Not as bad as purist will make it out to be

Rating: Null/10 (1 January 2003)

First off I guess you can say I am a purist horror fan , and alot of fans hated Scream as being a lame teen oriented wannabe horror movie. Well I saw Scream when It came out more as a parody on horror cliches , not so much as a horror film itself. It is loaded with horror buff in jokes and references to old horror classics , but it also has a teen idol kind of vibe which turned alot of fans off , and gained alot of boppers. Scream is actually a good movie..the sequels werent all that great , and it isn't quite Wes Craven's shining moment but it is a nice take on the horror scene. It wasn't really that scream sucked so much..it was the after math of it's success. Before Scream's success , there wasn't a single theatrically released horror/slasher movie in years , the aftermath of Scream's success created this bubblegum teen star type of horror movie. It would be loaded with the trend of the hip hop alternative era , the leading roles would go to WB network stars or any other teen pin up idol , and it would be very tame and lack any horror elements that made films of the past so great , they basically all just ripped off this movie which is why it is so disliked by purist horror fans. I myself like it..I think it's a good movie and I will defend it as a parody thriller , not a horror movie.
8/10