DVD | Scary Movie 4

Rating: M - Contains Offensive Language & Sexual References.
Duration: 86 mins.
Genre: Spoof.
Actors: Anthony Anderson, Regina Hall, Leslie Nielsen, Michael Madsen, Chris Elliott, Shaquille O'Neal, Craig Bierko, Carmen Electra, Anna Faris, Dr. Phillip C. McGraw.
Release Date: Available Now.

I’ve not been a fan of the Scary Movie franchise, as the humour is normally lame and found to be trying to hard. But sitting down to Watch Scary Movie 4, I actually started to enjoy it, and yes, laugh. Maybe the franchise finally got it right, or maybe it’s that poking fun at Tom Cruise is so easy and so much fun these days.

So what movies are on the chopping board this time around? Well the movie kicks off with some homage to SAW, and then The Grudge combined with War of the Worlds and The Village. Also getting a nod, but only in flashback mode are Brokeback Mountain and Million Dollar Baby.

Probably about 50% of the scenes hit their mark and make you laugh, where as the other 50% tend to just be too obvious or too overdone.

Scary Movie 4 as a whole approaches the fine art of comedy with all the finesse of a bull on P in a china shop, and the result is either a complete mess, or a work of art on a grand scale, depending on what your point of view is.

But if nothing else, the final scene, a parody of the Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah’s couch is worth the price of hiring alone.

Food for thought:
Is laughter really the best medicine?