'Scream 4' PRE REVIEW: This is the fourth installment in the slasher movie series. The original film Directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson was released in 1996 to stellar reviews and was said to have revolutionized the genre. The second was considered to be as good and the third was less popular with the fans.

This most recent installment is 11 years after the last one and seems to pull in a new group of teens to scare as well as reunite the original cast. The reviews from EW as well as Roger Ebert suggest a high body count and that comes as no surprise from a film series that exists as an homage to the slasher films of the 70's and 80's.

My thoughts are positive going in. There is a new trend in the current of modern horror that leans toward the paranormal. A return to the roots of the genre with a film that offers the simplicity of your garden variety psycho killer is refreshingly apropos. I am especially excited to have the opportunity to reconnect with characters I grew up with and see how the writer that created them will interpret their aging into grown ups. William's script will likely pit the wit of the 90's that defined the original with the new techo-social culture that defines the teens of today.

I am looking forward to this film and hope to grow and reminisce with old and new characters.