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Scary Movie 4 (2006)

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The Funniest Scary Movie Yet!, 4 April 2006
Author: XXDustfingerXX from Canada

First, let me start off by saying that this movie made me laugh the most out of all of the Scary Movies yet. The jokes were clean, and they made everyone laugh. Cindy, who has taken on a new job of house keeping. She soon finds a little boy had died and once again she goes on a journey so twisted, that giant Tri-pods are involved. The movie's spoofs are War of the Worlds, Saw 1 and 2, The Village and The Grudge. People will most likely laugh when they see the spoofs for Saw. The spoofs for each of the movies are so funny, that I can't even describe how funny the Tom Cruise mock up was. They had done such a funny job with making fun of Tom Cruise, I almost forgot about the other parts of the movie. The whole movie was excellent, funny, dim-witted and just laugh-out-loud hilarious, that a lot of people will laugh during this movie.

A perfect 10!

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Hilarious, but way too much in it, 6 April 2006

Author: Joe Reilly (dashryderproductions) from United States

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It is a refreshing comedy to see, as the other scary movies, yet this film is much different than the others. There is not as much of the David Zucker "one liners" you would expect, a hint of the Wayans brothers mixed in, and a lot of the jokes run flat. One of the key problems with the film was that they tried to mix too many parodies into it, which took away from the story, and at times seemed just like one big jumble of plot lines and stories.

However, having said that I would like to say that there are some hilarious moments and lines in the film which make it worth seeing. Especially if you are a fan of film such as airplane and the naked gun movies, there are still plenty of moments in it. The comedy style of this film is much like Hotshots Part Deux, yet doesn't quite reach the level of genius which that film did

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One really excellent movie., 11 April 2006

Author: darthflo ([email protected]) from Home, Localhost

I went to the theater today to some kinda exclusive screening of Scary Movie 4. After reading some comments about Date Movie I wasn't expecting too much from the creators but was positively surprised.

Scary Movie 4 is one of the best Movies of the last Years and I think by far the best Spoof I've ever seen. The plot mainly is a parody to War of the Worlds with some nice elements from Saw 1 (and a little bit 2), The Village, The Grudge, Brockeback Mountain and others. Oh and not to forget some nice parodies of celebrities (Tom Cruise, George W., Michael Jackson)

The Humour is mindless and sometimes quite cheap, exactly as it should be in movies like this. If you're looking for two hours of intellectual yet interesting film, try Syriana, if you just want to have some fun and laugh about half of the blockbusters from the last few months, I can fully recommend SM4.

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Been there, Done that., 9 April 2006

Author: jobyrawks from United Kingdom

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Okay, first let me say that i have no problem with the Scary Movie series. The first one was pure magic-and created a whole new genre in the Satire industry. The second was also pretty funny, mainly because the Wayans brothers were still on board. The third was merely passable, but because Shawn and Marlon Wayans were onto other things it seemed that the whole thing would come to an end. Now, we return to Scary Movie 4- another follow up of Parody sketches based on recent films. this time heading for the cut, are such classic horror films such as 'Saw,The Grudge, War of the Worlds, Will and Grace and Dawn of the Dead.' Okay, so it's hardly lacking there then. A particularly funny scene taken from War of the worlds involves a furious Tom Cruise lookalike who literally nearly decapitates Anna Faris (Cindy)with a baseball. 'Are you alright?' he says. 'Oh i'm OK. I've taken balls to the face before!'

And i must add, that a few of the scenes are pretty funny. A huge alien creature/tripod/Ipod which rises from the ground suddenly begins to play some very strange music. 'The Tripods are circulating all over the world!' says Faris. Okay, so Ipods are a big thing right now, but do we really need a sketch on how popular ipods are selling? I think not! Despite a handful of silly mistakes, SM4 is not that bad. I wish i could say it was excellent, however as we enter 2006, it seems a good time to leave all that Satire stuff back in the year 2000. As Date Movie proved, the whole thing looks tired. Scary Movie 4 does look tired, limping from a good start to a frustrating ending, and still refusing to give up.

