Review of Scary Movie (1991) by Noah Abraham G — 08 Nov 2012

"Scary Movie" is quite funny, but it's not that great. It's got some good sight gags, and is a lot better than some of the parodies made these days.

This review of Scary Movie (1991) was written by Noah Abraham G on 08 Nov 2012.

Scary Movie has generally received mixed reviews.

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