Posted to
Horror on October 23rd, 2006 by Chad Everett
This movie is widely credited as being the film that brought some fun back to the horror, Scream is easily one of the more enjoyable romps you can enjoy if you’re looking for something in the genre.
Starting with the mysterious death of Casey Becker (Drew Barrymore) as she is home alone one night and receives a strange phone call, right up through the end, horror master Wes Craven will keep you guessing throughout.
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Drama on July 2nd, 2006 by Chad Everett
I don’t know how likely it is that a high school kid (Elijah Wood) may actually discover a comet in this day and age, but it’s a movie, so I can make a leap of faith. Get past that and there are actually relatively few of them to make here.
That a cub reporter (Téa Leoni) should stumble on the story prior to it breaking isn’t that bad, and Morgan Freeman is quite good as the president (he’s always quite good, so that’s no real surprise).
In any case, young Leo Beiderman (that’s Wood) spots something in his telescope, and sends it to his friend Dr. Marcus Wolf to confirm – but before Dr. Wolf can deliver the results of his findings to anyone, he is involved in a horrific crash and presumed dead. Moreover, when it is determined that he was correct, and the comet spotted in the telescope is on a collision course for the Earth, it’s decided that the best thing to do is to keep it a secret to keep panic to a minimum.
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