Genre: Horror, Comedy, Spoof
Tagline: They're coming. We need your support.
Plot: 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,
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 It's okay for a few cheap laughs, but better suited for late-night cable viewing than even a matinee ticket purchase. If you decide to sit this one out, never fear - I am reasonably certain there will soon be a Scary Movie 5. There are some things that won't die, and this series is one of them.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
If you laughed at the dumb jokes in the first three "Scary Movies" you're bound to find just as many or more easy laughs in the follow-up. In some ways, this is even better than "Scary Movie 3"… but is that really saying very much? Needless to say, Hollywood should deliver enough bad movies in the next few years to guarantee that David Zucker's dumb comedy legacy will never end.--Edward Douglas (ComingSoon.net)
Frankly, even if the humor were more consistent, time has really passed by Scary Movie 4 and its ilk...  --PAM GRADY (Reel.com)
...Despite my tepid reaction to this entry, as someone that enjoys the series modestly, I won't say that I'm not looking forward to the possibility of a Scary Movie 5. I just hope that they wait a bit longer for a better crop of movies to spoof before the cameras start to roll.  --Vince Leo (Qwipster.net)
It doesn’t matter that Scary Movie 4 is merely plumbing the shallow pool of scatological humor, gay jokes, and characters continually racking themselves, smacking into things, or getting whacked by something...  --Anne Gilbert (FilmCritic.com)
Like most spoof comedies, Scary Movie 4 is a fun time out at the pictures, but the genre has become so unnecessarily vicious over the last few years, and has lost its way so desperately, that you end up feeling rather guilty for laughing at it.  --Joe Utichi (FilmFocus.co.uk)
...is pretty dumb and even at 83 minutes, it wears out its welcome long before it ends–it is so exhausted for material that the end titles are completely free of bloopers, bonus scenes or the funny credits that fans of the genre have come to expect. Nevertheless, there are some moments that I am content to admit laughing at. --Peter Sobczynski (eFilmCritic.com)
...It’s probably the weakest of the series, though, relying on tired, overused jokes, missing punchlines, and when everything else fails, a semi-famous starlet with intestinal trouble... --Mel Valentin (eFilmCritic.com)
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.”  --Brian Orndorf (eFilmCritic.com)
...It takes months to make a movie, and many ripe targets don't stay fresh that long. On the other hand, if you've always wanted to see Leslie Nielsen's naked 80-year-old butt, now's your chance. B---Eric D. Snider (EricDSnider.com)
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David Zucker
Airplane!, Scary Movie 3, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! |
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| Jim Abrahams
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult |
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