I recently rewatched Scream, one of my favorite movies so I figured it would be a great first review! Also, this will definitely contain spoilers after the review section so if you haven't seen it and you don't want spoilers only read the first two sections!
Summary
Scream takes place in Woodsboro, California, and is centered around Sydney Prescott. The town is hit by a string of murders, the targets being the teens of Woodsboro High School surrounding the anniversary of Sydney's mother's death (absolutely a coincidence). Sydney quickly becomes the focus of the investigation and the target of the killer. This film is a fantastic mix of comedy and thriller and an iconic 90s film. Scream is almost 2 hours long and directed by Wes Craven (other notable work includes Nightmare on Elm Street and The Hills Have Eyes)
Rating: 10/10
I absolutely love this film because of the way it blends horror with comedy as a parody of a horror movie within a horror movie.
The small details are what put this film on top for me. The way that Billy was so obviously the killer from the beginning, but other characters were so suspicious that it confuses you. On top of that, two killers are working together which is a concept that was new to me until this movie.
Scream being a parody of a horror movie at its core is also what makes the movie so great. Sydney acknowledges that people in horror movies traditionally run upstairs when they could've run out the door instead, though she ends up locked in her bedroom when up against Ghostface.
My absolute favorite detail though has to be the references to Nightmare on Elm Street because of the shared director. There are two major ones, the first being the janitor of Woodsboro High, dressed in Freddy Kruger's iconic sweater. The janitor's name is also Freddy. The second is Tatum's final outfit, a cropped football jersey with the number 10 on it. The exact same outfit is Glen Lantz's final outfit in Nightmare on Elm, a rather iconic outfit if you ask me. Both are amazing homages to Wes Craven's films and such a fun catch for horror enthusiasts.
Since this is the first post, this is how this section will work. I'm going to rank my top 5 characters starting with 5 and working down to my favorite. Best quotes is going to work the same way.
I respect her dedication to her work, and she is obviously a badass despite still having safety on. While in this movie her character seems more 2d, I've seen all the films and I really enjoy her character development as a whole, starting with this film.
4) Kenny
Kenny did not deserve his fate, bro just wanted to be a cameraman (I assume he loved his job).
She's one of my favorite final girls ever. Sidney stands her ground, isn't afraid to call someone's bluff and take the final shot/make the final kill. I may never forgive her for dropping a TV on Stu though.
2) Randy Meeks I love Randy. His knowledge of the rules of horror movies really adds to the parody aspect of the film. Some of his lines are the most iconic and I couldn't imagine this movie without him.
1) Stu Macher
Comedy king. The fun, insane, with a touch of homosexual friend. I definitely wouldn't like this movie as much if Stu wasn't a major factor to the plot. I haven't written it yet, but I can guarantee Stu will be 80% of the best quotes section.
Best Quotes
5) "Liver alone" - Stu
A pun on leave her alone. With this quote at the beginning of the film, I knew Stu would be my favorite. Also that he was clinically insane.
4) "What's your favorite scary movie" - Ghostface
Obviously, this quote is the posterchild of the film. The introduction to Ghostface and the entire franchise and it is a great one.
3) "Everybody's a suspect" - Randy
Yelling this while everyone from Woodsboro High was in the movie store was not the smartest move but Randy is just so passionate about films (can't relate).
2) "Peer pressure, I'm far too sensitive" - Stu
This line and the delivery had me dying of laughter especially since you can hear Billy ransacking the house in the background.
1) "My mom and dad are gonna be so mad at me" - Stu
No doubt the best line in the entire film, my mother and I love to quote this one randomly out loud whenever someone mentions Scream. Peak comedy
The songs are on this playlist giving me Scream vibes. Some of the songs (School's Out, (Don't Fear) The Reaper) are songs in the film. The rest are ones that just are based on vibes.
Some I think require some explanation:
Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani: It's giving Billy walking up to Randy in the video store after Randy accuses Billy of being the killer
Cherry Bomb - The Runaways: Tatum's national anthem
Who's Afraid of Little Old Me - Taylor Swift: I feel like Sydney relates to this more than anyone
Murder on the Dancefloor - Sophie Ellis-Bextor: More like murder on the kitchen floor but I digress, Stu and Billy, would be in a rendition of Saltburn
Stressed Out - Twenty-One Pilots: It's giving Stu Macher giving into peer pressure
Killing Me - Conan Grey: When Stu and Billy are stabbing each other a little too hard
Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Nxpst3VP3vlisMDLH4R0E?si=d142835b9abc482e
Comments
Post a Comment