![]() ![]() Plus, Still Screaming was shot before the release of Scream 4 and while it gets mentioned, watching this film after having seen that one makes it feel a little dated, even though it's a retrospective. ![]() But when you hear Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Wes Craven and even Ehren Kruger talk about those people, you'll likely wish you could have heard their story as well. I'm one million percent sure these omissions aren't due to a lack of effort on Turek's part. Bob Weinstein, Courtney Cox, Drew Barrymore and Skeet Ulrich are also glaring omissions. Kevin Williamson, the writer of the first movie and pseudo brainchild behind the next three sequels, is the most noticeable absence. Unfortunately, while Turek and his crew spoke to almost everyone important in developing the Scream movies, some glaring absences hold the film back. Those kinds of diamonds in the rough are all over the film and make Still Screaming worth a watch no matter what. Script problems are mostly to blame but, in the telling, you get some brand new pieces of Scream trivia that you probably never would have found out about otherwise. Here's where you get some real insight into how things fell apart but still remained financially successful. Things get even more interesting, though, as Turek delves into the sequels. It changed the horror genre as we knew it, but the story behind its inception and casting also remains compelling. Making the first film look good is pretty easy because it is good. ![]() Running a little over 90 minutes, Still Screaming gives each of the first three Scream films a hefty amount of screen time combining interviews with still images, behind the scenes footage and clips from the movies. After the jump, read the rest of the review, watch a clip and more Still Screaming will be available as part of the new Scream Five-Film Set that comes out on Blu-ray September 6. The film falls short of being truly "ultimate" due to some noticeable interviewee absences and a few other odd moments, but the core of the film will delight not only Scream fans, but horror fans as well. But, unlike a studio produced piece, Still Screaming contains some real honesty about what the franchise did right and what it did wrong while providing a slew of new information. It's your basic, talking-head documentary, not unlike what you'd expect to find as an extra on any Blu-ray worth its retail price. ![]()
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