What a disappointment. Don't bother with this one.

Rating: 3/10 (10 July 2001)

I'm a movie nut and like just about everything so it takes a lot for me to not like a movie. But SCARY MOVIE 2 achieves that. This is very unfortunate because the first one was so good.
There are some humorous moments in 2 but overall the ball was dropped and never recovered. After watching this film, I basically feel they must have thought to themselves, "Gee, the first one did so well we could just throw this one together and toss it out there and it will do well just on the merits of the first one." And based on the first weekend gross that maybe what happens.
It basically felt like the just threw the movie together without any real thought for the script at all. I don't they think they gave any real attention to detail, writing or anything. This is very sad because one of the best types of film genres there is, is parody. Look at the NAKED GUN films. The original SCARY MOVIE was excellent but number 2 just tanks.

Strangely enough, I hope they do a number 3 because I think there is so much good material to use but I hope they decide to give it some time and thought and try to actually make it good instead of just tossing something out there for a quick buck. Based on the $35mil it made on it's opening weekend (and I expect a fairly low budget), I'm sure this one will make money but I'd be willing to bet that it won't come close to the first when all is said and done. After a big opening weekend and, I expect, a mediocre second weekend, I am expecting this one to drop out of site and go to video quickly.

Personally, I feel that if you haven't already seen it, then don't bother. If you really feel you must see this one, then wait until it comes out to rent. Or better yet wait until it's on HBO or Showtime (or whoever ends up with it). But if you can at all go without it, then don't even both with it when it comes out on video. It's just not worth it. :(