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Man this whole trilogy didn't age so well.

posted 7 years ago by RazoulGoozleSmog (169)
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I can appreciate the first Scream, and I understand how different it was compared to other horror movies back in the day, especially that opening scene with Drew Barrymore.

I loved this trilogy growing up through elementary and middle school, praising it as "cool, hip and smart horror" basically what the critics said on the DVD/VHS covers.

But man shit like this paved the way for all the shit horror that comes out now, those horror shows on the CW and MTV. (Which I know Kevin Williamson writes for now)

In all actuality Scream wasn't the "smart" horror film it thought it was and fell victim to what the other horror films fell for as well.

I don't know if this is because of the whole "Weinstein" harassment tabloids that have come out recently, but most of the Weinstein films from the 90s just aren't aging that well. I've even noticed it with Pulp Fiction, but that discussion is for another board.

At the end of the day I feel like Friday The 13th films have aged better, hahaha, debate me sucka. I can understand people still loving Scream, it is real nostalgic, and there are a few legitimate well edited/directed/acted scenes, and memorable moments.

[–] CinemaDemon989 (1286) 7 years ago

I'll always like the original film. In my opinion, the original is a slasher cult-classic. I thought the sequel was...okay...I guess. The third film was absolutely useless. And don't even get me started on the fourth installation. I mean, why bother?

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

The 4th was truly awful and didn't 'feel' like part of the series in the same way the more recent Die Hard movies haven't.

1-3 was a fine horror trilogy.

[–] QuickieCalzone (378) 7 years ago

Say about the sequels what you want, i think they are mediocre.
But the original Scream is a horror classic which gave life to the genre again.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78638) 7 years ago

Scream added some much needed Nitro to Horror films in general and Slasher movies in particular at a time when the horror genre was struggling

Great Slasher!
The sequels were all pretty forgettable:/

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Yup. 'Kids' or anyone under about 25-30 today have NO idea how much the horror genre was struggling in the 'post-Freddy' era of the 90s. As a teen growing up in the 90s I can remember thinking at one point mid 90s "they don't make horror anymore". Hyperbole, of course, but it felt THAT dead compared to the 80s. In the years prior to Scream, Halloween 6 (which I love, but was a huge flop) was one of the few memorable big name horror flicks.

Scream truly did re-boot it. Then we got a new Halloween, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Wishmaster, Jason X, Freddy vs Jason, etc. Whatever you think of that era now, it likely wouldn't have existed without Scream.

[–] Freakflag1 (126) 6 years ago

I think it holds up well. It used the timeless "bad guy stalks and hurts innocent victim" cliche, which will never die. And the technology might look different in the film, but still relevant today. Actually, scream kind of foresaw what was ahead with technology in a way.

[–] megameme (370) 6 years ago

I agree Freakflag1, in my personal opinion though I wish there weren't any sequels. I liked scream 2, and scream 4 had a more convincing motive than scream 3 but I can do without all 3 of them

[–] TMC-4 (20496) 5 years ago

Does Scream Hold Up? - Movies with Mikey

https://youtu.be/vfh4_8GIzZ0

[–] GotWood84 (384) 5 years ago

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 5 years ago

So you’re saying that everyone who got blown in secondary school, no matter what year, likes this film? A kid who got his nob polished yesterday, and thinks horror movies suck (felicitous word choice)? The kid’s grandfather, who thinks modern horror movies are excrement? Is you message that every guy who got head in juvie, I mean high school, thinks just the way you do? If so, why?

[–] Chloe (127) 5 years ago

I know I'll regret asking, but what if I'm a girl who likes it?

[–] GotWood84 (384) 5 years ago

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[–] samoanjoes (58666) 5 years ago

I don't think you're giving this movie enough credit. The first one was sort of mocking the horror genre The sequels is what is really responsible for all the shit now. It fell victim to its own cliches.

[–] Forky (1739) 5 years ago

Never seen it.

[–] jasonbourne (1027) 5 years ago

The Drew Barrymore scene in the opening is based on When a Stranger Calls (1979). Horror films have begat other horror films. I wish the ideas presented in the Scream franchise were taken to heart by some of the writers, directors, and producers of later horror movies such as those on Netflix's horror selection. I just watched Cabin Fever (2016) last night by Eli Roth and it was terrible. The execution and cinematography seemed fine, but the story did not sell itself. You think about it as it happens and you realize that it's ridiculous. What are the characters thinking in the predicament they were in? Maybe it was supposed to be a comedy, too, but there aren't that many good horror movies of this genre that came afterward.