Scream 2 was an awesome sequel, and I loved the "sequels always suck" self-drag. Scream 4 slayed me when I saw it but in retrospective, it wasn't that AMAZING, just good. Some of these murders really had me weak. The "Don't **** with the original" direction was interesting, I did not really expect that though. The fact that the supposed "final girl" actually turned into a cold blooded, evil psychopath was one of the most mind-blowing plot-twist of the entire saga. Scream 3 is garbage.
The cliché hot blondes victims actually reflect the quality of the movies. Rose McGowan > Drew Barrymore = Sarah Michelle Gellar > Marielle Jaffe > Aimee Teegarden > Jenny McCarthy