A superbly chilling satirical commentary that compliments the horror tropes really well

Rating: 10/10 (27 October 2019)

To be honest with you all, I was only a kid at the 90s and wasn't allowed to watch Rated R movies (though I've only watched the Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Friday the 13th movies over my pre-teen years and I've seen a PG-13 Rated flick on VHS "The Mask"), but the moment I came across this and decided to do a marathon of all four of these films, I understand why this left an impact when it came out in 1996.
All the stuff it got right. The acting from everyone involved especially Neve Campbell (Sidney Prescott) who made an interesting protagonist along with other actors like Drew Barrymore (Casey Becker who gets killed in the most iconic opening of all time) and Matthew Lillard (Stu Macher) and Skeet Ulrich (Billy Loomis) along with Courtney Cox and David Arquette is great, the pacing is very brisk and doesn't feel dragged or overlong, the music score from Marco Beltrami fitted the atmosphere and tone of the film authentically, the writing is really thought-provoking, funny and chilling and the death scenes are so creative. Even the directing from Wes Craven (the guy who directed A Nightmare on Elm Street, another great horror movie) is really neat.
And most importantly, it complimented on the horror tropes really well. The way it satirizes the clichÃ©s from horror movies alike such as Halloween and others in which a female character becomes the final girl and sole survivor against a horror killer only this time to let a female character fight back against the horror killer is done perfectly.
Overall, Scream is another example of a 90s movie that stood the test of time, but not only that. It's without a doubt one of the best horror movies ever made since Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street. With my recommendation to those who haven't seen it yet, give this one a go. It's worth it! :)