Cine Mania(cs): Scream 2 / Scary Movie

March 2020: lockdown. The country comes to a standstill from one day to the next. Some people like to think back to this time more, some less. In response to popular demand, the double feature that was originally planned is now finally being shown after a five-year delay. It shows that you should never feel completely safe in a cosy cinema seat, as it is not uncommon for a masked killer to scent his chance among the distracted audience. In SCREAM 2, he even honours his own film premiere and slashes his seatmate while the audience roars at the bloody goings-on on the screen. Once again, it is up to final girl Sidney Prescott to put an end to the murders. If this thoroughly smart and exciting sequel isn't meta enough for you, you can enjoy the accompanying parody: SCARY MOVIE pokes fun at the pop culture of the previous decade in the early 00s and makes it clear once and for all why you shouldn't use your phone in the cinema ... (Florian Widegger)

Scream 2
Director: Wes Craven
Country: US
Year: 1997
With: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy
Version: Original English version
Length: 120 min

Scary Movie
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Country: US
Year: 2000
With: Anna Faris, Jon Abrahams, Shannon Elizabeth, Carmen Electra, Dave Sheridan
Version: English original version
Length: 88 min