Scream 2 (1997)
- written January 2004
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Sidney is trying to enjoy college life but someone won’t let her. Gale Weathers wrote a great book about the killings, considering she was there, and now the movie "Stab" has been made in honor of the events at Woodsboro. But someone is taking their love of scary movies too far, they want the star dead. Since out last episode, Cotton has been released from jail, Gale and Dewey have broken up, Gale has some new competition from Debbie Salt, and finally Sid has begun to date again. But one by one, people start to pass away including young’uns watching the movie "Stab." The killer makes a tract for Sid and her friends and starts to one by one kill all the students at the college. Her boyfriend Derek, friend Micky, and old cohort Randy must do all they can to protect Sid and find the killer. But he loves a challenge will do everything he can to follow the rules for horror sequels: raise the body count.
Overall: Definitely a weak sequel. It tried to follow the success of the first film but was weak with the characters, especially the new ones. The film felt like running through a maze and really reminded me of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" with such, and of course the presence of Sarah Michelle Geller. The killer’s identity was slightly unique, to expose how society and the media work together to create pariahs but other than that this isn’t a very good film. Comparison: I Know What You Did Last Summer meets Student Bodies |
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