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Scary Movie is crude. Its humor is tacky, rarely crafting setup and payoff. Instead, it ridicules marginalized groups, mentions sex and drugs, and references pop culture. These topics can create comedy but that requires insight or wit. For a so-called parody, it does little to actually mock the genre. Usually, satire will recontextualize tropes, but Scary Movie just inserts juvenility. Ultimately, humor presents new ideas in digestible ways. Whether it's observational, situational, or slapstick, comedians recognize something that viewers don't. Clearly, that isn't the case here. Some jokes work and the actors have timing, but that's vastly outweighed by Scary Movie's annoying nature.
Technically, Scary Movie is similarly unpolished. Its cinematography parodies recognized films, but mostly the visuals are overlit and flat. Meanwhile, the editing drags, the sound is corny, the effects are unconvincing, and the production designs are weak imitations. Together, these aspects make Scary Movie cheap. Likewise, the music is either generic, arbitrary, or replicating a better movie. Finally, the direction is nonexistent. Scary Movie's tone is definitely goofy, but its disorganized style is almost insulting. Overall, Scary Movie started a trend and is marginally better than the sequels it spawned, but it's still a heap of low effort.
Writing: 3/10
Direction: 2/10
Cinematography: 3/10
Acting: 4/10
Editing: 3/10
Sound: 3/10
Score/Soundtrack: 3/10
Production Design: 3/10
Casting: 4/10
Effects: 3/10
Overall Score: 3.1/10
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