Another Teen Slasher Movie, it's ok.

Rating: 7/10 (23 August 2002)

I'm not a fan of the teen-slasher genre, or horror in it's entirety for that matter, that's probably why it's taken me nearly 5 years to finally sit down and watch this sequel.
I have to admit that I wasn't really a huge fan of the original "Scream", well, it was ok, but I didn't think it was anything great. So, I had pretty low expectations of this film and on top of that, I've had a number of friends say that this is the worst in the series. Needless to say, my expectations had hit rock-bottom!
After seeing the film, I must say that I thought it was pretty good. I don't know where I'd put this film compared to the first one, probably about the same likability for me. I thought this film had a lot of good things going for it, I thought the story was pretty good and really kept you guessing. I also REALLY liked the comedy in this film, David Arquette and Jamie Kennedy crack me up! The only major complaint I have about this film is that they killed my favorite character in the series! I won't give it away for those of you that haven't seen it, but the choices are pretty limited, there were only 5 or so actors that were in both "Scream" and "Scream 2" (and only one of them dies in part 2, so when you see the film you'll know who I'm talking about).
The acting was pretty good in this film, I really enjoyed the cast in this film. There were a lot of familiar faces and a lot of cameos: Tori Spelling, Heather Graham, Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Warner, Wes Craven, Joshua Jackson, Portia de Rossi, Omar Epps, and perhaps some others that I missed. The core cast was really good as well: Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Jerry O'Connell, Liev Schreiber and everyone else. Great cast!
I guess if you're into teen-slasher films and liked the first "Scream" film, then you should definitely check this out. I can't promise you'll like it as much as the first film, as most of my friends didn't, but you never know. Well, if you do see the film, I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for reading,
-Chris