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I wonder if there’s a simpler explanation for the fact that the guy who directed Scary Movie 4 is not revered to the extent he once was. Nope. Can’t think of a

I wonder if there’s a simpler explanation for the fact that the guy who directed Scary Movie 4 is not revered to the extent he once was. Nope. Can’t think of anything. Must be the woke mob again.

brailsafe 5y ago
Maybe you've lost connection with laughter and humour. What sorts of movies do you find funny?
- GVRV 5y ago
  Tropic Thunder (which would be nearly impossible to make today).
  - willis936 5y ago
    It was nearly impossible when it was made. It truly rode the crashing wave.
conradfr 5y ago
Are you talking about the Scary Movie 4 that made even more money than his previous Scary Movie 3, to the extend that he was allowed to direct Scary Movie 5? I won't argue these movies are as good as Airplane! or the Naked Gun series but as someone who basically only watch comedies, he has a point, it's a sad state of affair you get in America, and by extension the Western world. What recent (non-animated) funny movie or show have you seen that is not "feel good" or filled with sexual jokes?
- eru 5y ago
  Brooklyn 99 was pretty good. Not sure, if it counts as 'feel good'?
  - slfnflctd 5y ago
    Watching 'the 99' pretty much always made my household feel good. That's why we watched the whole thing.
  - toyg 5y ago
    Brooklyn 99 is a gem, only slightly marred by excessive quantities of product-placement. In so, so many ways, its humour is directly descending from the Airplane! tree.
- deadbunny 5y ago
  > What recent (non-animated) funny movie or show have you seen that is not "feel good" or filled with sexual jokes? I don't really watch comedy films but I watch a reasonable amount of comedy shows: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, 30 Rock, Atlanta, Avenue 5, Fleabag, The Good Place, Silicon Valley, Resident Alien, Barry, Home (UK), Mythic Quest, AP Bio, Tacoma FD, Ted Lasso, Russian Doll, Veep, You're the Worst, Better Things· I'm not sure what your qualifier for "recent" is so feel free to ignore some of those. Sure a lot of these aren't farces like Airplane or Scary Movie but it's not all feel good or dick jokes. There is plenty of comedy out there for all types of tastes.
  - conradfr 5y ago
    A good selection, but yes some of them are not recent, already over, or they started a long time ago and kind of get a free pass. And Ted Lasso is actually feel good (s1) or not really a comedy anymore (s2) ;)
- Slow_Hand 5y ago
  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The comedic writing of this show is superb and though it involves some blue humor, it’s hardly reliant on it.
  - panick21_ 5y ago
    Super underrated show. The other shows by the same creater Gilomore Girls and Bunheads are also great.
- mhh__ 5y ago
  Death of Stalin. Really good movie. Hello to Jason Isaacs.
carlivar 5y ago
You have missed the point of the article. It's not just about him. It's comedy in general; Zucker can just naturally relate his own experiences and perspective most accurately.
- deadbunny 5y ago
  I mean there are plenty of boundary pushing comedies out there if you look. We've just moved on from the spoof/farce a thousand jokes/references a minute in popular culture at the moment, I'm sure they'll come back at some point, there is plenty to lampoon right now but the zeitgeist seems to be more satire than spoof.
toyg 5y ago
It's not just him, these topics are on every comedian's lips these days. Dave Chappelle dedicated almost an entire tv special to them. Zucker and Chappelle are rich and well-credentialed enough that they can stick their necks out, they will survive; but for two people who speak out, there are hundreds of other comedians who cower in fear of their livelihood being taken away by a single "wrong" joke. It's basically the first topic that comes out whenever comedians are in a "candid" situation.

I wonder if there’s a simpler explanation for the fact that the guy who directed Scary Movie 4 is not revered to the extent he once was. Nope. Can’t think of anything. Must be the woke mob again.

brailsafe 5y ago

Maybe you've lost connection with laughter and humour. What sorts of movies do you find funny?

GVRV 5y ago
Tropic Thunder (which would be nearly impossible to make today).
- willis936 5y ago
  It was nearly impossible when it was made. It truly rode the crashing wave.

conradfr 5y ago

Are you talking about the Scary Movie 4 that made even more money than his previous Scary Movie 3, to the extend that he was allowed to direct Scary Movie 5? I won't argue these movies are as good as Airplane! or the Naked Gun series but as someone who basically only watch comedies, he has a point, it's a sad state of affair you get in America, and by extension the Western world. What recent (non-animated) funny movie or show have you seen that is not "feel good" or filled with sexual jokes?

eru 5y ago
Brooklyn 99 was pretty good. Not sure, if it counts as 'feel good'?
- slfnflctd 5y ago
  Watching 'the 99' pretty much always made my household feel good. That's why we watched the whole thing.
- toyg 5y ago
  Brooklyn 99 is a gem, only slightly marred by excessive quantities of product-placement. In so, so many ways, its humour is directly descending from the Airplane! tree.
deadbunny 5y ago
> What recent (non-animated) funny movie or show have you seen that is not "feel good" or filled with sexual jokes? I don't really watch comedy films but I watch a reasonable amount of comedy shows: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, 30 Rock, Atlanta, Avenue 5, Fleabag, The Good Place, Silicon Valley, Resident Alien, Barry, Home (UK), Mythic Quest, AP Bio, Tacoma FD, Ted Lasso, Russian Doll, Veep, You're the Worst, Better Things· I'm not sure what your qualifier for "recent" is so feel free to ignore some of those. Sure a lot of these aren't farces like Airplane or Scary Movie but it's not all feel good or dick jokes. There is plenty of comedy out there for all types of tastes.
- conradfr 5y ago
  A good selection, but yes some of them are not recent, already over, or they started a long time ago and kind of get a free pass. And Ted Lasso is actually feel good (s1) or not really a comedy anymore (s2) ;)
Slow_Hand 5y ago
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The comedic writing of this show is superb and though it involves some blue humor, it’s hardly reliant on it.
- panick21_ 5y ago
  Super underrated show. The other shows by the same creater Gilomore Girls and Bunheads are also great.
mhh__ 5y ago
Death of Stalin. Really good movie. Hello to Jason Isaacs.

carlivar 5y ago

You have missed the point of the article. It's not just about him. It's comedy in general; Zucker can just naturally relate his own experiences and perspective most accurately.

deadbunny 5y ago
I mean there are plenty of boundary pushing comedies out there if you look. We've just moved on from the spoof/farce a thousand jokes/references a minute in popular culture at the moment, I'm sure they'll come back at some point, there is plenty to lampoon right now but the zeitgeist seems to be more satire than spoof.

toyg 5y ago

It's not just him, these topics are on every comedian's lips these days. Dave Chappelle dedicated almost an entire tv special to them. Zucker and Chappelle are rich and well-credentialed enough that they can stick their necks out, they will survive; but for two people who speak out, there are hundreds of other comedians who cower in fear of their livelihood being taken away by a single "wrong" joke. It's basically the first topic that comes out whenever comedians are in a "candid" situation.