Scream

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Summary: a movie for goofy teenagers
Review: I don't understand the hype for such a bad movie. "Scream" is
a version of hundreds of movies -especially made for TV- that were made in the late 70s and 80s. It doesn't bring anything new, it's not scary, we end up with the traditionnal group of students harassed by a mysterious murderer. Only goofy teenagers who are too young to know about the 70s/80s horror movie period might enjoy it.

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Summary: Thrilling yet not scary.
Review: Ok,Scream is a great movie but it's not scary.I don't know why it is considered a horror movie,more like a thriller.It's stupid,when cidney is speacking on the phone she said it's always a big breasted woman running up the stairs when she should be running out the front door yet when she is getting chased she runs up the stairs when she could be running out the front door.That's why I gave it four stars instead of five.The graphics are cool.I like at the beginning when Drew Barrymore is getting chased in her house when her parents find her it is so cool so cool.Now that's graphics.Wes Craven is so awsome,from Swamp Thing to Nightmare on Elm Street to scream he's awsome.Hey,did you know that in all three scream's the people die in the beginning are on the cover.Drue Berrymore in the first one Jada Pinkett and Cotton in the third,now you now.If your in the moud for a thriller see scream.I also reccomend scream two and three.

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Summary: clever, hip, NOT SCARY
Review: Kevin Williamson's script is almost as scary as an episode of "Felicity," "Dawson's Creek," or any other [work of his] he's put on television since the release of this unfrightening "fright film." Come on Craven, let's get back to the basics. The ending will not hold up to close scrutiny. The only thing this film did, was open the doors for alot of BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD so-called "horror" films like: "Halloween: H20, "I Know What You Did Last Summer," "Halloween: Resurrection" and "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer."

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Summary: One of Horror's True Classics
Review: Scream is undoubtedly horror's milestone. It did wonders for the horror of the late 90s. Much like Halloween in the 70s, it set up the formula for horror movies after it. Even though many horror movies overused that formula.

Everyone knows the plot. And it's simply basic. Someone is killing a town's teenagers, and it's obvious the killer is obsessed with movies. But there's a whole different story behind that simple plot. And it's handled in a way that brings true horror to real life. Kevin Williamson wrote a great script, with the wittiest dialogue I've ever heard in a movie. I honestly think every little wink to movies and every snappy comeback said in Scream did not come off corny at all. Half of that success is due to the talented cast. Neve Campbell is our heroine, and becomes much like that of Jamie Lee's Laurie Strode. Courtney Cox-Arquette and David Arquette met on this set, and their chemistry is shown greatly. I love the couple. Matthew Lillard and Jamie Kennedy supply most of the comedic relief during the darkest tones of the movie, and do it well. Skeet Ulrich plays the boyfriend to a tee, and his resemblance to Johnny Depp from Nightmare on Elm Street is crazy. And the awesome Rose McGowan. She was also great. And all thanks to Drew Barrymore for giving us one of the most intense scenes in a horror movie. And I don't believe Scream's horror movie tone could not have been done without Wes Craven. This is definitely his movie, and it shows.

Scream's DVD presentation is certainly a good disc. An undoubtedly entertaining and insightful commentary is given by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson. Although an additional one from the cast would have been a nice addition, but I'm not going to complain. There are many behind-the-scenes vendettas to explore, and the usual theatrical trailers and tv spots are also available.

Six years after its release, Scream has already gone down as a horror classic. Actually, the whole trilogy is classic. Although the two sequels are nothing in compare to Scream.

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Summary: Great Blend of Horror and Comedy
Review: I really liked this movie. It mixed laughs with murder really well. It is about a teen, Sidney(Neve Campbell), who's mother was murdered and she is still having trouble deciding if the man jailed for the murder really is guilty or not. Soon, she is put under more pressure and trauma when tons of people in her town are getting murdered by a man in a Halloween mask, and when the killer also pursues her. It's quite an entertaining movie, and a good scare. If you haven't seen it, you're missing out.

