tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post4904582166281136836..comments2024-02-25T21:23:09.512-05:00Comments on Stale Popcorn: Scream to Scream, Scene by Scene: END CREDITS of Scream 2 (1:47:39-1:55:31)Glenn Dunkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post-76730247825185418512011-07-23T17:56:54.024-04:002011-07-23T17:56:54.024-04:00Great work, Glenn! This series is a delight, every...Great work, Glenn! This series is a delight, every single bit. Now can we get some Jennifer Jolie up in this place or what? ;)Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post-69633943884059999592011-07-22T23:43:52.773-04:002011-07-22T23:43:52.773-04:00I love Scream 2...as we all do. I never really tak...I love Scream 2...as we all do. I never really take to mind that closing song, except for that it was played in the cafeteria scene (where it was much more approprietley placed. It is SO late '90s, and though the film itself isn't dated by this era, it is a real artifact from such a different time when music, fads, and (pop) culture was at such a cool, turning point. But, again, its remarkable how well <i>Scream 2</i> has been built to last, as it feels just as fresh as I'm sure it did in 1997.<br /><br />The original's First Cool Hive has always felt very on edge and eerie as Weathers had said. It always gives me goosebumps and butterflies as Sid unties Neil, and then the camera cuts to Gail -- and the face she makes sticks in my mind. Then Dewey being taken away, Gail sharing her first-hand experience with the world, and that fade into the sunrise...No lyrics, and its a beautifully haunting piece. But it matches the first film so well, in that it feels alot more emotionally resonant and thought-provoking than the sequels. Not a single beat in the original that didn't feel genuine -- and the film provided more vivid, clarifying moments, actions, dialouge, expressions,etc. Not at all saying that this damages S2, it's just not always as emotionally engaging or doesn't quite render the kind of intimate or complex feelings. Though maybe it isn't so much a "flaw" as it is a personal attribute that worked wonders the first time. <br /><br />The other cover of "I Think I Love You" over the titlecards however is an awesome way to end it, in a way. So we can see the old faces in a happy way (constrasting with the darker original). It's cool how its a love song we heard, but this time its sung well and professionally.Brandonhttp://moviemania77.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post-7050096405208270232011-07-22T01:14:36.106-04:002011-07-22T01:14:36.106-04:00Congratulations on finishing "Scream 2!"...Congratulations on finishing "Scream 2!" I want to say again how much I am enjoying this project.<br /><br />And I have never seen that video. Wow. That's bad. But at least they tried something a little different. I guess they deserve some credit for that? Maybe? Maybe not. But it is a good song and an interesting choice.<br /><br />The song along with Sidney's walk across campus makes her appear really strong, but we see that isn't the case in the third one. <br /><br />And it is definitely a different direction than the ending of the first one, with Moby's phenomenal "First Cool Hive." That song gave the first film a very somber, eerie ending. At least that's how I've always felt. The tone is much different.<br /><br />And I'm glad I am not alone in loving the title cards! I made sure to stick around for them when seeing the second, third and fourth films (didn't see the first in theatres, sadly). And I also noticed the lack of Ghostface in the end credits of "Scream 4," which made me think it was the end.Weathersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327605674280773646.post-63611108320476381942011-07-21T20:53:07.425-04:002011-07-21T20:53:07.425-04:00This is probably either too difficult a question, ...This is probably either too difficult a question, or something you've answered and I've forgotten, but do you have a preference between the first two films? I remember your points near the start of this one about how different they are as films, but I'm constantly debating this with myself. <br /><br />I loved the first one so much that I was afraid to watch the sequels. When I finally got to Scream 2, though, it almost jumped past the first in terms of affection. There are a couple of scenes that I think are a bit clunky, but the scene where Sidney and Hallie escape the car almost rivals the first film's Barrymore scene. It may have been the affection that I built up over the first film, but I was more worried for the main trio in this film than in any of the others. Although the second does suffer purely because of the lack of Tatum.<br /><br />(and yes, I probably do spend far too much time thinking about these things)MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698158831863143375noreply@blogger.com