a plot outlook *Spoiler*

Rating: 8/10 (20 July 2006)

alright, this movie didn't surpass the first, but it sure put some sequel writers in there place. The movie is constantly saying that when your pushing the tenth movie in a horror series(Jason for example), maybe you should think where you going.
Sidney, now in college, has a new best friend, Boyfriend, and and life all round. Though she is still friends with all the survivors, Randy, Dewey and Gale(well sort of). Then her life is turned, once again, upside-down by the new movie release of "Stab", a movie based on the the novel "The Woodboros Murders" By Gale weathers. During the opening night of the film, a couple is brutally murdered.
Sidney sees the news of the two murders, paranoia starts to take over. Randy, at the same college, tells her not to worry in between arguments with Mickey, a friend, that sequels ruin originals. Gale, to Sidneys shock brings out Cotton Weary(the man originally accused of Sidney's mother's murder), Cotton, unlike Sidney, wants the spotlight and his 15 minutes of fame that he thinks he deserves. Sidney refuses to talk to Cotton on camera and hits Gale(again). Gale is then asks a lot of questions by Debbie Salt, a press reporter.
Soon after, Cici, a sorority girl, is murdered and Sidney comes close to being killed. Derek is attacked, but survives. Derek is asked by Sidney to keep his distance until they find the killer. Gale arrives and is told by Debbie that a girl was just murdered. the next day, while Randy, Dewey and Gale are discussing who could be the murderer could be, The killer calls Gales cell phone, Randy answers and says that the killer can see them. Dewey and Gale look around for the killer while Randy keeps him talking on the cellphone. Randy is then pulled into Gales van from behind and stabbed to death.
Meanwhile Sidney, receives an instant message from the killer saying that she is going to die that night.While the two bodyguards search the library. Sidney stands near the stairway. Cotton corners her and asks her about an interview that they could do, then gets rather angry at her when she refuses, and when he yells at her in the library he's arrested and all of them go to the police station. Sidney finds out about Randy's death, and Cotton is released from lack of evidence against him.
Sidney and her best friend,Hallie, are told that they will be moved to a safe location until the killer is found. Derek says that he will wait for Sidney, then when Sidney is out of sight the phat boys take him to the theater because Derek gave Sidney his "letters".they tie him to a prop, have a small party around him and then leave him there. Sidney regrets having to leave, but thinks it'd be better. But then the killer shows up crashes the car, kills the two detectives and then while trying to escape kills Hallie. Sidney runs back to the college.
Dewey and Gale are attacked while looking for evidence of the killer identity, Dewey is attacked and the killer, unable to reach gale, runs off. Gale timidly goes out looking for help when she runs into Cotton. Then she starts to back away as she sees the blood all over his hands. Cotton frantically tries to tell her that he found Dewey and tried to help him. She runs out of the building and up to a pay phone that Debbie salt is talking on and calls the police telling them the murderer is Cotton.
Sidney runs into the theater and onto the stage looking for someone. Then The set starts moving, and Derek is revealed still tied to the prop, drunk and out cold. Then as she begins to untie him, The killer steps onto the stage and pulls off his mask. Its Mickey, he pulls out a gun and says that without Derek there, hes been having to do all the killing that night. Sidney stops untieing Derek, Derek shouts that he not the killer and while swearing at Mickey, Mickey shoots him dead. As Mickey is explaining that he intends on blaming the movie for his actions, Gale walks in Followed by Debbie Salt who is holding a gun at her. Debbie salt tells them that she is Billy's mother. She then shoots Mickey down, Mickey shoots Gale, who falls into a large gap between the stage and the stairs leading to the audience's seats.
Sidney runs away backstage and starts making the sets and props fall on Debbie, who is trying to shoot her. Then Debbie tackles her and puts a knife to her throat. They hear a gunshot during their fight, they look and see Cotton(who has Mickeys discarded gun). He is aiming it at Debbie. Sidney explains that Debbie is Billys mother and that the dead guy on the floor is the other killer. Debbie says that if Cotton lets her kill Sidney, then he'll be the one in the spotlight. Cotton tells Sidney that Debbie does have a point. Sidney looks unbelievably at him. Then he says that the interview is looking pretty good right now. Sidney says to consider it done. Cotton shoots Debbie in the lung. Then as Sidney and Cotton are looking at Debbie, Gale appears and it helped out of the Gap by Cotton while Sidney picks up the other gun. Mickey springs up and Gale and Sidney finish him with a couple of bullets, then Sidney shoots Debbie in the forehead. "just to make sure".
In the morning Dewey, who is found alive to Gale happiness, is taken to the hospital. Cotton finally gets his spotlight for being the hero and Sidney walks out in the press waiting for her.
all in all this movie is pretty cool. It tells us that it's not always wise to make a sequel, by making a sequel.