Review of Scary Movie 2 (2001) by David L — 30 Jan 2016

Another dose of completely pointless and immature screen action, which is totally up my street. Yes it's just another goofy American comedy that the mature amongst just won't get, but for those who need to let that big kid inside them out to play, this is a must see.

You don't have to have seen all the films it is spoofing to enjoy it, although it may help by way of contrast if you do know of The Exorcist, Charlie's Angels, and The Haunting'! You also don't have to have seen the original instalment, although I would certainly advise watching it at some point simply because it is equally as comical.

I have literally lost count of the number of times I have seen this film over the years, especially over my uni days, and yet I never tire of laughing at the role of Hanson the caretaker, with his impeccably strong hand! Unfortunately, he features more heavily towards the start of the film, and you could potentially say the rest of the jokes don't quite live up to comparison as the film progresses, more so because his role kind of peters out.

Nevertheless, if like me you suffer from an inability to cope with any degree of intellect required from watching a film, then this is right up your street. I guess at less than 90 minutes long, it doesn't have to entertain for a great deal of time and I did sense it was running a little short as it reached its conclusion - a slight concern going into number 3 in the series perhaps.

Regardless, my heart will always have room for this movie due to it representing my college era, and for that it automatically gets a strong rating.