Scary Movie (2000)

All Critics (117) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (60) | Rotten (52) | DVD (20)

The kind of thing that leads to sleepless nights -- from severely bruised rib cages.

October 10, 2003 | Comments (3)

Glenn Lovell

San Jose Mercury News

Top Critic

There's energy and glee in the movie, as if the Wayans brothers were still little boys, desperately working to out-gross each other. Naughty little boys and girls everywhere, even those who have officially grown up, will appreciate their commitment.

March 22, 2002 Full Review

Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Top Critic

Would it be asking too much if the hit-and-miss jokes could maybe nudge an inch beyond the obvious?

May 10, 2001 | Comments (2)

Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Top Critic

To get your money's worth, you need to be familiar with the various teenage horror franchises, and if you are, Scary Movie delivers the goods.

January 1, 2000 Full Review | Comments (9)

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

It's just crude, rude and socially unacceptable.

January 1, 2000 Full Review | Comments (2)

Bob Longino

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Top Critic

The satire is sharp and knowing.

January 1, 2000

Jay Carr

Boston Globe

Top Critic

mindless fun

May 5, 2013 Full Review

John A. Nesbit

Old School Reviews

This movie will only frighten you with its crudeness.

January 1, 2011 Full Review | Comments (2)

Beth Pratt

Common Sense Media

Ends up being less funny than its primary target, the already-self-satirizing Scream series.

January 7, 2010 Full Review

Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

The appeal seems to lie less in laughter than in respect for the filmmakers' irreverence as viewers sit back and think, "I can't believe they showed that!"

July 4, 2008 Full Review

Steve Biodrowski

ESplatter

If you're hoping to forget your troubles for 90 minutes, Scary Movie certainly does the job.

May 26, 2006 Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Does its spoofing with a blunt instrument instead of a scalpel, and it's engineered to appeal to the lowest instincts of its targeted adolescent audiences.

December 6, 2005 Full Review

Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

Scary Movie's humor is definitely in the gutter.

December 6, 2005 Full Review

Chris Gore

Film Threat

The humor in this movie is based on the concept that if enough jokes are fired off in a row, some of them will make you laugh. The concept works.

September 30, 2005 Full Review

Scott Nash

Three Movie Buffs

Scary Movie is a sporadically hilarious parody of teen horror movies that too frequently seems half-baked.

May 22, 2003 Full Review

Eugene Novikov

Film Blather

Make no mistake -- this one is lowbrow comedy all the way.

May 20, 2003

Christina Ziegler-McPherson

Palo Alto Weekly

[The Wayans'] approach, incorporating the crude humor that has become so popular of late, generates an unfortunate digression from the point.

February 8, 2003 Full Review

John R. McEwen

Film Quips Online

The air of desperation is emphasised by the insistence on padding out horror-movie gags with crude Farrelly-style humour.

December 2, 2002 Full Review

Kim Newman

Sight and Sound

This is Dumb American Comedy at its best and well worth 90 minutes of your time.

October 30, 2002 Full Review

Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

Scary Movie is sporadically hilarious, and worth seeing for that...

September 10, 2002 Full Review

Kevin N. Laforest

Montreal Film Journal

I couldn't help wishing I were watching that obscure little children's fantasy instead. As I recall, it's a lot funnier and more frightening than Scary Movie.

August 2, 2002 Full Review

Betty Jo Tucker

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

By far director/actor Keenen Ivory Wayans' best parody effort to date, primarily because he here taps into a rejuvenated genre and is given access to broader subject matter with universal appeal.

June 5, 2002 Full Review

Dwayne E. Leslie

Boxoffice Magazine

One of the most appallingly hysterical movies of all time.

March 7, 2002 Full Review

Chuck Rudolph

Matinee Magazine

The film just uses the scattershot approach to parody: Throw constant jokes at the screen and some of them will stick.

December 10, 2001 Full Review

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

• 1. Homeless Man: Can you spare a dollar?
  2. Buffy: Eurgh! Get away from me, you bum!
  3. Cindy Campbell: Buffy! Can't you see he's hungry. Here you go, sir. A nice sandwich for you. See?
  4. Homeless Man: I said a dollar, bitch!
  – Submitted by Matthew D (8 months ago)
• 1. Greg: Who did this? Huh, where are you? This isn't funny, alright. A small dick is like a disability, man. Huh, would you make fun of a guy in a wheelchair, huh? Would you? Come on out here, you sick fuck! I'll kick the shit out of you right now! Alright? It's not the size of the hammer, it's the nail you're throwing in at!
  – Submitted by Matthew D (10 months ago)
• 1. Cindy Campbell: You guys are psychos! You've seen one too many TV shows!
  2. Ray: Watching TV Shows doesn't create psychos Cindy! Cancelling them does! [proceeds stabbing Billy] The Wayans Brothers was a good show man! It was a good-ass show and we didn't even get a final episode!
  – Submitted by Andrew D (10 months ago)
• 1. Doofy: WAZZZZZZZUPPPPP!
  – Submitted by Brendan G (12 months ago)
• 1. Doofy: I'm gonna chop you like liver.
  2. Cindy Campbell: Who is this? What do want?
  3. Doofy: I'm in the house. Do you know where I am? I could be anywhere I'm like the wind baby.
  4. Cindy Campbell: Um, your behind the couch.
  5. Doofy: What? How do you know that?
  6. Cindy Campbell: I can see your feet.
  – Submitted by Patryk G (14 months ago)
• 1. Doofy: What's that noise?
  2. Drew Decker: Ooops. I farted, I didn't think you would hear me.
  – Submitted by Daniel R (17 months ago)

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