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Rating: 10/10 (15 August 2016)

For the record, this is less of a review of the movie itself, and more of a review on the entire idea behind it and what to expect.
What do you get when you pair up the master of suspense Wes Craven with a upstarting writer with a fresh idea? Some would say Hollywood gold, and it did do that just fine, but more important is taking the genre and flipping it on its head.
This film is a masterpiece of its time. Some would regard the movie as a bit goofy, but it really comes down to its reality based, unpredictable nature. This film will put you in a situation where you are involved with something that impacts your emotions in ways you are not used to. From the brutal violence, clever dialogue, and a story that will mess with your mind over the course of its 4 film saga.
Its not your typical film, which is one reason why it did so well at the box office and has stuck around as such an iconic horror film. This was the beginning of the end of Wes Craven's career, with Scream 4 being his last ever film. He really did pull out all the stops and hat tricks he learned over the years and put all his eggs in this basket.
As each film builds, you see how the story evolves with the times and with the characters. Its so rare to see a saga span such a long period of time with the same cast and the same crew and be executed with perfection.
Without getting involved with what happens in this film as I want to keep this spoiler free, go into this with an open mind, (remember this was 1996 so cell phones were still not the norm like they are now) and watch the story grow from one film to the next as everything unfolds in a way that was not intended originally, but ended up being one of the most perfect horror film franchises ever.