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.
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07/12/09
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... [More]
Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Drew Barrymore, Skeet Ulrich
Director: Wes Craven
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Reviews for Scream
At last, a horror movie to shout about!
06/24/06
Fans of the genre can enjoy the way it plays with horror's conventions. Others can just chew their fingers in fright.
09/21/07
It's not stupid, it's not wussy and it pulls off a couple of pretty nasty jolts.
09/21/07
Clever, quick and bloody funny. 'Bloody' being the operative word.
01/01/00
It appeared to be clever, dangerous, witty, and fresh, but it sadly became victim to the movies it mocked, even before it had ended.
05/30/01
A fun, scary and entertaining movie
01/25/05
In an age that is nearly devoid of talented horror movie directors, it has become tiresome having to consider the inconsiderable, aggravating to search for rationales for the haphazardly assembled creations of people like Craven.
01/01/00
Whatever you do, don't close your mind to such an inventive concoction. One last time, despite all your better instincts, go ahead -- open that theater door.
01/01/00
Top CriticStrap in and enjoy the ride.
01/01/00
It's a... well... a scream.
01/01/00
The movie is less concerned with explaining motivations than it is with dismantling the social mechanisms which produce them.
01/01/00
Scream is so hip and irreverent that you almost forget it's a slasher movie. Almost.
01/01/00
It breaks new ground, and hopefully, it opens us up to new formulas and creative situations in these movies.
01/01/00
Its commercial success was well-justified.
09/04/03
A pointedly knowledgeable, frequently funny satire on slasher conventions and a terrifically scary, joyously suspenseful horror picture.
10/15/08
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01/01/00
Scream is a rarity: a horror movie spoof that succeeds almost as well at provoking scares as laughs.
01/01/00
Top Critica nineties-style teenage slasher movie with just enough tongue-in-cheek understanding of its own silliness to make it gruesomely fun without being insulting
02/27/01
Not even horror fans who can answer all this film's knowing trivia questions may be fully comfortable with such an exploitative mix.
01/01/00
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September 25, 2009:
Neve Campbell Returning for Scream 4? 
Did someone make a boo-boo, or did Variety just break the news that Neve Campbell will be starring in the new "Scream"? More...
July 15, 2009:
Arquettes Confirmed for Scream 4
It's official: David Arquette and Courteney Cox Arquette will return for the fourth installment of "Scream." More...
June 09, 2009:
Wes Craven Talks Scream 4
According to Wes Craven, Kevin Williamson's new "Scream" trilogy isn't a reboot, it's an extension of the series -- and Craven may just end up directing "Scream 4." More...
June 03, 2009:
Are the Arquettes Ready to Scream Again?
Kevin Williamson is apparently hard at work on a whole new "Scream" trilogy -- and Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette are in talks to reprise their roles. More...
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