The Art of SCREAM: Horror Logic Done Right

[@alextromagnetic]

I've seen this so many times and I never knew that Matthew Lillard's reaction to getting hit by the phone wasn't scripted.

[@sunshine_tidings6983]

i don't think his reaction was totally genuine - i doubt he was actually ANGRY - but his initial flinch is real

[@razkable]

I mean the dialogue and scene was clealry scripted....but obviously they hadn't played out that scene in rehearsal until it was actually filmed so they have to improvise a little like the actual hit and maybe he got hit really hard and thus the reaction and way more emotion then it's suppose to show and less comedy which the scene was meant to show in the script and they kept it in...

[@Apex_Gamer_87]

Apparently it slipped out of Billys hand due to the blood according to a Scream documentary, and the zooming in on Caseys hanging body had to be sped up to avoid a higher rating from the MPAA. I actually enjoy the entire series though i do think SCR3AM was the weakest one, if we're gonna get a 5th film i'd title it like this -> 5CREAM

[@_cindi_reads_]

Alextromagnetic also when Sydney stabs Billy with the umbrella it’s actually the actors genuine reaction because she accidentally hit a surgical plate from when he got heart surgery

[@danielallen3454]

@@_cindi_reads_ Yeah, they gave him a vest of some sort under his shirt, specifically so she *wouldn't* hit that spot. But it slipped when he doubled over from the first hit and she clocked him right in that spot on the second hit.

[@caitlinbrewer4843]

I'll be honest, Billy has always really freaked me out. The way he can go from enjoying a sexual relationship with Sidney to planning to kill her in a still sexual way for something that isn't her fault. Also, the fact that the actor that plays Stu is the same guy who plays Shaggy in the live action Scooby Doo films is really funny to me.

[@0oidiedinatimemachineo024]

Yeah the guy who played Billy was really good,, He had the perfect creepy look. I think it was his face and eyes that made him so psychotic looking lol And I love the actor who played Stu hes good in scream and hes also good at playing kinda goofy characters.. i've seen him in a bunch of other things.

[@Mf7d89]

Never realized that he's shaggy

[@cherryblossom1460]

Rut roh, Scoobs. We have a mystery to solve

[@GodsFaveSim]

Jordan Ashliegh bully and sty would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for that meddling bitch Sidney 😂😂

[@ackbarfan5556]

Yeah, Matthew Lilliard, he's now the voice of Shaggy in most Scooby projects. Got the original voice actor, the great Casey Kasem, his blessing.

[@willy_th3_walrus257]

That opening scene in the house is phenomenal in acting and visual design

[@ffflustered9qr]

It's the one scene in the series I have a truly hard time watching. It's very real.

[@jakeyboy203]

I agree its a masterpiece!!! ❤❤❤

[@illuminocalypse5210]

@@ffflustered9qr Me too. I was about 12 or so when this movie came out, and seeing that disturbing shot of Casey's body hanging from the tree to greet her parents when they come home, combined with her mom's shriek at finding it, that ACTUALLY did give a nightmare that stuck with me for years afterward and I only got myself to rewatch the scene a couple years ago and... yep! It's just as horrifically visceral as I remember it! >_< Maybe I'm just a big pussy, I dunno lol. But scenes like that hit me pretty hard. The scene from Hereditary (you know, THAT scene...) was so intense I had to literally pause the movie and take a break after that...

[@jaycievictory8461]

@@illuminocalypse5210 No, it utterly disturbed me too. The way she's begging for her parents' help but they can't hear her cos her vocal chords have been slashed and she dies horribly inches away from them. Really disturbed me.

[@daniisaurushax]

And sound design, can’t forget all that beautiful subtlety and nods to what’s happening just with sound

[@AM-xq8nl]

I love how ironic it is that Shaggy is the man behind the mask.

[@scream6664]

Arthur Morgan ha yea he’s always unmasking the losers

[@user-jn1wm3tb8v]

JEEPERS!SHAGGY DID IT!

[@kaijuguy19]

Makes you not want to look at Shaggy the same way again doesn't it?

[@hastley4508]

Arthur Morgan umm I have bad news

[@brya8641]

Never thought about it

[@nomanejane5766]

Randy's real name is Jamie. So him saying look behind you jamie, is beyond meta

[@Winterfre5h]

Oh my gawd, I love that! Thanks for the point out!

[@Terichelle19]

He pointed that out in the video lol

[@grungyasscinema]

yeah, we got that.

[@alanalan7080]

Sidney is a Beautiful Woman

[@innergutz5338]

@@alanalan7080 yous a bitch

[@SayHelloHelli]

That video rental store tho. It takes me back.

[@pandamonium7801]

HeyHay Family Video is still around

[@SayHelloHelli]

Panda Monium not where I live.

