12 Movies Literally ONE Step From Perfection
1. Scream 2 – Randy’s Death
A Nightmare on Elm Street helmer Wes Craven puts in an appearance on this list with this hastily written sequel to his surprise 1996 sleeper hit, the Kevin Williamson scripted meta-slasher Scream.
That brutal but brilliant original couldn’t be improved upon and its subsequent sequels featured far more than one flaw, but 1997’s intense and ingenious Scream 2 was a rare clever, witty, and altogether worthy follow-up to the first film—until the flick killed off nerdy comic relief Randy.
This needlessly mean-spirited touch in an otherwise superb sequel hampered the film’s claim to greatness, a fact epitomised by the fact that Scream 3 awkwardly inserted a cameo from Jamie Kennedy, as if trying to retcon this unnecessary scene.