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Scary Movie 2
- Review Date: May 7, 2003
- R
- Genre: Comedy
- 2001
Common Sense Media says
Dumb humor, insults and gallons of bodily fluids.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this movie is filled with explicit, graphic, and offensive humor about every possible kind of sexual act and that it contains material that would easily get an NC-17 rating in a drama. Peril is mostly comic, but at least two characters are killed, and there are some jump-out-at-you surprises. As you'd expect in a movie written, produced, and directed by African-American performers, there are some pointed and valid references to the stereotypical portrayal of black characters in Hollywood films, and the female characters are (in a comic context) brave and capable. However, the movie can be seen as sexist and homophobic, while at the same time parodying sexism and homophobia.
What's the story?
SCARY MOVIE 2 begins with a brief parody of The Exorcist, with James Woods in the Max von Sydow role as the title character. This is the highlight of the movie, especially when Veronica Cartwright, in the Ellen Burstyn role, segues from singing "Hello Dolly" with her friends to a rousing chorus of "Shake Ya Azz." But it ends with tragedy, and we skip ahead to a year later, when a professor (Tim Curry) and his wheelchair-bound assistant take some students to the mansion where it took place, for some paranormal experiments. The rest of the movie is just an avalanche of parodies of everything and anything, from Monica Lewinsky's dress to "The Weakest Link," and violations of every possible standard of good taste. Not one but two handicapped characters are played for laughs (with extended comic use of a withered hand), and there is something to offend everyone.
Is it any good?
Though a slight improvement over the original, Scary Movie 2 is the same hour and a half of easy, dumb humor: insults, pop culture references, political incorrectness, and gallons and gallons and gallons of bodily fluids. It is not enough to simply insult someone or make a politically incorrect comment or drown someone in excretions. That's the easy part. The tricky part, and the worthwhile part, is to make those things funny, and this movie misses so often that its hits seem almost inadvertent. So what we have is a lot of fake and lazy attempts at humor. They may have the rhythm and cadence of jokes, but there is nothing really funny inside.
On the other hand, the movie is so cheerfully unassuming about being in the worst possible taste that it is hard to be bothered by it. Woods and Tori Spelling(!) should get good sport Oscars, but the other cast members are mostly forgettable.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the process and role of parody and satire in helping us to see what we take for granted in a new way. How does this movie affect the audience's ability to enjoy standard thrillers? If they break their promise again and come out with another sequel, what will that one find to make fun of?
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OK
this was ok. It is just like the first one.
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Awful film. Not even suitable for a person my age (17 year old). I think no one should watch this crap.
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this movie is very fuuny and i hope you watch it
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BAD
Ok, this one starts of with a scary girl, walks into a part room while people are singing. And she says: "you guys suck". And she pees all over the floor, and the mom forces her to drink it!
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Funny!
Not as good as first one, but still funny. For mature audiences who don't take things too seriously.
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good movie
it is a good movie but it has alot of sexual humor and inappropriate things.great movie though.
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Pretty funny, just gross
My MPAA Rating, R: Explicit sexual and gross material, graphic language, and explicit raunchy behavior
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NOT FOR KIDS with very sexual jokes an NC-17 movie rating content
sex and nudity:very sexual jokes altough the movie,the movie on reality is just a sexual movie with oral sex with ghosts,sex with clowns,homossexual jokes and others. violence and gore:not very and a little implied. offend or suggestive material:is big and have alot of gay,sex,black,druged,religious jokes and its very inssutable and uncomfortable too watch. have other things altough the movi but one thing is sure NOT FOR KIDS
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hilarious and not 4 kids
as for me i think that the movie friggen hilarious! of course not made for younger kids. more like ages 17+. definitely alot of cursing and sexual themes. drugs in scenes with shorty who likes to smoke weed.this movie is just one funny spoof!
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| Studio: | Dimension |
| Director: | Keenen Ivory Wayans |
| Cast: | Anna Faris, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Theatrical release date: | July 3, 2001 |
| DVD release date: | December 18, 2001 |
| MPAA rating: | R |
| MPAA explanation: | extremely graphic and gross material and some violence |
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