It's a scream and a hoot!

Rating: 10/10 (25 August 2015)

Not often do you get a horror film that satirizes and lampoons other horror films. From its opening moments, where Drew Barrymore's blonde is terrorized by an ominous prank caller who turns out to be deadly dangerous, we know we are in for a new take on the old slasher genre. As the film progresses, we get all kinds of film references and the characters themselves are aware of some of the clichés that famous movie horror characters in films like "Haloween" and "Nightmare on Elm Street" have been subject to.
It helps that the film is also filled with strong performances from a notable cast, including Campbell and Arquette. Craven expertly directs a film which both pays homage to some of his earlier works but also redefines the genre in many ways. You'll be screaming at how good it is!