Video Capsule Review

Scary Movie 2 (2001)

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WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT? Not ''Scary Movie 2''

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Release Date: Jul 04, 2001; Rated: R; Video Release Date: Dec 18, 2001; Genres: Comedy, Horror; With: Anna Faris, Tori Spelling, Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans; Distributor: Dimension Films

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By Scott Brown

Scott Brown

Scott Brown is a senior writer for EW and a frequent contributor to National Public Radio -- he has the tote bag to prove it

An ultrarealistic penis prop can claim much credit for the success of the first ''Scary Movie'' -- and, saints be praised, in Scary Movie 2, it's baaaaack. But its talents are wasted in a flaccid, no-groans-barred spoof of ''The Haunting,'' itself a snoozer no one saw. The Wayans brothers trowel on the playground scatology, but many of the alleged ''gags'' simply aren't jokes in any traditional sense. (Musical cues help you time your guffaws.) A pity, because the penis really deserved a better flick.

Posted Dec 25, 2001

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