 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
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Scary Movie 4
- Review Date: August 13, 2006
- PG-13
- Genre: Comedy
- 2006
Common Sense Media says
Still more insipid movie spoofing. Enough already!
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that the film includes assorted violent acts, exaggerated for comedy, such as stabbings, shootings, collisions, car crash, seppuku, a hit to the crotch, running into trees and a building, boxing, necks breaking, Mike Tyson lookalike biting off ears, vehicles and shipyard containers slamming into people, alien tripods zapping people into electricky dust, and U.S. military blowing things up. Tom hits his daughter with suitcase, slams her head in car door, and leaves her outside to be zapped by aliens. Saw spoof includes saw to cut off leg, knife to cut out eyeball, toothy torture helmets, and other mechanical threats. Very little blood visible throughout the film, exaggerated sound effects for breaking bones, some screams of comedic terror. At film's end, Tom ("the man who saved the world") appears on Oprah, where he eats the sofa, punches Oprah (she punches back), smashes her with a chair, breaks her hands, and generally destroys the set. Characters drink vodka and beer; characters refer to "weed." Characters make sexual references (language and some images, with immature joking about nakedness and genitalia). Lots of profanity. In the context of not liking kids, the president says, "Remind me to sign that abortion bill."
What's the story?
In this sequel, Cindy (dauntless Anna Faris) yet again endures a series of physical abuses inspired by several film plots. She starts off in The Grudge, working as a home-caregiver for Mrs. Norris (Cloris Leachman)and a dark-eyed ghost-boy (Garrett Masuda). She and handsome neighbor Tom (Craig Bierko) meet cute when he hits her in the head with a baseball intended to slam into his rebellious son Robbie (Beau Mirchoff). They trade sad romantic histories. When the alien tripods pop out of the ground (from War of the Worlds), everyone runs in different directions, so they can run into a few hip-hop artists scattered over the landscape (Chingy, Fabolous, and Lil' Jon). Cindy reunites with Brenda (Regina Hall), her best friend from early Scary Movies. The girls end up in The Village, where they're beaten up by a couple of girls whose old-timey dress they try to steal. More madness and mayhem ensue.
Is it any good?
Another movie comedy mash-up, SCARY MOVIE 4 suggests the franchise has run out of steam... again.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the point of movie spoofs. Do you need to know the original films to get the jokes? Why is this movie series so popular?
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. Wow i should not be watching this. But it is to funny to resist.
OH MY GOD THIS IS THE FUNNIEST MOVIE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!! I first saw it when I was like 10. I started crying because my uncle loves horror movie but funny ones so i wanted to watch it with them and not Finding Nemo like my mother wanted me to watch. I watched the unrated version. Lets just say, my mom was very mad at my uncle for giving her the wrong info about the movie. Language, sexual content, violence is all in there. But it is hilarious. The scary movie series makes fun of popular horror movies in this case Saw and War of the Worlds. But turns it into something funny. I definitly should not be watching it. But it is just to funny! There are some gay scenes. Close ur kids eyes. Honestly though. I would not let ur kids see this. especially the unrated version.
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Urgh stick to the edited TV version
I saw the edited version on comedy central, but out of curiosity saw the uncensored one...Stick to the edited version on TV.
Once again the movie got rated PG-13 when it clearly makes fun of R rated movies, way less funny then the previous ones.
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Kid, 8 years old
October 9, 2011
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why peaple
not to bad but it is fine. why. it is not that bad
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Saw the edited version on Comedy Central.
I have to admit, Scary Movie 4 was very entertaining. It wasn't a great movie; its plotline made no sense at all. But, I guess that's the point, because it was still very funny. It had one use of the F word, several uses of the S word, crude sexual content, and some almost-nudity, but nothing that wouldn't be appropriate for many14 year olds. I think Common Sense Media's 16+ rating is too strict, but it is really up to the parent to decide what is appropriate for their child. I rate this movie iffy for ages 14-15.
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This was very funny and way better than the third one. I am not allowed to see the first two so I don't know which is the best but out of 3 and 4, 4 is the best. I laughed hard throughout. But there is a lot of inappropriate scenes you should be worried about including A man wakes up with three women then takes viagra and his crotch gets bigger. Two men are in a tent and they are gay. And the president is naked. Iffy for 11+
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It's a great movie... very funny
I LOVE this movie
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| Studio: | Weinstein Co. |
| Director: | David Zucker |
| Cast: | Anna Faris, Craig Bierko, Regina Hall |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Run time: | 83 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | April 14, 2006 |
| DVD release date: | August 15, 2006 |
| MPAA rating: | PG-13 |
| MPAA explanation: | crude and sexual humor throughout, some comic violence and language. |
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