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Disaster Movie

(2008, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Crista Flanagan, Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo)
  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 14.
  • Is it any good?

    1.0
  • Common Sense says

    Crude, dumb spoof isn't worth your time or money.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 14–18

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    There really isn't a message except that perhaps the directors don't understand the meaning of parody. Women are portrayed as damsels in distress; there's a scene filled with gay jokes/stereotypes. A random little person pops up as a sexual joke.
  • Violence:

    Gun play and comedic violence (like fake-looking body parts landing everywhere), Dr. Phil and others being shot, a delusional woman eating glass, a woman being crushed to death, and other disaster-movie stereotypes.
  • Sex:

    Many references to heterosexual and homosexual acts; a couple of female characters are shown wearing lingerie; Beowulf's naked rear is visible; Flavor Flav and a little person are in bed with a woman; the princess, who has a pimp, says she'll "do anything" if the price is right.
  • Language:

    The usual suspects: "s--t," "d--k," "bitch," "ass," "a--hole," "p---y."
  • Consumerism:

    Starting with the framing device cribbed from Cloverfield, the entire movie is strung together by overt references to popular films, musicians, and TV shows, including Juno, No Country for Old Men, Wanted, Enchanted, Kung Fu Panda, Hancock, Jumper, Night at the Museum, High School Musical, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Get Smart, Indiana Jones, Hellboy II, Amy Winehouse, Flavor Flav, Dr. Phil, Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana, the Jonas Brothers, and many, many more. Actual products include Mac, Pinkberry, Calvin Klein, Ambien, Facebook, MTV, Head On, and others.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Adults drink at a party, where teens try to steal booze; references to various drugs.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Disaster Movie

Parents need to know that this crude parody is from the same directing team responsible for Date Movie, Epic Movie, and Meet the Spartans. Like all of those movies, this one features a seemingly endless list of celebrity impersonations and reenactments of scenes from other popular films. Expect strong language ("s--t," "a--hole," etc.) and comedic violence. There are a couple of scenes of women in bikinis or lingerie, a shot of Beowulf's naked behind, and tons of sex-based jokes and references. As for commercialism, the entire film could be regarded as an ad for all of the movies and celebrities it references.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about whether this film is really a parody of disaster movies. What characteristics of that genre is it making fun of? What other things does the movie mock? Why do you think the filmmakers included so many pop-culture references? Are the celebrity impersonators and sight-gags from other movies funny? Do you think anyone will find any of it funny decades from now, when half of the references will have been forgotten? Does any of it go too far? Are there better examples of spoofs?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 16 and give it 2.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Negative message
    • Negative role models

    1 word sums it all

    PITIFUL.this movie have a few laughs here and there but face it, this movie is trash. highly innapropirate ending song where they all sing about f-ing eachother. I mean like, what a waste of money.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    I rate this title off for age 10 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message

    This is a disaster of a movie defiantly not worth more than 2 dollars i regret buying it

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title off for age 14 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message

    Disaster Movie lives up to its name

    This film lives up to its name. There are lots of scenes involving romance, sexual humor, drinking, drugs, violence, language and advertising the films being parodied. It is simply not appropriate for teens and certainly not younger. I give Disaster Movie an F.

  4. Parent Reviewer
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message
    • Negative role models

    this movie sucks

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    Now im reviewing the unrated verison and it is not for kids. the end swears quita a bit with a song that swears evry like five seconds. Crapy movie anyways so just skip this one.

  6. I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive consumerism

    Edited version is ok.

  7. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 5.0

  8. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0

    AWFUL AND STUPID.

    Absolute worst movie I have EVER seen. I thought it would be a funny spoof, but it's not. It's completley dumb. It's not funny in the slightest, and is possibly one of the WORST movies I have ever seen.

  9. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Vermont
    I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Negative message

    I feel a little guilty admitting that I liked this film, as it contains lots of swearing (sh*t, b*tch and a few bleeped f-bombs) and some sexual references (transexuals, homosexuality etc), but the thing that is likely to cause a stir is the portrayal of women as sex objects. In this film, as well as the Scary Movie series, women are shown as women who are used simply to have sex with, and are often refered to as bimbo or bitch. But, if you are in need of a silly, light-hearted laugh, this film provides many of them. Not one that I'd show to children under 12, but for teens it would be OK. I saw it with my mum, and although she wasnt impressed with some of the messages, if your able to handle mature content or if you have seen some of the movies that it spoofs, "Disaster Movie" is a good one to see.

