Over-rated Nonsense

Rating: 2/10 (10 April 2000)

No matter what critics or anyone else say, I think that this film is not good at all. The scary part about this film and the series is that it has probably made more money at box office then the unholy trinity of Italian Horror(Dario Argento, Mario Bava, & Lucio Fulci) has ever made in their life. One problem is its poor attempt at being humorous. Scream(1996) is a popular film because many people are desperate to see a well made horror film. The acting is below average and technically, the movie is unimpressive and uninspired.

Its a shame that Wes Craven sold himself out to do this overbearing "horror" film. This was made for a generation of people who have no idea of what a great horror film is or what makes them scary. The whole thing is formulatic and genetic when it comes to the movie itself. I prefer the slasher flicks of the early 80's to this movie and its clones because they were filled with better murder scenes, more gore, and a lot more evil villains. Scream(1996) is the film that will bring the near death experience of the horror genre.