For all you LOSERS who said it was a bad ripoff of Scary Movie, get your facts straight. This movie was written and produced BEFORE Scary Movie was even a thought. The Scary Movie production team stole pieces of this film right from the original draft. USA did do a lousy editing and mix job, but that is NOT the fault of the writers or actors. For those of you who said it reminded you of Airplane, kudos, from an article I read about the writers, that's what it was supposed to achieve.

Caught in the middle of a vicious killing spree, a group of high school students find themselves living in a world of parodies forcing them to rely on a local reporter covering the crimes to help them figure out the killer's identity.

For the most part this one here wasn't all that bad and serves quite the impressive and enjoyable slasher parody. While it's true that most of the comedic elements here are far more due to personal preference rather than anything to do with how funny the film itself actually is, the fact still remains that the film really does have some genuine laughs that are quite hysterical. The most effective of the film's great gags comes from the ploy of having them becoming more and more aware of the fact that they're in an actual parody rather than anything else, which not only means that they take the instances from the films themselves but also allows the film to take a series of potshots at the very concept of the parody genre by going through the motions of how absurd and contrived many of these films truly are. This one also manages quite a lot of fun actually going against the normal conventions found throughout most slashers, as the inept killer who can't kill anyone on his own merits, the taunting of the victims who manage to find the most obscure means of escape and the hysterical chase sequence here that's presented as a pop-up music video which is utterly hilarious and one of the film's most original gags. While the few attempts at horror do give way to this being more of a spoof than anything else, and the comedy is certainly not something for everyone it's got more than enough to make for a highly underrated and enjoyable spoof.

Rated R: Graphic Language, Violence,comedic sexual references and drug use.

This movie is very much like Scary Movie. Either you laugh at all the silliness and jokes at other movies' expense, or you sit there frustrated thinking it is far too stupid to be funny. Remember, this movie was meant to be a joke!

That aside, there are hundreds of references to other films, some subtle, most not. There is a take on Grease's "Greased Lightning" which had me rolling in my seat, and at one point, Chucky makes a cameo appearance. This movie had a lot of stupid moments, but I would have to say it works as a whole. You have to be prepared for yet-another farcical Scream parody, if you go in expecting the finely-tuned humour of Billy Crystal or Woody Allen, you will be sorely disappointed.

Watch the background for many, many film references. The obvious slapstick gags sometimes overshadow the more humourous background references, some of which actually give this film second viewing possibilities. You will definitely not see all of the jokes this movie has to offer in one viewing (of course, many of you will not be able to stomach watching it a second time).

As with any parody, many of the jokes are predictable and somewhat lame. There are a lot of scatological references (expected),even some scenes pretty well ripped-off from Scary Movie (the entire first sequence),but there are some original bits which tip the scale in it's favour.

I gave it a 6 which is probably very generous, however I went in expecting a childish display of visual gags and got exactly what I expected. I think it was the "Greased Lightning" bit which pushed this from a 5 to a 6, it is one of those memorable moments in a comedy which when you think back on, always seems to make you chuckle.