As you enter the theatre to watch a movie about a famous small-town serial killer, You find yourself wondering - "Should I, in fact, get popcorn before I enter the fucking movie?". I'm in so much pain with people's decisions. I'm thinking "Wes wanted these types of people to be sliced and diced." Hypothetically speaking, Killing Jada's character after she gets the popcorn during his copycat film is revenge for the jiffy pop massacre in the first film.
In this episode, I really try to keep it together when it comes to his real feelings on this first sequel. I appreciate all of Craven's work, I'm just not a huge fan of the lighter side to this iconic slasher franchise. Bringing all the legacy characters back is a great breath of fresh air. But, I find myself noticing the characters are even on the lighter side. I'm sure the main focus of this film was to show the audiences that, even in broad daylight, no one is safe. Or, the pedestrians in this world are unbelievably non-observant!
Introducing new characters in a whodunit slasher series is always easy to figure out, or at least eliminate the margin to very possible suspects. Scream 2 does this at least by introducing other side characters that don't interact fully with the main group. I did enjoy parts of this film with the likes of Debbie salt, Mickey, and even the cringe lord himself Derek, Yes I'm referring to myself and the character. If there's one thing that will never be dull is the side characters in Craven's films.
The character decisions in this film are that of a low-budget horror film. I love yelling obscenities at the tv as much as the next person, But I'd really like to see characters' critical thinking come into play more than once. Luckily, the great Sidney Prescott comes in clutch and creates a hailstorm to reign down on the revealed Mickey and Debbie salt or Ms. Loomis as Ghostface.
Scream 2 tries to brighten up the blood spewed all over the concrete in this painfully bright sequel. It misses its mark in my eyes with the darkness that the original brought. Of course, the vast majority of sequels never outweigh the original.
During this episode, The tone is a bit more sarcastic than usual, If you're into that, well click that play button and enjoy!