Bigger and Better

Rating: Null/10 (31 January 2000)

"Scream" was great. It was very good and broke away from all the mediocre horror sequal that were the only exposure to the not-quite-as-serious genre of Horror to a new breed of teenagers. "Scream 2" was exactly what was right about the first, but exelled in a completely different direction. *Spoiler* While I admit that the killers were strongly underdeveloped and just did not work very well. Fortunately, Laurie Metcalf is such a skilled comedical actress that she was able to pull off a scene that Timothy Olyphant destroyed, although you can hardly blame Timothy for his lack of scenes. Other than that, the movie was perfect. Every scene was full of action, and each scene became increasingly better as the movie moved on. The movie did not seem at any time too long. After seeing the movie for the first time, I loved it. I was not at all disappointed. I was only worried that the new would wear off of "Scream 2" and upon second viewing it would not live up to its first viewing. It never did. What I loved best about the movie was Gale's extended role, which fills in what Sidney's role takes away. I thought the killing off of an original character was a brilliant move, and really shocked me upon first viewing. What more, they made sure to do it near the begining of the movie, so that for the rest of the movie your were left to wonder: if they'd kill one original character, would the kill another? I thought this wonder was most evident during the scene in which Gale is trapped in the sound room, when any movie-goer was wondering if she would survive. I, also, loved the scene when Sidney was trapped in the police car. Several people have deconstructed the movie way too much. It was definately more entertaining than the first. Isn't that what movies are for: entertainment?