SCREAM interrupted the eternal rest of the slasher genre

Rating: Null/10 (8 July 2003)

Don't get me wrong I like slashers; in fact it's the genre of which I've seen more movies. SCREAM is a slasher, but I don't stand that it's said to be the best horror movie of the 90's. Not even one of the most original slashers.
GIME ME A BREAK! SCREAM failed to be better than the slashers from the 80's (the main inspiration for this movie. Fans of the movie say that SCREAM brought the genre to the 90's! they actually think that SCREAM is the basis for the new horror films. Technically SCREAM made the genre because it stormed the box office on it's release year. Well how sad is that, this movie is just the maximum expression of horror mediocrity.
It came out of time where the genre was dead, Mr. Craven tried to bring it to life just because he needed some bucks. Don't get me wrong I'm a Craven fan, I enjoy watching LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, or even the ANOES series. As a die hard slasher fan I'm sure that other fans agree that SCREAM ruined a possible return to the slashers. It wasn't the right time to resurrect the genre.
I mean this movie tried to copy some slasher icons like Friday the 13th, Halloween, or even He Knows You're Alone (mm in part 2). The result was a lame spoof to this horror gems. Fans of the SCREAM series (I mean people who are new to the genre) should watch the films that SCREAM references to, then they can have an idea of what a good horror movie should be.
Trust me, comparing SCREAM to the mentioned films will totally change your mind about it.
This movie is not scary, it's not interesting, it may have some gory deaths which is the intention of any slasher, and maybe it has some good character development but overall it's a lame horror movie. The acting is somewhat good, too bad that these actors had lame characters. The mystery of who the killer is is something we've seen long before, and the killer himself it's laughable. Arguments such like "the movie meant to parody slshers from the 80's - early 90's" just don't work, this movie tried to point that those movies were lame and that really p****s the die hard fans of the genre.
In summary I'd say that it's sad that the new generations will place SCREAM in the throne of the best horror movie of their generation, that's a place that belongs to Friday the 13th, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, HALLOWEEN, ANOES, ETC. and others that in fact changed something in the genre. The fact that SCREAM came in the mid 90's does't mean that it's the best horror movie of the 90's, you can't forget the horror masterpieces from the 70's and 80's, they are no longer vigent but they are watchable. They may be forgotten, but they are still there defending their position against the new horror cinema trash.
SCREAM didn't generate a single contribution to the genre. SCREAM can't be compared in any way as some people try to with good and memorable horror movies , if you want slasher gems.
I just want to point that the genre didn't need any addition. It's OK if new horror and slashers come out, I mean a dead genre still generates new ideas; but please give credit to the movies that inspirated SCREAM don't give this movie the credit that obviously it stole form others.