Scream 2 Review

Review of Scream 2 (1997) by screenqueeen: 👍 3.5/5

I've warmed up to this considerably since last viewing. I think the film bro reading of it really undermined my ability to pick apart the individual influences thus making it hard for me to see that Craven can indeed kill two birds with one stone, as he does here.

Between the white male film "opinions" regarding what sequels and/or follow-ups can do to films (I'm in this category therefore not safe here) and actually showing you that by applying the agency its characters earned in the first and wield in this film while paying homage to genre classics characters didn't get to name drop (while trying to impress their professor [or girls? the audience?]) is actually a very impressive feat.

The STAB scene between Tori Spelling and Luke Wilson is still my favorite moment in this, although I still really would've liked to see the performance of Randy's character since he railed against the actor so harshly.