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Scary Movie 4 (2006)

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Reviews Counted:123

Fresh:46

Rotten:77

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: Sure to inspire a few chuckles, but not enough to compensate for the recycled material from its predecessors.

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: 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,... 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, Shaquille O'Neal, and Dr. Phil) and not (Mike Tyson, Michael Jackson, and George W. Bush). Ultimately, there is more than enough funniness to sate the SCARY MOVIE or slapstick comedy fan's appetite. [More]

Starring: Anna Faris, Chingy, André Benjamin, Carmen Electra

Starring: Anna Faris, Chingy, André Benjamin, Carmen Electra, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Garrett Masuda, Charlie Sheen, Debra Wilson, Beau Mirchoff, Conchita Campbell

Director: David Zucker

Director: David Zucker
Screenwriter: David Zucker, Craig Mazin, Jim Abrahams
Composer: James Venable
Studio: Weinstein Company

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Watch (sober) at your peril.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
05/06/06
Anna Smith
Anna Smith
Time Out
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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.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
05/06/06
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus

The law of diminishing returns is in full effect here -- there are a couple of inspired gags but most fall embarrassingly flat.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
04/21/06
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Worse than Scary Movies 1 through 3… And they were terrible.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/12/06
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
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Three's a trilogy, four's a bore.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
04/11/06
Paul Arendt
Paul Arendt
BBC
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By keeping the parody and humour so tightly focussed, they've generated more laughter than any other filmmaker this year.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
04/06/06
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

By the time you get to see the fourth incarnation of any movie franchise, you should be pretty sure what you're in for %u2013 and this one is true to its brand. It's corny, mischievous and more than a tad tacky in places.

Full Review Source: Screenwize | comment Comment
10/10/09
Simon Weaving
Simon Weaving
Screenwize
N/R

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04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Tom Meek
Tom Meek
Boston Phoenix

High production values and seemingly endless celebrity cameos only moderately elevate the scattershot satire of the Scary Movie franchise.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
04/20/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
11/20/08
Brian Marder
Brian Marder
Hollywood.com

Despite an infusion of talent once associated with everything from Airplane to Hot Shots ... Scary Movie 4 feels ... far more tired and worn out that the films it spoofs ...

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
07/04/08
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter

In a quarter of a century who's even going to remember that Tom Cruise went on Oprah's show and made an ass of himself?

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
08/18/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

A low-brow comedy chock full of cheap laughs.

Full Review Source: Richmond Post | comment Comment
06/16/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
Richmond Post

There are some laughs in this latest installment.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/06/07
Frank Lovece
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International

Well, it's better than Scary Movie 3: Honey, I Sunk the Franchise.

Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com | comment Comment
01/28/07
Kevin A. Ranson
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com

A film with more chuckles then guffaws, hopefully the producers will settle on better movies to make fun of next time around.

Full Review Source: Nolan's Pop Culture Review | comment Comment
12/13/06
Michael A. Smith
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review

full review in Greek

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10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

...there's simply no denying that these movies (and parodies in general, it would seem) have long-since outlived their usefulness.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
08/26/06
David Nusair
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