About the Film:
Where to start with a review on Scream. FIrstly I should say that I DO NOT like Horror movies. This is mainly because I do not like any film that is about Dreams and you cannot kill. I however LOVED Scream. I have always counted Scream more as a Thriller / Slasher movie ... Read review
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...I have always counted Scream more as a Thriller / Slasher movie than a Horror film. Basically I will watch anything where you can kill the Person / Thing with a Double Barrelled Shotgun!
OK, about the film:
The film starts with Drew Barrymore (she has always been a favourite of mine) as a teen at home who receives a strange phone call. It turns out that he plans to kill her and her boyfriend which he promptly does. ...do a Horror Trilogy and Scream is the first (and best) of the three Horror TeenFlicks that he created.
Wes Craven wrote and directed his first film in 1972. His first Horror film was Nightmare on Elm Street which he wrote and directed in 1984. With Scream he returned to Horror movies and Scream was the winner of MTV's 1996 Best Movie Award and grossed more than $100 million domestically in the US.
Where to start with a review on Scream. FIrstly I should say that I DO NOT like Horror movies. This is mainly because I do not like any film that is about Dreams and you cannot kill. I however LOVED Scream. I have always counted Scream more as a Thriller / Slasher movie than a Horror film. Basically I will watch anything where you can kill the Person / Thing with a Double Barrelled Shotgun!
OK, about the film:
The film starts with Drew Barrymore (she has always been a favourite of mine) as a teen at home who receives a strange phone call. It turns out that he plans to kill her and her boyfriend which he promptly does.
Now the teens in this town are all of the new generation of Horror Movie watching Teens and they know the general rules and are quite simply finding the experience fun of having a serial killer loose in the town.
The story continues with the killer going after Sidney Prescott (played by Neve Campbell). A news reporter Gail Weathers claims that the man stalking her now could well be the same man who raped and murdered her mother (even though a man was jailed for that crime).
The story continues with numerous suspects and finalises with a big party with multiple deaths before the killer is revealed.
Watch out for some very interesting death scenes, including death by Garage door!
MY OPINION:
I watched this film first when I was at University at absolutely loved it. I think that this film is really well directed, has an excellent cast, has great humour and is quite funny. For clarity I will try to break this down into seperate sections:
The Cast:
Wes Craven really has done a good job of bringing together a great cast. The film starts as mentioned above with Drew Barrymore, short-lived in this film, but absolutely excellant. Neve Campbell is brilliant as the central character and her role as scared defiant teenager was great. You also have Courtney Cox as the News Reporter - her role as an in your face news reporter, determined to get famous is really well portrayed. Always wondered why she did not do more films!
The Story:
The story is really well done, and really just makes a joke about Horror Movies themselves. The whole part of the three rules of Horror Movies - Never say "I'll be right back" as you always die, Never be "The Virgin" who has sex - definetly dead! and "You stay here while I investigate" - another dead person. Wes Craven really does poke fun at himself and the films he has directed, and all in all it really works as a film by itself.
The Violence:
Now this is one area where I will mention, that if you are sensitive or do not like violence, then don't watch this film. From the beginning of the first minutes of this film you have a lot of violence and I do mean graphic violence with blood. For example one girl is slashed to death and her inners pulled out onto the outside! I may be old-fashioned but I do not recommend this film to anyone under 18 (although they would probably love it) simply because if is violent.
The Thriller Aspect:
I have always found this film has a lot of thriller aspect really more than Horror. The suspence as to who is the Killer and him stalking them, etc is just excellent. That is why I love this film that much. Add in the humour and a great ending and you just have a great film.
Another major plus for this film is that it has Henry Winkler in it! That might not mean much to many of you, but for Die Hard fans of Happy Days, you will of course know that Henry Winkler used to be the Fonz! I used to love Happy Days and to see him here in this film was excellant! He has a nice role although quite a minor one.
THE MOVIE FREAK:
The guy who plays the teen in the video shop (cannot remember his name or his part in the film) is excellent. He is funny, adds great comedy value to the film with his rules how to survive a horror movie and is an excellent character. Probably one of my favourites within the film.
THE ENDING:
I found it a great ending, you finally find out who the killer is and why he is killing everyone and it all comes together.
All in all, this is an excellent film, well directed, with a good cast, great beginning, great ending and just good all the way through. The violence is extreme and graphic but apart from that, very few bad points.
