Review of Scream 2 (1997) by Josh M — 12 Nov 2014
Good, but not great sequel.
Review Points (with Spoilers):
- Just like the original, the killer is pretty obvious from the go. They pull out all the stops to throw a bunch of red herrings (Derek, Cotten, among others) at us, but you'd be pretty silly not to suspect the 30yr old looking, 5'oclock shadow-sporting movie buff. Also just like the original, the real twist is simply the "partner-in-crime" sidekick; the fact that there was more than one killer was great the first time around, but felt kind of cheesy here.
- That secret sidekick, Mrs. Loomis, felt silly to me. Kind of like Mrs. Vorhees in Friday the 13th. I'm not 100% if we are to assume she helped in the killings, but in either case, a middle-aged mother doesn't quite strike fear.
- Absolutely loved the "movie-within-a-movie" at the start of Scream 2 (even if Jada Pinkett Smith played an extremely unlikeable character in Maureen) This intro is iconic to me and so damn clever.
- Not a fan of the last chapter of Scream 2. The movie theater backdrop felt unusually more staged (pun) than it should have; it didn't feel as random and organic as the ending in the original, seemingly taking place haphazardly in the aftermath of a mass killing at a party. Actually, a majority of Scream 2 takes place at school. I missed the neighborhood backdrop of the original (reminds me of Halloween 2 and Nightmare on Elm Street 3 in that way).
- Loved the return of Dewey and Randy. I was quite sad to see the latter die, though.
-.
This review of Scream 2 (1997) was written by Josh M on 12 Nov 2014.
Scream 2 has generally received positive reviews.
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