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Summary: Do you like scary movies
Review: Wes Craven who brought us "A Nightmare On Elm Street" (Freddy Kruegar movie)brings us a great horror teen movie about a phsycopath killing off teens. When a serial killer starts to his first murders, the whole town is shocked(Mainly because these deaths happened so horribly). But all though this maniac may be on the verge of killing lots of people, his main target is a neighborhood girl named Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell). At first it looks like the person who is responsible is her boyfriend Billy (Skeet Ulrich) but it did not take long for the police to prove it's not him. But it drives Sid crazy knowing that someone is after her and a reporter (FRIEND's Courtney Cox)tries to do whatever she can to get a story out of her and has an eye for a debuty (David Arquette)who is asighned to protect Sidney. What also seems wierd is that all this happening a year after her mom was killed. Could this have something to do with the murders? That is something you have to do find out for yourself but your gonna have to but this. I really reccomend this.

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Summary: It's A Real Scream!!
Review: I wrote a review for this movie about a year or so ago. I figure it's time to do an update. "Scream" came along in the winter of 1996 amidst little fanfare. What could a little slasher film, albeit with a name director and few name stars, really have going for it?. Obviously, everything. The movie shocked everyone by receiving thru the roof acclaim. Better than that, the film hit box office gold. It had climbed 4 places higher by it's third week, when these films are generally off the radar by the 3rd week. Good reviews and a great word of mouth is what made this exceptionable film. Director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson delivered a film that revitalized the genre and made it fun, exciting, clever, witty, suspenseful, and very intelligent. Something most horror films lack. The movie is about Sidney Prescott(Played by the solid and believeable Neve Campbell),who lives in a nice, quaint, peaceful town. She has her 'bad boy' boyfriend Billy Loomis(Skeet Ulrich), who looks like a young Johnny Depp, and her group of friends. Sidney also has a dark secret in her past. Something painful. Then she finds herself in the middle of a deadly game with a serial killer targeting the town and her friends. What does this killer want from her?. Why her in the first place?. The idea of a killer in a scary mask preying on teens in a small town with a knife isn't exactly new, but it doesn't need to be. It can be scary and interesting as long as you do it right. The whole thing can seem like new again. Just like what this movie did with the whole horror genre. This film is obviously a love letter to the original "Halloween". It will definitley go down as a benchmark for horror the same way that "Halloween" was when it was released in 1978. The script is exceptionally clever and very funny. Although, it is NOT a comedy. Craven photographs each scene with sharp photography. He is a master and he knows what to do and how to do it. The movie makes us look at ourselves. The violence that goes in our everyday world. Violence that surrounds us at home and in our schools. The movie is much deeper than what most ignorant naysayers think. The cast is very good. Campbell is a good 'Scream Queen'. She comes across as a person you would know. She makes Sidney a two dimensional character that you care about. A character that you will root for throughout the movie. Not since Jamie Lee Curtis has someone given the title 'Scream Queen' a good name like Neve. Matthew Lillard is an over the top joy. His portrayal of Stu is manic, but is very watchable. Rose McGowan is pleasing, but she doesn't stand out. Jamie Kennedy as Randy is great. He could be your nutty friend. Or even you. That's what the movie is about. It could be you. This is what is real. I always find it more interesting when a horror film is grounded in reality. It is believeable. This could happen to you. "Scream" is an intelligent movie that is for people who crave a good 'scary' movie. Not a 'gore' movie with no redeeming value. That's why this movie was critically acclaimed. That's why it was a huge box office breaker for a horror film with over $100 million at the box office. "Scream" is the kind of movie that tries to scare you by being real. Anybody can splash CGI effects and gross monster make-up on the screen, but it takes something special to scare. Effects and make-up are fun, but they don't scare me. Normal, everyday, simple things is what is the scariest. That chill you get up your spine when you hear a creak in your house. How your heart skips a beat when you have that all too familiar fear that someone is in your house. This is what's scary. I don't get scared with some gross zombie coming at me because it's total fantasy. Nothing is better, or scarier, than real life. "Scream" was a blessing from up above, but it was also a curse. A curse because it made studios jump on the bandwagon and churn out half rate crud. I can understand why some people might have a grudge towards this movie. But you know what people?, it is not the movie's fault. If you want to blame someone, blame the studios for making junk off of a great movie like this. It's real pathetic when people blame this movie for everything. Any piece of crud teen movie is said, by some people, to be a decendant of "Scream". Whatever. These are people who are just not fans and are trying anything they can to blame it for something. Let it go people. It doesn't work. How some people insult others by saying it's just a 'goofy movie for teenagers'. Obviously, anyone who says something as ignorant as that would have to be young themself. It's laughable how others say it isn't horror because it doesn't have buckets of gore or disgusting murders. "Scream" went above that tripe. It tried to be suspenseful. Make a movie that is actually scary. If you are a person who prefers to put your brain on hold and see endless images of some idiot ripping people in half with chainsaws, stay away from this. It will be lost on you. It's also something when you have a mega star like Drew Barrymore in your movie. Not only that, but to have a mega star like Drew Barrymore get butchered in the first 12 minutes or so of your movie. There will always be a time when a phone rings in the darkness of your house, and you get that slight chill. There's nothing creepier. Get hip to the movie all you detractors. It is great. Deal with it.

