SummaryAway at college, Sidney Prescott (Campbell) thought she'd finally put the shocking murders that shattered her life behind her ... until a copycat killer begins acting out a real-life sequel! Now, as history eerily repeats itself, ambitious reporter Gale Weathers (Cox), deputy Dewey (Arquette), and other SCREAM survivors find themselves trapped in... Read More
Directed By:Wes Craven
Written By:Kevin Williamson
Scream 2
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91
This funny, gory stab-athon is as sophisticated about the mechanics of Part 2s as the original was savvy about horror flicks.
75
Paradoxically, there's a lot less gore. There is blood, of course, but nothing excessive by slasher-movie standards, and there are no depictions of spilled entrails. Craven has remembered that scares are more important that graphic displays of human insides and bodily fluids.
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70% Positive
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17 Ratings
Jul 5, 2023
10
Scream 2 was also rated TV-14 on a channel and for me, a smidge bit better than the first and was a bit more dark.
May 14, 2023
10
The best Scream movie. Scream 2 builds upon the foundation of its predecessor by providing more compelling character arcs, an emphasis on suspense, and organically adding to the meta concept with its insightful commentary on sequels. Scream 2 is perfect.
70
Early on, Randy suggests of sequels that "by definition they are inferior." That may be, but Scream 2 is more disappointing than it is inferior. Like its predecessor, it's both frightening and funny, just not as singularly classy.
63
It's not as good as the original - which was fresher, funnier and scarier - but if it were, then by the criteria of the film's resident movie scholar, it wouldn't be a genuine sequel.
60
For all its parodic elements, this clever 'whodunit' leaves us squirming and wincing at each slash of the killer. Prepare for a surprise and beware the person enjoying the film right next to you.
50
Contrivance and a horrendous body count combine to yield a morbid effect for discriminating filmgoers, despite a comic tone. Still, there's enough ingenuity and scariness to please plenty of fans of the first film.
40
The less ticklish bad joke of Scream 2 is that self-referentiality has its limits.
Nov 3, 2021
10
In terms of sequels, this does not disappoint at all. Personally this is the strongest slasher series really with no disappointing films.
Oct 13, 2024
6
Scream 2- it's got a dark twisted pattern and reveal that will stun you by surprise in a theatrical setting.
Jan 27, 2023
6
Scream 2 opens with another good terrifying opening sequence take place in the movie theater, and after that Scream 2 wasn't a horrible movie, it has it's moments, but for the most part underwhelming, the story wasn't as engaging as the previous one, it didn't have to be 2 hours, there is more cheesy moment, though it did kept me guessing throughout the film until the very last, once it reveal i ain't gonna lie to you even though i did not see it coming, it's not really that shocking and i don't think it deliveredly continue that well, but at least i still can't guess it and i'm still into it for that, that's probably the most positive thing about Scream 2, Neve Campbell and the rest of the returning cast was ok, not really buying David Arquette that much in this one though he's not terrible, again it still have it's moment, a moment where they get me scared more than the previous one, there isn't much of a stupidness in it, overall like i mention in the beginning, it wasn't horrible, it has it's moment, but for the most part Scream 2 is just an underwhelming sequel.
Feb 15, 2020
3
Scream 2 recycles a bit too much from the original while lacking what the original so good. The story is atrocious and the multiple re-writes that when on during production did nothing but hurt the movie overall. The plot made zero sense, the twist involving the killers felt totally out of left-field. It was bad and it goes to show that sometimes you just can't capture lightning in a bottle a second time around.
Production Company:
- Dimension Films
- Konrad Pictures
- Craven-Maddalena Films
- Miramax
- Maven Entertainment
Release Date:Dec 12, 1997
Duration:2 h
Rating:R
Tagline:There's a killer on campus, making more calls, making more kills.
Awards
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 3 Nominations
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