  10. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    good

    this movie was good.

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in California
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message

    Moo

    This movie can suck my b**ls!!!!!!!

  12. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Wisconsin
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 5.0

    It is funny and stupid.

  13. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Wisconsin
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 5.0

    It is funny and stupid.

  14. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

  15. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message

    Worst film ever

    Okay, I enjoy a good comedy (ex. Napoleon Dynamite, Tropic Thunder) but this is far from a comedy. All the "jokes" are bland and tasteless. This movie set a new record for time getting me out of a theater (Which was previously held by Meet the Spartans). The only reason I saw this one was because it was the second film in a Drive In double feature. Pass this pile of crap up, don't even consider it. 1 out of 5

  16. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0

    Totally Inappropriate for Kids

    The ratings people must have been smoking crack when they rated this one PG-13. This is a vulgar completely inappropriate movie for kids that should have been rated "R".

  17. Kid Reviewer Age 9
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it 5.0

    i laughed so hard that I was sick for a week

    It was so funny when the hulk pants fell off

  18. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it 2.0

    the only up side to it was the humor.

    I saw this movie 24 hours ago and me and my brother were cracking up (kung fu panda part + alvin and the chipmunks part). But come on! Another stupid movie?! I mean when the small black guy said he was the tall white guys son? NO SENSE AT ALLLL!

  19. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Minnesota
    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 1.0

    Dont watch this

    This movie isent even funny! This is one of the worst movies i have ever seen!

  20. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 3.0

    Disaster movie isn't as bad as the word of mouth says, but provides little either

    Disaster movie isn't actually that bad. Even, though some of the jokes were so-so it was okay. The sexual content is iffy. It sometimes pushes the PG-13 and sometimes it plays out as a strong PG movie. Beowulf is butt-naked and is jumps on a man's back (clothed), although this is act is played as non-sexual. An enchanted princess says, "She'll do anything, if the price is right". A juno character is pregnant. She says in one scene, "Suck out my placenta" and knocks Carrie out with her baby's foot. A song involves Juno's boyfriend encouraging her to get an abortion. A woman takes off her shirt and there's a sign that says "Girls gone wild" but you never see her breasts. The violence is mostly slapstick. Juno hits Carrie with her feet and knocks her out. A meteor crushes Iron man, the Hulk, Hellboy, and Alvin and the chipmunks. Batman throws a sharp metal object that's attached to his belt. Then the metal object gets stuck on a car and he is seen getting hit by the car. The enchanted princess shoots Speed racer in his Mock 5 numerous times. A man attempts to "curve the bullet" and misses. Instead, he shoots the guy from No country for old men and Dr. Phil. A meteor crushes Hannah Montana and Lisa. Fake body parts are seen falling from the sky and a girl is holding a woman's head in her hands and screams. The profanity is constant. The b word, the p word, the s word, the a word (sometimes used with hole at the end of the word), the d word, and some sexual references. Characters are at a bar drinking in the beginning of the movie. Commercialism is bad. The movie has spoofs of Alvin and the chipmunks, Enchanted, Juno, Jumper, Step up, Step up 2, Twister, Cloverfield, An Inconvenient truth, Amy Winehouse, Jessica Simpson, Souija boy, Ambien, Flavor Flav, Facebook, My super sweet sixteen, Iron man, Speed racer, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull, Sarah Silverman's "I'm dating Matt Damon", American Gladiators, Sex and the city: The movie, You don't mess with the Zohan, Ebay, Kung fu panda, The happening, The incredible hulk, Get smart, The love guru, Night at the museum, Scarlett Johansson, Britney Spears, Cameron Diaz, Wanted, Hancock, Hellboy II: The golden army, 10,000 B.C., The dark knight, Head On commercial, Beowulf, Michael Jackson, Dr. Phil, Superbad, and way more.

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