Scream's Best Sequel Hid One of the Worst Scenes in The Entire 30-Year Franchise
Scream 2 is overall a fantastic sequel, but this scene stands out as the product of a rewrite, and it almost derails the whole thing.
Most fans of Wes Craven’s Scream franchise would agree that Scream 2 is a little more tightly paced than the original film.
But part of the charm of Scream (1996) is that it doesn’t really follow a three-act structure as much as it has two distinct halves.
The first is us getting to know the primary characters, Sidney Prescott, Dewey Riley, Gale Weathers, Tatum Riley, Billy Loomis, Stu Macher, and Randy Meeks.
We get a feel for their personalities, we get an idea of how they react differently to the murders of Casey Becker and Steven Orth, and we come to suspect one of them.
Then, the second half is the party at Stu’s house, where our suspicion is confirmed but with a twist.
Scream 2, however, is a bit more crowded a movie, but it breezes by in a more traditional way.
Author's summary: Scream 2 has a tightly paced plot.