History YMMV / ScaryMovie

* FranchiseOriginalSin: The first two films had scenes spoofing ''Film/TheMatrix'', ''Film/TheUsualSuspects'', ''[[Film/CharliesAngels2000 Charlie's Angels]]'', ''Film/MissionImpossible'', and contemporary ad campaigns for Budweiser and Nike, none of which are horror movies. Overall, however, they were still clear-cut parodies of horror movies first as opposed to pop culture parodies. Not so in the third film, which had a whole subplot devoted to parodying ''Film/EightMile'' and a much broader list of targets for its mockery than just horror movies. The third film also suffers from being a NarrowParody; the first two are devoted to mocking popular subgenres of horror (the first film parodies teen slasher movies, the second parodies supernatural horror), while the third just mocks two recent horror films that happened to be recent hits at the time (namely ''Film/{{Signs}}'' and ''Film/TheRing''), but otherwise have almost nothing in common. The following films only sank further into this morass, much like the rest of the spoof genre did in the 2000s -- a morass for which many have blamed [[Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg]], a writer/director duo who built their careers on the fact that they were two of the six writers on the first film (and technically they only wrote a very early draft that was one of several scripts that would become ''Scary Movie'').

* SpecialEffectFailure: From the first film's scene [[spoiler: where the teacher commits suicide by jumping off of the school]], it's an obvious dummy falling onto an obvious soft pad which is then quickly edited to look like he landed on the flat grass.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: The first two films had scenes spoofing ''Film/TheMatrix'', ''Film/TheUsualSuspects'', ''Film/CharliesAngels'', ''Film/MissionImpossible'', and contemporary ad campaigns for Budweiser and Nike, none of which are horror movies. Overall, however, they were still clear-cut parodies of horror movies first as opposed to pop culture parodies. Not so in the third film, which had a whole subplot devoted to parodying ''Film/EightMile'' and a much broader list of targets for its mockery than just horror movies. The third film also suffers from being a NarrowParody; the first two are devoted to mocking popular subgenres of horror (the first film parodies teen slasher movies, the second parodies supernatural horror), while the third just mocks two recent horror films that happened to be recent hits at the time (namely ''Film/{{Signs}}'' and ''Film/TheRing''), but otherwise have almost nothing in common. The following films only sank further into this morass, much like the rest of the spoof genre did in the 2000s -- a morass for which many have blamed [[Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg]], a writer/director duo who built their careers on the fact that they were two of the six writers on the first film (and technically they only wrote a very early draft that was one of several scripts that would become ''Scary Movie'').

** One of the Ghostface killers' motives in the first film is that he's irrationally angry about the state of his favorite TV show. This foreshadowed the motive in ''Film/Scream2022'', [[spoiler:in which the killers were angry about the state of their favorite movie franchise (though here, it wasn't canceled so much as DarthWiki/RuinedForever)]]. [[invoked]]

** Shorty in the first two movies. Also, CJ and Mahalik in the third and fourth movies.

* ShallowParody: Increasingly so as the series progressed. The first film took flack for how it was a parody of [[Film/{{Scream}} a franchise]] [[RedundantParody that was]] ''[[RedundantParody already]]'' [[RedundantParody a parody]].

* FranchiseOriginalSin: The first two films had scenes spoofing ''Film/TheMatrix'', ''Film/TheUsualSuspects'', ''Film/CharliesAngels'', ''Film/MissionImpossible'', and contemporary ad campaigns for Budweiser and Nike, none of which are horror movies. Overall, however, they were still clear-cut parodies of horror movies first as opposed to pop culture parodies. Not so in the third film, which had a whole subplot devoted to parodying ''Film/EightMile'' and a much broader list of targets for its mockery than just horror movies. The following films only sank further into this morass, much like the rest of the spoof genre did in the 2000s -- a morass for which many have blamed [[Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg]], a writer/director duo who built their careers on the fact that they were two of the six writers on the first film (and technically they only wrote a very early draft that was one of several scripts that would become ''Scary Movie'').

