Aww yeahhh!!! Guess who, bitches?? Ding ding ding, you're right! It's me...Sasha Slaughter with you for the final time this week to bring you one last review, in honor of slasher week. Today I'll be telling you about a little film called Scream. Oh yeah! And oldie but a goodie right? It's the probably the ultimate slasher, don't you agree? Scream was written by Kevin Williamson and directed by none other than Wes Craven. Scream was developed under the title Scary Movie, but was ultimately changed by Bob Wesnstein of Dimension films. At first, Craven felt the that title change was "stupid", but eventually remarked that the name change was a good idea, and that Weinstein was wise to change the title. And Scream was partly based on the real- life case of the Gainesville Ripper. Who knew? So even though you may have seen Scream already, I'll tell you about it anyway.
Scream follows the character of Sidney Prescott, a high school student in the town of Woodsboro, who becomes the target of a mysterious killer known as Ghostface. The infamous first scene is that of Casey Becker, who receives a flirtatious phone call from an unknown man, asking her what "What's your favorite scary movie?". The situation turns deadly when the caller threatens Casey's life. He reveals to her that her boyfriend Steve is being held hostage, and after she refuses to cooperate with the killer, Steve is killed. Casey is then attacked and murdered, and her body is hung from a tree. The next day, the media descends upon the town and a police investigation begins. Meanwhile, Sidney Prescott struggles with the one year anniversary of her mother's murder by Cotton Weary. While Sidney waits for her friend Tatum, she gets a threatening phone call. After she hangs up, she is attacked by the killer. Her boyfriend Billy shows up and offers support, but drops his cell phone, and Sidney suspects him of making the call.
Billy is arrested and released the next day. But then suspicion has shifted to Sidney's father, Neil Prescott, because the calls were traced to his phone. Due to the murders, school is closed for the time being, and Billy's friend Stu decides to throw a party to celebrate the closing of the school. That's when the killing begins. Sidney's friend Tatum is killed when her neck is crushed by a garage door, and Sidney and her boyfriend are attacked by the killer, with her boyfriend seemingly murdered. Meanwhile reporter Gale Weathers and officer Dewey discover a car that belongs to Neil Prescott and are convinced that he went to the party to continue his killing spree. Dewey goes to investigate the house and is stabbed in back. Sidney goes to the house and takes Dewey's gun when Stu and Randy appear, accusing each other of being the killer. Billy admits to being the killer, and Stu admits to being his accomplice.
And we all know how the rest ends right? I mean, you've seen it yes? If not, get out from underneath that rock! Yeesh! Anyway, this is for sure a classic whodunnit slasher. It's complete with murder, blood, and bit of comedy thrown in for good measure. If you haven't seen it, I suggest that you go ahead and give it a watch. Overall I'd give Scream a 3 out of 5. It's a pretty good film, and the acting is good too. Originally, some of the scenes were cut due to graphic content, and the film was rated NC-17 due to violence and gore. One of the most significant problems was the blood. According to the MPAA, blood could not be seen in motion, falling to the floor from a body. WHAT? That's stupid right? But it turns out that Craven was actually allowed to keep almost of the original scenes in Scream. Awesome! The film won multiple awards including best film, best actress, best horror film, and best movie, among many others. This is just your classic slasher and I still watch it when I see it on TV. While you're here, stop by and see what Zane is doing! You'll be glad you did. Thanks for stopping by!
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