Great Sequel, But Why Randy?

Rating: 8/10 (6 November 2006)

SPOILERS
Why did they have to kill Randy? He was easily the best character in the whole Scream franchise. And he dies, just by being stabbed. He could have at least had a dramatic death, like Casey Becker. Anyway, this is a great slasher sequel, and, although it's definitely not as good as the original, is very good in it's own way.
Scream Two begins with to college Senoirs going to a sneak peek at the new movie Stab, based on the Woodsboro Murders by Gale Weathers, and that's based on the real Woodsboro murders. People going to the sneak peek get a Ghostface mask and a fake knife. The first college student is murdered easily, but the second one, played by Jada Pinkett Smith, has a Casey Becker murder. Before she dies, she stands next to the big screen and screams.
Sidney and Randy are in college now, and, realizing that the murders are happening all over again, Dewey stays around the college to protect Sidney. Sidney has a new boyfriend, Derrick, played by Jerry O'Connell.
Randy explains to Dewey the new rules in a horror sequel. He also explains that everyone is a suspect. Then someone else dies, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
While investigating, Gale and Dewey find a pattern in the killings. The first name or the last in the new victims is the first name of the old victims. So they find out the killer is trying to make a real life sequel. Then there's another victim, Randy. Gale and Dewey find him in a News Van, covered in blood. The new cameraman faints.
Gale and Dewey investigate some more. They find a tape that shows their back. It's being filmed right then and now. When the turn around they see the killer. The killer goes after them. Dewey gets stabbed. Gale runs.
Meanwhile, Sid and her roommate Hallie are in a cop car driven by Sidney's guards when the killer comes and kills the two guards. Sid and Hallie run but Hallie is killed. Sidney runs to the theater where she is playing a role in a play.
When she gets in, the killer comes and she finds out that is Mickey. Mickey is her boyfriend's best friend. Then Derrick comes out of nowhere and is shot and killed by Mickey. Then the twist, Mickey says that he didn't do it alone and points. Gale comes out. Sidney is shocked. Then Billy Loomis's mother comes out. Turns out that after Sidney killed Billy, Mrs. Loomis wanted to take revenge. Mickey says that he is going to cover up all the murders on trial by saying that the movie Stab made him do it. Mrs. Loomis shoots Mickey and Mickey shoots Gale, who falls out of sight. Mickey dies. Sidney runs. She makes the stage props fall on Mrs. Loomis. She survives and grabs Sidney. Then Cotton Weary comes and shoots Mrs. Loomis. It turns out that Gale survived. Then, Mickey comes up. He is also alive. Gale and Sidney shoot him. Then Sidney shoots Mrs. Loomis again, just in case.
The next day Gale and Sidney find out that Dewey is alive! The film ends with Sidney walking.
Overall, this is a great sequel, but Randy shouldn't have died.
8/10 Recommend Films: Scream, Scream 3.