The classic teenage slasher. I will never get tired of this movie.

What's your favorite scary movie ? Scream...duh. The sequels didn't really take themselves seriously enough. Part 4 especially.

Terribly overrated. It's self-conscious about the "rules" of slasher films, but it has nothing to say about them.

I sat down and watched Scream for the first time, despite knowing the ending. It isn't bad, and it certainly does subvert some great horror tropes, but it's also not nearly as great as everyone makes it out to be. Maybe this is because 1996 was a far different time than 2019, but Ghostface just didn't particularly do it for me as a villain—though I do like that there were some nice twists and turns throughout, like taking the focus off Billy for the middle portion of the film. Sidney was a solid protagonist, and I'm going to knock out the rest of the sequels. That being said, I felt Scream was a bit more of a stumble than a revolutionary horror film—it's still a slasher movie, just a bit of a smarter, self-aware one. Matthew Lillard is amazing as always. 3/5

Best. Opening. Ever.

Still holds up as the best in the franchise and a staple classic of the slasher genre that inspired so many to continue doing horror past the 90s. Everytime I watch it it gets better and knowing the twist(s) in advance (and the killers in the sequels) elevates it. What ***Scream*** does best is making everyone a suspect at some point and everytime you're convinced who the killer is, well you're wrong! I love the approach of having a humanized killer instead of an untouchable wall like Michael Myers, Ghostface can be pushed around and overpowered which adds unpredictability and realism. Well-cast attaching characters, alluring 90s aesthetics (clothes, hair, music... and the phones!!), bloody epic kills, great dialogue, filled with movie references and soo meta. Third act is wild, so many twists it just keeps throwing stuff at you.

Shoutout to Fred the janitor dressed like Freddy Kruger.

>*"Oh, you wanna play psycho killer? Can I be the helpless victim? Please don't kill me Mr. Ghostface, I want to be in the sequel."*

>*"Movies don't create psychos! Movies make psychos more creative!"*

Say hello if you have watched this classic one more time in preparation to the 2022 sequel

An iconic classic that might have been the first piece of mainstream media to dabble in "meta" commentary?
Definitely will be adding this to my yearly horror rewatch schedule. Twisty, cheesey and clever for the time. Great stuff.

3 Thoughts After Re-Watching ‘Scream’:

1. My favorite horror film of all time — one that honors _(and pokes fun of)_ all that came before it. Classic. Iconic. This movie blew me away when I first saw it many moons ago, especially _that_ beginning. Nothing else like it.

2. This cast was lightning in a bottle. Neve and Courteney have become some of my favorite actors — just because of this film. Neve is a true leading lady, a force to be reckoned with, and she brought Sidney Prescott to true Scream Queen / Final Girl status. Again… iconic.

3. The music is perfection. To me, all of it is synonymous with _Scream_. “Red Right Hand” will always take me right back to this film. The score lends to that sense of dread and drama. And I love that a lot of it continues throughout the franchise.

Bonus Thought: I think it’s crazy how the identity of the killer(s) isn’t obvious, yet insanely obvious at the same time.

>"No, please don't kill me, Mr. Ghostface, I wanna be in the sequel!"

In a world of slashers that use the same tropes to achieve their kills, Scream stands out. I remember when I first watched this, it was such a breath of fresh air. Still is. There is something fun about a group of kids who love horror movies and know how every death happens so they mock it and try to avoid being killed by a cliché. Oh, and the characters are great!

_delicious. finally some good fucking food_

This movie is so good! Top horror movies of all time, definitely. Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson did a fantastic job, the movie is really smart. The metalanguage is amazing, its self-consciousness about the slasher genre and its rules made a huge difference subverting the sub-genre. It's nice seeing all those references to past slasher movies. This movie was responsible for giving the slasher genre a new life and brought new ideias to the table.

Ghostface is a super cool killer, the clumsy way he moves and his voice is just awesome. All that along with the phone calls scenes are pretty scary. The opening scene is pure gold.

Also, I find Scream movies if not excellent at least good. Just watching Ghostface playing with its victims and killing them, and tormenting poor Sidney (which I also enjoy as a character, what a badass she is) is fun as hell, but beyond that we still have the killer's identity to figure it out, this being one of the best aspects of this franchise.

Great job by Neve Campell, Courteney Cox and the entire crew. And Wes Craven dressed up as Fred the Janitor is great!

A classic mindless slasher film. Cheesy, quirky and self-aware. Doesn't use any jumpscares and it's pretty fun overall

“What’s your favorite scary movie?” From master of horror Wes Craven, Scream is a modern horror classic that lead to a revival of the genre in the late ‘90s. The film follows a series of murders by the mysterious Ghostface Killer, who’s terrorizing the small town of Woodsboro. The story is extremely well-crafted and presents a smart mystery that’s engaging and suspenseful. It both pays homage to the landmark films of horror and satirizes them; calling out the common tropes and conventions (such as the rules for surviving a horror film). It’s also excellently cast with a number of fresh faces and rising stars, such as Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Rose McGowan, Jamie Kennedy, and Drew Barrymore. Full of suspense and terror, Scream is a thrilling slasher.

Iconic horror movie. one of my all time favourites.

A great slasher film. Decently thrilling with just enough morbid comedy thrown in. Fun until the end.

"Movies don't create psychos. Movies make psychos more creative!"

I saw this as a kid and never fully appreciated how smart it is. Wes Craven really is a genius. Becoming self aware with New Nightmare and then this really changes horror movies. Plus seeing his dressed up as Fred the Janitor, complete with red and green stripped sweater, was great.

I should have watched this movie a long time ago. Admittedly this has been on my "to watch" list for years at this point and I'm not even quite sure what piqued my interest after all this time and made me actually watch it but boy, I'm glad I did.

Even knowing [spoiler]the twist of[/spoiler] who the killer is long in advance from watching far too many top 10 lists on youtube this movie really blew me away. More suspense than I had expected as well as more funny moments than I was expecting, this movie has it all. The cast is fantastic and the leads look fantastic as well and I was surprised when I figured the moving was climaxing it just kept ramping up. I have a feeling I will be watching this movie many more times over the coming years. Time to check out the sequels and see how they fare!

A self aware slasher. Absolute classic. Wes Craven hit gold with this one and wasn't afraid to highlight the genre's tropes while even poking fun at his own work

brilliant, incredible, amazing, iconic, legendary, etc.

First time watching. And was this it? The killer with the mask acted like a clown running into stuff. I had to check if this was the actual movie or a parody of it. The end got better but still very clumsy imo

The best movie's of scream 1 ..2 ..3 4 but for me is the best one is still the first even that you look it more then one time it stay good ..the 90 ste whas the best time for the horro's movie's .

There isn't much left to be said, this movie is a classic and it holds up so well. Casey's mom hearing her last breathes through the phone hits harder as a grown ass man even without kids. And how am I just now noticing that Mrs Peltzer is Dewey and Tatum's mom? Only downside is that here in the future, the Randys took over, so we are constantly bombarded with "smart" takes on dumb shit.

I can't help but think it's severely overrated, but it's still a solid slasher flick that helped revitalize the genre. For better, or for worse.