[@razkable]

Everyone's a suspect ..oh if only that was true in slasher films ..I might enjoy them more ..they make it too obvious and limit the suspects ..ill give scream 1 credit for making Stu and billy both pretty innocent and then the twist of the obvious 2 not seeming so obvious yet also still obvious at the same time is genius ..like who predicted it was both of them ...imagine if it was Randy too ..how cool would of that been 3 killers...at the end randy is show like hiding evidence to link back to him or some shit ...or instead of Stu it was randy .or instead of billy it was randy ..like 2 crazy movie obsessed weirdos lost their minds and all the billy stuff was really just red hearings or he died in the end of saved the day ...I would of loved that ...that could of been cool ..make the virgin a murderer for being a virgin ...especially after being asked by Billy and Stu about motive and his response of not needing one in the new millennium ...like how much better would that scene be if instead of billy being scream that it was Stu and randy and that scene established it ..like blown minds ...rewatching the film would make that scene even better

[@BiceratopsWi]

There's a fuck ton of family videos in Wisconsin. The last blockbuster up there closed around ten years ago I believe

[@DenpaKei]

@@pandamonium7801 the two near me in Buffalo just closed :(

[@isaacleutton8060]

i love stu's stupidity when he's like "peer pressure, i'm far to sensitive" and "my parents are gonna be so mad at me" i just find it so funny

[@canadianguy7291]

I was waiting for you to spill that coffee

[@RyanHollinger]

The worst part was I keep glancing at it knowing full well it's going to happen... I do this all the time because I'm so used to coffees with lids.

[@ReservoirPunk]

@@RyanHollinger That's what happens when you're being a pretentious wanker

[@jvnxiie2441]

@@ReservoirPunk takes one to know one baybe

[@jerrygil1965]

Uhaho

[@Blast2224]

I personally loved Scream 2 just as much as Scream, and definitely more than Scream 3. Scream 2 comments on its own blown up success right from the beginning: Tons of movie fans dressed in Ghostface costumes attending a movie called Stab, representing the popularity of the "Peanut-Eyed Ghost" mask after the 1996 release. Randy's prediction of a bigger body count and more shocking deaths becomes true: People become impaled, loved characters are shot and stabbed suddenly, thrown off balconies, etc. I LOVED Mrs. Loomis as a killer. It was a homage to Mrs. Voorhees in Friday the 13th, tied up the explanation of Billy's motive to kill, and broke the stereotype of only-male killers. You'd think the tall and buff Mickey would carry it out till the end, but Loomis quickly and methodically betrays her accomplice and then reveals how thought out she'd planned to passionately kill Sidney. She even made you believe for a moment that she could manipulate Cotton into helping her murder Sidney as well. She brought to light what makes Ghostface such a SCARY killer. It could be anyone in the costume: Your neighbor, your best friend, a mother, a cousin, a teenager. All they need is a knife, the costume, and a reason to kill you. It's not a flashy set of finger knives or a giant zombie in a hockey mask. You can't figure out if it's a man or a woman wanting you dead or if it's one or two or even three people who've decided want you dead.

[@sirenofthesea7802]

I like the way you think, & yeah the 3rd movie is where the franchise lost a bit of its charm.

[@Noah-rq3xt]

aj styles scream 3 atleast had jennifer and gale, they were great

[@taythethey]

I genuinely believe that Stu’s real motive is he was completely in love with billy lol seriously go back and watch the movie with that mindset and all those looks have a lot more meaning

[@trevor7520]

RIGHT???

[@Xehanort10]

And in Scream 2 Randy calls Billy a "rat looking homo repressed mama's boy" not knowing that the Ghostface he was talking to at the time was Mrs Loomis who, pissed off that he insulted her son pulled him into Gale's van and stabbed him to death.

[@trevor7520]

@JOHN JOHNuh oh someones upset! Lol

[@Harlequin669]

@JOHN JOHN The hetero is upsetero

[@skylx0812]

There are several examples of that in other films. Hitchcock's "Rope" which was inspired by a real case from the 20s where two university students kidnap a 14yr old boy and kill him. The film "In Cold Blood" from Truman Capote's novel about the real life murder of a farm family. The Oscar winning Cannon film "Run Away Train" about two inmates that take over a train. The 1974 film "The Taking of Pelham 123" another film about a tain heist. What they all have in common is the killers are are two men and one or both are gay and in love with the other. In the 90s film makes amped up the trope and produced films about gay lovers with AIDS that go on killing sprees. Many of these films would probably be declared very "problematic" in today's social climate.

[@ciaranponchomann3044]

Stu was the one who killed Casey. My reasoning is thus: 1) He's still pretty clumsy and lets Casey get a couple of hits on him (sure, Billy got his arse handed him to by Tatum, but she's more "fight-y" than sweet, innocent Casey). 2) Stu mentions that Casey went out with him for a second (or was it two?) before dumping him so, in THAT case, he would have a sort-of motive to kill both Steve and Casey. 3) Tatum says that Stu was with her when Casey was killed, but we're never given a time stamp. He and Billy could've turned up at the house for the double-murder later into the night. 4) In my mind, Stu seems much more vicious and violent in his attacks. When Himbry is killed (clearly by Billy), it's a couple of stabs. When Stu kills, his kills are generally very nasty (Steve and Casey are gorily gutted, for example). 5) Kevin Williamson, the film's writer, confirmed that Stu was indeed the killer.

[@rachelconsoli8428]

Completely agree. I always assumed it was Billy on the phone with Casey while Stu was the one stalking her for the kill and doing the brunt work.

[@CrazyChiks1000]

It totally makes sense when you think about it in terms of their "killing styles" Billy is doing it for a revenge purpose, clearly having a lot of pent up rage so the want to just stab a few times before being done with it suits him. Sort of like a punching bag for him Stu, on the other hand, is clearly doing it for the thrill and because I feel Stu is a bit more unhinged and mentally unstable than Billy. This is because he's easily peer pressured into a murder spree. So it'd make sense for him to just go completely nuts with the kills because of the rush.

