The Spoof Movie Thread

[Terial]

I was just wondering how many people here appreciated the spoof genre. Discuss.

[!Nekko!]

If Spaceballs counts as a spoof, count me in.

[The Damned]

Wait... you aren't sure if Spaceballs is a spoof?

HOW?

[Kitsuta]

I want to see Shaun of the Dead. We actually own it, I just need to get around to watching it.

I much like the Spoof Movie genre. Spaceballs is pure awesome, but I also enjoy a lot of more, uh, budget films. Like the ones from XStrike Studios - I saw "Silent Horror" at Magfest and it was pretty funny.

[Fishy]

Kung Pow and Naked Gun are my favourite.

I dunno if mystery men counts as a spoof... The characters are all spoofs though.

But Kung pow = amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh9orTQCjfs

[RealFolkBlues]

If Spaceballs counts as a spoof, count me in.

Mel Brooks makes me proud to be a Jew. Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights also stomp faces.

[Black Starre]

I like this genre as long as "Scary Movie" and its legion of inbred cousins are not included.

[BigBoss]

I like this genre as long as "Scary Movie" and its legion of inbred cousins are not included.


Pretty much the worst movies of this decade.

[RamRod]

Pretty much the worst movies of this decade.

Agreed. The same goes with Date Movie, Epic Movie, etc. Listen to RealFolkBlues, everybody; Mel Brooks rules all.

[lady zelda]

I like this genre as long as "Scary Movie" and its legion of inbred cousins are not included.

Those just weren't really funny.

Spaceballs, though, yes.

[Kitsuta]

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

HOW COULD I FORGET?!

That movie is quite possibly the best movie ever - right above Spaceballs. Mel Brooks is awesome.

Oh oh! Also, History of the World Part 1! I loved that movie.

[Vivi_Rules_Pie]

Does Scream count as a spoof movie. Cause that movie is funny as hell.

Also, I liked the first Scary Movie, but as most sequels do, the kind of regressed... Then again, I was also about 13 when the first scary movie came out, so my opinion might be changed if I watched it again.

[U N N]

Hot shots.

[Black Starre]

Just like to say I'm very pleased that we are in agreement on those* movies (you are not supposed to spoof comedies!)

It gives me a spark of hope for mankind. A cold, pathetic spark, but a spark nonetheless.


*Scary Movie, Date Movie, etc- this is on a new page now so I figured I should clarify what I meant.

[The Lone Gunman]

Would Mystery Science Theater 3000 count? If not, I will be very disappointed.

[Kitsuta]

Does the Tremors series count? They don't take themselves terribly seriously, but...

[Black Starre]

There are a lot of grey area movies like Tremors- it seems more like camp than a direct spoof, though. Spoof, to me, implies obvious source material. There's no mistaking what Spaceballs or Austin Powers are derived from. Tremors, while campy at times, seems to be something else. A very enjoyable something else, though. ;)

[Wacky]

I thought Date movie was amusing.

:(

[suzumebachi]

There are a lot of grey area movies like Tremors- it seems more like camp than a direct spoof, though. Spoof, to me, implies obvious source material. There's no mistaking what Spaceballs or Austin Powers are derived from. Tremors, while campy at times, seems to be something else. A very enjoyable something else, though. ;)

I suppose Tremors fits in with movies like Army of Darkness etc.

[Kitsuta]

I suppose Tremors fits in with movies like Army of Darkness etc.

So awesome.

And yeah, they'd be more like camp movies than anything. Still very good.

[Terial]

I thought Date movie was amusing.

:(

Surely, you can't be serious...

That movie had about three parts that were worth watching, not the entire movie, but the sences themselves. The pimp my ride, hitch spoofs, and the dancing in the opening scene was pretty humorous.

My favorites have to be AIRPLANE! and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I'm not so sure if the holy grail is a spoof, or just a mockery of everything from history, but that is easily the most fantastic movie to ever grace the planet.


I'm gonna go out on a limb here: White Chicks. Not really anything specifically spoofing, just those sisters (can't think of their names). If not, it should count just for that big black guy singing thousand miles XDDDD

EDIT: typo

[Xelebes]

I'm a big fan of Leslie Nielsen and spoofs are my favourite genre. I like the Scary Movie series too so no hatin', k?

