... it's better at parodying than most modern spoofs. You know why? Because it actually parodies. It doesn't recreate popular scenes to celebrate them; it makes fun of clichés, plot holes and silly elements.
Yo, Jason Friendberg & Aaron Seltzer! A Disney movie beated you!
Another thing it doesn't do: throw in copious amounts of profanity, gross out humor, and over-the-top sexual content, which seems to be what passes for "parody" these days.
"Does your society have any other adjectives besides 'great'?" - Pvt. Church
Agreed! That's why I hated all of those Scary movie parodies! Parodies were much better during the time of Hot Shots and The Naked Gun.
"That was the sickest thing I've seen on TV, and I watch Dance Moms"
This is probably a stupid question, but whatever. What all did this movie parody? West Side Story and 60's beach movies, obviously, but was there anything else? I watched part of the film while babysitting the other day and one of the songs reminded me of "The Nicest Kids in Town" from Hairspray and I didn't know if that was intentional or not.
I go to seek a great perhaps.
Well, the villains looked like they came out of a 007 movie.
shareWas Dr. Fusion supposed to be like some of Vincent Price's comedic roles? Somehow he reminded me of that.
shareI was about to say that reference would be too obscure for younger viewers... but then I realized that so would the old teen beach movies.
shareVincent Price did a beach movie mad scientist:
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, 1965.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059124
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