10 Awful Movies That Opened On Independence Day Weekend

7. Scary Movie 2 (2001)

kinopoisk.ru Abominable pap-fest Scary Movie 2 is less a comedy than a test of endurance. We'll let the first entry into the franchise slide as it was at least a novelty at the time and had the good grace to use the tagline "No mercy. No shame. No sequel." So really, no excuses. And having the audacity to churn out another three films after this is, in a way, the series' biggest joke. You would imagine a Halloween opening might have suited it better, or at least an April Fools, but Independence Day seemed to do the trick as the fetid ghost-gags managed to rake in over $20 million. So in a way, this is all your fault, people. Stop going to watch these films. Thanks to you we now also have to put up with Date Movie, Epic Movie, Superhero Movie and Disaster Movie. Calling these films "funny" would be a bit like calling the Twilight saga "terrifying". Speaking of which...
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