Now a cult movie

Rating: 10/10 (24 November 2013)

I remember seeing 'Scream' as a teenager when it first came out and being utterly scared. Yet, I'm not sure nowadays audience would really be scared. What we find scary changes over time--'Alien' was considered very scary when first released in the late 70s, yet today I doubt it would really scare any adult viewers ('The Thing' is another example). It does not prevent 'Alien' from being widely praised as an excellent, classic film. The same applies to 'Scream'. The opening scene remains one of the most memorable in film history. Cleverly written, witty, well acted and shot, 'Scream' is a masterpiece that reintroduced talent to the then decaying horror movie industry (compare it with series like 'Friday the 13th' for instance). Sadly, it is also its own victim as all the goofy parodies have resulted into depreciation of the original film. But remember that, before it was turned into its own cliché, 'Scream' was utterly innovative at the time, playing cleverly with slasher clichés.