History YMMV / ScaryMovie

* ''Scary Movie 4'' also suffers from UnintentionalPeriodPiece, as a result of a lot of references to pop cultural things that are now widely considered to be DeaderThanDisco, such as MySpace and the original iPod. Fortunately, most of the films being spoofed are still well-remembered and well-regarded (with the arguable exception of ''TheGrudge'' and ''TheVillage''), so the film doesn't feel quite as dated overall.

** The first film's ''Scream 2'' parody. A woman being stabbed to death in a movie theater? Horrific. A woman being stabbed to death by all the other theater patrons (including Mother Teresa) because they got sick of her [[AssholeVictim talking during the movie]]? Hilarious.

--> '''Nostalgia Critic (in his video "Is Parody dead?", he shows this scene):''' God, that's disgusting.

* ContestedSequel: Different fans can easily find any given movie the worst or the best. Generally speaking, the biggest fan divide is between those who prefer the Wayans films (the first two) and those who prefer the Zuckers (the latter two).

* RetroactiveRecognition: No wonder Cindy's stepson in movie 3 is such a CreepyChild... it's [[ICarly Nevel!]]

* ShockingSwerve: Parodied at the end of the first movie, where the killer is revealed [[spoiler:to be the retarded Doofy, who has already got away and is shown taking off his disguise, and is then picked up by his girlfriend and [[TheBadGuyWins drives off into the sunset]]. Earlier in the film the girlfriend had no idea that he was even the mastermind, but they're revealed to have been working together in the ending.]]

* ShockingSwerve: Parodied at the end of the first movie, where the killer is [[spoiler:revealed to be Doofy, who has already got away and is shown taking off his disguise, and is actually a character not seen or referenced anywhere else in the movie. He is then picked up by his girlfriend and [[TheBadGuyWins drives off into the sunset]].]]

* CrossesTheLineTwice: A girl living with her drug-dealing father? Not funny. Having them talk about how cutting crack with baking powder will have people growing muffins out of their noses? Funny.

* HollywoodHomely: Very much played for laughs with Cindy Campbell who is played by the obviously attractive AnnaFaris yet is constantly criticized over her appearance (this joke is dropped in the Zucker films which portray Cindy as more of a BrainlessBeauty type.)

* WeirdAlEffect: $157 million worth of tickets were sold at the US box office to see Scary Movie, compared with $103 million for ''Film/{{Scream}}''. But this was only at the time; which has been seen by more more people since release is completely untrackable, and both films retain large fandoms.

* WeirdAlEffect: $157 million worth of tickets were sold at the US box office to see Scary Movie, compared with $103 million for ''Film/{{Scream}}''). But this was only at the time; which has been seen more more people since release is completely untrackable, and both films retain large fandoms.

* HollywoodHomely: Very much played for laughs with Cindy Campbell who is played by the obviously attractive AnnaFaris yet is constantly criticised over her appearance (this joke is dropped in the Zucker films which portray Cindy as more of a BrainlessBeauty type.)

* CrossesTheLineTwice: A girl living with her drug dealing father? Not funny. Having them talk about how cutting crack with baking powder will have people growing muffins out of their noses? Funny.

* WeirdAlEffect: $157 million worth of tickets were sold at the US box office to see Scary Movie, compared with $103 million for ''{{Scream}}''). But this was only at the time; which has been seen more more people since release is completely untrackable, and both films retain large fandoms.

* LoveItOrHateIt: These films have a huge fandom, and also a huge hatedom.
* MissedMomentOfFunny: [[spoiler:It was revealed in a deleted scene that Michael Jackson was the driver who ran over Cindy's stepson in ''3''.]] It should have been Orpheus, who was too busy being pleasured by the Oracle. The Oracle [[ContinuityNod would then look up to wonder what they hit, but Orpheus says "it's nothing" and pushes her back down]].

* WeirdAlEffect: $157 million worth of tickets were sold at the US box office to see Scary Movie, compared with $103 million for ''{{Scream}}''). But this was only at the time, which has been seen more more people since release is completely untrackable, and both films retain large fandoms.

* WeirdAlEffect: The ''{{Scream}}'' films that the first ''ScaryMovie'' spoofed are not forgotten as such, but ''ScaryMovie'' has probably been seen by more people (it made $157 million at the US box office compared with $103 million for ''{{Scream}}'').

* MissedMomentOfFunny: [[spoiler:It was revealed in a deleted scene that Michael Jackson was the driver who ran over Cindy's stepson in ''3''.]] It should have been Orpheus, who was too busy being pleasured by the Oracle. The Oracle [[ContinuityNod would then look up to wonder what they hit, but Orpheus says "it's nothing" and pushes her back down]].