10/22-Scream (1996)

Watching this movie and knowing the ending is both super entertaining and super frustrating.  Entertaining because you pick up on clues planted early in the movie, as well as being able to follow the bad guy's plot.  But frustrating because the one character nobody believes gets everything right.

This movie is a scary movie fan's wet dream.  So many references, whether directly named or simply through homages, to classic horror films.  The movie is even somewhat self-referential at times.  I also can't help but see a little irony in the fact that someone in the movie says "you gotta leave room for a sequel" and this movie spawned three of them (I plan to watch SCRE4M tomorrow).

Also, very important to note, this is the movie where Courtney Cox and David Arquette started their relationship.  So you know that's a pretty big deal.

Was definitely this guy for some Halloween

At its heart, Scream is a satire of the horror genre.  But like all the best satires, it is nearly indistinguishable to the subject it mocks to those not looking for it.  The gore is there, though not over the top.  The scares are earned through the proper building of tension.  And the ending is great.  Really not a lot negative to say.  Watch it, if you haven't already.

Rating on the Spook-o-meter: 5 out of 10 boos