31-Day Horror Challenge Day Eleven: Scream

To me, it's rather hilarious that the Scary Movie series gained popularity for satirizing this film because it is a satire on its own.  Scream takes every horror cliche, makes fun of them and does the opposite.  Its success lies in its originality and awesome references to classic horror films.

The ghost face killer starts to hack up teenagers in a small town one by one.  Sydney(Neve Campbell) and her friends begin to go over the rules of horror films hoping that they won't be targeted next.  The blood, gore, and humor doesn't stop until the credits roll.

Wes Craven used to be an awesome director and this one of his last good films.  I keep hoping that his dry spell will end soon and he will create another masterpiece.  Oh well, until then, just check out one of his last ones.

____  ____  8/10 Jack O'lanterns