SCARY MOVIE

2000

If you have time to kill and you're in a silly mood, and you've seen a lot of teen "horror" flicks, then you may get a few good laughs out of this satire of this already-ridiculous genre of films. I was a big fan of Keenan Ivory Wayans '80's TV show, "In Living Color," and this movie is like a 1 1/2-hour version of the show....minus the comedy of Jim Carrey. It seem pointless to spoof movies that are already spoofs.....movies like the "Scream" films, and the "I Know What You Did Last Summer" films, but their sheer stupidity makes for an easy target, and Wayans and his brothers hit the mark each time. Other films that come in for some clever ribbing are "The Matrix," "The Usual Suspects," and the unbelievably dumb "The Blair Witch Project." Wait for the video, and invite some movie buffs over...you'll have some laughs.

2.5 Stars

NJB