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Scary Movie 4 (2006)

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Reviews Counted:123

Fresh:46

Rotten:77

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: Sure to inspire a few chuckles, but not enough to compensate for the recycled material from its predecessors.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for crude and sexual humor throughout, some comic violence and language

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Apr 14, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $90,672,025

Synopsis: No spoof is left unturned in director and parody-meister David Zucker's SCARY MOVIE 4, the latest installment in the popular horror-cum-humor series. Among several returnees from previous films,... No spoof is left unturned in director and parody-meister David Zucker's SCARY MOVIE 4, the latest installment in the popular horror-cum-humor series. Among several returnees from previous films, Anna Faris reprises her role as Cindy Campbell, the eternally unlucky and hilariously clumsy heroine. In a send-up of 2004's THE GRUDGE, Campbell is assigned as full-time nurse to a mysterious old lady in a house haunted by the ghost of a small boy. In a takeoff of 2005's WAR OF THE WORLDS, next door lives Tom Ryan (Craig Bierko), a divorced dock worker somewhat in charge of his two kids, who is called into action as Alien TriPods (remove the "Tr" for a hint at the inspiration for their invention) seek to destroy Earth. The two meet and quickly fall in love. Joined by Cindy's ever-present sidekick, the flirtatious Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall), the protagonists must save the planet from aliens and solve the mystery of the ghostly boy. One of the stops along the way includes a sharp lampooning of THE VILLAGE, complete with appearances from SCARY MOVIE veterans Carmen Electra and Chris Elliot, and other cinematic spoofs, including BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, MILLION DOLLAR BABY, and SAW. The satirical wit extends beyond the movies, containing personal jabs both self-inflicted (Charlie Sheen, Shaquille O'Neal, and Dr. Phil) and not (Mike Tyson, Michael Jackson, and George W. Bush). Ultimately, there is more than enough funniness to sate the SCARY MOVIE or slapstick comedy fan's appetite. [More]

Starring: Anna Faris, Chingy, André Benjamin, Carmen Electra

Starring: Anna Faris, Chingy, André Benjamin, Carmen Electra, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Garrett Masuda, Charlie Sheen, Debra Wilson, Beau Mirchoff, Conchita Campbell

Director: David Zucker

Director: David Zucker
Screenwriter: David Zucker, Craig Mazin, Jim Abrahams
Composer: James Venable
Studio: Weinstein Company

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Don't let the number scare you: Scary Movie 4 is spooferific.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/14/06
Jennie Punter
Jennie Punter
Globe and Mail
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Frighteningly silly, intentionally incorrect and stupendously stupid, Scary Movie 4 skewers everything in its path with a wild-eyed glee that's contagious.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment 1 Comment
04/14/06
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News

Scary Movie 4 is the rare movie spoof that's actually better than the titles it lampoons.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
04/14/06
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

Scary Movie 4 has about as many laughs as the two previous Scary Movies combined. Faint praise, of course, as those films had maybe four or five laughs between them.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
04/14/06
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The three preceding Scary Movie films were all bad, yet, nevertheless, better than this.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
04/14/06
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

The perpetual engine of the unkillable Scary Movie chain is toxic cynicism.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
04/14/06
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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The early promotional screening forbade internet press even though there was nothing to be afraid of. It is a cleverly integrated spoof.

Full Review Source: FilmsInReview.com | comment Comment
04/14/06
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com

Starts with some promise. Unfortunately, when it takes a dive, it falls so fast the g-forces shock the audience into silence (no, they just got quiet because it stopped being funny).

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
04/14/06
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

For every sharp one-liner or bright sight gag, there are five clunkers, including played-out references to Russell Crowe's phone-throwing incident and a lazy jab at Michael Jackson's fondness for little boys.

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
04/14/06
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Even at 75-ish minutes, the thing practically limps to the finish line, desperately tossing random gags up on the screen.

Full Review Source: Cinematical | comment Comment
04/14/06
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
Cinematical

The Scary Movie franchise is running out of steam pretty fast. They're still funny, and the gags still work. But there's only so far you can go with it.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
04/14/06
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

For slapsticky, loose-limbed, MAD Magazine-style movie satires, you can do no better than the works of director David Zucker.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
04/13/06
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Zucker and his team don't seem to be trying anymore.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
04/13/06
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Nothing here is red carpet, admirable entertainment, but compared to last February's bottom-feeding knockoff, Date Movie, the self-assured Scary Movie 4 looks like The 400 Blows.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
04/13/06
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

Why must Hollywood torment so those of us with IQs in the triple digits?

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
04/13/06
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

I really hate to admit this, but the film made me laugh on several occasions.

Full Review Source: Beaumont Journal | comment Comment
04/13/06
Danny Minton
Danny Minton
Beaumont Journal

for die-hard fans for whom there is no such thing as a poop gag taken too far and there can never, ever be too many Brokeback Mountain parodies

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
04/13/06
Anne Gilbert
Anne Gilbert
Filmcritic.com

still an overabundance of potty humor but as far as this franchise goes, I’ll take improvements in baby steps

Full Review Source: Gazette (MD) | comment Comment
04/13/06
Jeffrey Lyles
Jeffrey Lyles
Gazette (MD)

Stars Anna Faris and Craig Bierko display great comic timing, which is sad considering how little they have to work with.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
04/13/06
E! Online

While 'SM4' has its share of barebacked sex scenes and toilet humor (a sad given in most recent comedies), there are enough satirical gems to justify the admission price.

Full Review Source: Video-Reviewmaster.com | comment Comment
04/13/06
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com
 
 
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