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zeldafans1

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I really thought this movie was good and stuff. Most of the time im not really liking these movies butt scream was different. I enjoyed scream. Its worth Your money to go rent scream

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Posted aug 9, 2009 10:32 pm pt

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This is really slasher movies at Its best to me. I mean come on It cant get any better then this can It. It has Its scares and laughs. I love It thats for sure. If you dont like these types of movies, then you wont like this. If you do, then...
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This is really slasher movies at Its best to me. I mean come on It cant get any better then this can It. It has Its scares and laughs. I love It thats for sure. If you dont like these types of movies, then you wont like this. If you do, then Scream will almost surely make you feel satisfied with Its scares and laughs.

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Posted jun 26, 2009 5:42 am pt

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"A thing of cheesy nineties horror beauty."

'Scream' is a brilliant horror movie. It's a movie made with real knowledge and insight into horror movies, that both breaks them down, and reminds us why we love them at the same...
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"A thing of cheesy nineties horror beauty."

'Scream' is a brilliant horror movie. It's a movie made with real knowledge and insight into horror movies, that both breaks them down, and reminds us why we love them at the same time. It's not a horror classic, only because it's not primarily a horror movie. It's funny, clever, and gory.

Now the nineties was never my favorite decade for horror films, except for the fact that my favorite horror film of all time ('The Blair Witch Project' was filmed in 1997). I find that they combine the low-tech cheesiness of eighties horror with a modern tone seen in modern horrors, and I just don't think they worked. 'Scream' is an exception, however.

Arguably Wes Craven's finest work since the original 'Nightmare on Elm Street' and a great movie I would recommend to any serious horror fan. It really is a scream.

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Posted sep 14, 2008 6:50 pm pt

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Scream was Awesome! It was so smart, scary, and had the best quality of picture, and special effects! I loved the part where Tatum went into the garage, and also when Sidney was in the bathroom at school, and the killer tried to get her! This is...
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Scream was Awesome! It was so smart, scary, and had the best quality of picture, and special effects! I loved the part where Tatum went into the garage, and also when Sidney was in the bathroom at school, and the killer tried to get her! This is my favorite movie, and I thought it was absolutely fantastic! I loved this movie, and I know a lot of other people did too! I have seen this movie over 10 times, and watch it almost every Halloween! All of the actors and actresses were fantastic in this film, and the director Wes Craven is the best director ever! This movie rocks! Best movie!

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Posted jun 30, 2008 3:12 am pt

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Good scary movie that's sort of a spoof of horror movies. I find it somehow amusing that they're always blabbering about the rules of a horror movie, yet when they face the killer, they're still making supid mistakes. I had a great time watching...
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Good scary movie that's sort of a spoof of horror movies. I find it somehow amusing that they're always blabbering about the rules of a horror movie, yet when they face the killer, they're still making supid mistakes. I had a great time watching this to be honest. Really did hold my interest. This would later be followed by a spoof within a spoof, Scary Movie.

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Posted may 18, 2008 7:41 am pt

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I like the way that Scream is making fun of the horror genre. But it´s still bloody and gory. It has some funny scenes in it. Wes Craven is a master of horror, and the witing is pretty good. Some of the actors do good jobs, though...
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I like the way that Scream is making fun of the horror genre. But it´s still bloody and gory. It has some funny scenes in it. Wes Craven is a master of horror, and the witing is pretty good. Some of the actors do good jobs, though some seems to overact a little at times. Scream is a scary and funny movie at the same time, it´s recomended for pretty mutch enyone.

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Posted apr 4, 2008 4:32 pm pt

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I loved it. The second and third movie will never be able to live up to this level of horror genre greatness. Wes Craven made a bold move and took somewhat of a risk, but he succeded. One of my very favorite movies.

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Posted jul 8, 2007 3:30 am pt

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A great horror movie, funny & scary, just awsome!

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Posted jul 8, 2007 1:16 am pt

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I'm 18 now and I still remember when this movie came out. Since I was about 8 this has and always will be my favorite movie. It's funny, scary (the first 10 times), and just plan awesome. Some people think it was cheesy which it is but I still...
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I'm 18 now and I still remember when this movie came out. Since I was about 8 this has and always will be my favorite movie. It's funny, scary (the first 10 times), and just plan awesome. Some people think it was cheesy which it is but I still love it. I hate gory movies but love suspense so this is the perfect fit for me. I will always love this trilogy no matter how much I've seen it.

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Posted apr 18, 2007 11:47 am pt

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The film that started it all for me...Best teenslasher of all times, after you watch it a couple of times, it becomes acomedy film, at least for me, it did. It`s classic, entertaining and for God`s Sake, don`t answer that bloody phone!!!

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Posted mar 16, 2007 7:12 pm pt

• [+] TNT RoughCut
  
  100
  Wes Craven continues to explore (and blur) the lines between reelity and reality with his latest, and perhaps best, cinematic slice of horror.

  by Spencer H. Abbott | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  91
  A deft, funny, shrewdly unsettling tribute to such slasher-exploitation thrillers as "Terror Train," "New Year's Evil," and Craven's own "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
  90
  Finely crafted, tense, scary thriller from start to finish.

  by Keith Phipps | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
  90
  A meta-horror film that hilariously parodies the genre's clichés with smarts to spare. It's also the scariest fucking movie Craven has made since the first "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

  by Paul Malcolm | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  90
  It's sensational in both senses of the word: a bravura, provocative sendup of horror pictures that's also scary and gruesome yet too swift-moving to lapse into morbidity.

  by Kevin Thomas | Read Full Review »
• [+] Dallas Observer
  
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  Craven's other accomplishment here, besides resuscitating the genre, is the way he keeps things scary even when they're at their funniest. The grand finale, while thoroughly bloody and tense, has some genuinely hilarious shtick.

  by Andy Klein | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  80
  Deftly mixes irony, self-reference and wry social commentary with chills and blood spills.

  by Richard Harrington | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film.com
  
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  Craven creates his savviest and most frightening movie since the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street" by spoofing the horror cliches and simultaneously reinventing them to scare you all over again.

  by Sean Means | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
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  Craven is obviously having a ball here, and it's impossible not to sit back and go grinning into this dark, gory ride.

  by Marc Savlov | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
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  Scream is a rarity: a horror movie spoof that succeeds almost as well at provoking scares as laughs.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
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  What did I think about this movie? As a film critic, I liked it. I liked the in-jokes and the self-aware characters. At the same time, I was aware of the incredible level of gore in this film. It is really violent.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
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  Builds to a splattering finale that should leave genre fans highly satisfied.

  by Dave Kehr | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
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  Compared with most of what passes for scary movies these days, this is golden: It's not stupid, it's not wussy and it pulls off a couple of pretty nasty jolts.

  by Frank Lovece | Read Full Review »
• [+] USA Today
  
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  While Scream has its frights, it feels more like one of those solve-the-mystery jigsaw puzzles than a real movie.

  by Susan Wloszczyna | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
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  May not be the most scary or the grossest horror film you've ever seen, but it has one distinct feature: it actually talks up to the audience. By the conclusion, you won't be shaking in your seat, but you may enjoy the status of someone who has earned a Master's in Slashology.

  by Liam Lacey | Read Full Review »