Self-knowing badness is in fact badness; it might actually be worse than just regular old badness because it is, in addition to everything else, smug.
Scream (1996)
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Reviews Counted:52
Fresh:43
Rotten:9
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: A great mixed of bone chilling suspense and witty dialogues.
Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: A hyper-intelligent serial killer preys on the teenage denizens of a small town, using their fascination with horror movie conventions to set up his diabolical doings. An intelligent, well-crafted... A hyper-intelligent serial killer preys on the teenage denizens of a small town, using their fascination with horror movie conventions to set up his diabolical doings. An intelligent, well-crafted thriller from the creator of "A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET." The deluxe version contains a behind-the-scenes featurette and running audio commentary from Craven. [More]
Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Drew Barrymore, Skeet Ulrich
Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Drew Barrymore, Skeet Ulrich, David Arquette, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Henry Winkler, Joseph Whipp, Liev Schreiber, Frances Lee McCain
Director: Wes Craven
Director: Wes Craven
Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson
Producer: Cathy Konrad, Cary Woods
Composer: Marco Beltrami
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Release:
Dec 2, 1997
Reviews for Scream
A pointedly knowledgeable, frequently funny satire on slasher conventions and a terrifically scary, joyously suspenseful horror picture.
It's not stupid, it's not wussy and it pulls off a couple of pretty nasty jolts.
The pic's chills are top-notch, but its underlying mockish tone won't please die-hard fans.
The assumption that there's something inherently clever about a slasher movie making reference to both its genre and the filmmaking process is a fundamental flaw of this tiresome, blood-filled comedy.
Fans of the genre can enjoy the way it plays with horror's conventions. Others can just chew their fingers in fright.
Witty, tightly structured, and often effective as a straight horror film.
Ironically, the predictability is actually one of the film's virtues.
It's been a long time since a teen-slasher movie has offered up anything but dull buckets of gore. With Scream, the genre reclaims its roots.
The film was written by Kevin Williamson, and his screenplay is smart as it is hip.
Scream's most effective scenes are those involving the most dire peril.
O que há de mais interessante neste filme (e o que o torna tão divertido) é o fato dele ser capaz de criticar e, ao mesmo tempo, seguir todas as regras básicas do gênero.
Kevin Williamson has managed to make a movie that is both genuine scary movie and arch parody of scary movies.
It appeared to be clever, dangerous, witty, and fresh, but it sadly became victim to the movies it mocked, even before it had ended.
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