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DVD Scream Trilogy - Boxed Set
When Randy the video geek rattles off the rules of surviving a horror movie in Wes Craven's Scream, he speaks for a generation of filmgoers who are all too aware of slasher movie clichés. Playfully scripted by Kevin Williamson with a self-aware wink and more than a few nods to its grandfathers (from Psycho to Halloween to the Friday the 13th dynasty), Scream skewers teen horror conventions with loving reverence while re-creating them in a modern, movie-savvy context. And so goes the series, which continues the satirical spoofing by tackling (what else?) sequels while sustaining its own self-contained mythology. Catty reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) turns grisly murders into lurid bestsellers, a cult of killer wannabes continues to hunt spunky psycho-survivor Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell) for their 15 minutes of fame, and a cheesy movie series (Stab) develops within the movie series.
Scream remains the high point of the series--a fresh take on a genre long since collapsed into routine, but Scream 2 spoofs itself with witty humor ("Why would anyone want to do that? Sequels suck!" opines college film student Randy), and delights with more elaborate set pieces and all-new rules for surviving a horror movie sequel. The endangered veterans of the original film reunite one last time for Scream 3, which plays out on the movie set of Stab 3. (It's a trilogy within a trilogy!) With Williamson gone, replacement screenwriter Ehran Kruger tries to mine the formula one more time. It's a little tired by now, and pale imitations (Urban Legend, I Know What You Did Last Summer) have further drained the zeitgeist, but the film bubbles with bright humor, and director Craven is stylistically at the top of his game. As a trilogy, it remains both the most consistently entertaining and self-aware horror series ever made. --Sean Axmaker
This trilogy is a must in anyone who enjoys collecting dvds and who has a special place in their hearts for scary movies, which I do. the first one obviously and usual is the best, but the 2nd and 3rd one's are so bad either. Its funny though because a movie like this could actually go on for ever like Friday the 13th, its a GOOD THING though that it's not, I mean that. Either way definitely a great trilogy, I've already watched all of them and the 1st one again with a friend for a movie night.
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Excellent Box Set!
When I review a movie, especially a box set, I base my review on the bonus material and quality of the set in general. I think most people who buy movies from Amazon have usually seen the movies they are buying already.
The Scream Ultimate Collection is truly that! This box set is assembled very nicely and uses the plastic (not cardboard) cases for the DVDs. I prefer the plastic cases for durability! This set also includes a fourth disc packed with bonus material. Here's a break-down of what's on each disc besides the movie.
Disc 1 - Scream Collector's Series
Audio Commentary, Director Wes Craven & Screenwriter Kevin Williamson
Production Featurette
Theatrical Trailers
TV Commercials
Behind-The-Scenes Footage
Q & A with Cast and Crew
Special Effects gallery
Cast & Crew Profiles
Film Facts
Disc 2 - Scream 2 Collector's Series
Cast & Crew Biographies
Outtakes
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spots
Master P - Music Video
Kottonmouth Kings - Music Video
Deleted Scenes, commentary by Wes Craven
Featurette
Feature Commentary with Wes Craven and Crew
French Language Track
Spanish Subtitles
Disc 3 - Scream 3 Collector's Series
Outtakes
Behind-The-Scenes, all three movies
Deleted Scenes, commentary with Wes Craven and Crew
Alternate Ending, commentary with Wes Craven and Crew
Feature Film commentary with Wes Craven and Crew
TV Spots
Theatrical Trailer
International Trailer
'Creed' Music Video
Cast & Crew biographies
French Language Track
Spanish Subtitles
Disc 4 - DVD/DVD-ROM Exclusive Bonus Material
DVD Special Features
"Behind The Scream" Documentary
Outtakes From Scream
The Cutting Room (Edit scenes using your remote)
Screen Tests - Neve Campbell, Jamie Kennedy, Skeet Ulrich
Sunrise Studios Trailers
DVD-ROM Special Features
Scream Trivia Game
Scream Character Web
ScreamSaver
Scream3 Website
Screenplay and Shot List
This box set would be an excellent gift idea for any Scream or general suspense movie fan. This is a must-have for Scream fans! The value is excellent as there are tons of special features and the quality of the box set is very good!
