Spoofs
The wide wonderful world of film lends itself splendidly to the 'spoof' or parody as most genres have conventions and unwritten rules that are very easy to twist and undermine. It's all about messing with audience expectation - and nobody is safe - from TV cops ('Police Squad') to zombies ('Shaun of the Dead'); disaster flicks ('Airplane') to westerns ('Blazing Saddles'); Alfred Hitchcock ('High Anxiety') to Arnold Schwarzenegger ('Last Action Hero'). Sit back and have a laugh, at someone else's expense.
The Tick: The Entire Series (2001)
7.4/10
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld, Danny Leiner, Bob Welch, Craig Zisk, Boris Damast, Andrew Tsao
Starring: Patrick Warburton, David Burke, Nestor Carbonell, Liz Vassey
He is the wild blue yonder. The front line in a never-ending battle between good and not-so-good. He is The Tick (Patrick Warburton)... hero of the cu... Read more
Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001)
5.9/10
Director: Sam Irvin
Starring: Cassandra Peterson, Richard O'Brien, Mary Scheer, Scott Atkinson, Mary Jo Smith,...
Elvira's back in an all-new adventure! With her ample anatomical assets, big black bouffant, and hilarious one-liners, the Mistress of the Dark knocks... Read more
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
5.7/10
Director: Joel Gallen
Starring: Chris Evans, Eric Christian Olsen, Mia Kirshner, Jaime Pressly
Contemporary teen movies get skewered unmercifully in this outrageous spoof. The comedic cliches come fast and furious at John Hughes High School, whe... Read more
Scream 3 (2000)
5.5/10
Director: Wes Craven
Starring: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Patrick Dempsey, Jenny McCarthy, P...
The third time is a bloody charm in Wes Craven's slay em' dead trilogy. Neve Campbell's Sydney, now a recluse working for a women's hot-line, travels... Read more
Tears of the Black Tiger (2000)
7/10
Director: Wisit Sasanatieng
Starring: Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella Malucchi, Supakorn Kitsuwon, Arawat Ruangvuth
One of the most elaborate productions ever mounted in Thailand, this is a candy-coloured Western made in the high-energy style that characterizes much... Read more
Series 7: The Contenders (2000)
6.6/10
Director: Daniel Minahan
Starring: Brooke Smith, Glenn Fitzgerald, Marylouise Burke, Michael Kaycheck, Richard Vent...
Trenchant satire of America's obsession with Reality TV shows follows a game show called "The Contenders," in which five contestants are filmed huntin... Read more
Scary Movie (2000)
6.2/10
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Starring: Shannon Elizabeth, Cheri Oteri, Carmen Electra, Jon Abrahams, Marlon Wayans, Sha...
"Scream", "I Know What You Did Last Summer", "The Blair Witch Project" and other horror films are spoofed to outrageous excess by director Keenen Ivor... Read more
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (Blu-ray) (1999)
6.6/10
Director: Jay Roach
Starring: Elizabeth Hurley, Heather Graham, Michael York, Mike Myers, Rob Lowe, Robert Wag...
More swingin' 60s lunacy as Dr Evil returns to Earth with a time-travel machine and goes back to 1969 to steal Austin's mojo and terrorise the world w... Read more
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
6.6/10
Director: Jay Roach
Starring: Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Rob Lowe, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, E...
More swingin' 60s lunacy as Dr Evil returns to Earth with a time-travel machine and goes back to 1969 to steal Austin's mojo and terrorise the world w... Read more
Galaxy Quest (1999)
7.3/10
Director: Dean Parisot
Starring: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mi...
Years later, the stars of the classic TV sci-fi series "Galaxy Quest" are still making appearances at sci-fi conventions. During one, they are whisked... Read more