American Psycho 2 (1998) from Johnny Web (Uncle Scoopy; Greg Wroblewski)  | 
    
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           This is a case of a sequel that was not inspired in any way by the original. Here's what seems to have happened: this was originally a teen slasher film called All American Girl, about a student who wants a teaching assistantship and kills off all the other kids in the class who might present any competition.  | 
    
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           They re-wrote it a teensy bit, and slapped American Psycho 2 into the title. The rewrite added the following: 
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         Take Freddy Got Fingered, add a scene with a sled named Rosebud, and call it Citizen Kane 2. Or add some religious icons, and call it Andrei Rublev 2. Or have Tom Green push a baby carriage down some steps, and call it Battleship Potemkin 2. You get the idea.  | 
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          The original American Psycho was witty, gruesome, 
          lurid, intelligent, sardonic, cynical, and satirical. Even the violence was carried out at a 
          sophisticated level of stylized art and humor.  The "sequel" has almost no wit. The violence is unimaginative run-of-the-mill slasher stuff. The production values are third rate. There is minimal satire. It has no nudity. It stars Bill Shatner. It's just some grade-b unproduced script that was cobbled to fit the title.  | 
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