[@madsclev222]

i do agree w what u said although there was a time stamp given as when tatum calls sidney saying she is gonna be at her house by seven she mentioned that casey and steve hadnt been killed until past ten (?) or eleven

[@Facelessman254]

It was Billy that killed Casey you can tell that by looking at the way he stabs her on the floor.. He uses his right hand only like he does throughout the film.. Stu holds the knife 2 handed just like how he stabs Billy upstairs and when he's behind Randy on the couch.. Stu was the one who got hit in the head by the Casey with the phone through the window which knocked him out for a minute or so which is why Billy was the one who killed her. You'll notice when they're at school Stu is using Tatums mirror in the hallway to check his forehead for bruises or bumps from that phone shot he took to the head and possibly from when he headbutted sid too later on...again remember when Stu is scaring Sid in that scene he's holding the knife 2 handed over her? Trust me Wes Craven was no fool, he always put in so many little details for us

[@alanalan7080]

Billy Loomis is So Fucking Sick

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

The murder duo remind me a LOT of the dynamic between the two Columbine boys. One was very much the follower in the relationship while the other was a stone-cold psychopath.

[@lonewolfmcquade1873]

I' ve always noticed that too

[@lisah8438]

This movie predicted the future. This was 3 to 4 years before it.

[@chuckjammy9251]

@@lisah8438 “predicted the future” yeah okay because Columbine was for sure about 2 dudes who wear a ghost face mask and kill teenagers outside of the school yeah totally

[@SRLovesPandas1]

@@chuckjammy9251 they were joking lol. we all know they were partially inspired by the Oklahoma City bombing

[@daveqm1024]

Scream 3 was going to be about Stu in prison orchestrating attacks at high schools, but it was changed because of Columbine.

[@hamman91]

1:09 Another part I love about this scene is how he's yelling at Jamie to turn around, when the fact that he specifically didn't turn around at that moment saved his life.

[@phoebe4299]

Did anyone else notice that Matthew Lillard's character in Hackers has the codename 'Cereal Killer' and then one year later in Scream he goes on to play an actual serial killer??

[@may-fd8jc]

He also acted in a movie called Serial Mom where his mom was a serial killer.

[@vitaminwater9662]

who cares

[@kialyra6526]

@@vitaminwater9662it’s a funny coincidence, don’t be a buzzkill.

[@shannonceleste5557]

Lol Stu crying into the phone about how his parents are gonna be so mad at him always cracks me up. My childhood best friend and I would reference that often while growing up lmao what a fucking classic

[@fireflyeclipse]

I think 2 and 3 do a good job of keeping up the satire. Scream two is a satire of Scream one in that it tries to convince the audience that it is the men that have become recently prominent in Sidney's life who are the killers when it is actually revealed to be people who are practically strangers to Sidney while killing off two men who were protectors in Sidney's life. Scream two takes the frailty of women in horror films and makes them into the powerhouses of the film, the killer and the survivor which is a contrast to the first films use of powerful men as the killers. The third film is satirical about the making of horror movies overall one of the most intense and eerie scenes of the movie is when Sidney is chased by the killer onto the set of a movie based on what actually happened to her. It feels inappropriate that the fake set was created to be an almost exact copy of the house Sidney grew up in. In the film it even causes her problems during the chase as she tries to enter a second floor room only to discover there isn't actually a room built. The whole thing kinda highlights how dark it is to make horror movies based on real places or events. We even find out the director of the movie himself is the killer.

[@Scarshadow666]

@Jen - Jen Very true! And as for Scream 4, there's an element of satire in that it as around with the normal expectation of the "slasher villain vs final girl victim" relationship, and has an extremely creepy outlook on the modern belief of sensationalizing ourselves (though I'm probably biased, because I felt that the main killer creeped me out personally). 🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@mksabourinable]

Scream 4 was a satire on how all the slashers were getting modern remakes I thought, and that's part of what made it good, bc it had much the same purpose as the first one. Cept instead of on slashers in general it was on how they were always trying to make the slashers more interesting and appealing to a modern audience... And oftentimes not really succeeding in that goal, just coming off as trying to milk the cash cow.

[@kitkat2702]

That's such a great point about how the set's lack of completion symbolizes the horror/true crime' genre's inability to fully capture reality.

[@nolives]

Also can we take the second to appreciate how good of a actor mathew lillard is. This and slc punk are great pieces innhis career that show his range of characterizing through acting.

[@DemonBoy3223]

_Scream_ was a movie I fell in love with when I first started watching horror movies at age 3/4 (on VHS too) and is now my fav Wes Craven film and fav horror film overall alongside _Halloween._ Sidney Prescott had instantly become (and still is) my *#1 favorite horror heroine* (to admit embarrassingly, I even had a lil crush on her as a lil kid), such a sympathetic protagonist to root for, sweet & nice yet strong-willed and kick-ass, even then as a kid I felt sorry for the hell she was going through. Love how she averts the horror movie tropes, she even *_broke_* the "Sex=Death" rule, how badass is that? And what I love most about her is that she's a survivor, whenever the Killer shows up she jumps into Fight-or-Flight mode. So yea if you asked me who my #1 favorite horror film heroine was, I will always say Sidney Prescott, more so than any other.

