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Scary Movie

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Movie, Incredably Funny
Review: I don't know what all you bumbs think but this is the funniest movie i've ever seen. If you would like to see a great movie you have to see this one. I have never seen a movie so funny. Even though it show a lot of guy nudity it is still funny. Those are funny parts too. Although keep young children away. If you liked half baked or office space or even if you didn't you'll still love this. Im refearing to the DVD version.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Nasty, Raunchy, Trashy Fun!
Review: If your the sort who loves good raunchy fun and craves the sort of things that others flinch at, then this is perfect for you. Just don't see this movie if you're even moderately offendable. This parody makes a mockery of retarded people, shows genitalia of all sorts openly, gives you a glimpse of all sorts of bodily fluid, features vulgar dialogue... you get the picture. What this adds up to ( at least for me, anyway) is good, clean fun. This is one of the funniest movies i have ever seen. Scary Movie is basically one giant spoof of such flicks as Scream, I Know What you Did Last Summer, etc. My DVD version has been trouble free, as well. I know some others have experienced trouble with their copy. At any rate, purchase this movie, pop it in, and be prepared to laugh ( if you're not barfing)...

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Aptly Named... but the implications are even scarier
Review: This movie, and the idea behind it, is the worst kind of perversion of the cinematic art. The director, Keenan Ivory Wayans claims that it is a parody of a satire. Well, why? Why would one parodize a satire?

I can understand a parody of slasher movies in general, and they were ripe for it in the 1980's. In the 90's, Scream tried to make a statement about the genre but was merely an updated version of an already played-out theme. Scary Movie takes the genre to the next level, as a "parody of a satire," and it could have been a success. The problem is that a parody shouldn't completely mirror the film it lampoons. Scary Movie so completely resembles Scream that it falls totally flat.

There were other details in modern slasher films which were more than ripe for parody, such as the silly, completely unscary costumes (raincoat, parka, fencing mask). Including other movies in the mix (usual suspects, the matrix, meet joe black- i think) was merely lazy. The worst aspect of the film, however, was probably the pacing. A combination of the sloppy direction and lazy writing made a totally confused dumping ground of a film which didn't even deserve to break even.

As a sidebar, I found the only funny jokes to be about one of the characters' latent homosexuality. From dressing his girlfriend in a men's football uniform to considering jail as a way to fulfill his fantasies, this was the only enjoyment I experienced in watching the film. Un-PC? Sure. But it ws the only time I laughed.

Sidebar 2 - This film, as many reviewers noted, deserved an NC-17 rating. God knows why it didnt get one.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Scary Movie
Review: Spoof of teen slasher horror films where a group of high school kids try to solve the murder of one of their friends, discovering that the killer is among them.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: DVD problems and the movie itself
Review: I own the DVD of Scary Movie and haven't had any problems with it. The DVD Player I own is Oritron. Now the only problem I'm having so far is getting it (and any DVD) to play on the DVD/CD Rom player on the computer. It might be just a set of bad DVDs that were released. I know most new DVDs are sent to stores weeks in advance before becoming available. So between that time of delivery and being out on stands anything can happen. I could have gone with all the male private parts being seen. I also could have gone with the female gym teacher and her Basic Instinct scene. The two Marlon Wayan segments that were cut should have stayed and the gym teacher segment should have been cut. I hope you know that a network has already bought the rights to the movie. I think it was NBC and it will be interesting to see how they show a "clean" version of this movie in 2002. Can't wait for Scary Movie 2 next year.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Not Funny
Review: After watching this movie, I am surprised that it made any money in the theaters. It had a few funny parts but unless you are totally into horror movies or spoofs, I would not waste time or money on it.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: funny beyond belief
Review: this movie is past funny enjoy every minute of it.beware if u don't like low .brow humor

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: WASSSUUUUUUUUUPP!!
Review: Did "Scream" have a plot? NO! Did "I Know What You Did Last Summer" make any sense? DON'T THINK SO! Combine both movies with other bits and pieces from "Blair Witch", "Sixth Sense", "The Usual Suspects" and even the Budwiser commercial and you get the comedy hit "Scary Movie". I don't need to go over the plot, because there isn't one, and I'm sure you've already seen "Scream" and "I Know...". You don't really need to see the two to watch this one, but I'm sure it makes it 10 times funnier.

The movie opens up with Carmen Electra playing Drew (the Drew Barrymore part in "Scream", get it?). Drew answers the phone and starts having a small conversation with GhostFace. There was a small "Squeek" and GhostFace asks Drew what that noise was? She answers, "Whoops! I farted.". You can imagine the rest from there. The movie also stars the HOT Shannon Elizabeth, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans.

I haven't laughed so much from a movie in a long time! There were some GENETALIA parts in the movie which caught me by surprise. The DVD edition is pretty cool, because it shows some deleted scenes that are pretty funny. It also shows an alternate ending. It's been a long time since Keenen Ivory Wayans directed a film, so it was a joy to see him direct this one (please see "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka!" if you haven't already!) The first time I saw Scary Movie was at the movie theater, and I couln't wait to get it own DVD. Instead of buying it when it came out, I got it as a Christmas gift exchange for free, thanks to Chad :)

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: The Most Pathetic Attempt At Parody I've Ever Seen
Review: This so-called movie is the most pathetic attempt at parody, and comedy I've ever seen. I like to think that a parody should be a movie that has a plot that can stand on its own while it parodies a movie with a similar plot. This movie has nothing that resembles a plot. It literally could be chopped and hacked to pieces as it rightfully should be and most of the scenes could stand on their own as sketches, and very poor sketch comedy at best. This waste of money seems to be the brainchild of a group of so-called writers that got together and said that they were going to take scenes from Scream, and I Know What You Did Last Summer, among other recent horror movies and simply redo them in a funny way. The writers of this crap have it all wrong. You don't try to redo a scene from the exact work that you are trying to parody. What you should be trying to do is make reference to the scenes that you are parodying in something new that you have created. Watch Spaceballs, a parody of Star Wars, and you will get the idea. You break into your own story and then make comedic references to the work you are parodying. You do not redo the same exact scene and try to make it funny. It just doesn't work that way. It is incredibly sloppy. Scary Movie is garbage with a capital G, and not worth your money to buy, or rent.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Scary Movie
Review: I can't see the movie on DVD. Same problem as others have had. It starts with the FBE warning and stays there. You can't get past it. Only way out is to eject the DVD unseen. Stupid. I've tried 4 copies from Blockbuster and Hollywood Video with same results. I even tried it on my computer DVD and it hangs up.

Somethings wrong here.

I going to return the DVD and get the VHS.


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