The Great Scream Liveblog Experiment Continues: Scream 2

Somehow, I have never seen a Scream movie before today. Over the course of the day I will be watching all three films leading up to Tuesday night's New York preview screening of Scream 4 (or, Scre4m, for those of you who are in the know). And I will liveblog the entire experience right here because, well, why not? I'll be checking the comments if you have any words of explanation, encouragement or scorn. OK, one down, time for Scream 2.

3:14 p.m. OK, we are officially over here for Scream 3. Join us!

3:03 p.m. I didn't like this one quite as much. Ugh, Scream 3 next... everyone hates Scream 3, right? Am I in store for something awful?

2:59 p.m. Compared to the first film, this ending is way too drawn out and, considering Laurie Metcalf is the villain, not really what I would call terrifying.

2:54 p.m. At least she uses a gun. It does seem more efficient.

2:51 p.m. Jackie from Roseanne is the second killer? I'm officially starting to hit Scream fatigue.

2:48 p.m. A-ha, you're not fooling me this time, Scream. I refuse to believe Jerry O'Connell has been shot.

2:44 p.m. If Liev Schreiber approached me with bloody hands, I'd still trust him. Come on, look at him, he seems so nice.

2:40 p.m. OK, the scene where they have to climb out of the car while the killer is in the driver's seat -- suspenseful!

2:38 p.m. The killer is quite astute at doing everyday things -- driving a car, running over cops, using a knife -- while wearing a Halloween mask. I remember not even having the ability to see anything but fuzzy porch lights while trick-or-treating once in a Luke Duke mask circa 1983.

2:32 p.m. David Arquette just got butchered, yet he's looking at me from the cover of the Scream 3 DVD. How is this possible?

2:27 p.m. Here it is. For that time you want to look like you have a backpack but don't actually need a backpack.

2:23 p.m. Does anyone remember the jacket that Courteney Cox wears during the middle of Scream 2? It's like a "I look like I'm wearing a backpack, but I'm actually not" kinda thing.

2:17 p.m. When the message comes on Sidney's computer screen, "You're going to die tonight," wouldn't this be old hat by now? It would be like me seeing a comment on Movieline that says "Your opinion of SNL sucks!" Oh, that again.

2:13 p.m. You know why crime has fallen so much in recent year? The lack of boom box dancers to muffle the sounds of stabbing victims.

2:11 p.m. I can see myself at the screening tonight, in a circle of film writers, talking about our favorite Scream scenes, "Mine's the one without sound! Really amplifies the manic terror in that scene."

2:08 p.m. For some reason, during the play scene, my sound went out. I actually sat here without sound for three minutes because I thought it was some sort of artistic choice. "Hm, interesting decision by Craven to go without sound."

2:06 p.m. (Nope! Still acting!)

2:05 p.m. (Quickly checking to make sure David Warner hasn't passed away.)

2:04 p.m. Hey, David Warner! Also the bad guy in Titanic this same year. Hey, Joseph Kosinski, why didn't you bring Warner back as Dillinger for Tron: Legacy?

1:59 p.m. Oh, Luke Wilson, what a wild ride you have in store for you over the next 14 years. Get used to those cell phones.

1:58 p.m. Only Scream 2 could make me miss Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard.

1:55 p.m. Jerry O'Connell should never, ever be allowed to sing. Not on film. Not in the shower. Ever. I know it was supposed to be bad, but, still.

1:54 p.m. You know, if Scream 2 were the only movie released in 1997, David Arquette would be an Oscar winner.

1:52 p.m. Slow, moving, sincere scenes are not Jerry O'Connell's strong suit. Yet, I sit through them

1:46 p.m. Here's what makes this easier than the Harry Potter live blog: Each Scream movie is not four-and-a-half hours long!

1:42 p.m. Apparently I was thinking of Beverly Hills: 90210's Gabrielle Carteris. Gellar is 34.

1:42 p.m. Want to know how old Scream 2 is? Sarah Michelle Gellar turned 50 this year.

1:36 p.m. According to Wikipedia, want to know who was nominated for a Genie award just this year? Timothy Olyphant for High Life. We've come full circle.

1:35 p.m. Also, according to IMDB, Nina Petronzio was nominated for a Genie Award -- which, I'm told is a Canadian Oscar.

1:33 p.m. And then there's Nina Petronzio who, according to IMDB, played Film Class Mopey Girl. Enjoy your Google alert, Nina!

1:30 p.m. Timothy Olyphant, Portia de Rossi... I can't believe how many people are in this movie.

1:25 p.m. Ah, Jerry O'Connell. This and Frank Cushman in back-to-back roles. This was truly the golden era for O'Connnell.

1:20 p.m. Also, no name is harder for me to spell correctly than "Liev Schreiber."

1:19 p.m. Liev Schreiber is in this? How do I not know this?

1:18 p.m. Yep, just as Tommy Marx said in the comments for the first film, Jada Pinkett is now dead, too.

1:16 p.m. Is there a chance Omar Epps comes back as the killer? Because I'm saddened by his death. He needs to live so that he can die a horrific death on ER.

1:10 p.m. "Hang up the phone and star 69 his ass!" How can Scream 2 be more dated than Scream?

1:07 p.m. Oh, god, the screening tonight won't be like this Stab screening, will it? I don't think I can deal with that.

1:06 p.m. "No one wants to pay $7.50 to see some Sandra Bullock shit." That's funny for a couple of reasons, now.

1:00 p.m. OK, admittedly, the first one was fun. Why do people start wavering on the next two? Will I like this one?

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