Scream
Published 2012-09-23
Film info
- Title Scream
- Director Wes Craven
- Year 1996
- Run time 1hr 51m
- Genres Crime, Mystery, Horror
- Tagline Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far
- Cast Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Drew Barrymore
Legendary director Wes Craven re-invented and revitalized the slasher-horror genre with this funny, clever and scary first film in the hit franchise. After a series of mysterious deaths, an offbeat group of scary movie fans become the target of a masked killer. As the body count begins, it's clear that the rules must be followed, and everyone's a suspect.
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 0:36 | It's always the phones that age things. |
| 3:08 | Mist rolling across the garden is always spooky. |
| 8:32 | See, we don't have big TVs like that anymore, so there's nothing to hide behind! |
| 14:07 | Her dad is freakishly tall. Or she is quite short. |
| 18:12 | I can't believe someone put Monica in a lime green suit. |
| 19:57 | "Remember your principal loves you..." Oh dear. |
| 22:43 | She has such a nice house, big ol' decking and balcony and stuff. |
| 26:11 | This film is a prime example of why you should let calls go to voicemail. |
| 30:29 | He is pretty flippin' creepy. I can see why she'd suspect him. I can't see why she'd go out with him though! |
| 33:32 | A cellular telephone! |
| 37:18 | I want some pyjamas like that. And a big fluffy rabbit. |
| 38:41 | Deputy Dewey is so cute! |
| 42:01 | "Sorry I mangled your face." |
| 44:20 | You don't tell someone to "get over" their mum dying. |
| 45:43 | I don't think the Principal loves them as much as he says he does. |
| 52:14 | I hate it when you scare yourself with a mirror. |
| 1:03:48 | I also quite like Lillard's red robe. I can't believe I'm watching a horror film and admiring all the bedwear. |
| 1:06:10 | The garage door thing freaks me out. |
| 1:11:02 | "But this is life, this isn't a movie." Think again, missus. |
| 1:20:15 | Would she do all of that if she did still think it was him? |
| 1:21:37 | I am amazed at the number of doors that have locks on them in these houses. |
| 1:32:08 | Cotton Weary is an odd name. |
| 1:36:19 | "Movies don't create psychos, movies make psychos more creative." |
| 1:40:08 | I love that he has a feathery arm. |
| 1:44:07 | She rustled up a new cameraman quick. |
Thoughts
After watching The Avengers, we were sort of at a loss as to what to watch next. There had been quite a big build up to that one, and the next time we sat down to watch a film, I couldn't decide what I was in the mood for. In the end, we sourced Scream on Netflix. I've seen it before, Mr C hasn't, and he's not a big fan of horror, but I thought this would be mild enough and funny enough to make it worthwhile.
This was less jumpy than I had remembered it, but there are a lot of the lines that I recalled fondly and it was a fun ride going through it. There's plenty of film in film references, which is something Mr C in particular likes, but as we don't watch many horror films, a lot of the references went over our heads. It's still a classic in my eyes, but perhaps wasn't as great as I'd remembered it being.
Rating: 4 / 5
