Production Year: 2000 - Horror - Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Carmen Electra, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, James Van Der Beek, Keenen Ivory Wayans more
Advantages: Funny Parody of the Horror genre Disadvantages: Lacks any real sense of plot line development
...as the title suggest a scary movie, so there's no need for hiding behind the sofa moments, it's just plain fun. So if you're after something that's going to be intellectually stimulating then this is not the film for you, if you're after a couple of cheap laughs however then this may well be right up your street. Although never going to be to everyone's taste, the Scary Movie franchise has earned its status through producing amusing films that although ...
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Advantages: A funny horror spoof film Disadvantages: Are there too many spoofs made now
...in the 80’s. So when scary movie was made, well I wasn’t too sure about it. But it was taking the Mickey out of a lot of movies and that was a good thing. So, a while back I went and bought the film on DVD, it’s got some good extras and was worth its £10. Here’s my op on a (not so) ‘Scary Movie’, M xx
• What’s this film about?
The best way to describe it is; have you seen Scream? Well, almost identical to that! But if you do want a plot line ...
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Screaming Review ofScary Movie (DVD)by
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Advantages: Some good spoofing Disadvantages: Real bad taste | Hammy acting
Scary Movie or ‘Last Summer I Screamed Because Friday the 13th Fell on Halloween’ and ‘Scream If You Know What I Did Last Halloween’ is the original title of the Scream series. This is series in which Scary Movie spoofs, that along with I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Matrix, The Sixth Sense, The Blair Witch Project and even the Budweiser ‘Wassup’ advert gets the Wayans brothers spoofage.
Scary Movie follows ...
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Advantages: You can leave your taste and brain in another room to enjoy this film Disadvantages: The film is truly stupid
I would like to conduct a little experiment if you will indulge me and it won't take a minute. Let me ask your opinion (for once) on the following things and try to be honest. OK, here goes...
How do you feel about Eminem?
What is your opinion on legalising cannibis?
Do you like teddy bears?
What about the film, The Exorcist?
These ideas or products usually evoke strong emotive responses and are essential to highlight the enormous diversity ...
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Advantages: funny movie, good transfer, good deleted scenes Disadvantages: not many extras for a hit mainstream movie
...much from the soundtrack and Scary Movie is no exception. There are some good bass moments whenever a scare is to be found but overall the surrounds are used sparingly with the majority of the soundmix confined to the fron speakers. But like I've said this is what you expect.
Now because the film was huge hit and very popular you'd think that some effort would be out into the bonus materials on the dvd. Sadly that doesn't seem to have happened, ...
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Advantages: Funny in places, some excellent parodies, good acting, good extra features Disadvantages: Storyline weak, not that much comedy, undefinable genre
With the current trend in increasing numbers of teen horror movies, it seemed inevitable that a movie such as 'Scary Movie', a spoof consisting of parodies from many of the latest horror blockbusters from the States would be an outstanding success. Indeed it was, making the top of the movie charts here, the US and many other countries around the world. But is this mickey-take compilation movie really worth watching?
Well, it depends. It seems to ...
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Advantages: great casting, great gags, VERY funny Disadvantages: absolutely no sign of any kind of storyline - FRUSTRATING!
...there was a plot to Scary Movie or whether it was just me who didnt understand how the film worked!!
Overall it is hilariously funny and anyone who watches it will definitely be needing a change of underwear when the 95 minutes or so are over! The film itself is rude in parts, crude in humour but also ridiculously funny!
The only familiar face you will see in this movie is that of actress Carmen Electra, All the other members of the cast are ...
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As soon as i saw the trailors for the film i knew i had to go and see it. I am already a big fan of teen-slasher horror movies and spoof films, so a film that combines the two has got to be a must see. The one thing i would point out is that you need to have watched atleast ONE scream film and possibly 'I know what you did last summer' to really enjoy the plot and understand the jokes. As most people have, this review won't be a problem.
