you can thank Kevin Williamson for that, he wrote an incredible screenplay.
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The first Scream is still so good.
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you can thank Kevin Williamson for that, he wrote an incredible screenplay.
I remember seeing this movie on opening weekend, when it was an unknown quantity and the buzz was just starting to build. There were literal screams in the audience.
One thing a lot of people forget (or just didn't know, in the case of younger folks) is that the marketing for the first movie completely hid the look of the mask, and this was before the internet would have instantly spoiled that kind of thing. All you knew going in was that there was a killer, of course. In that first scene with Barrymore, when you first get an up close and personal view of the way the mask looked - it was terrifying the first time.
One thing a lot of people forget (or just didn't know, in the case of younger folks) is that the marketing for the first movie completely hid the look of the mask, and this was before the internet would have instantly spoiled that kind of thing. All you knew going in was that there was a killer, of course. In that first scene with Barrymore, when you first get an up close and personal view of the way the mask looked - it was terrifying the first time.
Yep. Movie opened to just $6 million. Given the eventual $103 million gross that's an insane multiplier for a horror movie.
Scream is still an exceptional movie, for sure. Scream 4 is also quite good.
immediate chills... i feel like i need to rewatch this lol
immediate chills... i feel like i need to rewatch this lol
1 > 4 = 2 > > > 3
This thread title could mean like 5 different things OP.
But it is.
This thread title could mean like 5 different things OP.
I only saw it once, back when it came out. I didn't hate it but I don't really remember much from it other than Schreibers's scene. I do remember thinking that they dropped the ball on the "trilogy" angle.
It could be Canon to the films but there were no direct references so there's no way to know.
I think 1 is the better overall film, but on a technical level 2 is much better. The set ups and cinematography. All of it. 2 is underloved even if the twist is shit.
What I like the most about the Scream series is that while the films are mostly comedic, the thrills are still legit and the tension is high. I guess it's because most of the characters were so good, that you dreaded to see them die.
I also think Scream 4 is very underrated. It did a great job of trying to make the series more modern and Emma Roberts was reaaallly good, probably the best performance she has ever done.
I also think Scream 4 is very underrated. It did a great job of trying to make the series more modern and Emma Roberts was reaaallly good, probably the best performance she has ever done.
I couldn't buy Rory Culkin as the killer though. The dude is a basically a twig who could blow over in the wind, I couldn't imagine him being a physical threat as Ghostface
People thought this was the scariest movie ever made when it came out. Rumors of copycats going after people leaving the theater were everywhere at my high school.
If you love Scream, you should also catch Craven's previous take on a meta franchise. New Nightmare.
Which is amazing in it's own right.
Also Liver alone.
Which is amazing in it's own right.
Also Liver alone.
I agree with this. New Nightmare is criminally underrated. It certainly has its fans but I'm legit surprised that it isn't more popular now.
The first Scream blew me away when it first released. Easily a classic.
Aside from 3, which sucked, Scream is one of the more consistent horror franchises. As others have mentioned -- 1, 2, and 4 are all enjoyable.
Aside from 3, which sucked, Scream is one of the more consistent horror franchises. As others have mentioned -- 1, 2, and 4 are all enjoyable.
No lie, I watched them back to back last week and the 3rd is waaaaaaaay better than the 2nd. It benefits from being binged though.
They're all really good if you just accept that Scream 3 was a comedy saved by Parker Posey and Monica from Friends with unfortunate bangs.
Shame that Scream 4 didn't do gangbusters at the box office. Pretty sure Hayden Panettiere's best friend character would've survived to lead the new trilogy.
Shame that Scream 4 didn't do gangbusters at the box office. Pretty sure Hayden Panettiere's best friend character would've survived to lead the new trilogy.
Watched it for the first time a few years ago and loved it - was really surprised by how well it held up.
Surprised to see in here that (some of) the sequels are actually decent too? I've seen them on some streaming services... I'll have to check them out when I get a chance. Always assumed they'd be schlock.
Surprised to see in here that (some of) the sequels are actually decent too? I've seen them on some streaming services... I'll have to check them out when I get a chance. Always assumed they'd be schlock.
FFS, all those white ass ABC shows looked alike to me sans Sabrina.
For that, here's another dated as shit song from the 2 OST
The first 3 Scream soundtracks are the soundtracks of my last few years of High School.... they're all I listened to, that and Black Sabbath lol
Eyes of Sand baby
Watched through the whole series for the first time over the course of the last year. The first one is brilliant and deftly balances being a subversion of and love letter to the entire slasher genre up to that point.
Inasmuch as the original had a lot to say about slasher flicks in general, the sequels each have something to say about the later points of the slasher franchise life cycle. They never quite reach the heights of the original, but they never get bad, either.
The series benefits enormously from a very consistent cast and crew. Wes Craven directs all 4. Kevin Williamson wrote 1,2 and 4. The cast stays intact even while their careers were taking off.
There is no case of "oh, this is the direct-to-video knockoff made by an inferior director on a lower budget." Scream 3 is generally considered the worst but it still feels of apiece with the rest of the series.
I watched it last week. Fun, enjoyable movie. I didn't know Drew Barrymore's character was going to be killed I thought she would be the protagonist of the movie. Although it doesn't come near A Nightmare on Elm Street for me.
Gonna cross post my thoughts on the series that I wrote after my recent rewatch of the series for 31 Days of Horror
I touch a lot on how 3 is made better when thinking of it as part of the whole, specifically how 4 makes 3 more digestible
I touch a lot on how 3 is made better when thinking of it as part of the whole, specifically how 4 makes 3 more digestible
Scream didn't feel like a horror movie but rather a parody comedy.
When I saw it in theater I thought it was really mostly a run of the mill 90s romp and it was. Watching it in the 90s, felt largely like another movie on short attention spans. The thing is, all these years later Scream really still is a 90s romp around 90s tropes and style BUT.. its executed to perfection. Its distilled like fine whiskey and adds just the right about of flare when needed that keeps it timeless. If they had leaned in just about any more than they did, we would have gotten something like House on Haunted Hill etc etc.. and we'd forget about it in 2 years. It helped that they built a brand new, iconic villain in costume/mask that actually worked in all of its simplicity. The characters were perfectly developed where you actually cared about them dying and while they play into horror tropes the script was written just tight enough that when the twists are revealed... you really didn't see them coming. Like fine whiskey, again.
My guess is when they set out to make Scream there was no intention it would ever be as good as it was, but because the crew working on the film both behind and in front of the camera were paying attention to every detail, it worked. You can tell this was a passion project built by people hungry to make a career in industry back then.
My guess is when they set out to make Scream there was no intention it would ever be as good as it was, but because the crew working on the film both behind and in front of the camera were paying attention to every detail, it worked. You can tell this was a passion project built by people hungry to make a career in industry back then.
3 was the one with Carrie Fisher and Courtney Cox, right? Awful. 4 was somewhat a return to form (especially the bedroom scene) but 1 and 2 were miles ahead.