[@kaijuguy19]

I really grew to like Sidney Priscott myself. :) She's a character you can really sympathize with not only having to deal with her mother's death but also her being placed in a not a good spotlight by the media by Gale. Her own boyfriend being the killer and wanting to end her life certainly didn't help matters too.

[@jabariweathers309]

I love your breakdown of how technically masterful the final third of this movie is. I always get frustrated trying to convey just how many balls Craven and Williamson are able to juggle perfectly in the final act. Scream may not be perfect, but it's *far and away* my favorite slasher because of its many ambitions and how consistently it's able to hit those notes so well. It helps that the cast *is* extremely likable, and inhabiting characters of deceptive depth. On top of that, Sidney is kind of a secret weapon of a protagonist, and her inversion of final girl tropes as well as seeing that level of something approaching sensitivity for a woman in a mire of trauma in a slasher is really refreshing to this day. She's an easy principle character to root for, and the supporting cast evokes similar pangs of empathy from me. Tatum's final stand is hilarious, but it's also really heartbreaking to see it's conclusion because the film makes her so likeable. Gale is unapologetically career minded and kind of vile, but there's something dementedly admirable about her particular kind of pluck, and she reads as more than a simple weather pun on screen. The sequels would diminish their understanding of balancing true satire with comedy, but the first nails it (though I'd argue that Scream 2 holds a good deal of merit in how it treats Sidney and a few choice setpieces; it's immensely watchable if not particularly good). One other thing, this movie is...so gorgeous. There's a lot of wonderfully kinetic camera work and some ridiculously well-considered compositions, and the editing is deceptively meticulous. Thanks for this video, Ryan! Your channel is always a joy!

[@matthewmann8969]

Scream 1=Classic Scream 2=Masterpiece Scream 3=Guilty Pleasure Scream 4= Solid

[@Luke_Balbino]

I dig it 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jamesedleymusic]

I'm not judging but I'm curious to know why you think Scream 2 is the best.

[@Snoogen11]

Not to rate the films in order of enjoyment, one thing I do like is how, the films each started criticising several aspects. Scream 1 was a satirical take on the 90's slasher flix's. Scream 2 kind of poked fun at the concept of sequels and meta commentary. Scream 3 focused on not just the horror elements, but the way hollywood treats slasher movies, and film making in general. Whereas scream 4 not only talked about how the increase in social media influences not just the real life consequences of real life killers, but also how the audience reacts to the rapid flow of new information thanks to social media. (yes I know that's very word salady, so let me explain,) In Scream 1, Sidney doesn't hear about Cassies death until she arrives at school the next day. The principle isn't discovered dead until hours after his murder. Wheras in scream 4 there is literally a scene where a guy livestreams his own murder, and the killers themselves are also filming the murders to post online, and also the same live-stream technology saves gales life. It's a critique not just on the use of social media, but also the effects it has on people having that information always available thanks to the internet.

[@galaxypixelsapprihez2300]

Scream 5 = Trash

[@insolencestar]

1 - ICONIC 2 - Spooky Fun 3 - Campy Cooky 4 - REBIRTH 5 - PHENOMENAL 6 - I C O N I C A G A I N

[@RyanHollinger]

I feel the "satire doesn't equal comedy" bit might conflict with some folks, so I'll elaborate: Satire is using comedic elements to make a point about something. Comedy purely goes for laughs, satire generally has a more thought-provoking nature that's masked as humorous. You take Veep for example - it makes fun of the systematic operations of politics and government by using characters who are clearly idiots or lack awareness of how ridiculous their behaviors and actions are. So we take irony and caricature and put it in a real life circumstance to make a point about the public's perception of politics.

[@danisbud]

Ryan Hollinger I would absolutely listen to your podcast.

[@waititstuesdaygod]

Spot on

[@RankingUpGames]

hey why are using a 4s mine got so slowed down after 2016

[@28maitreyagupta21]

This exact premise makes a satire a comedy.

[@MurdockCakeLie]

Exactly. It’s the difference between Blazing Saddles and A Million Ways to Die in The West. The former mocks the racism and many other thinks of the time and leaves you thinking after you laugh. The ladder tries (and fails) to simply make people laugh without leaving the audience with anything to take away from it.

[@Werewolf914]

The funniest part is that Billy is a suspect because he has a cell phone, sure it makes sense because it was the 90s but it's funny now, Eben babies have cell phones now.

[@raiuricauaramos2893]

Wow there is material in this video to make me fall deeper in love with this film Lots of stuff that i´ve never put to thought before

[@razkable]

I like the contrast between billy and stu..at first I found it odd that 1 of them had no motive but now I see that's the movies best twist .. billy had an established motive to justify his turn (but clealry doesn't need one cause inside he was always a sensitive psycho ticking time bomb that just needed a go off excuse and would of eventually fallen off the deep end anyways so going after sidney was used as an instrument of that crazy mindset of fulfilling his fantasy..while stu didn't have a clear motive at all yet at the end makes one up ( which shows he did need to justify his actions otherwise he knows its pointless and not worth it) and he is shown to be a follower who gets off on it..its terrifying to see someone with no motivation and is unstable manipulated by another unstable kid who has a motivation yet they act so different fom each other ...the smarter one costrolled the dumber one aka like the columbine shootings ..but in the end the one with motivation didn't need on and the one without it did...its basically the same thing ...interesting ..I feel now giving stu a motive would of ruined the reveal and the scary nature of anyone just following another whose snapped for no reason ..

