Neve Campbell, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich. Who lets names like these headline a movie? They're real people masked behind a shameful package of ridiculousness. But then, that's also Scream. A real horror movie wrapped in a self-deprecating awareness of this one truth: scary movies are ridiculous. Even repeat viewings of Scream warrant an eye roll, but how scary was it the first time we saw the scream mask? It's played out now, but 10 years ago you would have been taken seriously if you went as Ghostface for Halloween. Even better, you could quote this movie to no end. Electronically altered phone voices and Lillard's one-liners make for a chilling refresher and a reminder that Wes Craven isn't so ridiculous after all.
