Task: Sentiment Analysis
Input (English): scream 2 , like its predecessor , is a genre - crossing film .
it is about 50 % horror film and 50 % murder mystery .
the mix worked very well last time and it continues to entertain this time .
scream was also known for its self - referential tone .
many inside jokes were made in reference to horror movies and wes craven .
again , scream 2 follows suit with characters saying such things as " sequels suck " and " the entire horror genre was destroyed by sequels .
" scream 2 's story is very similar to it 's predecessor 's .
sidney ( neve campbell ) , having survived the killing spree in scream , is now in college .
gale weathers ( courteney cox ) has written a book about the murders and that book is now being released as a feature film , called stab ( which for all practical purposes is the real - world movie scream ) .
at the premiere of stab , two students from sidney 's college are stabbed to death , and a new story begins .
the press descends on sidney and her college to get the scoop on this sequel killer .
they want to know all about the links between stab , sidney , and the recent murders .
the most complex self - reference i saw
( this should be an olympic event ) was the scene where gale weathers was asking questions at a press conference .
the rest of the press was watching and videotaping weathers .
the other survivors from scream were watching and videotaping the press .
the audience was watching the whole , filmed scene .
( whew . )
the movie is packed with layers and self - references that make it a pleasure to watch .
even better would be to watch a double feature of scream and scream 2 .
that 's not to say that these references necessarily make scream 2 a deep , or even a good movie .
the just add to the fun of watching it .
i recommend it for other reasons as well .
what i liked best about the horror aspect of the movie is that the monster is not supernatural .
no werewolf or ghost or psycho with superhuman strength is responsible .
it is a person in a mask and a robe
, his only advantage the fear he strikes into his victims .
no extraordinary leap of faith is needed to believe in the killer .
the down side is that if you are frightened by horror movies , you have less grounds to say " it 's just a movie .
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the whodunit aspect of the movie is not that great by itself - gale weathers and deputy dewey ( david arquette , also from the original ) track down
a killer .
they are likeable , but not outstanding .
but in combination with the horror aspect , the whodunit is a perfect counterpoint .
it was exactly a year ago today that i wrote the review for scream .
the internet movie database says that scream 3 is in the works , so i wonder if i 'll be doing the same thing on january 1 , 1999 . if craven and screenwriter kevin williamson are able to keep the quality high , i 'll be happy to mark my calendar .
Output (English): P