What's YOUR favorite scary movie sequel?

Rating: Null/10 (16 March 1999)

Scream 2 is unfortunately not as good as Scream, but then again how could it be? It's a sequel, and of course, sequels by their nature are inferior films, as Randy says. But anyway, it tries very hard and mostly succeeds. It is very good, and parts of it are as good as Scream, just none are better. (Gale's chase scene in the recording studio, and the cop car scene, are almost there, but not quite.) The new members of the cast are less entertaining as their predecessors, but the focus is on Sidney, Gale, Dewey and Randy for the most part, leaving the others with smaller parts. But they are still good: Jerry O'Connell in particular overshadows Skeet Ulrich, who for some reason girls find attractive and talented. Elise Neal (Hallie) can't beat Rose McGowan, but she is still delightfully spunky. Timothy Olyphant is downright bland as Mickey, compared to the over-the-top Matthew Lillard. Anyway, the in-jokes have increased, and they are still funny, but the tone doesn't hold out through the whole movie. Late in the film, the plot weighs it down and it forgets to be funny. The scares are still there though. The only other complaint is that the killer(s) is underwhelming and doesn't live up to the shocking ending to the first one. But oh well. There's always Scream 3. . . 9/10