In my eyes, David Lucker has ruined a good opportunity. I think that perhaps we should move on, and not continue to make the Scary Movie genre and it's fans look worn out and 'sooo last year' Instead, we have another tired, wont-give-up sequel that combines few laughs and fading charisma to pass a laughable PG-13 rating. The first 2 were so graphic, and sexually hilarious, that they were almost instantly given a 17+ R rating. The last 2 are so laughable dire, they are scooping up 14 year old girls, who think that they are incredible for getting in to see a 'real' Adult movie. That adults can be bothered with this is a debate in itself. Cult fans of Scary Movie won't be disappointed, however everyone else will soon get tired of the bum and tit jokes. Not even Faris can save her career now... 4/10

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Scary Movie 4 - Scarily Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, 11 April 2006

Author: cronin-thomas-c from United Kingdom

Well another masterpiece from the maverick that is David Zucker. When I first saw this film I thought - "Yeah, not bad could be better". However the second time I watched it I realised the true meaning for it in today's ever contrasting society. The juxtaposition of humour and drama bode poorly to give the audience a whole disappointment for the film. Since I've only seen the film once I am not qualified to make a rating on it and therefore I would qualify it for a rating of 2 out 10. Although this may be true, the colloquial use of dialogue and constant contamination of Anna Faris a.k.a The Elephant Man brings in a truly masterful work of art that can be depicted as a film worthy of the rating 10 out of 10. It is in my true feeling that it deserves an Oscar or rather a Razzie award for the worst sounding film ever. Despite the abysmal acting there were areas of real talent and promise, which should be mentioned. Sound amongst other things were upon the most achieving I have had the ability to hear. For this it deserves some award to accommodate the appreciative writings of credits. The plot is relatively simple combining few words with crazy brilliantly adapted lyrics of music. Yes, and that is another part I must comment on the music it was appalling. So at best I would give this film 10 out of 10 and at worst 1 out of 10 so really it should be give 7 out of 10 hence forth I would agitatedly recommend this film. In conclusion it is my belief to award this film 4 out of 10 and consequently I wouldn't recommend it.

PS I think it is out on DVD so get it.

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No better, no worse, 11 April 2006

Author: Shawn Watson ([email protected]) from Badger's Brook, Scotland

Spoofs are old hat. They are outdated and there's no real point to them anymore. Modern audiences are FAR more cynical than they used to be and can easily pick up on a movie's foibles. We don't need stuff like this to remind us how naff some films can be.

The Scary Movie franchise seems to be in the uncomfortable groove of releasing a new instalment every 2 years. Now we're onto the fourth (and final chapter of the trilogy) and the movies that Zucker and co are choosing to lampoon are already confined to the trash-bin of history. Thus rendering the film mostly purposeless.

Aside from War of the Worlds, Scary Movie 4 rips to shreds The Village and The Grudge, two horror films that were so downright awful that they don't need a spoof to point out how stupid they were. And generic horror films come and go with such abundance these days that no one really gives a damn about either of these two anymore.

Another thing I hate about spoofs (or at least this kind of spoof) is that they always ungracefully grab as many films as they can, mash them together and cook up some moronic plot as a way of stringing a bunch of simple-minded sketches together. When people are given the job/chore of directing a movie they should keep in mind that they are being given the chance to be really creative. And if they churn out something as mass-produced and common as the stuff they're meant to be making fun of then allow me to laugh out loud at the irony.

Scary Movie 4 IS funny. But it's half enjoyable, half total, pointless crap. There are some great digs at Tom Cruise (who I am sick of the sight of) and Michael Jackson. But why the hell are they spoofing Million Dollar Baby and Brokeback Mountain when they're no even horror films? And why is King Kong on the poster when he's not even in the bloody movie? It's no better and no worse than the other Scary Movies. But it's a low-aiming series that only really appeals to the lowest common denominator. David Zucker has proved himself to be a good comedy director with Baseketball and Rat Race. This is truly beneath him, though that won't stop the masses from lapping it up.

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If there was a 0 out of 10 this would get it!!!, 9 April 2006

Author: jdmm101 from London

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I am a huge fan of the Scary Movie franchise don't get me wrong. But when I saw this film I actually nearly walked out of the cinema. The film opens with an appalling take off of Saw which was so not funny its unbelievable. The rest of the film drags on and on with a seriously bad take on the twin towers 911 events which some will be very offended by. Anna Farris really looks as if she doesn't want to be there and Leslie Neilson looks as if he would rather be on Mars than in this film, why he chose it god only knows! In a nutshell this film does the previous Scary movie films no credit and is one of the unfuniest films I have ever seen, don't waste your money!!!

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scary movie 4 is here, 9 April 2006

Author: fireman10128 ([email protected]) from United States

i seen scary movie 4 with low expectations and was moderately surprised by it. it wasn't as funny as part 1 or 3. it was better then 2 but that isn't saying much.it has things from war of the worlds, saw, the grudge and other movies. know on the the movie itself. there is some OK acting in there. i think it was worth the money to go see it and it was'nt worth the money i paid. i think that because it probably could have been a lot more funnier. but hey at least its better then this years earlier spoof comedy date movie which sucked. well anyways the movie was pretty good. and is on par for a "scary movie" movie a nice 7 out of 10 for scary movie 4.

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