"It was a simple game, cotton. Now you lose!"
This is a sweet film. Mabye the best in the Scream series? I dunno. S2 was good as well. Now, heres S3 and Heres the review:
After the death of COtton, a Talkshow host, SId decides to investigate a horror movie called STAB 3, created by Roman. The film is shut down and now the chaos gets worse. Then, the crew come to a good fight.
This was great! Not a good as I expected but otherwise great. You should see it!
I Know What You Did Last Summer As they celebrate their high school graduation, four friends are involved in a hit-and-run accident when their car hits--and apparently kills--a pedestrian on an isolated roadway. They dispose of the body and vow to keep the incident a secret, but a year later somebody starts sending them letters bearing the warning "I Know What You Did Last Summer." At that point the panicked foursome becomes the target of an elusive serial killer whose disguise consists of a fisherman's slicker and a lethal ice hook. Part mystery and part slasher flick, this thriller was heavily hyped as a follow-up to Scream by screenwriter Kevin Williamson (who later created the TV series Dawson's Creek), and like Scream it's a showcase for a... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Jennifer Love Hewitt - Sarah Michelle Gellar - Anne Heche Director(s): Jim Gillespie DVD Release Date: Released the 23 September 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Fully aware of its status as the sequel to the surprise hit thriller of 1996, this lively follow-up trades freshness for familiarity, playing on our affection for returning characters while obeying--and then subverting--the "rules" of sequels. Once again, movie references are cleverly employed to draw us into the story, which takes place two years after the events of Scream, at a small Ohio college, where the Scream survivors reunite when another series of mysterious killings begins. Capitalizing on the guesswork involving a host of potential suspects, director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson have crafted a thriller that's more of a Scream clone than a genuinely inventive new story. But the shocks are just as effective, and escalating tension leads to a... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): David Arquette - Neve Campbell - Courteney Cox Director(s): Wes Craven DVD Release Date: Released the 07 August 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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With the smash hit Scream, novice screenwriter Kevin Williamson and veteran horror director Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street) revived the moldering corpse of the teen horror picture, both creatively and commercially, by playfully acknowledging the exhausted clichés and then turning them inside out. Scream is a postmodern slasher movie, a horror film that cleverly deconstructs horror films, then reassembles the dead tissue, and (like Frankenstein's monster) creates new life. When a serial killer starts hacking up their fellow teens, the media-savvy youngsters of Scream realize that the smartest way of sticking around for the sequel is to avoid the terminal behaviors that inevitably doom supporting players in the movies. They've seen all the movies,... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): David Arquette - Neve Campbell - Courteney Cox - Skeet Ulrich Director(s): Wes Craven DVD Release Date: Released the 17 July 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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In the trinity of modern horror films, there's the father (Michael Myers of Halloween), the son (Jason of Friday the 13th fame, a knockoff), and the unholy spirit, Freddy Krueger of the Nightmare on Elm Street films. The spectral man who haunted the nightmares of unsuspecting teenagers with deadly consequences, Freddy (as played by Robert Englund) was a truly frightening bogeyman and icon for the '80s. Unlike the hockey-masked Jason, who dispatched horny teenagers with mechanical and monotonous ease (he never talked, never took off his mask), Freddy was a truly creative and diabolical villain, with a sadistic and blackly funny personality. The hallmarks of the Nightmare on Elm Street series were imaginatively gruesome suspense pieces, set in the overactive... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 21 September 1999 Usually ships in 24 hours
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If you've seen Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer, then you know the entire plot of Scary Movie. That's okay, though, because this is a parody, and it helps to know the story in order to be able to get the jokes. No, the biggest surprise here is not the story as much as the amount of full-frontal male nudity. Really, in addition to all the dick jokes (and the ass jokes and fart jokes), there's a couple of shots of the male member, one of which is erect and used as a weapon. Scary Movie somehow ended up with an R rating, which in a sense is groundbreaking; perhaps our ratings board is loosening up after all.
