I was amazed that I remembered virtually every scene watching this maybe 20 years later. I must have watched it loads as a kid which means I am sure many others did too. It really was a classic at the time and remains so now. It doesn't have as many laugh out loud moments for me as another Wayans classic, White Chicks. But it is such a great parody of Scream and IKWYDLS. The on running gag about Ray being in the closet is absolutely hilarious, the type of joke that would perhaps not go down well today, which is a shame, because it is not offending anybody, it is simple funny comedy.
Originality: 9/10
Length/Pacing: 9/10
Immersion/Escapism: 8/10
Characters: 8/10
Acting: 7/10
Substance & Themes: 6/10
Intellectual engagement: 3/10
Emotional effect: 1/10.
Scary Movie
2000
Action / Comedy
Scary Movie
2000
Action / Comedy
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Plot summary
A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody!
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The OG for parody films. And perhaps the only truly good one
Puerile Amercian Humour
Not really knowing what to expect when I went to saw this, other than a parody of the recent crop of teen horror films started by Wes Craven's excellent Scream, this was utterly puerile and silly Amercian parody humour.
It was well done though, unlike the Leslie Nielsen bores that we have seen in recent years. Going by the cast list and the credits - it was definitely kept in the family though!
Whassssuuuuuuuup!!!
My headline is what I am sure everyone remembers from the movie. People kept repeating it for a long time, maybe a bit too long. Watched it today for the first time in almost 2 decades and was doing the same thing while laughing about this classic.
Besides this scene I couldn't remember much about the movie and it ended up being pretty good. I just watched Scream a few days ago so I could get most references. They were done really well. The parody scenes were done perfectly when compared to the original. The character of the mentally challenged police guy was pretty funny even though the guy in Scream was pretty sweet.
References to other movies that I haven't watched in a while but could still recognize. Dawson climbing into the window was also a hilarious moment.
Really good parody movie catching the essence of the horror movies of the 90's and the humor of that time.