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...Speaking of which… here is Scary Movie.
Following in the grand footsteps of Airplane!, Repossessed and Candyman 2: farewell To The Flesh, the Wayans brothers (previously seen in such chuckle-morgues as Senseless and Mo’ Money) have slapped together a pastiche of pretty much every teen-horror-slasher movie since Scream, under the hood of the same team responsible for ‘em – Miramax/Dimension Films (owned by Buena Vista, disturbingly ...
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Advantages: Some ideas Disadvantages: Unsubtle, Unoriginal
Scary movie is supposed to be a parody on the horror genre. In my opinion it has failed to do so. But let me first explain what the movie is about.
The plot
The plot of “Scary movie” is based on “I know what you did last summer”. A couple of adolescents fool around at night in a car and what had to happen, happens: they run over a man crossing the street. After a short discussion they decide to dump the body and to drive away. Exactly ...
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Advantages: A real belly laugh - don't take a drink in with you!!! Disadvantages: It had to end !!
...Scream (which was originally titled Scary Movie by the way!) the film pokes fun at all the recent horror films (I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Sixth Sense and The Blair Witch Project) and even a few films from other genres (the Matrix).
For those who haven't seen Scream - a quick recap. Masked killer goes on the rampage, knocking off Cindy's friends one by one and then coming after her. Everyone is under suspicion as the members of the cast ...
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Advantages: Helps you sleep Disadvantages: Umm everything else
...movie at the same time. Scary Movie then decides to spoof this? Whilst Scream is actually very cleverly done and actually funny Scary Movie is a lame excuse for crude jokes and poor writing.
Admittedly to write a movie such as Scary Movie or Hot Shots you have to know movies, and the genre that you are spoofing, inside out. The problem is that you do not have to know comedy. All you do is throw in a few ridiculous situations and make people think ...
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Advantages: Hilarious gags and sketches - mickey takes of films like scream and a great cast Disadvantages: Sick-minded humour for some not amazingly long
...can expect to see during Scary movie!** You can expect to see humour involving female transvestines with saggy balls, an old granny being run down by a piano hurtling down the stairs, a man so stoned he is shot in the lungs and puffs of smoke are relaeased, a retarded policeman and gay humour- this combination is lethally funny!
** What does and doesn't work in the film** Only about 30-40% of the jokes in Scary Movie work or made me laugh. There ...
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Advantages: It has its entertaining moments Disadvantages: It could have been done a lot better
This film is a comedy horror which makes fun of the teen slasher genre by spoofing films such as Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. It also makes references to such films as The Matrix and The Blair Witch Project. In fact its name was actually the working title for Scream.
The local school is in shock after a man in a Ghostface outfit kills one of the students in a scream style cameo. The Drew Barrymore character in this scene is played ...
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I have never been a big fan of movie spoofs or the slasher movie genre encompassing such movies as Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer etc. so i went to see this movie expecting to be unimpressed - but was pleasantly surprised. This is a very funny movie. Taking Scream as its main influence and target, this movie takes a cast of unknown 'teenage' actors and has them killed off in a variety of hilarious ways by the man in Munch's Scream mask. ...
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Scary Movie [DVD] [2000]
InScary Moviewe visit BA Corpse High School, where all the pupils are visibly in their ... more
late 20s and a masked madman (or two) is on the loose, slaughtering self-involved, pop-culture-obsessed kids while trying to get to virginal heroine Cindy Campbell (...
Scary Movie [DVD] [2000]
InScary Moviewe visit BA Corpse High School, where all the pupils are visibly in their ... more
late 20s and a masked madman (or two) is on the loose, slaughtering self-involved, pop-culture-obsessed kids while trying to get to virginal heroine Cindy Campbell (...
Scary Movie DVD
A year after disposing the body of a man they accidently killed a group of dumb teenagers ... more
are stalked by a bumbling serial killer. A parody of modern horror films about a group of teenagers who are being terrorised by a serial killer. Some of the se...