This series had really begun to show its age at this juncture. This wasn't completely unfunny, but it had many rough moments to ultimately make this a failure in my opinion. After Charlie Sheen's amusing scene in the opening, it took a turn for the downward in a big way. Stuff like Brokeback Mountain (Poorly done by Anthony Anderson & Kevin Hart) War of The Worlds (Has its moments, but not nearly enough of them) Saw (I dug Shaq & Dr. Phil cameo's. I admittedly got a kick out of that) Million Dollar Baby (Meh. This was so, so. Simon Rex has a cameo as George. He was in the previous Scary Movie)and The Village also gets spoofed with a funny turn by Bill Pullman. Even Tom Cruise's now classic meltdown on Opera is spoofed (Which was way over the top and not even remotely funny) Anna Farris & Regina Hall show up, but the magic of the duo has worn off a bit. They try their hardest, but it doesn't help that they have to work with such poor material for the most part. Craig Bierko makes for a poor replacement for Simon Rex. This is a lot raunchier than the stuff in Scary Movie III, but it's not as amusing either. Scary Movie III was imperfect as well, but I laughed on quite a few occasions. Here; the laughs were scattershot and didn't happen all that frequently.Final Thoughts: I'm not gonna tell you to avoid it. It does have a few laughs, but most of this movie consists of tired, juvenile jokes, and proved to me that this series is starting to wear very thin on me.4/10

Day 30 Of My 31 Days Of Horror Double Review Part 2.Director David Zucker returns with the Scaryy Movies with Scary Movie 4. The film follows Cindy played by Anna Faris who notices that an alien invasion is going to destroy her hometown. The films main parodies are War Of The Worlds Saw Saw II and The Village. Not as fun as the 3rd but still a lot fun with a very funny scene involving Charlie Sheen.Rated PG-13 For Crude And Sexual Humor Throughout, Some Comic Violence And Language.Theatrical: 1hr 24min/84min. Unrated: 1hr 31min/91min.1 use of the F-word.**1/2/****

I had never seen a "Scary Movie" before this, so the laughs were a delight. I have to say, however, that the antics and fate of Charlie Sheen were absolutely prophetic. Perhaps he should consider re-watching!The use of rap artists as characters was brilliant, both in direct participation and self parody.And the exhaled goose feather. (Sighs.) Leslie Neilsen was brilliant and is sorely missed.The special effects were also enjoyable, and were something of a poke in the eye to the millions spent on high budget sci-fi.

I enjoyed the first movie, liked the second though it had problems, and thought the third was okay. This however was a mess and definitely for me the worst of the series. The gags and spoofs aren't as focused this time around, The Grudge and The Village were not my idea of movies to spoof on, and the spoofs on them were rather weak. The acting is rather dire this time round with nobody seemingly able to get past their weak material or stock characters. The script is very unfunny and tired, the film pace-wise is for me the dullest of the four, the story is too thin for the running time and is predictable as well, the production values are rather cheap and the soundtrack is generic and uninspired. All in all, a bad movie and the worst of the series. 1/10 Bethany Cox