Scream 2 (1997)

Greetings readers.

I hadn't watched a single movie for about 10 days. A pretty long streak for me. I decided to break the streak with a sequel of one of my favorite movies, Scream 2. Scream was a masterpiece, so I did expect substance from Scream 2, though horror movie sequels do not usually exceed the original. I can tell you people, Scream 2 was awesome. Though not as great and exciting as the original Scream, this movie was a good attempt in continuing the Scream franchise.

The movie starts out with a theater scene. Two teens are heading to the local theater to watch the Stab movie, a movie based on the Woodsboro murder book by Gale Weathers. The two teens are suspectedly killed during the screaning of the movie in disturbing ways. After that and the murder of another college student, the town goes into a frenzy with Sidney, Randy and Dewey scared about the fact that history is repeating itself. Dewey and Gale investigate the murders hoping to find the killer while a disturbed Sidney goes into deja-vu mode remembering the past and trying to connect it with the present. As Randy says, all sequels of horror movies have a higher body count and more disturbing murders. Such is the case in this movie too, because it seems that Ghostface is not only killing for revenge or for terror, but is killing for fun (not that he didn't kill for fun in the original).

The plot of the movie is similar to the first part. I could figure out who Ghostface was before his revelation, but the true mastermind of the crimes was a shocker. I would rather not ruin the movie for those who have not watched it already. Anyways, Scream 2, though not as exciting as the original , is a successful attempt in continuing the franchise. Currently saving the next Scream 3 to watch later.

Farewell folks.