Core Cast:
Neve Campbell Courteney Cox David Arquette Skeet Ulrich Drew Barrymore Matthew Lillard Rose McGowan Liev Schreiber W. Earl Brown Joseph Whipp Henry Winkler Linda Blair
About the Director:
Wes Craven is of course the Director of Scream. It was reported that he always wanted to do a Horror Trilogy and Scream is the first (and best) of the three Horror TeenFlicks that he created.
Wes Craven wrote and directed his first film in 1972. His first Horror film was Nightmare on Elm Street which he wrote and directed in 1984. With Scream he returned to Horror movies and Scream was the winner of MTV's 1996 Best Movie Award and grossed more than $100 million domestically in the US.
Wes Craven was born in Cleveland, Ohio and holds a Master's degree in writing and philosophy from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.
Technical Information -DVD:
Certificate: 18 Category: Horror & Suspense (Thriller?) Running Time: 106 minutes Year Produced: 1996 Aspect Ratio: 2.35 (Widescreen) No. of Discs: 1 Subtitles: English Audio: English - Dolby Digital 5.1
Interactive Features: Interactive Menus, Scene Selection, Theatrical Trailer, Photo Storyboard, Making Of Feature, Filmography, Featurette
Special Features: Audio Commentary from Director Wes Craven Production Featurette Behind The Scenes Q & A with Cast & Crew Special Effects Gallery Cast & Crew Profiles Trivia 2 Trailers
Advantages: good splater scenes, original, imaginative even not bad acting. Disadvantages: Rose McGowan dies
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Wes Craven Scream has got to be one of the best horror films his ever made. Back in 1997 when I first saw this movie (underage I might add but who hasn't) I was shocked and fell in love with it.
This film was original, imaginative, gory, and it gets you screaming at the screen saying, "Oh No His Behind You", "Look No Run Run", "No Don't Do That Go Now Run" hehe and the rest. For me this movie at the time was a perfect modern day horror, ... ...movie was the most talked about movie for ages. Made some silly people make prank calls though grr!
The Movie starts out with Casey Becker (Brew Barrymore) answering the phone to an unsuspecting psycho killer. Casey has to try to stay alive by answering question on horror movies. The Killer asks her 3 questions :-
Question One : Name the Killer in Halloween?
She gets question one right, Michael Myers (I got that one right too)
Question Two : ...
VampirePrincessLizzy 12.02.2006
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Advantages: Unpredictable. Good performances. Witty Disadvantages: can be gory in parts
Scream (1996) was the one that broke all the rules and revitalized how the audience viewed horror/slasher movies as Kevin Williamson's screenplay and Wes Craven's direction found, and used, the satire in the genre. Throughout the film there are a lot of 'red herrings' to throw the audience of track which makes it interesting rather that the usual predictability of this type of film. Some of the characters included:
Casey Becker - (Drew Barrymore): ... ...credits of the film by the killer wearing a white mask, the killed is then known as ghostface. The mask is warn throughout the film to prevent the killers identity being revealled. Caseys gutted body is found by her parents hanging from the neck on a tree in the garden.
Sidney Prescott - (Neve Campbell): Sidney is affected by the rape and murder of her mother Maureen almost a year before and this has an affect on her relationship with boyfriend ...
little_sister 05.07.2009
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Advantages: Its scary, shocking, and fun! Disadvantages: Only really great the first you times you watch
Wow, what can one say about such a masterpiece, it could really be a center piece for all the other masters of horror out there. When we start in on a house, we learn that sometimes a wrong number requires a write answers, because all killers want some fun with there killing spree, so there are some real head games going on around here, and what is even worse is the ending that you never see coming! When Cindy Campbell learns that her mother's death ... ...he life becomes a living hell. Soon the killer comes straight for here, and with here father missing and the anniversary of her mother's death just around the corner has daddy gone insane? Or is it Randy the video clerk who knows just a little too much about how a real life murder would work out? You will just HAVE to watch especially if you are ready to be scared out of your mind! ...
sharkrox707 13.07.2008
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Audio Commentary By Wes Craven, Production Featurette, Behind The Scenes On The Scream Set With Drew Barrymore, Questions And Answers With The Cast And Crew, Special Effects Gallery, Cast And Crew Profiles, Did You Know Trivia Information, 2 Theatrical Trailers
"...In addition to a strong surface sheen, Craven has put together a strong ensemble cast..." (Variety, 16/12/1996)
DVD Description
A hyper-intelligent serial killer preys on the teenage denizens of a small town, using their fascination with horror movie conventions to set up his diabolical doings. An intelligent, well-crafted thriller from the creator of "A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET." The deluxe version contains a behind-the-scenes featurette and running audio commentary from Craven.
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