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The first things that must absolutely be mentioned about Scary Movie is how far it pushes the "gross-out" trendy comedies have been following lately. There are several male body parts on display, as well as plenty of pubic hair. Think about it this way; this is the sort of "horror" movie where fake blood is actually the 2nd most-seen bodily fluid (Theres Something About Mary had mere drops of, Scary Movie hurls the whole load at you!). This isn't the first gross-out comedy of the year (previous summer comedies Me, Myself and Irene and Road Trip also fit the bill). It is, however, very funny more often than not, the jokes fall flat. The film's humour is on the far side of political correctness, with many "gay" jokes, and a decidedly pro-cannabis stance. There's also a retarded character that is the source of much of the laughter.
There are plenty of other more thoughtful bits relating to the recent horror trend that make up for it; the jokes aren't all in one basket.
I will note that it's a surprise this film got past the MPAA with an R, South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut had problems getting an R, this only exceeds in the number of naughty ‘f’ words, Scary Movie has many more questionable bits.
The plot basically follows the original ‘Scream’, with a subplot of ‘I know What You Did Last Summer’ and scenes from Scream 2, The Matrix, The Blair Witch’s Project (very small scene) and others thrown in for spice. Newcomer Anna Faris holds the movie together as the central character, and like Cameron Diaz in Theres Something About Mary, it's her sweetness that makes the ‘riskey’ bits work. As "Cindy Campbell", she's the Sydney (Scream series) character, complete with the ‘virgin’ characteristics. Indeed, I noted that everyone she meets in the film approaches her sexually; including a coach and a police officer.
The film starts with the obligatory "celebrity gets killed" scene from the Scream series, with Carmen Electra in that role. From there, the plot follows Scream nearly faithfully. One of the themes of the film is that these kids are dumb, but they're sweet about it (and none too young either). There's also a self-awareness that I thought worked well.
Scary Movie isn't high-art, but it does give the audience the sort of spoofing they expect, as well as all those gross jokes I mentioned. The cast and crew seemed to be having fun making this film, which is something I've noticed about the Wayans' previous films; they're spoofs that don't take themselves too seriously. As long as they're delivering the funny, that's all they seem to care about. Spoof comedy has been a bit of a dying breed in recent years, and I'm not sure I'd want to see spoofs too regularly, but for this certain brand of "teen horror" that's just begging.
There are plenty of other more thoughtful bits relating to the recent horror trend that make up for it; the jokes aren't all in one basket.
I will note that it's a surprise this film got past the MPAA with an R, South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut had problems getting an R, this only exceeds in the number of naughty ‘f’ words, Scary Movie has many more questionable bits.
The plot basically follows the original ‘Scream’, with a subplot of ‘I know What You Did Last Summer’ and scenes from Scream 2, The Matrix, The Blair Witch’s Project (very small scene) and others thrown in for spice. Newcomer Anna Faris holds the movie together as the central character, and like Cameron Diaz in Theres Something About Mary, it's her sweetness that makes the ‘riskey’ bits work. As "Cindy Campbell", she's the Sydney (Scream series) character, complete with the ‘virgin’ characteristics. Indeed, I noted that everyone she meets in the film approaches her sexually; including a coach and a police officer.
The film starts with the obligatory "celebrity gets killed" scene from the Scream series, with Carmen Electra in that role. From there, the plot follows Scream nearly faithfully. One of the themes of the film is that these kids are dumb, but they're sweet about it (and none too young either). There's also a self-awareness that I thought worked well.
Scary Movie isn't high-art, but it does give the audience the sort of spoofing they expect, as well as all those gross jokes I mentioned. The cast and crew seemed to be having fun making this film, which is something I've noticed about the Wayans' previous films; they're spoofs that don't take themselves too seriously. As long as they're delivering the funny, that's all they seem to care about. Spoof comedy has been a bit of a dying breed in recent years, and I'm not sure I'd want to see spoofs too regularly, but for this certain brand of "teen horror" that's just begging.
