Scary Movie
Summary
With five movies to date , theScary Moviefranchise found considerable success with rooter even if the decisive response were mixed at best . However , like many movie series , the quality began to drop off as the franchise wear upon out its welcome . While the bestScary Moviefilms serve redefine the parody genre , the bad were among the terrible late 2000s and 2010s offerings that almost destroyed it . Overall , theScary Moviefranchise is a sundry handbag with installments that are fondly remembered and others that were speedily forgotten .
Humor is immanent but , from Airplane ! to Monty Python and the Holy Grail , there are some funniness pic that everyone fit in are hilarious .
5Scary Movie 5 (2013)
The final submission in theScary Moviefranchise was helmed byGirls TripandNight Schooldirector Malcolm D. Lee and was indite by David Zucker , who directed the two previous films , and Pat Proft . Scary Movie 4marked Anna Faris ’s last appearance in the enfranchisement , and the leading role this time around was collapse to former Disney Channel star Ashley Tisdale .
Scary Movie 5parodiesParanormal Activity , boost of the Planet of the Apes , Black Swan , and more . However , the movie sorely lacked Faris ' comedic gifts leading the story while the humor felt less like horror picture parodying and more like a bunch of pop finish citation meant to elicit laughs just due to being recognizable . The failure of the pic likely serve to cement that therewould not be aScary Movie 6 . It take in three Razzie nominations while also mark the lowest - grossing introduction in the franchise , so it was clear audiences were not chance much humor left in these movies either .
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4Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Scary Movie 4is the final episode to asterisk main cast members Anna Faris and Regina Hall . Reuniting to face another horror - found adventure , best friends Cindy and Brenda are throw into the world ofSawwhile get to references to picture show such asThe GrudgeandThe Village . Like the other entries in the dealership , Scary Movie 4features tidy sum of cameo , including Shaquille O’Neal and Dr. Phil in the openingSawspoof and James Earl Jones who narrates the termination as a nod toWar of the Worlds .
Despite Faris and Hall continuing to be the openhanded strengths of theScary Moviemovies , it was clear that the franchise was be given out of ideas . The jape were storm and obvious without the same brightness of early entries . The PG-13 rating continued to be a hinderance as the crude gag were going for jounce humor but feel oddly tame . Though the franchise would reach its low-spirited point with the final incoming , Scary Movie 4was an reading that the series was not going to resile back .
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3Scary Movie 3 (2003)
UsingThe RingandSignsas principal source of brainchild , the third movie see Anna Faris and Regina Hall reprise their role as Cindy and Brenda to once again have their lives terrorized by well - bang horror movie villain . As a variety of pace from the premature films in the series , Scary Movie 3was directed by comedy legend David Zucker – who , with creative partners Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams , create beloved hit likeAirplane!Fans calculate for the same level of parody as that classic will be disappoint .
By 2003,Scary Movie 3was already aging poorlywith horror film sendup no longer feeling very fresh . The loss of the Wayans brother in front and behind the camera is also feel as the moving-picture show lacks a fortune of the boundary of the first two movies , especially with the switch from an R rating to PG-13 . The addition of Leslie Nielsen as the bumbling President of the United States tally some further laughs , but it is not enough to save the rather forgettable sequel . However , the movie did get love from fans as the 2nd highest - gross entry of the enfranchisement .
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2Scary Movie 2 (2001)
UsingThe Amityville Horror , The Exorcist , Poltergeist , the remake ofThe Haunting , and many more as the source of its jokes , Scary Movie 2brought back its master characters for a much more conventional form of subsequence . Like the other movies in the enfranchisement , it also makes fun of well - known horror movie tropes , such as a group of citizenry break up in the thick of a grave situation .
Scary Moviehelped set out a trend ofhorror flick sendup in the 2000s , but the first continuation in this enfranchisement was the closest it come to capturing the fun of the archetype . Even in that regard , Scary Movie 2is a gradation down as the gag do n’t land quite so well , and asunder from Anna Faris and Regina Hall , the retrovert characters begin to put on thin . Yet new additions like Chris Elliott and Tim Curry bring a lot of life to the sequel and the haunted mansion setting helps keep the history contain in a way of life the later sequels could have benefited from .
1Scary Movie (2000)
Scary Moviechanged horror moving picture comedies with its succeeder and willingness to squeeze fatuity . Making playfulness ofScreamandI have a go at it What You Did Last Summeramong many others , the first movie in the dealership watch over Cindy and her friends as a cryptic orca works their way through townsfolk . Keenan Ivory Wayans directed the movie , and there were several noted screenwriters credited for the script , including Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans .
Fans of the 90s slasher movies were able to spot all the terrific jokes horn in fun at the musical style , and even thoughScreambrilliantly deconstructed horror moving-picture show before that , Scary Moviestill finds plenty of trope to skewer , including the fact that all the " teenager " victims are dally by actors in their tardy 20s and early 30s . Some of the dad culture gags feel dated withThe Matrixspoof feeling like a faineant endeavor to capitalize on the popularity but there are still plenty of laugh to be incur , and it is not surprisingScary Moviemanaged to launch a franchise . It still rest the highest - grossingScary Movieentry indicating the franchise never exceed its success .
Scary Movie 6 Still Remains Unconfirmed
Despite the downward flight of theScary Moviefranchise , there are still plenty of rooter wondering if it will render forScary Movie 6 . tidings on the franchise has been quiet since the lackluster reception of the 5th film , but some of the original stars ofScary Moviehave expressed a willingness to devolve . Anna Faris , who was the star of the first four movies , revealed she would be willing to generate as long as one of her costars agree as well ( viaET Online ):
I bed Regina [ Hall ] so much . We ’re always do each other just giggle , and I loved that dynamic . I think it was a really unparalleled chemical element that we bring to the board for that franchise … I bet with the correct paycheck , Regina would be in too .
Adding hope to the fans , Hall answer to Faris’Scary Movie 6thoughtsby confirming she was also willing to return . Faris is correct in pointing out that their dynamic was one of the highlights of the franchise and having them both onboard makes the theme of a 6th picture show much more appealing . The film could serve as a put-on take on the bequest continuation trend in horror movies , seen in the likes ofHalloweenandThe Exorcist : Believer , finding Cindy and Brenda teaming with a new generation to take on the latest horror threat . Such an approach could bid a charge that would return theScary Moviefranchise to its skilful build .
