly losing everyone's respect. Radio Silence however, manages to respect both parties. Not to mention, their depiction of Ghostface is amazing, and I think part of why he's such a scary villain, is not only does he physically hurt you, but he gets in your head. Scream 5 did this very well. "Really? You can't even save your own sister? All you have to do is say "Kill Richie!" or all you have to do is say "kill Tara!" and I'll make sure to hit all the organs I missed last time." Everyone talks so much smack about what they would do if Ghostface made a fated phone call to them, but so many people fail to understand that he doesn't just call before the attack. He calls after to mess with you too. I really loved Scream 6. I thought the characters were all good, Sam wasn't outshone by Tara this time around. And I love that the group has a nickname now lol. And the kills especially Anika were just downright BRUTAL. It really doesn't take much to get fcked up by a knife when you think about it. The movie does a great job in playing with the idea of how fast conspiracy theories can spread, and I love that they don't make Sam this goody goody final girl that Sidney is; whereas Sidney only killed to live it looks like Sam ENJOYS taking the lives of those who come for her and her family. I would really love to see Scream 7 play with the idea of her becoming like a vigilante Ghostface, and we know this is possible, because of Ghostface's first call to Sam "you should be thanking me, they were going to kill you and your sister, but I prevented that from happening." and then that evil chuckle ohhhhh MAN. Roger Jackson always kills it as Ghostface. He actually laughed/chuckled a lot more in this movie than in others I've noticed. And it just adds so much to the character of Ghostface. Also imagine if movie 7 took place during Sam's wedding to Danny that would be incredible. So many victims for Ghostface, and so many suspects to be Ghostface. Oh my god I'm so sorry for the essay but I REALLY, REALLY love this entire franchise. The only bad movie imo is movie 3. They're just crushing it with these new movies. I'm REALLY looking forward to how they conclude this trilogy. I'd like to see Sam fully lean into her family history. She should really get back out there, find out who the killer is, and along the way, CUT. SOME FCKING THROATS.

I was automatically suspicious of Quinn when she mentioned a dead brother

Major Scream dan as well. To put it simply: there's good, there's bad, there's that synced up double knife swipe that made my heart flutter ❤

After 5cream I made a joke to my uncle that 6 would have 3 killers to play with the fact that 3 only had one... I didn't think it would actually happen 😂

I wont lie, I totally buy into the Stu is a secret ghostface killer and will be revealed in the next movie. It makes so much more sense that he was the one that killed Dewey and was after Gale. He has been using the current ghostfaces as a *mask* to make people think the people he is going after are being killed by the current ghostfaces. Its up in the air if he has been manipulating people to become ghostfaces or is just seizing opportunities, but Im all for him being a secret killer the whole time. His next target in 7 will be Sidney. I feel like they are basically telegraphing this twist by having The Dewey and Gale ghostfaces not logically match who was trying to kill them. Both movies imply it was the super tiny girl characters that did it, and there is no way

Maybe I'm desensitized from Chucky but I never found the past killers' masks at the crime scenes to be weird- especially after the shrine, all it means is at least one of the killers is rich and obsessed with Stab. True crime evidence like that is an obvious target for collectors that an unscrupulous detective could have easily pinched and sold off after the movies made the case famous.

Thank you so much! I love 1&4 too. I completely agree, I felt so broken by Scream 5. I felt like they took away what was different about Scream. It's about the OG's surviving all the various Ghostfaces and they subverted it and turned in to just another slasher, with soap opera bad ghost visions. I hated how they attacked the franchise. I felt done with Scream. Your assessment of 5 was so refreshing because I shared your bewilderment. I was not going to see 6 but now I'll wait for streaming and keep my expectations in check. Thanks again!!

My order of Scream movies are: Scream Scream 4 Scream 2 Scream 3 The others don’t exist for me. 😁

I'm glad I wasn't the only one that was disappointed by Scream 6.

I really liked Chad as a character but man that plot armor is something else😅. They said no one is safe then pushed core four. Interesting choice

my problem with this story is the lack of characters tbh. i feel like we could’ve had maybe 2 more friends in the group, possibly a reporter, another cop, or even gales boyfriend as a suspect before his death. just more characters because there really wasn’t a lot of options, but i still enjoyed the film a lot.

