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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-05-15 (Wednesday)
Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 07:45:55 -0700
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On 5/18/24 1:50 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:

> Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
>> On 5/17/2024 6:10 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>>> Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
>>>> On 5/16/2024 9:08 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>>>>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I watched:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What did you watch?
>>>>>
>>>>> ABIGAIL on the Plex
>>>>> I liked it.
>>>>> Almost anything else I could say would be a spoiler.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tangential:
>>>>> I liked the lead actress (Melissa Barrera) and hadn’t seen her in anything
>>>>> else
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> She starred in the last two Scream movies.  If you like the franchise
>>>> they are worth checking out.
>>>>
>>>
>>> And just got fired from the franchise
>>>
>>> She’s as dead as Gina Carano.
>>>
>>> I think I’m about eight SCREAM movies behind.
>>
>> Scream is a solid franchise.  Wes Craven directed the first 4 movies.
>> The only subpar one is 3 and there were some behind the scenes issues
>> with the writer that caused that movie's problems.  If you've never
>> watched Scream it is beyond worth watching.  If you like it, keep going.
> 
> I know I saw the first and I think I saw the second. Maybe number three is
> where I quit.

I've been meaning to rewatch 1, and maybe 2, at some point. They're on 
Max right now.

Arthur is right - "3" is the worst of the lot. I didn't like it when I 
saw it in the theater. So I'm ambivalent - stuck between not wanting to 
rewatch it and wanting to rewatch it to see if it's as bad as I remember.

I liked "4" quite a bit (it is chock full of hotties!!), even though it 
(co-)stars Emma Roberts.

"5" and "6" are OK - frankly, Melissa Barrera is kind of weak as a lead. 
But they are propped up, esp. "6", by having Jenna Ortega.