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.
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09/23/07
Scream 2 (1997)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:6
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.6/10
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... [More]
Starring: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Director: Wes Craven
Reviews for Scream 2
1 - 7 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticThe film itself is stuck in a cycle of repetition, with slight variations.
06/24/06
Top CriticWhile the shocks come thick and fast, the real pleasure comes from the knowing humour and ingenious spoofing of genre tropes.
05/29/01
Top CriticVisceral, witty and appropriately redundant...
07/28/08
Top CriticScream 2 has so much tongue-in-cheek trickery that it virtually escapes the horror genre.
01/01/00
Top CriticThere's enough ingenuity and scariness to please plenty of fans of the first film.
01/01/00
Top CriticWes Craven was born to direct this material. One of the most successful of horror filmmakers.
01/01/00
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