EXTRA, EXTRA!! Sequel outdoes predecessor!

Rating: Null/10 (5 July 2001)

Once in a great lifetime, a sequel to the hugely successful film knows all the great punchlines to target and relishes them till no more. "Scary Movie 2" is such a case. The original, released July 7, 2000, was a surprise and made $40 million opening weekend. While it spoofed the teenage slasher genre quite diligently, I felt the lowbrow levels of humor went wayward and failed. To my avail, "Scary Movie 2" was nearly bathed in lowbrow from head to toe, but the experience this time was more enthralling. In closing, if in the case you cannot ingest the film after the first ten minutes, then leave the theater and ask for a refund. Still, I must contend that you endure the pre-title "Exorcist" spoof sequence. Why? Two words: James Woods. He was always on fire, just as the film.