* ValuesDissonance: Officer Doofy in the first film. Although it was all a facade, the fact that his intellectual disabilities are played for laughs wouldn’t fly anymore well into TheNewTwenties.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Shorty in the first two movies. Also, CJ and Mahalik in the third and fourth movies.

* UnacceptableTargets: The original film is considered a classic spoof film, and it is considered unacceptable to criticize it like other modern spoof films, most of which are poorly received.

* ValuesDissonance: Officer Doofy in the first film. Although it was all a facade, the fact that his intellectual disabilities are played for laughs wouldn’t fly anymore well into the [[TheNewTwenties New Twenties]].

* ValuesDissonance: Officer Doofy in the first film. Although it was all a facade, the fact that intellectual disabilities are played for laughs wouldn’t fly anymore well into the 21st century.

** ''Scary Movie 4'' suffers from this to some extent, as a result of a lot of references to pop cultural things that are now mostly forgotten or considered outdated, such as Website/MySpace and the original iPod. Fortunately, most of the films being spoofed are still well-remembered and well-regarded (with the arguable exception of ''Film/TheGrudge'' and ''Film/TheVillage''), so the film doesn't feel quite as dated overall.

* ParanoiaFuel: Despite it being played for laughs, there is a bit of creepiness during the scene in Scary Movie 3, where Tom sees the sheriff's hat gets bigger. Again, it is played for laughs but there it shows that Tom's mind might be slipping to the point where things don't seem real. The sheriff doesn't seem to notice so it could be in Tom's head.

** One of the Ghostface killers' motives in the first film is that he's irrationally angry about the state of his favorite TV show. This foreshadowed the motive in ''Film/Scream2022'', [[spoiler:in which the killers were angry about the state of their favorite movie franchise (though here, it wasn't canceled so much as [[invoked]] DarthWiki/RuinedForever)]].

** The leader of the aliens in ''4'' being the Jigsaw puppet, who wants to avenge his dead son. One year later, [[Film/SawIV in the fourth installment of the series no less,]] the real Jigsaw also seeks revenge for his dead son-in fact said puppet was originally built as a toy for the baby before his wife's miscarriage.

** [[invoked]] One of the Ghostface killers' motives in the first film is that he's irrationally angry about the state of his favorite TV show. This foreshadowed the motive in ''Film/Scream2022'', [[spoiler:in which the killers were angry about the state of their favorite movie franchise (though here, it wasn't canceled so much as DarthWiki/RuinedForever)]].

** Watch the sex scene in the first movie. Then read the infamous Chapter 16.5 of ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline''. Better off if it's the ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' version.
--->'''Abridged!Kirito''': ''We painted the walls with our love!''

** Watch the sex scene in the first movie. Then read the infamous Chapter 16.5 of ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline''.

** Many people may be more familiar with Brenda's movie theater death in ''Film/ScaryMovie'' than Maureen's movie theater death in Film/Scream2, despite the latter inspiring the former. Aside from how [[BlackComedy over-the-top funny]] (and [[AssholeVictim much more deserving]]) the later scene was, a good reason may be because Regina Hall was one of the film's protagonists unlike Creator/JadaPinkett's AdvertisedExtra.

** In Russia, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcfHBgUTn7I this scene]] from the second movie where Father [=McFeely=][[ScrewThisImOuttaHere attempts to leave the scene]] saying (in the original) "[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck this]]".

** In Russia, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcfHBgUTn7I this scene]] from the second movie where Father McFeely [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere attempts to leave the scene]] saying (in the original) "[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck this]]".

** Many people may be more familiar with Brenda's movie theater death in ''Film/ScaryMovie'' than Maureen's movie theater death in [[Film/Scream2]], despite the latter inspiring the former. Aside from how [[BlackComedy over-the-top funny]] (and [[AssholeVictim much more deserving]]) the later scene was, a good reason may be because Regina Hall was one of the film's protagonists unlike Creator/JadaPinkett's AdvertisedExtra.