My Favorite Movie

Rating: 10/10 (31 May 2015)

It's only fitting to write a review for my favorite movie, the movie that reinvigorated the slasher genre. Satirizing the horror genre and the many clichés that were prevalent in the 80's horror movies while successfully throwing the audience through a loop in the first ten minutes. I think one of the reasons the movie has been so successful has been the cast, using already established actors like Neve Campbell and Drew Barrymore. My first viewing of this movie brought a mix of excitement and fear as Ghostface flashed his haunting mask and tilted his head. The story has a meta feel to it, the characters can recognize the presence of other horror films and know the dangers of being a teenager in the situation. You spend the whole movie trying to decipher who the killer is and even when presented with a red-herring and as the characters start dropping, you still are perplexed with the result. The film offers comic relief and characters that you can become invested in; whether it's Dewey the lovable deputy, or Randy, the geeky horror movie guru.