New Breath for the Horror Genre

Rating: Null/10 (4 August 1998)

Horror movies had sort of run into a rut before Scream came along with its wit and new take on these predictable films. It is, in the simplest terms, a spoof, (a very scary spoof). But there were two things that made it so good: 1, Everyone was a suspect, 2,The Killer could have been anywhere at anytime. The fact that the audience had to deal with something popping out around every corner and hints at every character being the evil-doer made it intriguing and frightfully entertaining. Our movie buff, Randy, directed us through the film with his accurate insight into the horrific plot unfolding around him..."There's always some stupid bulls!@t reason to kill your girlfriend, that's the beauty of it all: SIMPLICITY! Besides, if it gets too complicated, you lose your target audience." Comments like these made it so enlightening and showed writer Kevin Williamson's ingenuity and brilliance. Overall it should be remebered as the horror film of the 90's.