Probably the Best Horror Film Of The 1990s Easily

Rating: 8/10 (20 August 2002)

Looking back on Scream(this is now 6 years later of course),I realize what a true gem this movie is in the Horror Genre,along with the fact that it pretty much saved and brought back the slowly eroding Horror Genre,which had pretty much died in the early 90s.
To Sum it up.............
The acting was good-to-great in many standards.The leads(Neve Campbell,David Arquette,Courtney Cox) were great,and flat out well casted,although most of the Leads were not really established yet in Hollywood,but thats what made the film so fresh,and new.
The supporting Cast of Jamie Kennedy,Skeet Ulrich,Matthew Lillard,Rose McGowan, and Henry Winkler were great as well,as they serve their purpose throughout the movie.
Another Thing I liked about the movie,was that the characters really werent stereotypical characters like we have seen in many,many previous Horror Films,especially the 80s.Everyone was pretty much their own character,which is always nice to see,especially when the Hollywood of today insists on having a production factory based on stereotypical characters in all their films.
The plot was well executed,and contsructed brilliantly in great syncronization.I wont go into any details,but I must say,I loved the plot,especially because its something knowone really has seen before in this Genre,or in any other Genres all together,it was different,unique,which is why it succeeded.
The Direction from Wes was great,as can be expected of him,although I would heavily criticize the work from him on Scream 3,but thats a whole other story.
Overall,This movie is great,different,and an unexpected roller coaster that keeps you guessing whats gonna happen until the end.Alot of people can appreciate this movie for what it is,but there are those(and I mean alot of them),who cant stand this movie,because of what was produced in the aftermath of the film,which were horrid imitations like I Know What You Did Last Summer,Urban Legends,etc which is absolutely correct,and I will agree with them,but if they look past all the Horrid movies that came after,they can truly appreciate what Scream did for the Genre,which was saved it,but again its a double edged sword,because some will say it ruined the Genre.
Oh well,thats my two cents,I reccomend to any who havent seen it,rent it,then decide if you want to buy it or not.......
Bottom line,in my opinion,a true gem in the Horror Genre,any fan of the Genre should check this atleast once.....
I'd give it a 8.5-10