It didn't take long for me to realize that "Scary Movie" is largely apeing the "Airplane" comedies: basically, "anything for a laugh, no matter how stupid." And it lives up to that mandate.
The difference, though, is that "Scary Movie's" brand of comedy is far less subtle, mostly consisting of sight gags and physical humour (how many times do people need to get hit with things?) It does have it's subtle and surprising moments, and as far as I'm concerned those are the best ("Oh my God, we hit a boot!")
Another difference is that, believe it or not, "Scary Movie" is even LESS subtle in it's style of parody than "Airplane!" was, often outright naming the films it's spoofing, which comes across as pretty desperate. As well, it tries to be topical ("Whazzzup?") which will probably result in a film that ages very badly.
All things considered, though, I did enjoy most of it. While it was hilariously ironic to see Carmen Electra make fun of somebody ELSE'S acting ability, the principal characters -- especially the women -- did a great job. Did nobody else thing that Cheri Oteri's "Gail Hailstorm" scenes were the funniest moments? Next to Hailstorm (and including Brenda's hilarious movie-theatre death, and Buffy's "Is this the climax? Do you mind if I fake it?"), the men in the film are pretty dull, actually.
This film features jokes for everybody. How offended you are by the huge number of jokes that DON'T suit your sense of humour will probably dictate how much you enjoy the movie.
The difference, though, is that "Scary Movie's" brand of comedy is far less subtle, mostly consisting of sight gags and physical humour (how many times do people need to get hit with things?) It does have it's subtle and surprising moments, and as far as I'm concerned those are the best ("Oh my God, we hit a boot!")
Another difference is that, believe it or not, "Scary Movie" is even LESS subtle in it's style of parody than "Airplane!" was, often outright naming the films it's spoofing, which comes across as pretty desperate. As well, it tries to be topical ("Whazzzup?") which will probably result in a film that ages very badly.
All things considered, though, I did enjoy most of it. While it was hilariously ironic to see Carmen Electra make fun of somebody ELSE'S acting ability, the principal characters -- especially the women -- did a great job. Did nobody else thing that Cheri Oteri's "Gail Hailstorm" scenes were the funniest moments? Next to Hailstorm (and including Brenda's hilarious movie-theatre death, and Buffy's "Is this the climax? Do you mind if I fake it?"), the men in the film are pretty dull, actually.
This film features jokes for everybody. How offended you are by the huge number of jokes that DON'T suit your sense of humour will probably dictate how much you enjoy the movie.
