Scream

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Summary: STANDARD, ENTERTAINING FARE
Review: Scream is an original horror film intelligently spoofing the horror film genre. All its characters (for as long as they remain alive) are likeable, believable, and there is enough deception and suspense to make you wonder almost until the end who the real killer is. Neve Campbell is good in her role as Sydney Prescott, the grief-stricken daughter of a woman who had been murdered. The murderer is supposedly behind bars. Then various people in Sydney's school fall victim to murder, all of the victims hitting closer and closer to home all the time. Sydney also receives threatening phone calls. All of the events escalate as Courteney Cox, who plays tabloid tv reporter Gail Weathers (Sydney abhors her for her coverage of her mother's murder and the exploitative book she published when the case ended), enters the scene and begins covering the string of murders and Sydney's apparent connection to them. While the film can almost be genuinely scary at times, it is also filled with semi-sly humour poking fun of the horror film genre. Great movie for entertainment value, definitely worthwhile.

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Summary: This Movie Changed Horror!
Review: This movie is one of the best horror movies out there!
The whole begining was a great way to start the movie off!! I think this movie changed the face of HORROR movies. Most horror movies that came out in the last 4 years always try's to do something that was in the movie "Scream"!
This movie will scare you to death the first time you see it... After the 3rd or 4th time of seeing this movie its not scary but you know all the mistakes that they made. I love the movie Scream !! anyone who has not seen this movie they should definitely see it. You wont be disappointed. And see all the sequels... There just a good as the ORIGINAL!!!!!!

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Summary: A Horror Masterpiece
Review: Scream may not be the scariest movie of all time but it is surely, in my opinion, the greatest scary movie of all time.

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Summary: Great Movie, Forget the Sequals
Review: A brilliant mad slasher movie which breaks all the rules of a mad slasher movie. You'll never guess who's killing everybody, and the plot twists don't stop.

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Summary: Everybody Scream For Joy!
Review: It was about time that a film like Scream came along. There was never anything fun or suspenseful going on in the genre anymore. Scream along and made these movies fun again. Not just fun, but exciting, suspenseful, and clever. Anybody who disagrees doesn't know the first thing about terror or suspense. What's great about Scream is that it's real. These are real characters with real lives and real everyday things going on in their lives, who happen to get mixed up in this horrible situation. This is what's on the news. This is real. The movie goes for characters and scares, not excessive gore or nudity. The film is obviously a tribute to "real" horror/suspense films like "Halloween", and "Psycho". That's what we've needed. The premise of a killer in a mask stalking teenagers is nothing new, but that doesn't mean it can't be new or fresh or scary. You just have to have a good script, direction, music, and acting. This film has all four. It brings back true terror to the genre that hasn't had much in the last few years. Scream has taken some flack from real gorehound horror buffs who slam it for being too safe and funny. I find that rather sad. It's too bad Scream had to have a backlash because it's smart(obviously),and had great direction from Wes Craven at the top of his game. If you want scary movies to be scary and fun, and not just about being too dark or violent, then this is the movie for you. You can't go wrong with Scream.

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Summary: Yawn
Review: Its bad when the very best scene takes place before the opening credits. Maybe the problem is that I'm actually old enough to remember the eighties and the decade's attendant glut of third-rate slasher flicks.

One of the most irritating trends of the nineties has been the recycling of every cliche and convention, and as long as you include a wink to the audience indicating that you're AWARE of the fact that you're just regurgitating pop-culture commonplaces you are being POSTMODERN or something - as opposed to merely UNORIGINAL.

Knowingly showing us what we've seen a million and one times for the million and SECOND time doesn't constitute WIT, either.

Oh - is it scary? Probably for toddlers. It's relatively painless, though - therefore an extra star.

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Summary: IT'S A SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: THis is one of my all time favorite horror movies. It's even better than scream 3 which is very good. It's Stars, neve campbell, david arquette, henry winkler, courtney cox and more!!!! This movie is scary. It's better than the halloween and friday the 13th series. Do yourself a favor and buy it!!!!!!!!

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Summary: What's your favorite scary movie!
Review: Scream is a classic and scary movie. The first one is the best. I own one and three on DVD. Scream 2 is okay. Scream 3 is good but the first one is the best. The DVD is good also. Watch this movie alone in the dark and if the phone rings..don't answer it.

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Summary: Good Movie! No Anamorphic Transfer!!!
Review: I had heard a lot about this movie and I am a huge horror fan but never had a chance to see it until now on DVD. Please do not see Scary Movie before seeing this or it will spoil most of the movie since Scary Movie is a parody of this. I thought the movie was very well done and ranks right up there with Halloween and Nightmare on Elm Street. I actually bought the Scream Collection but have not seen the other two yet. I was appalled to find that this movie was not an anamorphic transfer yet Scream 2 and Scream 3 were. That is my reason for deducting two stars. What were they thinking? Anamorphic for the other two but not the original. Unacceptable! For those not savy with DVD lingo Anamorphic tranfers allow 16:9 HDTVs to play in full mode (no stretching) with minimal (2:35) or no (1:85) horizontal bars. Mr. Craven I am very disappointed you let this happen to one of your classic horror flicks!

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Summary: Rip-off magic
Review: A killer taunts intended victims with questions about famous movie maniacs. Makes fun of the horror genre and itself with little to worry about. Really a clever remake of Carpenter's original Halloween. Just when you think you have it figured out, another twist!!