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Summary: Don't Get the Phone, Don't Leave the House, and Trust No One
Review: The debut of "Scream" is a mixed blessing. While it gave life to the slasher genre, which grew tired by the end of the 1980s, it also spawned a series of desperate wannabes, the worst of which was "I Know What You Did Last Summer." Yet, this is an irresistibly good scarefest from Wes Craven, who is no stranger to the game of horror. The edge-of-your-seat opening scene with Drew Barrymore is amongst the most cleverly-written and sets the tone for the rest of the film. Neve Campbell is Sidney, who is getting strange calls from an apparent masked killer who just offed one of her classmates. Meanwhile, a pushy journalist (a never-better Courtney Cox) is fishing for details for her book based on the slashings and, like Sidney, wants to know who the killer is. Although the movie isn't perfect, "Scream" works because it never takes itself seriously, often making tongue-in-cheek references to other, more influential, horror flicks. A good mix of fun and fright, "Scream" gets the green light from Yours Truly.

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Summary: You'll grow to like this DVD
Review: When I first bought this DVD, I really didn't think anything of it at first. I thought this movie was great. The quality of this disc is pretty good too. Even though the widescreen transfer is non anamorphic. I hear people complaining about this disc. They hate it because it's not the Director's Cut. Who cares about the stupid Director's Cut. I've seen it on Laserdisc awhile back, and not for nothing it wasn't anything special. Just some stupid pointless gory bits for 2 seconds which had me sitting there going. "That's it? What the hell is so special about that?" The rest of the movie was pretty much the same. It was a waste.

However though, this DVD is awesome. There's tons of cool extras like a commentary (which was in fact taken from Laserdisc). This DVD has more than what the Laser offered. It's got tons of behind the scenes footage, including a graphic Drew Barrymore segment on the tree hanging scene which is not for the weak hearted, TV commercials which I remembered some from it's release, A special effects photo gallery which again contains some pretty graphic stuff again not for the weak hearted. And More! For those people who wanted the Director's Cut, but couldn't get it on this disc. Don't waste your time. This is as good as the DVD gets. I think the studio went to great lengths putting all these extras to make it up to us. You'll grow to like this DVD. Trust me, after watching it, you'll then realize you got your money's worth. I know I did.

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Summary: Thank you, Mr. Craven
Review: for giving us one of the most clever thrill-rides in a long, long time. It's sharp, funny and stylish. It's much more than the typical "slasher" films of the 80's because it's trying to be a typical "slasher" film of the 80's. Confused? Don't be, it's simple really. While it's not a typical satire/parody of the slasher films, it uses all the metaphors, scenarios and basic character failings (sin = death) that made those 80's films so campy and cultish that one can't help but be entertained, from the opening scene ("so, what's your favorite scary movie?") to the end ("movies don't create psychos, movies make psychos more creative")....
"It's a scream, baby!"