Forst off, yes, it is stupid and ridiculous, but it is supposed to be. Whoever doesn't get that should never watch it, but don't trash talk a movie just because it does not appeal to your taste. It does feel choppy, but so did the other 4, which all have random scenes that don't have anything to do with the plot (such as the "wazzup" scene in the first or the basketball scene in the second). Overall, most of the spoofs were done well, even though the younger crowd won't get a lot of the ones from more "grown up" material such as 50 shades, Inception and Black Swan, which are dated and would have been funnier two years ago when those movies were still fresh. Despite what's wrong, I rated it a 10 because it did exactly what I wanted it to do, make me laugh. It is a great addition to the series, and the new cast does their best, although they are weak in comparison to the original stars of the series. The biggest mistake was having Simon Rex play a different character. He could have definitely been George again, because it's not like we aren't used to characters dying and coming back. The filmmakers probably watched A Haunted House and realized that they had to do re-shoots, which was a great decision. There are similar jokes, but they are definitely different in terms of humor and content. As usual, this film has had quite a large lack of promotion, just like Scream 4 and Spy Kids 4, which i'm sure has led to it's sad box office results. Movies like Date Movie, Epic Movie and Meet the Spartans were all huge hits and proved that the opinions of critics do not matter, and once people actually watch the movie instead of bad mouthing it, they'll realize that it is hilarious for what it is. I hope that there is an alternate cut on DVD. I would love to see how it was before the re-shoots, which were obviously done to make it stand out from a Haunted House, an under-rated spoof which in my eyes is the real Scary Movie 5. the actual SM5 is a good try and I would love to see another, even though this will probably be the last.
Review of Scary Movie V
