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Cinematic Rating

6.4 / 10

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$217,763,046

Studio

Miramax, Wayans Bros. Entertainment

Scary Movie Review

Unfiltered Review R Released: 2000 Rating: 6.4/10 1h 36m English / Korean Comedy • Horror

MovieWise Analysis

The Story: Scary Movie (2000) offers a fresh dive into the Comedy genre. The plot follows a sequence where 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!

Cinematic Style: Visually, the film is a standout, utilizing "No mercy. No shame. No sequel." to set a specific mood. The director focuses on the atmosphere of Comedy, ensuring the pacing keeps the audience engaged from the opening frame.

The Experience: The experience is defined by how it handles its central conflict. It doesn't just present a story; it builds an environment where the stakes feel personal and the resolution feels earned.

The Verdict: Ultimately, Scary Movie succeeds because it respects the audience's intelligence. It is a mandatory watch for anyone following the latest in Comedy cinema.

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What Audiences Are Saying

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zombiowski

"I am so disappointed. This piece of trashis unwatchable. Just a cacophony of loosely tied bits, gags, throwbacks to old movies just to cashgrab this one. This vaguely resembles a movie in it's form, not like the first three Scary Movies (the OG ones). It's a shame. A damn shame. It's Epic/Disaste..."

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CinemaSerf

"If you're a fan of the "Halloween", "I Know What you Did..." and "Scream" franchises, then you'll probably appreciate many of the parodies here - as well as it's comic critique on some of their more repetitious production techniques, as we watch "Ghostface" going on the rampage again. Marlon and ..."

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Zeus

"1/10 stars rating. A total drop. Its not funny and the whole story line is trying so hard to imitates the originals .. but sadly even as a parody movie its just so boring and gross that cant even get pass half an hour of the movie time. There is not even a single moment where the punch..."

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