Following in the steps of Halloween

Rating: Null/10 (16 August 2016)

Wes Craven finally did what he set out to do several years ago by reviving a dying art in the motion picture phenomenon Scream.
Sidney Prescott (Nev Campbell) lives the town of woodsborro where a horrific murder has taken place that resembles the one that took her mother away one year ago. Now she must figure out who the slasher is before she becomes another statistic.
What this film was able to do that none before it could muster is balancing the horror and humor element that bedazzled movie goers across the globe.
The humor relies on the referential by poking fun at the mistakes that victim of horror films make and how to avoid them. If you hear a strange noise lock the door or staying in huge crowds instead of going off alone.
What made it scary was the tension as the killer sneaks up on you and where he or she will appear next. The brutality and display was almost a game of cat and mouse. It was all about opportunity and when you were at your weakest.
Wes never forgetting where he came from through in a few Easter eggs that fans of his will appreciate and recognize like the janitor that looks quite a bit like Fred Krueger or the way the way in shocker where the killer sets up his victims to be found.
Special recognition is saved for Rose McGowan who plays Tatum, the sister of Dewey and best friend to Sid, who blazes like a wild fire. Her best work was always reserved for a challenging script and here she was ready to play.
Many films would follow in the new wave of slasher films trying to capture the magic and audience that ran to its procedure in droves yet none never quite matched the brilliance of scream.
Not everyone will like the new style or appreciate its significance in history.
But time has proved that scream earned it spot in 250 best films of all time.