I also liked SCREAM. I thought it was original and brought some life back to horror. I mean, any horror fan already knew the "rules" to horror movies. It was kind of cool to see the sub culture that has been built up around the horror genre put on screen. I really liked all the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) nods to other horror films. And alot of people don't realize Craven didn't write SCREAM. He directed it. He actually said he thought about eliminating several lines that refered to him and his films being better than others.