Out of curiosity, I saw "Disaster Movie" online. Man, curiosity can be a bad thing at times.
I'm going to say it right off the bat: this movie is awful. It really amazed me at how little effort was put into this mess.
Instead of actually parodying actual disaster movies, writers/directors Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer made the insipid decision to instead make references (not jokes) to nearly every movie that was released that summer. It's easy to see that "Disaster Movie" was a rushed production, because most of the movies they supposedly riff on weren't even released when they were shooting! This means that F&S just saw the trailers to "Juno", "Alvin & The Chipmunks", "Kung Fu Panda", "High School Musical", "Hancock", "Love Guru", "Speed Racer", "Wanted", "You Don't Mess With the Zohan", "Indiana Jones", "Superbad", "Narnia", "Dark Knight", "The Incredible Hulk", "Iron Man", and "Sex & The City", then decided to craft gags around them. Smart, isn't it? It's from this tactic that shows how much F&S care about the moviegoer's intelligence. This is insulting. The only movie they use that's actually a disaster movie is "Twister" (complete with a horrible CGI created tornado).
I didn't have high expectations for "Disaster Movie", thankfully. I do enjoy spoofs, and I am a proud fan of offbeat/slapstick comedy. That being said, the movie failed to even do slapstick right. The only scenes that made me laugh was the Chipmunks segment and when the Jumper landed on Caspian's sword. Also, Nicole Parker as Giselle got some chuckles from me.
And...that's it. A few moments out of 70 minutes. Now, correct me if I'm wrong: isn't a spoof, and a comedy in general, supposed to have a medium-to-high level of funny scenes and jokes? I plan on becoming a filmmaker soon, creating my own comedies. For me and any other person who wants to make comedies, this movie is the perfect example of how NOT to make a spoof or a comedy. The fact that LionsGate thought this was fit for theatrical release boggles the mind. Even a baby would think it's terrible.
"Disaster Movie" is an unfunny, desperate, lame excuse to cash in on the parody scene. Friedberg and Seltzer should be ashamed of themselves. The script is terrible, and the directing and editing has no sense of timing. I feel bad for the cast; they might not get better work because of this on their resumes.
For those who are curious to see this movie, don't. Just... no. In fact, see Airplane!, a spoof that makes fun of ACTUAL DISASTER MOVIES and knows what it's doing.
This is quite possibly the worst comedy I've seen. Unspeakably bad.
I'm going to say it right off the bat: this movie is awful. It really amazed me at how little effort was put into this mess.
Instead of actually parodying actual disaster movies, writers/directors Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer made the insipid decision to instead make references (not jokes) to nearly every movie that was released that summer. It's easy to see that "Disaster Movie" was a rushed production, because most of the movies they supposedly riff on weren't even released when they were shooting! This means that F&S just saw the trailers to "Juno", "Alvin & The Chipmunks", "Kung Fu Panda", "High School Musical", "Hancock", "Love Guru", "Speed Racer", "Wanted", "You Don't Mess With the Zohan", "Indiana Jones", "Superbad", "Narnia", "Dark Knight", "The Incredible Hulk", "Iron Man", and "Sex & The City", then decided to craft gags around them. Smart, isn't it? It's from this tactic that shows how much F&S care about the moviegoer's intelligence. This is insulting. The only movie they use that's actually a disaster movie is "Twister" (complete with a horrible CGI created tornado).
I didn't have high expectations for "Disaster Movie", thankfully. I do enjoy spoofs, and I am a proud fan of offbeat/slapstick comedy. That being said, the movie failed to even do slapstick right. The only scenes that made me laugh was the Chipmunks segment and when the Jumper landed on Caspian's sword. Also, Nicole Parker as Giselle got some chuckles from me.
And...that's it. A few moments out of 70 minutes. Now, correct me if I'm wrong: isn't a spoof, and a comedy in general, supposed to have a medium-to-high level of funny scenes and jokes? I plan on becoming a filmmaker soon, creating my own comedies. For me and any other person who wants to make comedies, this movie is the perfect example of how NOT to make a spoof or a comedy. The fact that LionsGate thought this was fit for theatrical release boggles the mind. Even a baby would think it's terrible.
"Disaster Movie" is an unfunny, desperate, lame excuse to cash in on the parody scene. Friedberg and Seltzer should be ashamed of themselves. The script is terrible, and the directing and editing has no sense of timing. I feel bad for the cast; they might not get better work because of this on their resumes.
For those who are curious to see this movie, don't. Just... no. In fact, see Airplane!, a spoof that makes fun of ACTUAL DISASTER MOVIES and knows what it's doing.
This is quite possibly the worst comedy I've seen. Unspeakably bad.