Here we are! The last stop before Scary Movie (2026)!
Scary Movie 5 (or as it's stylized on-screen Scary MoVie) is parody film that serves as a more standalone sequel to the last movie and is the fifth installment of the franchise. This is also so far the only movie in the series not feature Anna Faris and Regina Hall. The flicks being spoofed this time around are the Paranormal Activity films along with others such as Mama, Sinister, Evil Dead (2013), among others. Pat Proft returns once again to write the screenplay, and while David Zucker has also returned he just wrote the screenplay. This time around it's Malcolm D. Lee who's directing.
The story is, an eccentric couple has adopted their nephew and nieces after a tragic event. Soon, strange occurrences start happening around the house so the couple install video cameras to investigate. They soon discover their being targeted by a malevolent demon. Now the family must find a way to get rid of this demon and get their lives back to normal.
- Negatives
Nothing here, so just move on.
- Mix
The biggest mix bag is the humor. I know I've been saying that since the first movie, but here it was really really hit or miss. I did find quite a few things to laugh about. Like the various metaphors for lesbian sex. That's was pretty good. Even the opening with Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan had some good gags in it. But there were a few moments that just didn't work. There's a Madea gag that was pointless because 1) That's a comedy thus it's already making fun of itself and 2) You could've cut those two scenes or rewrote them and nothing would've changed. Inception is a modern classic but it came out in 2010 while this came out in 2013. So Scary Movie 5 taking the piss out of it was outdated. And I'm pretty sure the parody of Fifty Shades of Grey was here because "Hey look! Popular thing!" Not to mention but this entry really didn't have any bite to it. Out of all of the Scary Movie flicks this was the least edgy. People can complain on and on about how offensive they the previous movies were and how offensive the trailers for the sixth film are, but at least that'll be be something to talk about. With this one not only is it the weakest but it'll be forgotten time and time again.
- Positives
I'm gonna keep somethings brief because some of my praise is just gonna be repeats from praises I've given to the previous movies. One of those being is the pacing. Even if Scary Movie 5 has some issues, it still continues the tradition of these movies never wasting anytime.
My last praise goes to the performances from Ashley Tisdale and Simon Rex. We've seen Rex handle the hilarity in these franchise before with the third and fourth movies. And he's no different here. He was great, and most of his best parts are how well his delivery is. Then we have Ashley Tisdale. Now I know she's done stuff outside of Disney, but when I watched this for the first time I couldn't help but think about her as Maddie from The Suite Life of Zack & Cody or Sharpay from High School Musical. So I hate to admit it but I didn't have to much faith in her, thankfully I was surprised. Sure she's no Anna Faris, but she was still fully committed to all of the bits. She even has some pretty good chemistry with Simon Rex. So yeah, surprisingly Ashley Tisdale did pretty good.
I read that this movie was critically panned which made me worried at first. Now don't get the wrong idea, this is by far and currently the weakest out of all of the Scary Movies. But by the end I couldn't say I was disappointed.
My final rating is, a very low Okay.
So that's all for now. Come back on Saturday, Jun 6th, for my review of Scary Movie (2026) aka Scary Movie 6. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
