NOTE: The following review was written April 15th, 2013. The review went missing and was just recovered today.
............................................................... Most know my intro.......I am really disappointed today.........to see a franchise that I am mixed with, being degenerated like THIS. If you haven't guessed, I am reviewing "Scary Movie 5" or as the poster/advertisements/and movie calls it "Scary MoVie". Now, first here are my thoughts on the four films leading to this.
"Scary Movie"- Of all the modern spoof films, this one at least have some really funny moments, but I'll admit the jokes at times can go really over the top and at times nasty. Not a bad spoof.
"Scary Movie 2"- Not one of my favorites. The jokes just got more juvenile and more nasty. Fun fact this movie almost got an NC-17 until it had to be cut for an R rating. The original cut came in the VHS and DVD copies.
"Scary Movie 3"- Better than 2, the jokes are hit and miss, but for a sub-par comedy, it isn't too bad.
"Scary Movie 4"- My personal favorite, it was pretty funny, again jokes are hit and miss, but it's actucally not bad.
Now, onto this......"Scary MoVie".........this one was BAD. I mean this one is the worst of the Scary Movie films, I mean better than the Seltzerberg spoofs, but in Scary Movie standards this one is bad.
The plot in this one is that it's mainly a parody of "Mama" (PS I never saw it, don't know if I will) as Ashley Tisdale and Simon Rex adopt Charlie Sheen's kids after his death by Lindsay Lohan, but as they bring the kids home, some quote, unquote "Paranormal Activity" begins to happen at their residence. And shenanigans ensue. Now, there is barely a thing I found that I liked in this movie, the only jokes I laughed at are ones involving the vaccum and i'll admit the Sinister/Honey Boo Boo joke was kinda funny. But now I will address the problems I have with this movie.
What I didn't like about this movie:
First, I miss Anna Faris. Now, let me say, I have no problem with Ashley Tisdale, she is very attractive and talented, but here, she is very dry and kind of dull. Anna has at least a wide-eyed and somewhat curious personality to her performance, Ashley is again, just dry. It just seems like they were trying to make the next Anna Faris. Next, the jokes just fall flat, now I will say that even the other Scary Movie films have jokes that fall flat, but in this one, they make no sense. I mean I can understand them poking fun of "Paranormal Activity" and maybe even "Mama", but some make fun of movies that came out 3-to-4 years ago, like "Black Swan", "Inception" or even "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", hell, they even poke fun of the recent remake of "Evil Dead" (haven't seen it yet) and that came out LAST WEEK! That just felt like a last minute add-on in the movie. And frankly, that's all I gotta say about this movie!
Final thoughts:
Overall, "Scary MoVie" may be better than the Seltzerberg parodies, but it is the worst of the Scary Movie films. The jokes aren't funny, the parodies make no sense and it is a complete waste of talent. Heck, even "A Haunted House" was even a better "Scary Movie 5" than this movie, and that was actually funny! This might end up on my worst of the year.
Rating:
A VERY LOW Recommendation. Avoid this movie even if you are a fan of the "Scary Movie" fan,
Stay tuned for my next review, I hope the movie is better than this....this is Clayton saying, I'm glad this movie bombed.