[@trcsonic]

Scream was the movie who made me love the horror genre.

[@JohnnyDollar720]

Same

[@trevor7520]

ops name checks out

[@MegaAppleProductionz]

Such an odd thing to say GhostFace lol

[@jerrygil1965]

Yup, it made me APPRECIATE True Horror

[@pensacolian211]

When I first saw a trailer for Scream I immediately thought it was going to be a comedy. The proof for me was in the Ghostface mask, which is comical in and of itself. I essentially thought it was going to be what Scary Movie ended up being a few years later, which is ironic considering that Scary Movie was the original title for Scream. As a lifelong horror fan I thought that Scream was trying to spoof the genre that I loved so much, and my knee jerk reaction was to take offense to that, because I mistakenly thought that by making fun of the horror genre they would kill off the genre entirely, and it was already struggling to survive in the 90's already. When it came out on video I broke down and rented it from my local video store, and was pleasantly surprised to find out that I had been completely wrong. Scream wasn't spoofing the genre (at least not in a mean spirited kind of way), it was celebrating it. Scream has since become one of my favorite horror movie franchises, and I'm so glad that I gave it a chance in spite of my initial decision not to.

[@lordinquisitor6233]

My favorite slasher film

[@gothgirl4evr414]

Can we just agree that Matthew Lillard is one of the most under rated actors. And how well he and Skeet played off each other. Watched this movie last night and forgot how awesome it was back when it came out. I was just finishing high school and remember going to see it in theaters

[@aidanflynn1000]

Excellent video. That opening scene timing breakdown was insane. Had never noticed that before

[@guitarman0365]

8:25 freddies run though ..for the first movie not going the comedic route there still were some unintentionally hilarious moments...and his expression when he chops his fingers off.

[@teapots4103]

I liked Scream 4...I thought it was self aware enough to realize that the franchise had become what you said - a satire of what you're trying to satirize. Which in turn, made the 4th movie work for me...

[@RobinK]

What a coincidence. I was just checking out clips from Scre4m ten minutes ago, then this video popped up.

[@jonnemesis11]

My favorite sequel by far

[@vp_wrld]

Robin umm yeah that’s how KZbin works? It gives you suggestions based on your watch history

[@realedvardjr]

A brilliant dissection but Scream 4 is actually genius and it's a shame it doesn't get more awareness.

[@chriswilson1968]

Michael Rodda I didn't think so. The original is tho.

[@26michaeluk]

My problem was the female killer in 4. A girl that small couldn't carry out almost any of those murders, and yes I know she had a male partner.

[@chiajingheng3524]

exactly, Scream 4 did such a great job making fun of modern horror tropes like the fake opening, fake ending, unnecessary remakes and the overuse of meta. The thing about Jill though is that the movie kind of insinuated that she did not do most of the killings and was instead just taking advantage of her male partner, like how for most of the kills she was just in her house with Sidney or her friends (because Charlie was doing all the job)

[@NickTovA]

Scream 4 was ahead of it's time

[@Ryan-pg1tw]

@Ahanna Ngwangu maybe you should be more respectful

[@AnvilPro100]

Scream 2 has that really great scene with that one death (no spoilers but you know the one), Scream 3 sucks when Sidney isn't on screen, Scream 4 is pretty good considering how far it was between the two sequels

[@WMICx]

AnvilPro100 jamies death got the biggest reaction outta me but thinking back some lady in her 40s shouldnt be able to handle a mid20s dude like that

[@austinm2293]

WMICx i guess she was just really pissed after he had been talking shit about billy

[@johnnygalaviz9677]

AnvilPro100 I agree with all of this. ❤

[@austinm2293]

AnvilPro100 for me, I feel like Dewey and Gale hold their own in scream 3. It was nice having a movie where they’re basically the main characters, even though I do really love Sidney. Her hiding made sense and was realistic tho. 3 is definitely so much fun to watch

[@trumu9275]

Scream 3 is my favorite because as a kid scream was the only “horror” movie that I would volunteer to watch. My family only owned part 3 on VHS at the time and I watched it ALL THE TIME so logically it’s my favorite lol, mostly because of childhood memories

[@bartsimpson83]

Scream was the first slasher I ever watched. I was 14 years old, it was Halloween night, I was in the house alone, I watched it with the lights off and it scared the bejesus out of me. It's still one of my all time favorite films.

[@BerrianPaleblood]

There's actually a pretty interesting fan theory about how Stu is a sociopath. I already enjoyed this film a lot, but after I read up on that theory, it kinda made me like it even more.

[@Nightowl333]

Link?

[@ReservoirPunk]

@@Nightowl333 Zelda?

[@klas-6]

Ganondorf?

[@MrLavajet]

Totally agree, the sequels are nothing special. But, if there's anything Scream 3 did well, it's the ending. Love the door drifting open and Sidney just leaves it alone to watch a movie with Dewey, Gale, and Det. Kincaid. She can face the future without fear. She's finally found her peace...until Scream 4 lol

[@infamousthethird]

I saw that ending scene for the first time when I was a kid and even back then I thought it was a really awesome and powerful ending. It's been a movie memory that's stuck with me ever since even though I dont actually remember much of the movie itself.

