Scream

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Summary: A Stunning, Unforgettable and Truley Terrifying Masterpiece
Review: First of, SCREAM, is the movie that brought horror back to the screen. It is the hightl;ey original story of a small California town brought to the edge by a series of grusome and mysterious deaths. A group of horror film fans find themselves in the center of the mess as their friends and classmates fall victm to a masked killer. Yes it may sound familair (Halloween, Friday the 13th etc.) but it its one, its more realistic then the otehrs and so clever and hip. As a young girl named Cidy Presscott finds hereself connected to the gruseome killer she stops at nothing to survive yet eventually find whosebehind the mask. Teh opening sceing with Drew Berrymoore is possibley one of cinema's most feverishly scary and horrific moments. Due to Scary Movie and otehr parodies they scence has lost its full 100% scare but it'll never lose all of it. Even a die hard hoor buff can't denie how scary movies. Scream is truley a masterpice in film history.

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Summary: I Guess I Didn't Like it.....
Review: Okay, I am a TOTAL "scardey-cat" when it comes to scary movies. Even scary stories! But recently, Ive been trying to see what the big fuss is about this genre and rented a few..."Halloween", "Black Christmas", "Prom Night", and watched a few on t.v. such as "House on Soroity Row" and a couple other "Halloween" films....To be quite honest, I thought ALL of these films were scarier than this...When I rented this, I was excited, and expected to jump out of my seat because it was going to be SO scary! Well...I didnt find this SCARY-OR-FUNNY...I was a little dissapointed about how there were only a couple chase scenes...I could have easily watched this at night (instead of 10:00 a.m., as I chose to do...), and gone to sleep deeply and peacefully...So...WAS this soppoused to be a comedy?!?!?! I didn't find it funny AT ALL! My sister, who I was reccomended this by, saw as more of a comedy...of course, I thought maybe for scary-movie buffs, because they're soppoused to be a lot of refrences to past ones...but shes certainly not one of those! I really just didn't understand what was so funny about it! Looks like I won't be seeing the sequel!

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Summary: AMAZING!!
Review: This is one of my favorite movies of all time! It has one of the most memorable scenes and performances in cinema history. The opening scene with Drew Barrymoore!! This movie never gets old. It is horror at it's finest. It redefined the genre and put horror back into mainstream cinema! I SCREAM with delight over this film!

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Summary: SCARY
Review: AMAZING THE BEST HORROR MOVIE IN YEARS THE SCARIEST MOVIE SINCE NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET TOOK THEM 12 YEARS TO MAKE A MOVIE THATS ACTUALY SCARY AND NOT JUST GORY A MUST SEE HORROR FLICK WITH TWISTS AND TURNS RATED R FOR STRONG HORROR VIOLINCE/GORE AND LANGUAGE

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Summary: A Brilliant, Dark, Horrifing, Hysterical, Satire from Craven
Review: Scream is a pretty darn good movie. If someone was to view it now for the first time, it might seem old and unoriginal, because they have seen a dozen other slasher films from the late 90s. However, those people might forget one key fact. SCREAM WAS THE FIRST MOVIE TO USE THE TECHNIQUE AND STYLE IT DOES. There have been SO many other countless imposters after it that simply cannot live up to it.

A lot of reviews say Scream is not scary at all, from what I've read. They point out it is a satire. YES! IT DOES MAKE FUN OF THE HORROR GENRE. But, there are also scenes of complete terror in Scream. Horror and Comedy are closly linked because they are probably the two strongest emotions that humans feel. An example is after an audience screams from being startled, they usually LAUGH. Scream pushes all these buttons by being a satire and a horror film in, it's own right, all at the same time.

I will make this point: I WAS TRULY SCARED BY SCREAM. No, I'm not a whimp, as another review stated you were if Scream scared you! I have sat through all the horror classics other reviews reccommend over Scream like Halloween, The Exorcist, The Shining, The Ring, the original Haunting and Rosemary's Baby. While I admire them all and think they're great films (with the exception of The Ring, which was just ok), none of them came CLOSE to scaring me the way Scream did.

