Review of Scary Movie 4 (2006) by Eric N — 22 Mar 2015

A reluctant 4 stars.

This is the best-made of the Scary Movies beyond any doubt.

Though the laughs became few and far between in the 2nd half but they were still trying. their big problem is they try too hard. I know Airplane and Naked Gun had a joke every 10 seconds and you miss some cause of laughing, but trying to recreate that may not be the best plan. and the pratfalls (people getting hit in the head and falling down and going boom) got super old but maybe some people enjoy that, I dunno.

Still, most of this movie was great, due to the team of Zucker, Proft and Abarahams.

The problem with this franchise, though, is that it will get more and more dated as the years go on. the pop culture jokes in old spoofs like Airplane or so easter egg that they are overlooked if you don't get it. these movies, however, will make absolutely no sense to the young people 10 years from now.