Epic Movie
Jesus. Wept. I’ve been pretty nice to the Scary Movies so I felt bad when I found myself 20 minutes into this actually clutching my own jaw in embarrassment for the artists involved. So it was with great relief I discovered this has little to do with those spoofs except in naming convention (*edit*: okay I looked again and obviously I was blind the first time round – the same writers are involved – whatever). My defense of those movies – basically, “what do you expect?” – to be fair actually pretty much stands here as well. But in the end, just, dear God, no thank you. This is laziness of the lowest and most deplorable form and it bears repeating just how cringe-worthily embarrassing it is to watch. It doesn’t deserve this many words. And yet, I can’t help but urge people to see it, because that’s the only way to comprehend its … UGHness. When you feel you have to have a character actually mumble, “It’s stuck!” when 1) it’s frickin’ obvious her tongue is stuck to the post in Gnarnia (“For legal reasons” – actual line) and 2) we knew it was gonna be stuck to the post about 10 minutes previously – let’s face it, it’s time to find a new career path. Make no mistake – this movie is f*cking terrible. Yes – even worse than Timothy Hines’ War of the Worlds.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:07 am
[...] I have to admit, though this movie frequently falls to the unbearably cringe-inducing hell of Epic Movie, I had a good case of the giggles on more than one occasion watching it. The whole thing is a lot more consistent than the recent “Movie” ... not quite as much as the early Scary Movie but enough to make it mostly bearable. Alyson Hannigan is of course a huge factor, too – she’s able to do these stupid things, much like Anna Faris, really really gross and stupid things (and by the way, let me take this opportunity to say that this is the first genuinely gross-out gross-out teen comedy I’ve seen), and come out with almost more dignity than she had going in. Worth a look if you liked the Scary Movies or love Alyson Hannigan. Don’t let it tempt you toward Epic Movie though. [...]