Without Doubt The Ultimate, Original, And Best Teen Horror Slasher Flick Ever Released

Rating: 9/10 (8 September 2007)

*** This Comment May Contain Spoilers *** I for one will say that I am not a fan of horror movies, least of all stuff such as The Nightmare On Elm Street series, but I did enjoy watching the Scream trilogy. If anything, thanks to Wes Craven it has totally reinvigorated and rejuvenated the horror genre, thus transforming it from what was deemed as old fashioned and catering towards older folks into a trendy, contemporary and youth based genre and introducing movie goers to a new sub-genre of horror: the slasher flick.
Scream in truth for most part, is a thriller which incorporates and juxtaposes elements of horror movies to it. Evidently, its success spanned other movies of a similar- yet not as good nature, likewise I know What You Did Last Summer, in addition to silly and innocuous spoof movies such as the Scary Movie series.
What was so great about the Scream films though was that there was no way of telling who the killer was, the first time you'd seen it. Rather you'd assume it would be this person, when in fact he/she wasn't involved whatsoever. When I first saw the first movie, I had no idea that Sidney's boyfriend was the killer, alongside one of her so called best friends. Also, the victims weren't as hapless and hopeless as we'd come to expect, as all of them put up a brave fight and attempt to make their escape unharmed.
The twists in Scream were clever, but what was also clever was in finding out and discovering the sheer motives and reasons, as well as actions that led up to and during the killings by the killers themselves. The performances from the leads ranged from the very good to terrific; hence, Friends's very own Courteney Cox Arquette successfully manages to plays against type as a roving reporter, and the build-up to the actual revealing of the killer's identity is full of suspense and intrigue, whilst Neve Campbell does a good job playing would-be hero, Sydney. Therefore, it's not so much the blood, gore and killings that shock and leave the audience baffled but rather the final outcome when everything is out in the open, the whole truth is revealed and the murderer unmasks himself.
In all, Scream is one rare and yet extremely intelligent horror thriller. It is full of suspense, intrigue and some of the scenes will make you jump out of your seat. It is undoubtedly the ultimate, original and best teen horror film, as well as the best contemporary horror movie you will ever see. The sequel meanwhile was good, although not as great as the prequel, whilst the third, well it is not as good as the second and no where near superior to the first.
As a horror movie, Scream is a scream and the killer's mask itself is almost an iconic movie trademark that is reminiscent of the Michael Myers version from Hallowean. The best horror movie of the 90s methinks? well, its certainly one of the cleverest that's for sure