Maybe you ask why it is scary? Because, in so many "killer" movies, the stalker just silently lumbers around at a slow pace and hacks everyone up. In Scream, the killer now has a cell phone at their fingertips. There was added thought to the script to have to put words in the killers mouth, truly chilling words. And not only that, Scream's killer is very realistic because he/she/(don't want to give anything away) runs, trips, falls, and acts just plain old human. Not only that, there is an uncanny sense of humor that the actor gave to the masked figure that makes you want to laugh and scream at the same time.

Also, SCREAM HAS SOME EXCELLENT ACTING IN IT! People critize Rose Mcgraw, David Arquett..etc, but HELLO! Did any of those harsh reviewers ever see the amazing performance Drew Barrymore gave in her opening scene?! It was truly one of the most terrifying moments in horror history, and has rightly taken it's place among classic film scenes.

Perhaps Scream should be rewarded most for reinventing the slasher genre. In a time when the countless Halloween and Friday the 13th sequels were being made, along came Scream with its witty writing and stylish directing from Craven. Also, at least Scream was smart enough to stop the sequels after number 3, to form a nice trilogy. I believe that the saying goes "the highest form of flattery is reproducing a persons work." Then, because of all the imitators that Scream gave birth too, there is a lot of praise it has received.

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Summary: It's Like A Spoof That Isn't Funny
Review: This movie was an okay (borderline "clever") idea to begin with, but if it's horror you're looking for, it will simply not be delivered. It's just too modernized, too hip to be taken seriously. I enjoyed the light comedy and the countless references to horror movies, but this isn't a masterpiece. It also doesn't help that the main stalker ("Ghostface") just seems too down-to-Earth, and I think that any of the teens could (with a little luck) have escaped him, or even murdered him. Another low factor was that Neve Cambell's character sometimes turned this into a laughable melodrama. It's a fun movie, but probably not worth a buy.

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Summary: Yes, I like scary movies...
Review: This ain't one of them. Simply laughable. If you got scared in this, you are a whimp.

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Summary: This was Hysterical!
Review: This is one of the funniest movies I've ever scene. Don't these people know that this was intended to be a spoof on the slasher films. This was hysterical. I gave it one star to let people know that it wasn't scary. If you want scary see The Ring, The Exorcist, and Halloween.

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Summary: Scream if you like scary movies
Review: In this film, there is a character who doesn't scary movies for the exact same reason I don't : "What's the point? They're all the same. It's always about a killer attacking a big brested chick can't act who runs upstairs instead of out the front door so she can get cornered. It's insulting." Needless to say, that very same character does just that while being pursued by this films killer. But that's because SCREAM is making fun of all the overused (not to mention totally illogical) cliches of horror films, and this is what makes it so fun. It may not be possible to film a more horrifying scene than this films opening 10 mins.And as for the women in the film, yes, there is a blonde with a huge chest that gets knocked off here, but it's cool because it makes fun of about 2000 films with the exact same situation.

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Summary: Do you like SCARY movies..................?
Review: SCREAM is an ultimate horror film for anyone who loves superlative acting, a well-written script, and exciting thrills, scares, and schocks! All of the actors and actresses had great stage chemistry and really knew there parts. The script was clever, twisting, and thought-provoking. I write movie and television scripts, so, this coming from a screenwriter herself, this movie had a wonderful playwright! There were also many scares and shocks, like when...well...I'll leave you to watch them! ^o^

The only thing I thougt could've been better was the storyline. Well, they got the basic plot that Sidney's mother was killed and now she is afraid the killers might not have been locked away and are out to kill her and her friend's on her mom's death's anniversary. That is a good starter, but I think the plot could've had more details to it. Like telling about her mother's life, and Sidney's childhood, etc.
I definitly reccomend this movie to anyone who likes a good scare! I've never seen Scream 2 or 3 but I will get them soon!! Till then I advise you to get this movie...never open the door...never answer the phone...and when all else fails...SCREAM!