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Scary Movie

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: So funny... it's scary! (Doh!)
Review: Wow... just when I thought nothing more could be done with the sight-gag-laden genre-satire flick, 'Scary Movie' ended up being a pleasant surprise! Although I'm not terribly familiar with the subject matter being parodied (the 'Scream' flicks, 'I Know What You Did Last Summer', etc.), I did manage to bust a gut more than a few times. So, even if you're not all that caught up with those 90s-glamourous-&-fashionable-twentysomethings-playing-glamorous-&-fashionable-suburban-white-bread-teenagers-getting-stalked-and-killed-one-by-one horror flicks, I'm sure you'll be more than entertained!

Also included are a few shots at 'The Matrix', 'Blair Witch', 'The Sixth Sense', and those unbelievably annoying 'Wazzzaappp!' beer commercials. There's the usual visual gags that you've come to expect from the genre, as well as a surprisingly large amount of uncovered male naughty bits for the flick to get a mere R-rating! Um, which is cool if, er, you're into that kinda stuff, that is, ahem. Oh yeah, plenty of cannabis humor as well! Wait'll ya see the aquarium bong! But in my opinion, the best parts involved Doofy, the- um, 'special' brother of one of the unfortunate victims-to-be. His lack of prowess in the grey matter made for some real howlers here!

Oh, one more thing: don't forget to check out Doofy's, um, solo romance scene at the end of the closing credits!

'Late!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I THINK THIS IS VERY FUNNY
Review: I THINK THIS MOVIE IS A GREAT COMEDY!I LOVE THIS MOVIE ITS SO FUNNY IF YOU DONT HAVE THIS MOVIE THEN GO GET IT!OFICER DOOFY IS COOL. OFICER IS THE BEST!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: It's so funny it's scary.
Review: You all heard about this movie called Scary Movie. Well for one thing it's the funniest movie ever made. It mainly was made to poke fun at Scream and I Know What You Did Lat Summer. That's why it's so funny. The sick jokes are the funniest. In my opinion the drug jokes are the funniest part. My favorite part is when the killer is chillin' with a group of guys and they are smoking pot out of a fish tank. This is the funniest movie ever made. Watch it tonight.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not scary ... but fun
Review: Okay, come on, you didn't really expect a parody to be scary, did you? But neither was SCREAM, and it was still a brilliant movie. Right off the bat, I'm going to say that I enjoyed nearly every minute of watching SCARY MOVIE.

So why only 3 stars?

For a start, not all the jokes work. Many of them are hilarious, from the simple stuff like the first "fart joke" to the parody of "Amistad"/"Titanic", and the way the actors recite their lines virtually verbatum from SCREAM, but in a way to make you realize just how ridiculous the lines sounded. Others however, like the cheap "Matrix" spoof and the "it's like we're in a movie" jokes, are neither funny nor original.

The creators of SCARY MOVIE knew that not all the jokes would work. Their answer is to throw them at you so fast that before you can start to really hate one, they move you on to the next.

With regards to acting, the performances are corny, and they know it. That's what makes it so funny. The actors who play Bobby and Greg, however, seem to be taking their roles a little too seriously. Anna Faris, who plays Cindy, does a great job of treading the fine line between being ridiculous and being too sincere.

All in all, this is an enjoyable movie. The DVD doesn't contain that much in the way of extras, but it's worth the price. The nice thing about this movie is that you'll find something to enjoy whether you're a SCREAM fan or a SCREAM hater, because it both mercilessly attacks it and gently pokes fun at it at the same time.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Ridiculously funny!!
Review: I am a Wayans fan every since "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" and "In Living Color." I truly loved every moment of this movie from beginning to end. A spoof of Scream, and Blair Witch, this movie is non-stop on the laughs. You have to get this DVD and re-discover why the Wayans do it like no one can.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Scary Movie
Review: Scary Movie is a great comedy that will probably make you laugh contstantly throughout the whole movie. To enjoy the movie, you must like parodies and the gross sexual content that is geared to make you laugh. The Wayans brothers do an excellent job, and the Carmen Electra appearance was great. This movie is geared toward teenagers. The plot doesn't make much sense, but for anyone that just wants to laugh, you have to see this movie.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: NOT THAT FUNNY
Review: About as scarey and as funny as a hemmarhoid.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: STUPID
Review: About as scarey as the next time you go in for a hemmarhoid examination. And about as interesting.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Stupid Fun Of The Highest Order
Review: There's really not much to say about the premise of this offensive, trashy, but funny, film. If you've seen any of the "Scream" films or "I Know What You Did Last Summer", then the film's premise needn't be explained. What we get is one crude joke after another. The most surprising thing about it is that a lot of them are funny. Believe me, you'll laugh, but you'll also be ashamed and embarrased that you did. The script has no real direction, it just seems to be a runaway train tossing off one liners here and sight gags there. It's a rather fun ride tho. Ana Faris, as the heroine, is very appealing. I can't quite put my finger on it. "SNL" regular Cheri Oteri is another stand out. Shawn Wayans, who plays Ray, is very funny as a muscle bound jock who has a strong feminine side. It's one of the few running jokes in the film that stays funny. Regina Hall is very funny. She's a wonderful comedic actress. Marlon Wayans was annoying. You don't care one way or the other if he's on screen. Scary Movie isn't the first horror spoof, and probably won't be the last. Nothing new and nothing memorable. But, I have to say, I laughed. If this is your kind of thing, then go ahead and try it. You might like it. Skip the sequel.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Another proud member of family dislike
Review: The scary thing about "Scary Movie" is that it is aimed to a strong audience of American (As in America the Continent, not the USA, duh!) teenagers and young adults with no sense of good taste and a preference for toilet humor instead of some good comedy. I'm glad I didn't have to pay from my pocket to see this one.

Call me an antiquarian if so much you want to, but with the sole exception of a few scattered jokes, there is nothing of much appeal in here for anyone with a high self-esteem. (Yes, this movie is THAT bad) The "jokes" are all in the classical North American tradition and this is enough to make you think for a second time before venturing in. That's right my good sir, we have everything ranging from fart jokes to gross sex and everything in between. The only thing this movie is capable to do, is to show the importance 90% of North American teens give to sex instead of other, far more important, issues. (Well, the horror movies this movie tried to "spoof" already show such given importance, anyway)

The producers, director and screenwriter(s) seem to be unable to spot the difference between the disgusting and the genuinely funny, and knowing that there are people out there who find this funny gives me the creeps. After all, how stupid do you need to be to think that a penis that ejaculates like a hog house is funny?

Case closed.


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