Scary Movie 2 (US)

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More merciless. More shameless
Certificate: R
Running Time: 82 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
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Synopsis:
All of your favorite Scary Movie characters are back in a laugh-packed sequel that scares up even more irreverent fun than the original! Marlon Wayans (Scary Movie, Requiem for a Dream), Shawn Wayans (Scary Movie, Don`t Be A Menace…), and Anna Faris (Scary Movie) lead a stellar cast that takes extreme pleasure in skewering Hollywood`s most frightening feature films and spoofing popular culture! Also starring Regina Hall (Scary Movie, Love and Basketball), Christopher Kennedy Masterson (TV`s Malcolm in the Middle), Tori Spelling (TV`s Beverly Hills 90210)… plus Tim Curry (Charlie`s Angels), Chris Elliott (The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps) and James Woods (Any Given Sunday), nothing`s sacred and anything goes in this outlandish must-see comedy hit!

Special Features:
Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
Deleted and Alternate Scenes
Special Effects Tour
Behind The Makeup
Word From The Perch
Still Gallery

DVD-ROM Features:
Website Links
Screenplay Viewer
Character Profiles
Trivia Game

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 French

Subtitle Tracks:
Spanish
CC: English

Directed By:
Keenen Ivory Wayans

Written By:







Starring:
James Woods
David Cross
Kathleen Robertson
Christopher Masterson
Regina Hall
Anna Faris
Marlon Wayans
Shawn Wayans

Casting By:
Christine Sheaks
Jeanne McCarthy
Juel Bestrop

Soundtrack By:
Buck Sanders
Nelly
Michael McCuistion
Kevin Kliesch
John Debney
George S. Clinton
Marco Beltrami

Director of Photography:
Steven Bernstein

Editor:
Richard Pearson
Thomas J. Nordberg

Costume Designer:
Mary Jane Fort
Valari Adams

Production Designer:
Cynthia Kay Charette

Producer:
Barry Rosenbush
Sue Jett
Eric L. Gold

Executive Producer:
Brad Weston
Harvey Weinstein
Bob Weinstein
Shawn Wayans
Marlon Wayans
Peter Schwerin
Lee R. Mayes
Tony Mark
Lisa Blum
Rick Alvarez

Distributor:
Buena Vista

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8 / 10
I reviewed the region 2 disk, which is identical to the region 1 disk.
What a hilarious movie. Considering the fact it is a crazy parody, it`s an excellent one.
The movie includes references (subtle or not-so-subtle) to "The Exorcist" (one of the funniest scenes in the movie), "The Haunting" (the house where most of the story happens), "The Weakest Link" (the excellent BBC TV game show), "Final Destination" (mind the bus), "The Matrix", "Hannibal", "Charlie`s Angels", "Twister" ("...we`ve got cows..."), "What Lies Beneath" (bath scene), "Pearl Harbor" (cat bomber) and "Hollow Man". In a very peculiar way, all the references really work and most of them are truly funny.
The video transfer is very good. There are no compression signs and the colors look very well saturated. The various special effects are nice (in a spoofy kind of a way).
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is very good. The surrounds are frequently used for the special sound effects, mostly during the scenes inside the house.
The menus are still with music.
The extras include a behind the scenes look, explanations about the special effects and make-up, 13 (!!!) deleted scenes (some very funny) and 9 alternate scenes (including alternate endings).
Bottom line - it`s rude, it`s dumb, it makes no sense at all, but it is SO cool, especially to horror fans.
posted by Zvi Josef on 27/2/2002 08:31