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Scary Movie 2 (2001)

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Reviews Counted:106

Fresh:15

Rotten:91

Average Rating:3.3/10

Consensus: Instead of being funny, this gross-out sequel plays like a sloppy, rushed-out product.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong crude sexual humor, language, drug use and violence

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jul 4, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $70,916,568

Synopsis: The Wayans brothers scored a surprise monster hit with SCARY MOVIE, and in the advertising for that film they promised "no sequel." So here it is, SCARY MOVIE 2, featuring the return of Shawn and... The Wayans brothers scored a surprise monster hit with SCARY MOVIE, and in the advertising for that film they promised "no sequel." So here it is, SCARY MOVIE 2, featuring the return of Shawn and Marlon Wayans as well as Anna Faris and Regina Hall in addition to some new faces added to the gross-out fun, including Chris Elliott as a caretaker with a deformed hand that he uses extensively in his cooking, Tim Curry as a professor with a thing for the girls, David Cross as a wheelchair-bound computer geek with a great combover, and Tori Spelling as a hot teenager looking for some ghostly action. The movie begins with a prologue that spoofs THE EXORCIST, with Andy Richter as the young priest, James Woods as the old priest, and Natasha Lyonne as the poor possessed child with the salty tongue. From there the plot uses and abuses from Shirley Jackson's THE HAUNTING--in this case, a group of college students must spend a weekend in a haunted castle in exchange for receiving an A from their naughty professor. Once again Keenen Ivory Wayans directs, this time borrowing liberally from such classic (and not-so-classic) films as THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE, FRIDAY THE 13TH, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, POLTERGEIST, GHOSTBUSTERS, AMERICAN PIE, PAULIE, THE ENTITY, THE INVISIBLE MAN, DIRTY HARRY, WHAT LIES BENEATH, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR, ROCKY, CAT PEOPLE, THE FOG, CHARLIE'S ANGELS, TWISTER, CHARLIE'S ANGELS, M:I-2, and CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, among countless others. [More]

Starring: Anna Faris, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, David Cross

Starring: Anna Faris, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, David Cross, Tim Curry, Chris Elliott, Regina Hall, Natasha Lyonne, Andy Richter, Tori Spelling, James Woods, Richard Moll, Kathleen Robertson

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Screenwriter: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Alison Fouse, Greg Grabianski, Michael Anthony Snowden, Craig Wayans, Dave Polsky
Producer: Eric L. Gold
Studio: Dimension Films

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The scary part is that a sequel was made.

Full Review Source: 3BlackChicks Review | comment Comment
07/09/01
Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review

A truly awful movie -- at least twice as bad as the original.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
07/09/01
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

The movie plays just like the rush job it is.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
07/08/01
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Most of the gags have to do with sex, none of it makes any sense and no one cares. And if it's not so surprising or clever as the first film, well, that’s just predictable isn't it?

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
07/08/01
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Nitrate Online

Nothing about this film is likeable or entertaining.

Full Review Source: Talking Pictures (U.S.) | comment Comment
07/06/01
Tony Toscano
Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)

It's a lot more tightly focused than the first outing.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
07/06/01
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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If you took out all the jokes about bodily fluids, the movie could run five minutes instead of 83, and we could all go home.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
07/06/01
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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The film never really regains the opening scene's momentum.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
07/06/01
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News

The inevitable sequel delivers the same schtick, but it's only fresh by half.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
07/06/01
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

The Wayans family certainly has comic smarts, but they're just slumming it here.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
07/06/01
David Kronke
David Kronke
Los Angeles Daily News

You're better off renting the original and getting yourself a pizza....

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
07/06/01
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Well-made and directed with finesse by old pro Keenen Ivory Wayans.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
07/05/01
David Hunter
David Hunter
Hollywood Reporter
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This isn't a movie -- it's a vaudeville sketch aimed at the lowest common denominator.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
07/05/01
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
CNN.com
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Another crude, barely-written hack job of a movie, even worse than its predecessor.

Full Review Source: Contra Costa Times | comment Comment
07/05/01
Mary F. Pols
Mary F. Pols
Contra Costa Times

Yes, it's pretty funny. No, it's not as funny as the first one.

Full Review Source: IFilm | comment Comment
07/05/01
Dave White
Dave White
IFilm

I laughed enough to qualify the film as a solid bargain matinee.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
07/05/01
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

This film doesn't have the overall hilarity of the first.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
07/05/01
Jackie Loohauis
Jackie Loohauis
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Has a bigger budget and bigger stars, but it's not nearly as funny.

Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy | comment Comment
07/05/01
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

[The Wayans] are starting to suffer the malaise of overload that finally junked the films of Mel Brooks and the Zucker/Abrahams lampoons.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
07/05/01
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

Most of it is incredibly, gleefully crude and tasteless, but it is also good-natured and harmless, and there's a pretty good chance you'll find yourself laughing.

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07/05/01
M.V. Moorhead
M.V. Moorhead
New Times
 
 
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