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Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Brandy Norwood

There was so much story left to tell after I Know What You Did Last Summer that the filmmakers brought back all the beloved, surviving characters from the first film for this sequel. Ray (Fredd...( read more  read more... )ie Prinze Jr.), Julie (Jennifer Love Hewitt), and Julie's white tank top (Jennifer Love Hewitt's white tank top) return to once again face a hook-wielding maniac. Not satisfied merely to repeat a theme, director Danny Cannon and screenwriter Trey Callaway add variation by introducing Karla (Brandy) as Julie's best friend in the whole wide world. Karla and Julie have won a summer trip to the Bahamas with their current infatuations but find that they've arrived at the start of the storm season and that at their hotel "Do Not Disturb" signs should flip to say "R.I.P." One can only hope to hang just such a sign on this repetitive, tedious franchise, especially since this version is less scary than the price of beer in those little hotel room refrigerators. Definite contender for Gratuitous T&A Shot of the Year (it's of Hewitt and that's not meant as a recommendation). --Keith Simanton

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R, 100 min.

Directed by: Danny Cannon

Release Date: November 13, 1998

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DVD Release Date: August 7, 2001

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  • Passenger1986
    October 23, 2009
    Passenger1986
    Sometimes, a wonderful film is made. It gets near-universal praise, makes more money than Daniel Plainview and Lex Luthor combined and it seems nothing can stop it. The problem? Well, where do you go from there? Most times, the answer is down. Sometimes it's getting caught up try...( read more)ing to top the previous story (often called the Dragon Ball Z effect due to the villains of the show becoming more powerful despite some of them already being the ultimate in power level) or because a director/thespian uses the opportunity to do their dream projects which isn't always a good thing (no, I won't use the Francis Ford Coppola example again. Instead, I look to Roberto Benigni. Having won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Life Is Beautiful, he then went on do do what he called his dream project: a live action adaptation of Pinocchio... starring himself as the titular character. If that causes you to run screaming, you're not alone).

    Then we have the opposite. Or rather, a belief in the opposite: that a bad film, if somehow is given a sequel, has nowhere to go but up since in better hands, the sequel can rectify the mistakes of the first and show that the sins of the fathers need not be visited upon the sons.
    Let's take I Know What You Did Last Summer: it was formulaic, filled with narm, characters that were so annoying you were BEGGING to see them die (as opposed to films where you want the characters to die only because the villain is a franchise staple who can be very inventive with their kills), illogical and it had one of the weaker villains ever to grace a horror/thriller. I only gave it a rating slightly higher than this film due to Sarah Michelle Gellar, who I enjoyed seeing in Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
    Now, this is the question I pose: what the Hell went so wrong that not only did they not make a better film they somehow made it WORSE than its predecessor?!

    Let's start with the title. Now, I don't think I'm spoiling anything by telling you the fisherman from the first movie, who is meant to be the antagonist but comes off as Billy Bob Thornton in fishing gear (yes I know he didn't play him in the films, don't message me and try to correct me) is back to try and kill Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt, who seems to have a yo-yo career as far as I'm concerned). If I have spoiled it for you... seriously, you couldn't see that coming? Anyway, the title is just absurd. Of course you remember what happened. And it's a false title anyway because a whole new fiasco happened LAST summer. So it should be I Now Have Two Summers I Know Things About or I Still Know What You Did LAST Last Summer. That second one wouldn't make much more sense anyway but would still be more accurate. Not that it matters. Like I said, he's very unlikely to forget his apparent death. I say apparent because he doesn't appear to be undead (apparently, the third film in the series says he is undead and kills those who hold secrets of a death but more on that later). Come on, is revenge on four teens who will most likely live crappy lives with unfulfilled dreams really how you want to spend your time? Wouldn't you rather be at home with your wife, joking about your "crazy time" where you almost died?
    Besides, you killed a guy. Isn't you being run over karma for murdering a guy who didn't seem to do anything wrong except in your crazy book?
    Anyway, about the title, it just looks like a bad joke. Honestly, I think I would rather see the title as something like I'm Fairly Certain I Remember What Took Place A Few Years Ago Something About Being Run Over Right? Where Am I? Ooooh, Bagels! Anyway, What Was My Point Again?

    Getting past the title but still on topic with the villain, I want to know what the Hell his deal is. Is he undead in this film or just really, REALLY good at taking beatings and bullets? Was he undead the whole time? Does he do this every few centuries or so and we just happen to be seeing the latest of many slaughters? Let's face it, he is nowhere near as cool as other undead characters like Freddy or Jason. Adding to that, he looks like a geezer version of Ghostface from the Scream series only without the awesome voice modulation.
    Speaking of voice... ugh. Looks like a crazy hillbilly/homeless guy, sounds like one, probably smells like one. If this were a comedy, I'd be half expecting him to go "CHANGE! Ya got change?! Ah come on, help a guy out!"

