SCREAM 2 1997
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1998 Timothy Voon
2 :-) :-) for multiple stab wounds
Cast: Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Jamie Kennedy, Liev Schreiber, Jada Pinkett, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laurie Metcalf, Omar Epps, Jerry O'Connell, Timothy Olyphant Director: Wes Craven Screenplay: Kevin Williamson
If something works well for a movie, don't change it. Keep what worked in SCREAM and apply it to SCREAM 2.
Principle 1: Keep the blood bath going with multiple stab wounds, and in the meantime kill as many people as you can.
Victim 1: Is pissing peacefully in toilet, before the moment of relief is interrupted with a knife through the head. Victim 2: Watching a movie, stab, scream, stab, scream, stab, scream. Victim 3: Blonde Girl from I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER TV series, redoes her famous run through the house chased by serial killer number. Victim 5: The guy who talks too much gets it in the Van. Victim 6: Boyfriend gets crucified. Victim 7: Gets mulched by the good old but handy axe. Victims 8 and 9: Don't forget the cops. Victims 10: Get rid of the best friend.
Life is a lonely place in SCREAM 2.
Principle 2: Keep them guessing right to the very end. There are two killers in the original SCREAM. This movie doesn't stray from the original format and you may even guess who the killer(s) are, but the motive although cliché, is a mystery in itself.
As with the first movie, I was simultaneously shocked and amused, at how quickly the cast was decimated in number by the end of the movie. Those who remain standing are the major leads but even they must go through near death experiences. Sadly, Neve Campbell doesn't cop the axe like I wanted her to, and disappointingly so, because she's the only one I wanted out of the movie. Courtney Cox reprises her role as the bitchy reporter, but despite her defensive female front, is still very likeable. I wept for my favourite character Dewey (David Arquette), handicapped after the original SCREAM, one can only imagine the worse scenario after this movie - perhaps paraplegic or quadriplegic. On the bright side, SCREAM 3 may be a bit of a REAR WINDOW, which would be something to look forward two. This is an overall satisfactory sequel to the original.
Timothy Voon e-mail: stirling@netlink.com.au http://us.imdb.com/M/reviews_by?Tim+Voon http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~bouclier/week/movies.html
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