[@noodledogs]

“until Scream 4” this is one of my issues with S4. i know it’s widely beloved but personally it’s my least liked in the franchise. one of those reasons being that Scream 3’s plot felt like a perfect end to Sidney’s story, so for the series to commit necromancy and bring it all back felt unnecessary. if they truly wanted to reboot the franchise/make a Sequel set, then they should’ve let Sidney take more of a back seat or just get a name drop at the most. it would’ve been more interesting and effective if they had just let S1-3 be the “Sidney Saga” and 4-6 be about another character/cast entirely with a few nods and references. or maybe thats just the Star Wars fan in me lol

[@hajinka98_]

Wish Scream 4 came out earlier like before 2005 it coulda been better then.

[@SRLovesPandas1]

"Surprise, Cindy." that line gets me every time. Lillard's delivery was funny and chilling.

[@razkable]

Sidney

[@johndamenillusionist4342]

Order I like these movies: Scream Scream 4 Scream 2 Scream 3

[@chriswilson1968]

Scream 4 over Scream 2? Not even close lol Maybe better than 3 but not 2.

[@Outkasts156]

I prefer 3 over 2.

[@stixbunny]

I agree man! Not because I don’t think highly if Scream 2, but because Scream 4 is masterful at tackling remakes for a new generarion.

[@hot6ygirl943]

my exact ranking!!

[@matrixone22]

Scream 4 was a disservice to hard core fans of scream

[@jewelmine442]

Billy and Stu are the murderer equivalent of Ed edd n eddy

[@kaijuguy19]

That isn't that far off funny enough seeing as how Billy acts like Eddy most of the time with Stu obviously being like a more messed up version of Ed. All that's missing is a murderer equivalent of Double D and you're all set.

[@waynepoint]

I enjoyed all of the Scream Movies. I even enjoy the Scream TV Series. The first was the best, but the rest are still good IMHO. Great analysis. Completely agree.

[@strawberrycream2974]

This video is actually listed in a google news article about how scream saved the slasher genre. I thought that was kinda cool.

[@Jadewizard]

I think Scream 2 is often lumped n into a ghetto of inferior sequelitis in the genre. I think it's a much better film than given credit for. Sure, it lacks a lot of the ingenuity that made Scream scary and groundbreaking, but I think it has a very different tone akin to the operatic giallo thrillers of the 70s and a better fleshing out of character development expanding upon the characters we've come to love. The set pieces are visually engaging and while the film is certainly not without its flaws, I think it still holds and ranks as one of the best horror sequels or just sequels in film history. It's worth reexamining and I think should get more credit. Not quite as solid as 1 but pretty close for me. This film works on its own terms while never disrespecting its predecessor. Just my 2 cents

[@Luke_Balbino]

For me Scream 2 is AMAZING 👌🏼

[@leonardomapache]

I was expecting the killer to walk by on Ryan's window in the background.

[@harleywatson1555]

I am binge watching all your videos, and I love who in depth your commentary goes into how the intricate production of a movie creates the psychological state it puts the viewer in. That being said, the most relatable thing I have ever seen on KZbin is you spilling your mug in an impassioned speech and then saying, "God damn it." 10/10

[@DarteeFilms]

best videos on youtube atm, really hope you get a solid CPM and want to do this full time because these video essays have helped me improve a ton as a filmmaker

[@louishugh-jones1743]

Your videos are getting so much better.

[@JackKramme]

I had a friend tell me that he didnt like Scream because its too tropey. I think spent half an hour explaining how that is the point, its a send up and almost a parody of the traditional horror tropes, which is what makes it brilliant. I kinda see Scream as a meta black comedy in a way. Even though I know it isnt strictly a comedy

[@rhondahoward8025]

I liked the bit where the one girl criticizes a horror movie person for "going up the stairs when she can just run out the front door" but then she herself ends up doing what she just criticized in a moment of desperation she didn't account for. See this reminds me of idiots who say, "Why don't the cops just shoot him in the leg?" or "If I were there, I'd just taze him." Yeah easy to say that when you're on the couch eating potato chips. Put yourself in an actual dangerous situation with a volatile and unpredictable suspect intent on bashing your head in, and you'd probably do different. All your hypothetical solutions fall apart under chaotic reality.

[@bobhollywood4093]

Are you making excuses for the police, people whom, you know, are supposed to be trained to be cool under pressure? That was a really horrible analogy.

[@sanghelian]

Or those heroes who say they'd just block the school shooters bullets with their katana and karate chop them. Needs to be special kind of sheltered person to not understand how panicking works.

[@d007ization]

@jason lewis That's interesting and perhaps excusable. But still not sufficiently analogous to the situation here.

[@bobhollywood4093]

@jason lewis sorry for the late response, mate, but I get being trained to aim for the largest target. That's smart. But their first response to any given situation shouldn't be to shoot to kill. That was the point I was trying to make.

