What ever happened to good old fashioned slap stick comedies? The days of hot shots and naked guns. very few decent parodies have been released in the passed decade, and the trash that has been released in the passed few years have ruined my hope for this genre to make a comeback. If you are unsure what movies I am referencing, go see “Vampires Suck” and you will understand where I am coming from.
The last decent Parody I enjoyed was “Not Another Teen Movie”. This movie had all the elements needed to make a movie great. The punchlines were spot on, but they did not try too hard to deliver them, like most movies now. It was rated ‘R’, which opens up many more possibilities. Back in the day, “Hot Shots” and “Naked Gun” movies were not rated ‘R’, but the target audience is changing, so the movies have to adapt. most companies want to keep them PG-13 these days to make a few extra bucks.
It is unfortunate that Hollywood has come to this. Parodies were always one of my favorite genres.
You are spot on. I touched on this very thing on my Charlie Sheen list. I agree the last good one was probably Not Another Teen Movie. But i disagree with having an R rating open more possibilities. It seems they just go for the lowest common denominator. I am not offended by d**k and fart jokes, but I am offended when a movie treats me like I’m stupid. But i don’t think they are going anywhere. As bad as these movies are, they make a ton of money.
Very true. It just seems like they are very limited when it comes to PG-13. everything has been done already. with todays target audience it seems that hollywood has to “up” its game. ratings may not have to change, but maybe the writing does
Yep it’s a crying shame that the spoof/parody genre these days consists of the likes of ‘Date Movie’ and ‘Vampires Suck’. Once upon a time it thrived with the likes of ‘Hot Shots!’, ‘Airplane!’ and the ‘Naked Gun’ series.