Even better than I thought it would be!! Clever, scary, and smart.

Rating: 9/10 (4 November 2014)

First of all, I'm not going to write any spoilers. I usually don't anyway, but knowing any more than some of the most obvious deaths/twists in this movie or it's sequels can ruin them. These movies are murder mysteries, so you shouldn't know much about who lives and dies going into one of them. Now onto the review. This movie is scary. Lots of jump scares, violent killings, and edge-of-your-seat chase scenes. But Scream is also smart: The characters put up a fight, they are smart, and they really try to escape. The characters also make many comments on horror movies and how to survive a horror movie (This adds to the movie sly but subtle satire). The movie itself is very well written and acted. The characters are realistically written. They almost all have something to make you think "There's no way they would kill someone!". That's why it's so hard to figure out who the killer is. The plot ain't bad either, but after the first scene it takes a while to pick up, but when it picks up, it picks up. The acting, like I stated earlier, is decent. You really feel for the characters, you don't want them to die, and, unlike in many other movies, they have a good chance at surviving. Scream is an exceptional horror movie. Kudos to Wes and Kevin. Remember, like most of my reviews this is a rating specific for films like this one. It's not like you can compare this to Forest Gump or something. I compare horror movies to other horror movies, so thats what my rating is based on. 8.6/10 (or four and a half stars out of five)