[@Gibbypastrami]

YOU REALLY JUST MADE THAT FUCKING COMPARISON???? How about the times where the suspect didnt have a gun, was handcuffed, WASNT A THREAT, and a cop guns them down? For fuck sake, this is NOTHING like REAL LIFE COPS MIRDETING CIVILIANS, ignorant FUCK, people losin children out here and youre comparing a movie where a serial killer is chasing someone to a cop, with a gun, and a taser, and a baton, and pepper spray, choosing the bullet as the means to take someone down Normally when people complain about a cop killing a civilian THERES A REASON

[@TheIrishSpartacus]

Hey Ryan would you ever do a video on "An American Werewolf in London", could be a good suggestion for a video? :)

[@PittsburghSportsFan43]

Am I the only one who gets why Sidney ran up the stairs during the first attack? She tried going out the door but it was locked, so after she dodged the knife, which would have gone through her head, she did the next best thing and went for the safety of her bedroom. Don't forget, she's 16 or so in this movie. Not an adult. And once she gets there she locks him out and contacts 9-1-1. She did what she could to survive. I assume when you're being attacked by a psychopath with a knife you don't think 100% rationally, just look for any option to avoid ending up dead.

[@sicknoted]

Always thought it was Roman who killed Cassie. As he states in part 3, "Stu and Billy just needed a little guidance" I assumed it was him, as Billy and Stu had alibis that night.

[@valeriafigueroa2540]

Roman did not take direct part in any of the murders we saw in the movie, Wes Craven directed that scene with Billy as the killer

[@JohnJohn-tm7gr]

Scream is by far my favorite horror film and made me fall in love with slashers and horror in general

[@Hippic]

Scream is my favorite movie of all time, I have a special relationship with that movie, every time I watch it, it’s like getting together with your best friend!!

[@14AllanD]

I really enjoy the way you construct your videos! Especially with the cutaways to you at your desk with a cup of joe in hand. It feels like i'm having a genuine conversation with you and it gets me really enveloped in what you are saying!

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

Scream is still in my top three favorites of all time. Behind ONLY Jurassic park and jaws. I saw it in 98 at 9 and have seen it hundreds if not thousands of times. People forget how amazing it was. It was almost perfect Just amazing.

[@elisabetrouge]

"Really what it becomes is a way of justifying why people go nuts" *Coffee spills* "Goddamnit" Perfectly timed accident

[@sirenofthesea7802]

Is it bad that's my favorite part of this video? 😅😅😅

[@melissaisloud7404]

One of my personal favorites. It’s still good every time I rewatch it. It was funny and suspenseful. Love it.

[@TempestinBlue]

I just found your channel and I'm so glad you did Scream. It's my favorite and your video essays are so good.

[@PatPauloMMA]

Love it Ryan! Keep them coming.

[@leomilmet854]

Scream and Scream 2 are just so incredible. Love your analysis!

[@jammydodger6932]

The screenplay in this film is brilliant. Sooo many iconic lines!

[@chrislarimer974]

I remembered this video after the new Scream 6 trailer and commenting on another KZbinr's channel. Is that from the trailer and the subway poster, that the focus of the previous installments was Maureen, and being the first victim as we all know. Sam is the conjuction of the routes and the new focus of the plot, but not a death victim as the previous installments. Using the poster, crossing back over the dead starting from her. I'm reminded of Randy on tape in Scream 3 giving exposition about the trilogy. How this just reads as a new installment of a trilogy leading from Scream 4's exposition on new horror & remake/sequel/requel/reboot - leading to become a "rebootquel". The nods to other horror movies and franchises as before and now of the 60's, 70's, 80's slasher era, revitalized through the 90's into the new millennia; this happening near and/or on Halloween night, the knife scrapping scene shown, taking place in New York, survivor/reluctant hero, Sam's questionable mental state, family ties, and the meta-satire. How familiar to me is (taking this as a new trilogy) seemingly following the similarities in template to A Nightmare On Elm Street mixed with the establishment of Scream 3 from Randy in the first trilogy.

[@frankaliberti]

This channel is officially my favorite channel. Binging all your videos while I work.

[@nagoliscool]

Scream 1 Randy:Jamie,look behind you. Scream 2 Randy:EVERYBODY'S A SUSPECT!

[@meap6474]

Scream's my all time favourite movie, hands down. It has gore, meta, comedy, and even suspense. Also Matthew Lillard's performance level was cranked up to 10000, I fucking love the guy

[@milesedwards3287]

You make some of the best horror analysis videos on KZbin. You deserve more subs dude...

[@danglesnipecelly13]

Scream is a classic!! One of my favorites! Scream 2 was good. Didn’t like the 3rd that much and the 4th was good.

[@razkable]

it helps wes directed them all but the third film sucks cause kevin didnt write it...clearly..he gave them a rough outline of a possible third film idea but then they got someone else to write the dialogue and script so it came out sketchy les smart and because it came out after columbine it seems very toned down violence wise ...honestly with the half assed effort the actors put in If it wasn't directed by wes the 3rd film would of been way worse..it still is shot like a scream film so ill give it that much..i can rewatch it because of that..its not total shit but its bad ...

[@jasonswearingen5842]

This is one of the best Scream videos I have ever seen. Most KZbinr's are far too dense to make videos like this. I'm impressed.

[@barbarapatino5458]

An analysis on my favorite horror movie AND the discovery of a great youtuber? that's a win for me.

[@jhemarca2596]

This video made me remember I had a huge crush on the Shaggy actor. His face is so attractive. Ugh

[@michaelbolin9880]

what strangers and scream!! my 2 all time fav horror movies so glad i found your channel!!

[@heresjohnny5307]

I remember borrowing scream on VHS from my neighbor when I was like 9 years old and never giving it back 😂 it instantly became one of my favorite slashers!

