SCREAM 2 A WIMPY SCARY MOVIE

Rating: Null/10 (30 November 1998)

SCREAM 2 is a prime example of true downfall of the horror movie genre. People may say Kevin Williamson has revitalized the whole dead teen genre, but he is completely playing it out. First of all, I liked the original SCREAM, but I think there is definitely no need for a sequel or dare I say, trilogy. What's the point of having a trilogy that parodies slasher movies if it doesn't really do justice? SCREAM 2 has all sorts of movie references to movies like NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, HOUSE 2: THE SECOND STORY and FRIDAY THE 13th, but does the movie itself parody the horror genre well? No it doesn't. There's a whole scene in which a group of film students talk about sequels that surpassed their originals, like THE GODFATHER 2, ALIENS, and T2,but they don't even explain why they were better. The whole movie itself is a dumb suspense movie with no suspense and predictable. The scares in this movie are all cheap and predictable. The killer doesn't do anything but stab, and the victims just bleed out of their mouths, for the blood is the only colorful thing coming out of their mouths. And writers like Kevin Smith write their movie references and dialogue so well, with wit and insight, but Kevin Williamson thinks he can create laughs just by mentioning the name Freddy Krueger? Where's the wit in that? And if they're going to parody and say references to killers such as Freddy, Jason, or Candyman, why isn't there a killer in this movie along those lines? The killers in this movie are nothing but normal people with slight chemical imbalances, Whats the fun in that?