One of the best horror movies of all time! Wes Craven is a genius!

Rating: 9/10 (23 May 2009)

Scream was released in 1996. This was when horror films were losing popularity.Wes Craven, director of classics such as Nightmare On Elm Street 1 and New Nightmare, decided to make a semi-spoof horror film.Do not think of it as "Scary Movie"(which was a spoof of this and other horrors), because it is not much of a stupid comedy.It's an actual horror film, but also an intelligent spoof of crappy horror films of the 1980's.The characters are self-aware of this and make fun of them.In one scene, a character lists what not to do during a horror film.Another character talks about the nightmare on elm street series, saying the first one was good but the rest sucked! These comedic elements are interesting in contrast to the rest of the film which is a decent slasher flick.The main plot is about a teen girl who'se mother was raped and murdered about a year ago.The case re-opens as another killer is on the loose.People are trying to find out who it was.The ending is definitely shocking, you will not expect it! The film was meant to kill off the horror genre, but instead made it popular again.Films such as "I Know What You Did Last Summer" were released, this one even spawned two sequels.Overall, I think it's one of the best horror movies of all time and you owe it to yourself to check it out.