[@darraghbrowne8478]

Love your video.just found your channel this week and have been binge watching them all week long.they are so logicsl yet entertaining without any cringy or rubbish jokes

[@eartianwerewolf]

Scream was my fave horror movie growing up. i was obsessed!

[@JAGomez]

"When I was a filmmaker" *eyebrow raise Dude, you made movies?

[@daveberkley1573]

He's pretty clearly a film student, or was previously. Normal people don't break down movies frame by frame without knowing a thing or two about how to make them.

[@alexandredion2151]

Dude, you really are the best reviewer on KZbin, your voice is a joy to listen to 👍

[@Eric4bz]

There are subtle ways in which you can identify the monster behind the mask. >Stu is clumsy, holds his knife with both hands, and has a very eager nature with causing lethal wounds in one strike due to his knowledge of human biology. >Billy is highly aggressive, holds his knife with only one hand, and enjoys strangulation and is most likely his MO since he killed Sid's mother, likely strangling her in rage over losing his family.

[@SirIsaacClarke]

Very good example of satire becoming the very satire it originally made fun of is the Simpsons.

[@themk4982]

The stuff to do with time lined up so much with how I think, I really damn interesting and well made video, thank you

[@grokopf142]

Ryan, this was an awesome breakdown. Subbed.

[@RyanHollinger]

Thanks!

[@harold3165]

I wish more horror movies were as well-written as the original Scream

[@rovena996]

The Scream movies are some of my favorite horror movies because of the genius satire and the fact that the killer isn't special or immortal. Just a psychopath in a costume. Not to mention that I love Stu's character. He's not your typical brooding killer.

[@chriswilson1968]

The atmosphere captured in this movie is unparalleled. Might be my favorite horror movie of all time. They really don't even come close to making movies like this anymore.

[@justaninnocentpomegranate3702]

I love the first Scream so fucking much!! I remember being SO disappointed with every sequel.

[@SunsGeek]

Scream is one of my favorite franchises, this was one amazing breakdown. I like Scream 2 and Scream 3 has its moments! Great video! Liked & Shared!

[@sammosaurusrex]

Said everything Cabin in the Woods said nearly a decade earlier and without talking down to its audience AND being a fun watch

[@ianterada6821]

Loving this series man, nice work

[@totaldramafanatic4233]

The BEST horror franchise (other than Scream 3) EVER. Love these movies sm!

[@trcsonic]

I agree

[@TimoteoDeBaum]

I love Scream, I loved the self-awareness aspect of it and once I noticed it, my mind was blown. Very smart and doesn’t take itself too seriously

[@akayway6464]

I just love looking through slasher horror movies and seeing Shaggy and Fred from two (or more) of the live-actions Scooby-Doo movies - They're such naturally funny actors and I love seeing their work, though mainly just Shaggy in this case - Love that guy-

[@lordinquisitor6233]

The only funny joke in the sequel was the sequel joke

[@scp--297]

Thomas Wightman XD

[@amyjules9319]

So the whole movie?

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

I actually thought 2 was pretty great

[@cdawgforeal372]

Bam like #200

[@nathanforester5993]

Prior to Scream there had been a few other horror spoofs and I do recall the original Fright Night being sort of a meta take on horror movies at the time and also there's Student Bodies and Return To Horror High.

[@glamrockfreddy6160]

There's one really cool detail i noticed while watching scream. So, when Sidney gets in gale's news van, she sees camera footage filmed from under the TV in Stu's house. But the footage has a 30 second delay. 5 or so seconds before Kenny is killed, the camera (the one That the movie was filmed with) zooms in very quickly, but there's nobody in the frame. About 5 seconds later, kenny tries to get out of the van, and THAT'S when Ghostface kills him, resulting in a delay in the scare, which is a parallel to the footage in the van having a delay. It's an amazing fake out, and i think it's one of the examples of the ways this movie parodies other slashers.

[@neworleansguy10]

The 30 second time delay on the videotape was pretty brilliant.

[@MartyMcFly88]

One of my favorite horror movies ever. And Scream 2 is one of my favorite horror sequels.

[@CJFS00s]

( 1:25 ) but then Scream became a franchise and the very thing it was railing against, spawning *I Know What You Did Last Summer* and the *Scary Movies*.

[@JJAG3]

Weird hearing you talk about the danny Roland while sitting in a university of Florida library. This is my favorite horror movie and the influence makes it feel like it hits closer to home

[@GabePauleyV.P]

“It’s really just to justify why people go nuts” *spills coffee “god dammit” lmao perfect timing

[@JohnBradford14]

My favorite part of the movie is how for a brief moment it hints that Himbry could be the killer (watch how they depict him when he reprimands those two students), only to kinda shame you for thinking such I thing by killing him off shortly after.

[@MrGoblikon]

I live in a very isolated and lonely part of America where going to the nearest town, not even city, just a small town with a couple grocery stores and a gas station takes 4 hours by car. With Covid I’ve been isolated for a while but now it’s starting to snow so that’s even more isolation and just the feeling of emptiness and vastness of the desert-like arid hills around me. KZbin is the only thing keeping me sane. I haven’t seen another person for months. All I see are deer and dunks in the sky and snow and hills. Very few trees. I feel like I’m stuck in a sea of dirt, shrubs, and snow. The definition of alone.