It's no shock that I love horror movies... Last Halloween, I designed my whole blog around scary movies. This week, I've done something similar: I designed the blog around an up and coming movie, Scream 4.
Let me tell you why I'm excited. Like Toy Story, the 'Scream' movies are a trilogy, or quadrilogy now, that my generation has grown up with. "Do you wanna play a game" has to be one of the most well-known movie quotes out there... and the concept of the movie was absolutely original... it gave my friends and many other people a great line to drop when prank calling people.
Ok, ok so a white-masked, knife-stabbing killer isn't so original (ref. Halloween), but in the creation of "Scream", a villain & costume was created as well, and was turned into one of the most recognizable faces/costumes out there. Here's the major difference between the two: Scream vs. Halloween. When Michael Meyers chases you, he walks. When "Ghostface" chases you, he runs!
Since I saw the first movie, Ghostface has been a returning character to many of my recurring nightmares. Even though the movie may not have been the scariest I've seen, just the thought of a hooded figure popping out of the dark and stabbing you right in the gut, sends chills down my spine.
+ the first 'Scream' did something many movies have failed to do in years. It accomplished an intro that people will remember for the rest of their lives. Forget Sidney Prescott and the rest of the cast, Drew Barrymore's thrilling intro instantly made Scream a favorite scary movie upon the first time I watched it. I'll tell you what, I bet there's wasn't one kid willing to be alone after watching that. This week's Entertainment Weekly magazine rated the first movie very highly compared to 2 & 3- I bet this is why. Furthermore, the same magazine a few weeks ago also referenced Drew Barrymore's performance in Scream and went on the say they believed that her career was re-boosted following her small role.I'll be sure to continue this train of thought next time---
Here is my plan over the rest of this week, and the next 2 weeks: - I'll embed all 3 "Scream" movies- The first starting this week, the second next week, etc.
- On one of my next podcast episodes, I'll play some music from the first three movies.
- And as soon as I see the 4th movie (which comes out on 4/15) I'll write a review!
& Scream wont be all I write about... I'll still write on other things too!
Till next time.