    Now let's move on.
    The movie has a few other little things I don't like. One of those is the karaoke selection from Julie: I Will Survive.

    I. Hate. That. Goddamn. Song.

    It is so overplayed, the vocals are terrible, the lyrics are just awful. So naturally, it was choice number one for this film wasn't it? How many other horses you want to beat to death? Makes me wish TV's Frank's and Dr. Forrester's idea of a karaoke machine that only plays public domain songs would see the light of day.

    And now for my other big complaint: Jack Black. Oh dear Lord man, what the Hell were you thinking?! I like a lot of his work, even though some of his characters border on annoying. This is the first time I've ever wanted to see his character die in his opening scene. It's like the writers thought "Well, we're in the Bahamas now, how about we include a stoner! Cos, y'know, stoners are funny! And they live in exotic places like that, as do African tribes of cannibals that totally isn't a stereotype!" "Dude, you are brilliant! That's like the greatest idea since Scrappy-Doo!"

    Also, I want to take note of the following things: Brandy, your singing is barely passable (and for what you did to Another Day In Paradise, you've pretty much confirmed you shouldn't be allowed to cover another song. Ever) so I don't know why you thought acting would be a good idea.
    And Jeffrey Combs, what in the name of all that is holy are YOU doing here?! You're too good for this! Unless... unless this is meant to be part of the Re-Animator series and Ben Willis is your latest experiment! No... wait... that's retarded. That's so retarded it makes Meatwad look like a genius.

    The sad thing is, you think that maybe NOW there's nowhere to go but up. But then a third film came out and it had nothing to do with the previous movies beyond the title and Ben Willis. You couldn't pay me enough to see that film. Now the franchise should just die. It can join Final Destination and Urban Legends and just stay dead.

    Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go punish myself for even mentioning a fun series like Re-Animator in relation to this. I'm sorry Jeffrey, please don't hurt me!
  • SirPant
    September 24, 2009
    SirPant
    I still couldn?t have given a toss what these idiots had done the previous summer.
  • stopitgoaway
    September 8, 2009
    stopitgoaway
    After her friends were murdered last summer, Julie James (Jennifer Love-Hewitt) has never been the same, still haunted by the guilt over her part in the killing of the fisherman her grades are dropping and her relationship is seriously strained. When she and her best friend win a...( read more) trip to the Bahamas, she believes that finally things may be picking up; but the trip doesn't quite work out how they expected.

    Its pretty much more of the same, but it's cheesier, weaker and more clichéd than the first. Don't get me wrong i still found some enjoyment in watching it, but classic material it is not! Anyone who loved the first film, will at least enjoy this one, but it is definitely inferior in every respect.
  • roygutteridge
    August 10, 2009
    roygutteridge
    A more appropriate title would be Who Cares What You Did Last Summer.
  • 76Majikat
    January 15, 2009
    76Majikat
    The sequel with the worst title ever is predictable and corny, but at the same time easy watching good fun.
  • iggie461
    October 29, 2009
    iggie461
    Teenage horror film...
  • milletman10
    October 27, 2009
    milletman10
    And I still know why I'll never touch this movie
  • mojo00
    October 27, 2009
    mojo00
    At least two of the lousy actors from the first movie aren't in the sequel but, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, happened to contain the same amount of screaming.
    At first I thought that the sequel was even better than the first movie, but after a while I just wasn't too s...( read more)ure.
    It was kind of the way you would've expected and to be a good horror movie you have to bring a lot of surprises.
    Although this movie certainly did end with a cliffhanger that will stay in my head for an eternity!
  • petrolspec65802
    October 18, 2009
    petrolspec65802
    This was only a slight improvment to it's previous title due to Jack Black adding his flavor of comedy to the mix.
  • liz101rocks
    October 16, 2009
    liz101rocks
    I read this book!! it was good

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Critic Reviews

March 19, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

A lazy, hasty effort that offers little beyond a few jack-in-the-box startles and a high body count, including Hewitt's bouncing about in a shirt half-unbuttoned over a bikini top. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie's R rating mentions 'intense terror violence and gore,' but only its publicity team could consider it intense or terrifying. Gore it has. full review

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Comments

  • Simontbh
    March 13, 2008
    Simontbh
    Although i like this movie, it contains some of the dumbest characters ive ever seen in a film.
  • ilovemovies2007
    February 25, 2007
    ilovemovies2007
    love it
  • knowlesey
    August 13, 2006
    knowlesey
    I loved this movie! Great sequal!
  • kittycat124
    July 10, 2006
    kittycat124
    why would they make a sequal? The original was good enough.
  • yamahachickce
    June 15, 2006
    yamahachickce
    This movie brings back good Ol' memories! I remember how I wouldn't walk alone in the dark because of this movie!
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