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1997
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Scream 2
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Negative reviews
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4.5
Despite Williamsons knowing turnabout on the whole sequel issue, Scream 2 lacks the visceral, punchy feeling of realization the first film engendered ..
Austin Chronicle
3.0
Despite Williamsons knowing turnabout on the whole sequel issue, Scream 2 lacks the visceral, punchy feeling of realization the first film engendered ..
Austin Chronicle
3.8
Will a movie like this, by educating its audience to the conventions and silly cliches of horror films, defuse the violence and make them less likely ..
Rogerebert
3.5
This flic is a good scary movie for a long, dark, lonely old night with your loved nacho by your side.
JoBlo
2.5
Unfortunately, this picture doesnt top SCREAM in its cleverness and imaginative use of genre cliches.
Tv Guide
3.5
There is a movie in a movie and talk of a real life sequel killer.
Lariat
2.5
Scream was a phenomenon: It was fresh and funny, hip and hokey, self referential and just plain scary.
Film Journal
3.8
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
4.2
As the killing spree reaches its climax, Scream 2 comes perilously close to toppling over, exhausted by its own Gen X showmanship.
Ew
3.5
The characters lining up for the bloody body count were now pop saturated teens weaned on horror movies.
Ew
2.0
Scream 2 feels like a pastiche of disconnected horror sequences and dialogue pasted together primarily to deliver a half baked sequel that does nothin ..
Cinema Crazed
3.8
Clever parody of the sequel trend; once again we are treated to a movie mocking its own conventions.
Empire
3.0
But those dialogues rarely go deep into the topic or take any definite moral position.
Common Sense Media
2.5
I scream, you scream The slasher horror cycle of films of the 1970s and 80s eventually self destructed, fading into a dismal series of ever poorer seq ..
Sf Gate
3.0
While the shocks come thick and fast, the real pleasure comes from the knowing humour and ingenious spoofing of genre tropes.
Bbc
4.4
A true Amistad movie should be an inspiring, highly emotional and moving tale about the courage and will of the Africans themselves not the mildly aff ..
Mr Brown Movies
3.8
If not tragedy, what kind of life has Sidneys become.Scream 2 is the weakest entry in the franchise, running a little long and ungainly, but it is sti ..
The Movie Boy
3.5
The secret to both Scream and Scream 2s success is that neither film condescends to its audience instead the audience is let in on the joke.
Reeling Reviews
3.0
Watching for the semi famous faces playing the characters from Scream is fun, but they feel like cheap jokes after the intelligence of Screams humor.
Flickfilosopher
3.8
Scream 2 isnt quite as clever as its predecessor, but it fills the gap with a cutting wit.
ReelViews
2.0
A look at the Laugh Factorys Comedy Camp, which for more than 30 years has offered a place for at risk kids and otherwise to try their hand at stand u ..
Calendar Live
3.1
The end result is a consistently watchable slasher that successfully manages to appeal to both newcomers and the series fans, with the revitalized atm ..
Reel Film
3.8
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 i ..
Movie Habit
2.0
And frankly, the filmmakers dont even follow their own rule about sequels the killings are more gruesome but less scary than those in the original.
Deseret News
4.0
Its a scream of a roller coster ride, aimed at those who thrive on this genre.
Urban Cine File
4.4
Sure, maybe because this is a sequel and not quite as fresh, it doesnt live up to the original, but it comes damn close and is still more enjoyable th ..
Three Movie Buffs
3.5
Scream 2 ups the stakes of its predecessor by opening in a theater where bloodthirsty horror fans await the debut of a movie based on events that took ..
Larsen On Film
3.8
Williamson cooked up another very good script, filled with irony and shocks, and though it doesnt feel as fresh as the first time, this is still a hig ..
Montreal Film Journal
3.0
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Rochester Goes Out
3.5
Still, its self awareness has a brashness that can be enlivening, and its dialogue with the first Scream is at times subtly inspired, even if its stag ..
Nicks Chager
3.5
No hints about this jump out of the seat, shriek inducing whodunit.As in the first movie, it keeps audiences guessing the identity of the knife wieldi ..
Articles Sun Sentinel
4.4
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