A very well reinvented parody

Rating: 7/10 (10 July 2005)

The idea of serial killer who slaughter teenagers is maybe not new, but director Wes Craven has put the film to a whole new level. It' s much more than a normal horror movie, which provoked a huge amount of splatter-movies, which all tried to copy the idea of Scream. But Scream, as I see it, is also a parody of the older movies like Halloween or Friday the 13th which are both even mentioned by name in the movie.
The characters and their attributes aren't surprising but advisedly and well chosen. Sidney Prescott (legendary played by Neve Campell), the main protagonist, is the typical young pretty high-school teen. Her obligate best friend (acted by a very cute blonde Rose McGowan) and her nerving older brother, who is additional the "good cop" (lovely staffed with David Arquette) can also be found in this movie. Of course the role of the unsuccessful sensation-seeking reporter (Courtney Cox, with a estranging hair-styling) has been established by Wes Craven.
When you watch Scream at night and alone it will probably quit frighten you but if you have some friends around you, or you just love to watch horror movies, you will be amused by this "blood-red" humor, which is personalized in the character Randy (peak performance of Jamie Kennedy).
Scream is definitive a "must-have seen" of the nineties. Watch it and scream !!!