I’m with you on scream 4 being stupidly underrated. I feel like 5 and 6 tried to do a similar concept but worse, combined with Jill roberts being the best ghost face and having the most central role like Billy and Stu. Granted Jill Roberts would be lands slide the best if they would have ended it 10 minutes earlier, plus she was completely unexpected but a main character. The only other movie I didn’t know the killer is scream 3 but I didn’t know who he was even after the reveal because it didn’t make sense and bad writing. Billy loomes is a very close second to Jill because her partner was literally her lapdog. Plus we got Kirby who is the best randy like character easily.

Let me just say for anyone using the subway, if you get separated from your group on the train, the people who got on the train are supposed to get off and wait at the next stop so you can meet them there once you get on the next train.

Your plot armor quip was so good! XD You really caught me off guard, I loved it

“I don’t know what fans that’s servicing.. BUT I DON’T WANNA MEET THEM.” 😂

Scream 1 is also in my top ten favorite movies. Number six did have some really cool shots and kills!! and the subway scene is so freaking awesome!

11:19 well I think it was to set up Sam’s alibi. She was talking to her therapist while the first 2 kills were going on near the campus Other thing, is this the first scream movie where no legacy character dies? When thinking about it that way, Expectations subverted??? 👍 I really did think it was the end for gale tho when I was yelling “double tap” and she got her stomach pierced >.

Honestly, when I saw the Billy hallucinations in this movie in the theater, you were the first person I thought about Amanda. Glad you didn’t actually put your head through a wall.😂

I definitely liked this one a lot better than Scream 5. For one thing, the whole main character being tempted by the darkness of her father thing was done more effectively here. I also LOVED the opening! I will say though that the biggest problem is that it lacks believability that with all the cameras in Manhattan that anyone could sneak around like this. Also, after the killings in the corner shop, the NYPD would assign a whole task force, not just one detective. As much as I do like the character of Kirby and am glad that they pseudo-retconned her being killed, she doesn't come off very believable as an FBI agent. I've met FBI agents and she doesn't talk or carry herself like one. Overall: the pacing, the characters, the set-pieces, and the writing make this a recommend from me and a big improvement from Scream 5. I'd kinda like to see a scream movie where we see who the killer is from the beginning, and we spend the whole movie with them. MAke them a 3 dimensional character almost like Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. I would also like them to really lean into the whodunnit aspect in a future installment. Find a really talented mystery writer to assist.

I hated the Sydney throw away line. It would have been one thing if Neve Campbell just didn't want to come back and wanted to move on from the franchise herself but when you consider she was essentially forced out, that line was just insulting. I'm not normally hard on movies. I'm happy to suspend belief when necessary but they wanted you to watch this movie like you're braindead and I couldn't do it. I ended up hating it, lol. I'm glad there was stuff in it for others to enjoy. I am tired of hearing how this is "the most brutal Ghostface we've ever seen". I don't agree considering the majority of the people they went after in this film didn't even die but okay. And the NY setting was pointless. Aside from the train sequence, any other scene in this movie could have taken place literally anywhere else.

You’re not crazy Scream 5 was garbage, I hated it, I was actually embarrassed for the people who made it, it was so bad. I don’t know what everyone else likes about it.

I love how insightful your commentaries are. You really break it all down and I love your suggestions on how the movie could be better. I've never watched a Scream movie and am really not a fan of horror in general but your vids let me still know the story without the nightmares.

That plot armor joke got me 😂 I had to rewatch it.

The way I was wondering if we would get a Scream 6 video from Amanda and then this popped up on my feed

I've been waiting for this! Watched it the other day and all I could hear was your voice in my head!!

one thing that makes the Billy hallucinations even worse is how BAD THEY LOOK (18:34).The de aging effect makes the actor look like a badly rendered Sim.

I have been waiting for you to do this!!! I saw it on the 10th. Been on the scream fan train since the 90s!!!

I loved when Gale put GF on hold, and he’s just like “Huh?” Then she *69d his ass 😂. I actually disagree though. I would have liked for her to go out fighting. I think that was a perfect setup for her death. I started tearing up when she said “Tell Sydney he never got me.” 😭. It was perfect. And she would have been reunited with Dewey in a way. And that leaves Sydney as the ultimate survivor.

I have been waiting for your video since I heard there was another Scream. I can only experience horror movies through the lens of people talking about it, so thank you for your service xD

My biggest issue with the film was the plot armor. it bothered me when the suspense crept up on you, made you hang on to the edge of your seat and then goes "Psych! They will live" But I did have an absolute blast and I feel it's a step up over 5

the new trilogy is like if the writers found out about the scream saga just via tiktoks and twitter breakdowns made by overexcited teenagers - this is fun in a final destination way, pure spectacle, not the meta critic it started with or thinks it is

I so love how Amanda continues to use the "Glass Onion" scenes of Benoît Blanc being exasperated by it being just dumb!

