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Inviso - In retrospect, Im really glad we did the list with Scary Movie before we did the list with Scream, because watching this made me realizeScary Movie barely had to exaggerate to parody Scream. Scream is a parody in and of itself, with hammy, over-the-top acting from nearly the entire cast, and I LOVED how cheesy and how corny each and every aspect of the film wound up being. David Arquette in particularholy SHIT his acting was hilariously awkward. From him eating an ice cream cone while discussing murders with his boss, to insisting on being respected by his little sister while wearing a badge, to answering a phone after the killer already hung uphe made this movie. The twist ending was great, the meta-commentary on slasher films was great, and overall, I just found this film so lovably goofy that I have to rank it high.

Snake - Why I Chose It - Wes Craven's satirical take on the slasher genre lit the film world on fire. It was so successful and influential that it's near impossible to quantify the amount of subsequent media it inspired. Many films inspired by Scream even appeared on this list. Scream is credited especially for reviving the all-but-dead slasher genre and injecting it with a healthy dose of self-awareness, a trait many films would try (and fail) to match. Scream was also groundbreaking in its strong casting of established actors, Drew Barrymore and Courtney Cox being particularly notable examples. On the same token, Scream also drew more attention to several actors, including Rose McGowan & Liev Schreiber. Scream was the highest-grossing slasher of all time until last year's Halloween. It has spawned 3 sequels, a TV series, and series icon Ghostface even made a recent appearance in Dead by Daylight.

My Thoughts - Hilarious, scary, & smart, Scream is practically the perfect horror movie. The way it so gracefully interjects horror tropes and film references into itself always feels natural thanks to the amazing casting. This isn't some half-assed attempt at being hip; it's genuine and comes from a wealth of love for the genre. Scream becomes more and more effective the more horror movies you consume. Yet, it never loses the fact that it is the very thing it's mocking. It uses those tropes to still make a compelling horror mystery. Ghostface is a unique killer, and one of my favorites because he can be anybody; he's not set in concrete like Jason or Myers, his personality can vary and it's such a fantastic breeding ground for developing characters. This is a horror fan's movie through and through, and one of my favorites of Craven's filmography.

Karo - A masked ghoul begins killing some really overaged teenagers in a small town and like most slasher movies thats kinda it. There is more of an air of mystery to this one, but unfortunately the way it hides the identity of the killer is not by intrigue or misdirection but rather just throwing as many creepy motherfuckers at the audience as possible until they can't think straight. It just leaves one wondering if maybe there is something wrong with the city water supply. It is more well written than most slasher movies, but still has way too much dumb teens doing dumb teen stuff and culminates in a silly series of events where people run all about a house a lot and everyone is as durable as Wolverine (acute blood loss? never heard of it). It is just treading old ground with a new monster and it ain't really the scream it wants to be.
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