Epic Movie (2006)

O An excellent must-see
O Good video rental
O Mediocre
X Rent ANYTHING else

Review by Jason Pyles / May 29, 2007

There are dumb movies, then there are “the intelligence of an amoeba” movies. “Epic Movie” is the latter. You’d be hard pressed to find something half as idiotic on YouTube — and that site has people setting themselves on fire.

Basically, “Epic Movie” is like the “Scary Movie” series (but not funny). It incoherently ties together and spoofs the characters and plot points from many of the 2005 and 2006, big-budget, blockbuster movies, such as “The Da Vinci Code,” “Superman Returns,” “Nacho Libre” and so forth.

The story primarily follows “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Four orphans embark on misadventures when they venture into a mysterious wardrobe. Honestly, there’s no point in describing it any further.

So, if you really like really silly humor and the epic Hollywood blockbusters, you might be able to enjoy “Epic Movie.”

But seriously I doubt it.

Directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
Kal Penn / Adam Campbell / Jayma Mays / Faune Chambers
86 min. Comedy
(Original MPAA rating: PG-13)
Edited version age recommendation: 12 and up

DVD release date: May 22, 2007
Copyright 2007.
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