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO DO THIS

Love how you explained how you made the connections to the eventual reveal of the killers and the family connections at the the mid point of the film 🤣 completely went over my head, I was just happy to be there watching 🤣

Killer memorabilia is actually a pretty lucrative deal irl.

I reeeeeally wish Richie’s dad was played by dennis quaid… everything may have been more obvious but that clear connection would’ve placed a shadow of a doubt and would’ve been super fun

I've been a Scream fan since 1996 when I was just 9 years old. This franchise is dear to me and I've loved every movie so far. I appreciate the consistency in crafting a well-rounded movie for the fans. I watched and loved Scream 4 on opening night. I'm glad more people are starting to appreciate it nowadays. I’m loving what Radio Silence is doing with the franchise and I love Scream 5 and Scream 6. Hopefully, Scream 7 will win you over.

I saw it this week and immediately couldn’t wait to see your video about

I just can't get on board w the "Hey kids! Who wants o play serial killer w daddy?" angle, LOL

I’ve never seen any Scream movies, but I did watch your hour long video on the first 5. Once when it came out and then again before this video so I could be be reminded of the characters and the story

I love Scream so much, that I named my beloved dog, Sydney, based on Sydney, the ultimate final girl. Sadly she past last year.

As much as I loved this movie I will never forgive them killing off Anika.

One, I'm over the will she won't she for Sam. I hope they drop it for the next movie because the pseudo psycho head title is kinda annoying at this point lol Two, I'm convinced they left so many people alive in this movie so they can kill them in the next movie. Three, loved Mindy's girlfriend. I wish she was still alive 😭 Edit: the whole reason the Stu theory is so big is because that was supposed to be one of the sequel's plot before they changed it. Stu was actually alive and was manipulating a group of teens to kill people. It was after Columbine and kids killing other kids was very fresh in everyone's mind so they changed it. With how much Matthew Lillard wants to come back, I almost want it to happen but they can't do it without Sydney. It just wouldn't make sense.

The original Scream is a horror classic to me (I rented it from Blockbuster to show friends back in the day) I've been up and down in the series since the first, this was more brutal but it wasn't remarkable or noteworthy to me, but I love the cast Jenna and Jasmin always make me smile. Great video, enjoy and be kind to each other.

This is an awesome and well thought out video! I really need to go watch the previous scream video now

The incompetency and corruption of law enforcement is the most realistic thing about this movie.

I did love the tension in the train scene! However, as a New Yorker, we're extremely vigilant community with a 'keep to yourself, but step up otherwise' culture and so, most folks would notice if someone was being stabbed in an extremely crowded subway car.

Love your videos!!

I’ve been waiting for this!

I liked this one overall! 4 has also been my favorite of the franchise and I needed 6 to redeem it for me after the disappointment I found in 5. I think this movie was fun enough to do just that. That said, I left it really wishing someone returning had actually died. The stakes just felt so low after the end. I also would've loved to see it actually reveal the killer at the start and commit to them. It could be an extremely fresh take on the series if done right.

Even though the killers becoming giddy psychopaths as soon as they reveal their identities is in fine Scream franchise tradition, I'm really curious whether it was an actor choice or direction they were given that Quinn was the only one who actually showed flashes of grief around the psychopathy when it came to their supposed motivation, while the other two (especially Ethan) felt a lot more like Richie's death was just an excuse to get their murder on.

I had forgotten you were super into scream 4 somehow. Scream 4 is also one of my favorites, one of my top 3 of all time honestly. It’s awesome to see someone else love and be passionate about this franchise 🥰

I agree with Amanda that S4 is underrated. I agree it is up there with 1. I enjoyed 6 a lot but the one plot hole I really can"t wave away is the cop being able to move to NY and be a cop while changing his identity so that no one would know he was Ritchie's father. And how did the siblings get transcripts under different names to enter college? It is different in S2 where all Billy's mom had to do was make a fake press badge. She didn't actually have to go into work at a paper. This guy had to get a job as a cop under an assumed identity. Can't be done. The college acceptances are also hard to believe.

My problem with main 4, is that they are the friend group. Like with original 3, gale and dewey are more like parental figures then sids friends, and sid has her new friend group, the potential pool of suspects ghostie can be put into. With this one, because theyre already a group a 4, max you can do is adding one two friends and maybe a love interest. So you end up with the pool of like 3 people from which you can pick ghostie and whodunnit is useless atp, because its kinda obvious who it is