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What do you expect to see in the new “Scary Movie” with the franchise’s founding fathers—the venerable Wayans brothers—returning? Whatever you list, that’s exactly what you’ll get. There’s just one thing you shouldn’t expect: this isn’t the comeback of the decade, the kind that shocks with the sheer scale of its toilet humor, designed to offend absolutely everyone. There’s no denying that the project has excellent marketing, with eye-catching posters, a killer trailer, and a promotional campaign in a massive “smoking room.” The actor playing Little promised to push the boundaries of humor, sparing no one. Once the movie ended in the theater, you realized that the only ones who felt offended were the Gen Zers with their “alpha” attitudes, since the boomers and millennials wanted to make a point: “We’re still got it—move over, kids, we’ll show you what the legendary *Scary Movie* is all about.” In reality, though, the younger generation of actors was only briefly allowed to take center stage before the older actors took the reins in the second half. The prologue, featuring the overly dramatic Tiana Taylor, parodies the beginning of *Scream 6*, while the appearance of Duffy and Gale Weathers parodies “Scream 5”—you get the idea of where the movie is headed.
Just a little bit of Carmen Electra for a nostalgic tear,
plus the dimwits Little (who’s still just as developmentally delayed) and Ray (who’s still just as much of a hidden “bad word”) for moderately amusing scenes, and the return of the creative duo Sidney and Brenda to admire the youthful looks of these starlets.
That’s the whole framework, which they then plastered from top to bottom with parodies of horror classics like “The Soul Collector,” “Weapons,” “M3GAN,” “Ma,” “Terrifying 3,” “The Sinners,” “The Smile,” “Wednesday,” “Destination: Blood Ties,” “Halloween,” “Substance,” and even “Get Out” featuring “K-Pop Hunters.” The cast is solid, but most of the scenes fell flat due to a lack of imagination and a cautious approach. The only thing that definitely worked was “The Substance,” which ended with SUCH a cameo that it’s worth sticking it out until the end of this short film just for that alone. That was truly unexpected—the old-timers pulled off something mind-blowing. They won’t forget about “Scary Movie 3 and 4” to add a bit of satisfaction for extra effect. Most importantly, the project still…
It’s steeped in echoes of a bygone era, which, alas, can’t be brought back, no matter how hard those dark-skinned guys try. It hasn’t managed to capture the interest of today’s youth yet, and most of the young people who were hooked on the first four installments have long since passed the age when that kind of humor would knock them off their feet and make their abs ache from nonstop laughter. It’s no wonder even the obvious tagline sounds subdued: “Get ready to smile.” It was precisely smiles that certain scenes elicited, whether they were nostalgic or featured something new. If the audience was laughing, it was probably out of surprise. Although what reaction could there be when Melkoy’s nephew mastered the technique and rolled a joint—but with one twist: instead of a joint, it was a certain female body part. As for the expectation that we’d be treated to the best comedy of the year, it didn’t pan out. It would be easier to organize a marathon of all the famous parodies from the ’80s to the ’00s to feel young and carefree again. *Scary Movie 6* doesn’t give you that feeling; instead, it offers only a depressing sense of a world that’s already all too familiar.