21 Parodies That Outclassed the Genres They Spoofed
Parodies are fun, but it only takes one Disaster Movie to understand the irony involved in a bad movie making fun of a good one. Even in a competent satire, it’s a lot easier to point out the flaws in a work of art than to make one from scratch. Trust us, we’re experts.But sometimes, a parody is so good that it’s on the same level as what it skewers — or even better. For Redditor samx3i, Scream is the prototype of such a film. They quoted Wikipedia to point out that “the film went on to be a financial success and received considerable critical acclaim for its deconstruction of the horror genre” and “it is credited with revitalizing the horror genre in the mid ‘90s and inspiring an array of imitators.”They then asked r/Movies for more “examples of movies like Scream that satirize a genre while simultaneously being among the very best films of the very genre they parody?” and their fellow Redditors responded with quite a few highly elevated laughs.
21 The Cabin in the Woods
20 Grease
19 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
18 Young Frankenstein
17 Shrek
16 Knives Out
15 The Princess Bride
14 Wet Hot American Summer
13 Last Action Hero
12 Spaceballs
11 Black Dynamite
10 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
9 Galaxy Quest
8 Shaun of the Dead
7 The Return of the Living Dead
6 The Long Goodbye
5 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
4 The LEGO Batman Movie
3 True Lies
2 Kingsman: The Secret Service
1 Clue
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