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The first things that must absolutely be mentioned about Scary Movie is how far it pushes the "gross-out" trendy comedies have been following lately. There are several male body parts on display, as well as plenty of pubic hair. Think about it this way; this is the sort of "horror" movie where fake blood is actually the 2nd most-seen bodily fluid (Theres Something About Mary had mere drops of, Scary Movie hurls the whole load at you!). This isn't the first gross-out comedy of the year (previous summer comedies Me, Myself and Irene and Road Trip also fit the bill). It is, however, very funny more often than not, the jokes fall flat. The film's humour is on the far side of political correctness, with many "gay" jokes, and a decidedly pro-cannabis stance. There's also a retarded character that is the source of much of the laughter.
There are plenty of other more thoughtful bits relating to the recent horror trend that make up for it; the jokes aren't all in one basket.
I will note that it's a surprise this film got past the MPAA with an R, South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut had problems getting an R, this only exceeds in the number of naughty ‘f’ words, Scary Movie has many more questionable bits.
The plot basically follows the original ‘Scream’, with a subplot of ‘I know What You Did Last Summer’ and scenes from Scream 2, The Matrix, The Blair Witch’s Project (very small scene) and others thrown in for spice. Newcomer Anna Faris holds the movie together as the central character, and like Cameron Diaz in Theres Something About Mary, it's her sweetness that makes the ‘riskey’ bits work. As "Cindy Campbell", she's the Sydney (Scream series) character, complete with the ‘virgin’ characteristics. Indeed, I noted that everyone she meets in the film approaches her sexually; including a coach and a police officer.
The film starts with the obligatory "celebrity gets killed" scene from the Scream series, with Carmen Electra in that role. From there, the plot follows Scream nearly faithfully. One of the themes of the film is that these kids are dumb, but they're sweet about it (and none too young either). There's also a self-awareness that I thought worked well.
Scary Movie isn't high-art, but it does give the audience the sort of spoofing they expect, as well as all those gross jokes I mentioned. The cast and crew seemed to be having fun making this film, which is something I've noticed about the Wayans' previous films; they're spoofs that don't take themselves too seriously. As long as they're delivering the funny, that's all they seem to care about. Spoof comedy has been a bit of a dying breed in recent years, and I'm not sure I'd want to see spoofs too regularly, but for this certain brand of "teen horror" that's just begging.
There are plenty of other more thoughtful bits relating to the recent horror trend that make up for it; the jokes aren't all in one basket.
I will note that it's a surprise this film got past the MPAA with an R, South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut had problems getting an R, this only exceeds in the number of naughty ‘f’ words, Scary Movie has many more questionable bits.
The plot basically follows the original ‘Scream’, with a subplot of ‘I know What You Did Last Summer’ and scenes from Scream 2, The Matrix, The Blair Witch’s Project (very small scene) and others thrown in for spice. Newcomer Anna Faris holds the movie together as the central character, and like Cameron Diaz in Theres Something About Mary, it's her sweetness that makes the ‘riskey’ bits work. As "Cindy Campbell", she's the Sydney (Scream series) character, complete with the ‘virgin’ characteristics. Indeed, I noted that everyone she meets in the film approaches her sexually; including a coach and a police officer.
The film starts with the obligatory "celebrity gets killed" scene from the Scream series, with Carmen Electra in that role. From there, the plot follows Scream nearly faithfully. One of the themes of the film is that these kids are dumb, but they're sweet about it (and none too young either). There's also a self-awareness that I thought worked well.
Scary Movie isn't high-art, but it does give the audience the sort of spoofing they expect, as well as all those gross jokes I mentioned. The cast and crew seemed to be having fun making this film, which is something I've noticed about the Wayans' previous films; they're spoofs that don't take themselves too seriously. As long as they're delivering the funny, that's all they seem to care about. Spoof comedy has been a bit of a dying breed in recent years, and I'm not sure I'd want to see spoofs too regularly, but for this certain brand of "teen horror" that's just begging.