October 10, 2006
Without "Scream", there would be no "I Know What You Did Last Summer".
Courteney Cox, Drew Barrymore, Frances Lee McCain
One year after the death of Sidney Prescott's (Campbell) mother, two students turn up gutted. When a serial killer appears, Sidney begins to suspect whether her mother's death and the two new deaths a...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 2, 1997
Stats: 19,179 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (19,179)
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November 1, 2009In 96 I enjoyed it, today its a movie filled with bad acting and less than mediocre plot.
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October 28, 2009While the horror genre thrived in the 80's with the Freddy/Jason-type unstoppable killer movies, the whole genre was pretty much dying in the 90's. Scream came along in 1996 and not only reinvigorated the genre, but completely reinvented it. Wildly popular (and deservedl...( read more)
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October 22, 2009"Don't Answer The Phone. Don't Open The Door. Don't Try To Escape."
A psychopathic serial killer is stalking a group of teens just like in the movies!REVIEW
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September 22, 2009I don't really class it as a horror movie, it?s not as clever as it thinks it is either! Wes Craven is an overrated horror director in my opinion.
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November 19, 2009This movie is brilliant. The suspense never ends and shows why Wes Craven is one of the best horror/thriller directors around
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November 18, 2009I'll say that it's a fun movie, but I just can't see the originality in it. All Scream did was reference a lot of horror films, some of them being Wes Craven's own. Just because you do that, it doesn't make it ok to poke fun at them when you're trying to come off as a legitimate ...( read more)
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November 16, 2009Has the advantage of being a self-aware film that doesn't take itself seriously. Nearly a parody of the slash films.
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November 5, 2009watched most of it very cheesy and confusing and the other scream guy like what was wrong with him he was crazy im happy that jamie kennedys character didnt die he was sooo cute and even though ppl got injured it seemed like they didnt feel it at all drew barrymore was good too
Critic Reviews
April 12, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
I liked it. I liked the in-jokes and the self-aware characters. At the same time, I was aware of the incredible level of gore in this film. full review
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April 12, 2009Yes I heard there's going to be third SCream. Which totally sucks. Even the third was a flop and totally fucked up the first Scream's brilliancy in my opinion, with that stupid third killer director provoker idea. Scream 2 was ok but really - Scream should've remained the only Scream.
I do consider Scream a classic. A masterpiece that shouldn't have been in a way "ruined" with bad sequels and "continud" story.
The fourth will most likely be just filled with gore and bad story, scenes and acting. Could they even have the original casting in it after all these years. *sigh*
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August 23, 2008Brilliant film that took me by surprise back in '96.
I went to see it because a friend of mine is in it, but I wasn't expecting to enjoy it so much. It still holds up as well.
Craven did a brilliant job poking fun at, incorporating, and referring to some horror classics starting with "When a Stranger calls" and "Suspiria".
A film that deserves more respect than it's received.
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July 2, 2008Some reviews say that the end was cliched. It was the point to make it like that. Remember the killer is copying the all time classics because he is twisted and copies a lot of horror films. So really, the ending is rather inventive.
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March 20, 2008ay none of u r fans if u were fans than tell me at the end of the movie when gale weathers is reporting the incident what song is playin u know the song right before the mask pops up again huh SOMEONE TELL MEEEEE
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January 17, 2008one of the scariest movies i have ever seen every part is spooky big thriller blood in the water you have to see them so you can feel the fear
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