Scream 2
Sub-Genre- Slasher
In Attendance- Me
Cast Members of Note- Neve, David, Courtney, Jamie and Liev return; and are joined by Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laurie Metcalf, Timothy Olyphant, and a bunch of others that would make this a paragraph instead of a blurb.
What's it about?- The beginning of this movie rules, as Ghostface does what all of us have wanted to at one time or another in a movie theater; kill the loud annoying bitch that won't shut up during the movie! Thank you Ghosty, thank you. ( Note: I condone this type of action in theory only, not practice. Mostly.)
Sidney Prescott has moved on to college, bringing the one friend who survived the massacre back home along with her; and with the murder of the loud mouth in the theater and her boyfriend, a crippled Dewey and a mostly still bitchy Gale show up as well. Convenient how that all works out isn't it? Ah, realism.
Again, people start dropping like flies and the clever phone calls begin anew, driving poor Sid to break up with her boyfriend and do some crazy interpretive dance/poetry shit that's far creepier/more disturbing than anything else she's ever went through. I won't spoil what comes next here, but suffice it to say that the body count rises and part three has an even more far-fetched plot twist ending...
The Good- There is nothing new here that wasn't covered in the first Scream movie, but that doesn't mean it wasn't fun. Sequels are a tough thing to pull off; either they serve only to rehash the same elements of the original, or they stray in such a "bold, new direction", that they kill the pre-established magic altogether.
This one works only because it's nothing more than a continuation of the characters lives in a sense, and we really liked some of the characters. Especially Dewey; how can you not pull for the guy. I think he even get's laid at the end of this one. Good for you Dewey.
On a quick side note, I'd like to point out that Jada Pinkett Smith rules; not only is she not afraid to be in some horror flicks now and then, but she's the singer in a heavy metal band. That's pretty cool stuff for one of the first ladies of Hollywood to be pulling.
The Bad- I never thought I'd live to see the day that I'd have to witness Jerry O'Connell do a dance number, but did it have to be "I think I love you?" Man. I actually cringed.
The Downright Horrendous- I really didn't like the twist ending, nor the fact that once the shocking twist was revealed, that we had to watch "The killer" operate sans Ghostface garb. That being said, the twist in part 3 is even more lame...
The Gory- This one was a lot bloodier than it's predecessor, but still it's a pretty standard gore quotient for a theatrical horror movie.
The Naked- Sigh. Another Rated-R slasher flick filled with no nudity... throw a brother a boob, would ya? Stop wasting so much hot talent by keeping them clothed all the time!
Best Line- "I'm gonna get some donuts, some Prozac; see if I can find some crack, Special K, X... not Malcolm, and I'll be back when y'all start talking about somethin' a little more "Saved By The Bell"-ish!" I LOL'd.
What did we learn?- Sorority chicks are vapid and annoying. Also, plot twists can be pretty lame sometimes.
Rating- B (8.0/10) This was a pretty worthy follow up to Scream, and even surpassed it in some ways; still the plot twist ending, which was a stretch to say the least, kept this one from being another classic flick. Watch this back-to-back with part uno.
Final Thoughts- I would go see this movie... then again, I guess I already have...
The review for part 3 is coming right after I watch it again... by morning maybe?
