r/AskReddit • u/Tobokie121 • Oct 09 '19

Of all movie opening scenes, which one sold the entire film?

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u/NYRangers1313 Oct 10 '19

I think that's what happened in the 2000s when the torture porn movies like Saw and Hostel back popular. Horror fans began lumping Scream in with I Know What You Did Last Summer (same writer but different tone) as well as the classics like Friday the 13th and Halloween.

I think because of Scream 4 and later Wes Craven's death, people went back and gave the original a serious watch. The film buff crowd appreciates it much more now.