[Arcita]

Scary Movie 3 was probably the best one. Anyone looking forward to Epic Movie? It'll never really reach the prestige of movies like Airplane!, but it could be kinda funny.

[Black Starre]

I will confess in one of the "___ Movie" movies (I was going to say "film" to make the sentence flow better, but I just can't bring myself to call it that), I think it was Date Movie- the trailer had a bit where a father was saying that if the kid hurt his daughter-

"You'll take me down to Chinatown?"

"No, I'll bust you in the head with a pipe."

That was funny. But I don't know if a few good moments justify 90 minutes and 10 dollars. I think they've milked it for far more than it was worth already.

[Thalzon]

If they would just stop dumbing down those movies to get their oh-so-sought PG-13 rating they'd at least keep the raunchy sex jokes that would remove the feel of utter limp-wristedness the series has been suffering.

I mean, for god sakes, Date Movie got a PG rating here.

That said, Scary Movie is still a little funny at least and, yes, Airplane and Spy Hard are absolutely awesome.

[The Damned]

I'm a big fan of Leslie Nielsen and spoofs are my favourite genre. I like the Scary Movie series too so no hatin', k?
Can we still modhate?;)

God damn, these new smileys suck. Blue? It looks like the damn thing is choking on a chicken bone or something.

[The Vagrance]

No mention of Snakes on a Plane in this topic = phail. I mean, it was totally a spoof on the absurdity of the horror genre, it may have started out serious but after it got floored by the internet hype when they changed the scenes it turned into a spoof.

[Cecilff2]

How bout that Galaxy Quest?

[Xelebes]

No mention of Snakes on a Plane in this topic = phail. I mean, it was totally a spoof on the absurdity of the horror genre, it may have started out serious but after it got floored by the internet hype when they changed the scenes it turned into a spoof.

I haven't seen it but I thought it was from the campy genre.

[Black Starre]

I haven't seen it but I thought it was from the campy genre.

Was just going to say the same thing- I actually went to see it for the hell of it. It definitely comes off as campy- if you went in expecting that kind of silliness, I think the movie was a lot of fun.

If you went in expecting a serious action/thriller- what the hell's the matter with you? It's called Snakes on a Plane!

Anyway, I think between straight spoofs and campy movies I tend to prefer camp. But now and then, a spoof is good.

[supremespleen]

How bout that Galaxy Quest?That was a good flick.

[RamRod]

That was a good flick.

Yeah, it was. One of the few Tim Allen movies I like and just another reason why Sigourney Weaver rocks sci-fi like no other woman.

[FuriousFure]

I like this genre as long as "Scary Movie" and its legion of inbred cousins are not included.

so all you highclass comedy buffs are too good to say the Scary Movies weren't without humor? tsk tsk. the horror movie genres has gone downhill, and it didn't really start high either. so what do you except the spoofs of these movies, except for pure silliness?

i do like the spoof genre and its true Date Movie was terrible and not worth my time watching, i didn't pay for it. and while it would be easy to assume that Epic Movie would follow suit but i havn't seen it yet. so i won't.

as for the compilation movies, the best would be Not Another Teen Movie. Other good ones would be Hot Shots, Hot Shots: Part Duex, Airplane, SpaceBalls, and Mars Attacks, Galaxy Quest, and Kung Pow (honestly i didn't like this one, but thats just my opinion, and my opinion doesn't make a movie bad)

but the secret of liking spoofs is knowing the movies that they are making fun of.

[RealFolkBlues]

Good call on the Monty Python. Holy Grail is still probably my vote for funniest movie of all time. I still laugh at that movie, and I've seen it MANY times.

As for the _ Movies, I've actually heard good things about Scary Movie 3, and Not Another Teen Movie was flippin hilarious.

SOAP, while brilliant, is definitely camp. It's camp for the sake of camp, like Army of Darkness or Slither, which also rule.

[lazygecko]

Mel Brooks, the one and only
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu2NqfISm9k