One other twist that would make things interesting - how about a road trip? The first movie took place at Sydney's high school, and the second at Sydney's college. How about having the third take place while Sydney and crew are traveling on a summer trip? Sure, the sets would be a little more expensive, but I'm sure Wes has deep pockets. Or maybe some other location switch - how about on a cruise ship? Unlike any land-based scenario, the number of people on a cruise ship is defined and verifiable. Or is it? I can see chase scenes deep in the bowels of the ship, with water dripping and chains hanging, a la Alien.

Well, Kevin Williamson has done pretty well so far, and I'm sure that opening scene in Scream 2 looked a lot better on paper, so I'll just wait and see what he puts in Scream 3. It could be half as good as Scream and still be better than the average movie out there.

[Note: This review of Scream, Scream 2, and I Know What You Did Last Summer was written on December 14, 1997, two days after the release of Scream 2. It is also available at W6: Striking Fear Into The Hearts Of Very Young Children Who Scare Easily.]