Scream.

HAPPY (almost) HALLOWEEN!  I completely forgot to write on Tuesday, it's been a crazy week, and I apologize.  So, without further adieu, I give you Scream.

Scream is a 1996 slasher directed by Wes Craven.  A lot of people really hate the Scream movies but I love them!  I think the original film is unique, interesting, surprising, and pretty scary at times.  The first time I saw it, I jumped a lot.  Now, after having seen numerous times, it's more funny because it's predictable.

The movie stars Neve Campbell as Sidney, a teenage girl haunted by the killer Ghostface one year after her mothers death.  The movie has a pretty awesome cast including Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, and a short lived appearance by Drew Barrymore.

The movie pays homage to teen flicks and horror movies, at times poking fun.  They openly discuss the "Rules" to horror movies; if they break rules then someone usually dies.  Ghostface, at times, seems invincible no matter how many times he gets hit over the head or thrown out of a window.  It's silly, of course, but that is how horror movies operate!  And Wes Craven just uses it to his advantage in Scream.

After Scream came the sequel, then another, then another, and then after ten years they decided to make Scream 4!  The absolute best thing about all the sequels is that the actors/characters stayed the same.  A lot of time passed between the first and fourth movies but the actors stuck with it and I think that is admirable.

According to Wiki, Wes Craven has signed on to do a Scream 5 and 6.  Now, the fourth wasn't very good so I'm not really looking forward to these movies.  With that said, I love that the franchise is still going!  There's something kind of sentimental about that.  There was also talk of an MTV show but that would be terrible and I hope that never happens.

So, Scream.  You've heard of it, you've probably seen it, so go watch it!  It's streaming right now on Netflix, tomorrow is Halloween, and this is a good film for the holiday.  Happy Halloween, everybody!!  Here's some scenes from the first movie, enjoy!

50 First Dates.

I am not a huge Adam Sandler fan.  However, there are two movies of his that I love: The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates.  50 First Dates just became available to stream on Netlix and I was super pumped to watch it.  I just realized that the two Adam Sandler movies I love also have Drew Barrymore starring opposite... hmm.

If you have not seen this movie then please go watch it right this minute.  It is so good!  It's a great romantic comedy, with maybe a little more comedy than romance.  A wonderfully hilarious cast make this movie fantastic.  We have Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider (of course!), Sean Astin, Dan Aykroyd, Blake Clark, and apparently Maya Rudolph is in this somewhere.

This movie, for those of you crazies who do not know, is about a woman with short-term memory loss who keeps meeting the same man over and over again.  In true romantic comedy fashion, they fall in love, fall out of love, and end up happily ever after.  Don't even try to tell me that I spoiled the ending for you because as soon as you see the words "romantic comedy" you should know how the entire movie will play out.

This is a movie where Adam Sandler is charming, handsome, and patient.  Usually he is crude and I don't find him that funny so this is a nice change.  He gets his comedic moments but overall he plays a pretty swell dude.  He has breakfast every single morning with a woman who cannot remember him.  He goes along with the facade: pretending it's her father's birthday,  watching the same game on tv (that's actually a recording), seeing her wear the same outfit everyday, and reading an old newspaper with her.  I mean, this guy is great!  Some days she likes him and some days she doesn't.  Plus, he works with dolphins and his best friend is a walrus!  You can't get any cooler than that!

50 First Dates has endless laughs within the hilarious writing and acting.  Adam and Drew must have great chemistry because they go together like peanut butter and jelly.  But only the raspberry jelly.  And by jelly I mean jam.  And by jam I mean preserves.

I cannot tell you enough how much I love this movie.  It's one of those films that I can keep watching a lot and never get sick of.  I can't say that for too many movies.  This one makes the cut, though.  I think you should check it out if you haven't seen it already.  It's streaming right now on Netflix and should be enjoyed thoroughly.

The clip below from 50 First Dates is of Adam Sandler singing an original called "Forgetful Lucy" to Drew Barrymore.  It's one of my favorite Adam originals and captures the movie perfectly.  So please enjoy!