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Scream 2? Guess what -- it's a scream. As in, we laughed. And following in its predecessor's bite-the-hand-that-feeds-it fashion, screenwriter Kevin Williamson's best yuks are directed at Hollywood. Below, a look at who and what emerges unscathed -- and who gets hacked to bits.
-- Dave Karger
SCARY MOVIES
WINNER: 'TERMINATOR 2' ''You've got a hard-on for [James] Cameron,'' enthuses sorority sister Cici (Sarah Michelle Gellar) to Mickey (Timothy Olyphant).
LOSER: 'SHOWGIRLS' ''Absolutely frightening,'' proclaims movie geek Randy (Jamie Kennedy).
ACTION BABES
WINNER: LINDA HAMILTON ''You got a Linda Hamilton thing going!'' says the killer as Sidney (Neve Campbell) fights back.
LOSER: SANDRA BULLOCK Maureen (Jada Pinkett) and Phil (Omar Epps) pick Stab (Scream 2's film within the film) over a Bullock flick
'STAR WARS' SEQUELS
WINNER: 'THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK' ''It was a better story,'' says film student Mickey.
LOSER: 'RETURN OF THE JEDI' The Ewoks ''blew,'' Mickey says.
TV SHOWS
WINNER: 'PARTY OF FIVE' Cici is PO5 obsessed: ''Sarah found out that Bailey slept with Gwen....''
LOSER: JENNIFER ANISTON Regarding nude shots of herself on the Internet, Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) cracks: ''It was just my head. It was Jennifer Aniston's body.''
NEWSSTAND STAPLES
LOSER: O.J. One Screamer's last words
STATUS UNCLEAR: EW One Stab moviegoer (we're not telling who) brags, ''I read my Entertainment Weekly -- I know my sh -- .'' Minutes later, she's dead. (Cancel that subscription.)
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