not as good, but not that bad (possible spoilers)

Rating: Null/10 (9 July 2001)

Although some of these other people didn't, I thought Scary Movie 2 was pretty funny. Slightly cleaner than the original, less gory, and genuinely scary in a few places. But I love virtually any spoof film, and although this wasn't exactly excellent, it was still worth my time. The beginning bit with the party guests switching from 60's show tunes to contemporary rap was hilarious, to me anyway.Here's a list of some references I saw or heard of from other people: The Exorcist, Amityville Horror, The Haunting, Scooby Doo ("we've got to lure him to this platform!"), Hollow Man, What Lies Beneath, The Matrix (anyone notice the yawning commentary that Matrix rip-offs are getting boring?), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Charlie's Angels, House on Haunted Hill(?), Ben Hurr, Ghostbusters, and, believe it or not, Face/off. I was probably the only person in the theater to get it, but when pigeons fly across the scene during one of the later fight scenes, it references a scene that occurs in a church in Face/off as Sean Archer and Castor Troy begin one of their many gunfights. I guess that was my purpose for commenting, to share that tidbit.