A revival of horror movies.

Rating: 10/10 (18 March 2001)

After horror movies had been discarded and dismissed for years, Wes Craven and brilliant writer Kevin Williamson changed this completely. With a cast of the industry's up-and-coming teenaged stars, Scream is a film concerning a group of students whose obsession with horror movies is practically deranged. The murderer is difficult to pinpoint due to the fact that suspicion is placed on many of the characters, particularly Billy Loomis, who is played by Skeet Ulrich. The deaths are brutal and gory, especially the first death. Matthew Lillard is spectacular in his role of Stu--the hilarious and inappropriate boyfriend to Rose McGowen. The plot flows smoothly and contains many witty lines that definitely add something to the film. Although the sequels aren't as well-done, this movie established the fact that horror movies aren't always so corny and ridiculous.