An idea worthy as a sequel, an execution that almost measures up

Rating: 7/10 (11 February 2008)

After Scream respectfully made fun of the slasher sub-genre, this sequel was done. In addition to more satire and clever jabs at the films, from the very first scene, this also has some material on sequels in the genre. An obvious choice, yes, but why not? Such would not have worked in the first film, for self-explanatory reasons, and while it may not all be of quite as high quality as that of the film preceding this, there are still points made. The plot is fairly good, but the reveal at the end is just not as effective as the one of the first(which, going by the Trivia, can be attributed to the original script leaking... thanks, guys, *now* will ya just let them make the movies in peace?). There are suspenseful and tense scenes in this, as well, and, as the sequel rules dictate(and as is said out loud within the film), this is bigger than the first. There's more blood and gore(though I'm not sure the death scenes are necessarily better than, or even match, the ones of the original). The characters are reasonably well-done, if the new ones aren't as interesting as those of the first. At least one character of the first gets more of a role. This picks up nicely from the first(not *right* where it left off), and should definitely not be watched prior to watching the first. If you have, however, watched Scream and want more of the same, this'll do nicely. It isn't quite as good, but it is worth watching. Score, music and sound is well-done. This has some good scares, too. I recommend this to any fan of the first, horror and/or respectful parodies of said genre, specifically earlier-mentioned sub-genre. 7/10