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JamesG · 10-19-2009, 06:58 PM

Scary Movie 5 Will Be A Reboot
By Josh Tyler
2009-10-19

We’ve survived four installments and you’d think that would earn us all a break, but they’re starting it all over again. We’ve heard from solid sources close to the Weinstein Company that they’re rebooting Scary Movie.

Look, you should have seen this coming. The last one, Scary Movie 4, was clearly out of gas creatively but still managed to make nearly $180 million worldwide. They’ve run out of places to take the franchise but they’d still like to drive Ferraris, so restarting the whole thing sort of makes sense… assuming of course you’re an evil, soulless, corporate executive.

So we’re talking Scary Movie reboot, with new characters and all that implies. That likely means no Anna Faris who has been one of the few constants throughout all four previous Scary Movies.

In fact just a few weeks ago she told Fangoria, “Everyone wants to know if there will be a fifth "SCARY MOVIE" and I really have no answer.” Now we know why she had no answer. She may not be in it.

Scary Movie 5 is still quite a ways off since The Weinstein Company doesn’t plan to release it until after Scream 4, which is due out in 2010.

Plenty of time for them to change their mind and simply spare us to death with another sequel, but for now we’re hearing reboot.

http://cinemablend.com/new/Scary-Mov...oot-15275.html

browneyes106 · 10-19-2009, 08:52 PM

I read about this earlier. I think they should just end the series and not do a reboot. There isn't much they could parodize with the horror and disaster films being made today.

JamesG · 10-19-2009, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by browneyes106

I read about this earlier. I think they should just end the series and not do a reboot. There isn't much they could parodize with the horror and disaster films being made today.

I agree. To me this series lost its spark by the third; when the Wayans Brothers left.

I didn't like Scary Movie 2 nearly as much as the first. I felt that the second one had too much gross-out humor that just wasn't funny. It had its moments but overall, no.

It also spawned all of these spin-off parody movies that never were as good as the original Scary Movie.

comedyfreak · 10-20-2009, 08:37 AM

Isn't one of the movies going or went straight to dvd?

JamesG · 10-20-2009, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

Isn't one of the movies going or went straight to dvd?

Yes. That's Stan Helsing and it comes out on Oct. 27th.

I've seen the trailer and it looks pretty bad.

browneyes106 · 10-20-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesG

I agree. To me this series lost its spark by the third; when the Wayans Brothers left.

I didn't like Scary Movie 2 nearly as much as the first. I felt that the second one had too much gross-out humor that just wasn't funny. It had its moments but overall, no.

It also spawned all of these spin-off parody movies that never were as good as the original Scary Movie.

Scary Movie 2 was my least favorite of the series. I hated the Epic Movie, Date Movie and Disaster Movie. There were worse than the Scary Movie sequels.

JamesG · 10-20-2009, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by browneyes106

Scary Movie 2 was my least favorite of the series. I hated the Epic Movie, Date Movie and Disaster Movie. There were worse than the Scary Movie sequels.

Forgot to mention some other hits like Superhero Movie and Meet The Spartans.

browneyes106 · 10-20-2009, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesG

Forgot to mention some other hits like Superhero Movie and Meet The Spartans.

Yep forgot about those. I haven't seen Meet the Spartans. But Superhero Movie was awful.

JamesG · 10-20-2009, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by browneyes106

Yep forgot about those. I haven't seen Meet the Spartans. But Superhero Movie was awful.

Superhero Movie was a bomb.

However, Meet The Spartans was #1 for a few weeks when it came out. I truly believe most of it came from minors buying tickets for that one to get into RAMBO which was #2.

I saw both of them and, putting it mildy, I wasn't impressed.

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,129	The "Scary Movie" Franchise Is Getting A Reboot Scary Movie 5 Will Be A Reboot By Josh Tyler 2009-10-19 We’ve survived four installments and you’d think that would earn us all a break, but they’re starting it all over again. We’ve heard from solid sources close to the Weinstein Company that they’re rebooting Scary Movie. Look, you should have seen this coming. The last one, Scary Movie 4, was clearly out of gas creatively but still managed to make nearly $180 million worldwide. They’ve run out of places to take the franchise but they’d still like to drive Ferraris, so restarting the whole thing sort of makes sense… assuming of course you’re an evil, soulless, corporate executive. So we’re talking Scary Movie reboot, with new characters and all that implies. That likely means no Anna Faris who has been one of the few constants throughout all four previous Scary Movies. In fact just a few weeks ago she told Fangoria, “Everyone wants to know if there will be a fifth "SCARY MOVIE" and I really have no answer.” Now we know why she had no answer. She may not be in it. Scary Movie 5 is still quite a ways off since The Weinstein Company doesn’t plan to release it until after Scream 4, which is due out in 2010. Plenty of time for them to change their mind and simply spare us to death with another sequel, but for now we’re hearing reboot. http://cinemablend.com/new/Scary-Mov...oot-15275.html Attached Images

10-19-2009, 08:52 PM	#2
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I read about this earlier. I think they should just end the series and not do a reboot. There isn't much they could parodize with the horror and disaster films being made today.