The weakest entry in the trilogy, but it's still smarter than the majority of horror films that get released each year.
Scream 2 (1997)
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Reviews Counted: 64
Fresh: 51
Rotten:13
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Consensus: It is scarier and funnier than the original.
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: The hip, darkly comical sequel to self-aware Scream 2 Sidney Prescott, now in college, once again finds herself the target of a bloodthirsty, cloak-clad, mask-wearing, knife-wielding, psychotic... The hip, darkly comical sequel to self-aware Scream 2 Sidney Prescott, now in college, once again finds herself the target of a bloodthirsty, cloak-clad, mask-wearing, knife-wielding, psychotic killer whose penchant for pop movie trivia runs deep. This time, however, the body count is higher and the deaths more outrageous--traits of a true sequel, as noted by one unfortunate victim. Not as pithy as the first film, but still a satisfying, definite true-to-form teen slasher. [More]
Starring: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Starring: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O'Connell, Liev Schreiber, Elise Neal, Timothy Olyphant, Jada Pinkett, Lewis Arquette, Duane Martin, Rebecca Gayheart, Portia De Rossi, Omar Epps, Heather Graham, Paulette Patterson, Rasila Schroeder, Peter Deming, Molly Gross, Rebecca McFarland, Kevin Williamson, Sandy Heddings-Katulka, Dave Allen Clark, Joe Washington, Angie Dillard, John Patrick, Craig Shoemaker, Joshua Jackson, Walter Franks, Nina Petronzio, Stephanie Belt, Richard Doughty, Marisol Nichols, Cornelia Kiss, Lucy Lin, Philip Pavel, Timothy T. Hillman, Nancy O'Dell, Tori Spelling, Luke Wilson, David Warner, Adam Shankman, Jon Kristien Andersson, Carmen M. Chavez, Anne Fletcher, Erik Hyler, Sebastian Lacause, Lance MacDonald, Sarah Christine Smith, Laurie Sposit, Ryan Lee Swanson, Jack Baun, Corey Parker, Christopher Doyle, Mark Oliver, Jason Horgan, D.K. Arredondo, Jennifer Weston, Shelly Benedict
Director: Wes Craven
Director: Wes Craven
Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson
Composer: Marco Beltrami
Producer: Cathy Konrad, Marianne Maddalena
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Reviews for Scream 2
Clever parody of the sequel trend; once again we are treated to a movie mocking its own conventions. Some great comic -- and terrifying -- moments, but suffers for not being as original as the original.
If you liked Scream there's no reason you shouldn't like this sequel.
This disappointing sequel to last year's horror sleeper gets trapped in the clichés it's trying to send up.
Scream 2 is as clever and nerve-wracking as the original; on its own self-referential, crowd-pleasing terms, it's a success.
The film itself is stuck in a cycle of repetition, with slight variations.
Scream 2 isn't nearly as fresh, suspenseful or witty as it's inaugural bloodfest.
The secret to both Scream and Scream 2's success is that neither film condescends to its audience - instead the audience is let in on the joke.
I truly hope that Scream 2 proves to all of the doubters that horror movies are not all the same. They are not all equally bad, and by God, they are not all equally good. However, they don't get any better than Scream 2.
I still got a kick out of Scream 2, and I'm curious to see what Williamson has concocted for the last film of the trilogy.
If you don't like horror movies and/or you didn't like Scream, you will not like this movie. Otherwise, start pumping out the money, like everyone else is.
While the shocks come thick and fast, the real pleasure comes from the knowing humour and ingenious spoofing of genre tropes.
dances delicately around its inherently cheesy material by being an effective thriller adhering to the rules of the genre while simultaneously mocking itself
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