Comments on: ‘Disaster Movie’ Is, Well, A Disaster

By: Shifty

Shifty — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:32:53 +0000

Homero- I like your argument but it is slightly flawed. You say Airplane is a spoof, yet by your definition, Airplane is actually a parody as it concentrates on one subject like Spaceballs. Saying that though, with your example of Spaceballs, it also parodied Aliens and Planet of the Apes so I’d say it’s more of a Sci-fi spoof rather than a Star Wars parody.

Top Secret too, by your definition is also a parody as it focuses on spy movies….

By: Shifty

Shifty — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:32:00 +0000

Top Secret too, by your definition is also a parody as it focuses on spy movies….

By: Evan aka WALL-E fan

Evan aka WALL-E fan — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:28:21 +0000

You said “Meet the Spartans” should’ve been “Epic Movie: Number Two.” More importantly,
you should say that “Disaster Movie” is more like “Epic Movie III.” What’s your meaning?

By: Evan aka WALL-E fan

Evan aka WALL-E fan — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:28:00 +0000

You said “Meet the Spartans” should’ve been “Epic Movie: Number Two.” More importantly,
you should say that “Disaster Movie” is more like “Epic Movie III.” What’s your meaning?

By: Uncle Dave

Uncle Dave — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:54:43 +0000

How dare you for even a second consider if this is better than Postal. Postal’s plot was consistent, there was no pop culture refrences, the actors actually acted like the character they were playing, not every Mad TV character they’ve ever played and most important of all, Postal was funny. Even if you only laughed once, that’s more than Disaster Movie can produce.

By: Uncle Dave

Uncle Dave — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:54:00 +0000

By: 790

790 — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:48:43 +0000

Haha,,, halarious review Kevin,,,,,, LMAO !!!
Prob more than if I watched the “film”.
:-)

By: 790

790 — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:48:00 +0000

Haha,,, halarious review Kevin,,,,,, LMAO !!!
Prob more than if I watched the “film”.
:-)

By: Mr. Rev

Mr. Rev — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:29:19 +0000

yeah i agree with Homero

By: Mr. Rev

Mr. Rev — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:29:00 +0000

yeah i agree with Homero

By: Homero

Homero — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:35:33 +0000

Mr. Death, I see where you’re coming from, and this may be a personal definition on my part, but I have to mildly disagree. You see, I consider those films as parody (I define a Parody and a Spoof as a completely separate thing) and not spoofs.

I define Parodies as films that focus on one genre or film and makes it’s own jokes without really using pop-culture references. Take Spaceballs, every single joke has to do with the Spaceballs plot and only uses Star Wars/Star Trek as a basis for the story. The only pop culture references I can think of off the top of my head are Pizza Hut, Kafka, Doublemint Gum and KFC.

In Young Frankenstein he does a similar thing, using Frankenstein as the main parody, but creates a completely separate story that makes it’s own humor, hardly ever making a pop culture reference. Again, it has it’s own jokes inside if the film.

In Spoofs, however, they simply use pop culture references as the main part of the humor, like the Nike commercial in Scary Movie, or Charlies Angels undressing/Florida voting in Scary Movie 2, instead of writing jokes solely for the film itself.

I hope this was detailed enough, I always have a difficult time putting it down in words and often have to break down a film to explain it (I’m a stand up comic and if there’s anything comedians argue about when it comes to films, it’s comedies).

By: Homero

Homero — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:35:00 +0000

By: Mr.Death

Mr.Death — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:59:57 +0000

Homero, Mel Brooks did spoofs! Blazing Saddles spoofs westerns, Young Frankenstien spoofs horror, Spaceballs spoofs sci-fi. His style is different to what we consider the standared spoof movie format, but it’s definatly a spoof.

By: Mr.Death

Mr.Death — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:59:00 +0000

By: Homero

Homero — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:16:56 +0000

I think you’re confusing Mel Brooks’ films with parody films. Airplane, Top Secret and Scary Movie were the only good spoofs.

The genre was dead after Date Movie, when they turned to pop culture references in lieu of jokes.

By: Cole Abaius

Cole Abaius — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:16:01 +0000

But IS it better than genital warts?

By: Cole Abaius

Cole Abaius — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:16:00 +0000

But IS it better than genital warts?

By: Homero

Homero — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:16:00 +0000

I think you’re confusing Mel Brooks’ films with parody films. Airplane, Top Secret and Scary Movie were the only good spoofs.

The genre was dead after Date Movie, when they turned to pop culture references in lieu of jokes.