Great Sequel To A Great Movie, But Not As Good

Rating: 8/10 (9 October 2005)

Scream 2, directed by horror-master Wes Craven, is purely taking a stab at sequels. Scream was aimed at horror in general. It would reference movies like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Prom Night and Friday the 13th. It also stated the famous lines AKA. the 'Three Rules' of a horror movie. Scream 2 as I said before, is aimed at horror sequels and yet again, it has it 'Rules To A Sequel.' The plot is almost identical to the first Scream. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is a student at Windsor College. She has a new group of friends and is adjusting perfectly. That is until two college students are murdered at the opening night of 'Stab,' a movie based on the events at Woodsborro. Now the cast get killed in more bloody ways.
David Arquette returns as ex-deputy Dewey, Courtney Cox returns as reporter Gail Weathers and Jamie Kennedy returns as Randy Meeks. The new cast consists of Sarah Michelle Gellar as Cici Cooper, Jerry O' Connell as Derek and Timothy Oliphant as Mickey.
Scream 2 is a very good sequel, very rare these days, but isn't as good as the original.
The acting is once again great. With outstanding performances by Arquette, Cox and Campbell. The script is once again great and the score still chilling. The film is bloodier than Scream with more deaths, as the rules have stated. Scream 2 also features a very well done scene about the discussion of sequels and if they have ever bettered the original. It references Aliens, The Terminator and The Godfather.
This movie is a must see for horror fans or Craven fans.
4/5