Scream was great for what it was. For a horror film, it was intelligent, it was funny, it took a laugh at itself.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
What 'Scream' was great at was presenting ironic detachment and then making you actually care about the people that were having it, and juxtaposing it with their situation, all in the service of making a great horror movie. It was fresh.
The best scary movies have great humor in them and a great story.
The original 'Scream' is one of those classic things, but it totally pokes fun at itself too. It's never taking itself too seriously, which is why I think it's such a cult classic.
Only really good comedies and really good horror movies get a verbal response out of the audience. People will scream. People will laugh.
'The Quiet Ones' was my first film, let alone my first horror film, and I had so much fun. I had such a laugh, every single day. I look like such a feral child in it.
Horror movies can be very interesting because they can deal with intangible subjects that are full of emotion.
I always prefer the big laugh. That is always the objective, especially with a film like Scary Movie 2.
My favorite scary movie was always 'Halloween.' I love that there's hidden emotion underneath Michael Myers' psychotic behavior. Plus, he has the best mask, hands-down.
I've only seen a couple horror movies in my lifetime. I don't like the ones that make you scream out in terror.
To me, 'Scream' is a masterpiece on every level - the performances, the humor, the tone - it's just flawless.