The 3 that come to mind for me are Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The Princess Bride. All three are poking fun at their respective genres but also are great examples of the genre. I’m curious if Lemmy has other such examples.
Scream was incredibly meta. It references plenty of slasher films and even has one character talking about the rules of slasher films.
While it’s not exactly a parody, it does poke fun at its own genre a lot.
Everybody is talking about movies so here’s some books: Discworld by Terry Pratchett started as a parody of the fantasy genre but evolves into one of the richest fantasy worlds you’ll even have the pleasure to read.
I’ve been considering reading these books. This might just be the thing that pushes me to start.
Not Another Teen Movie
After many seasons, it turned out that Joss Whedon was secretly the Big Bad.
Anyone know what’s up with him?
Last I remember hearing allegations from the Justice League team… Nothing further.
He’s made some of my favourite movies, including both Avengers 1 and 2, and Cabin in the Woods… So it was disheartening to hear such stuff about him.
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Goddammit. We’ve both shattered each others “ignorance is bliss” moments lol.
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That’s a bummer.
I love her in so many things.
I haven’t seen Charisma so idk any of the rest but I’m sad that he created some of my favourite work and destroyed his reputation and my respect for him all at once.
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Dammit. Honestly, Allison Hannigan not saying anything hurt me more.
Starship Troopers
DO YOU APES WANNA LIVE FOREVER!?
Hot Fuzz is what I came here to suggest - it’s the best ACWATNOBI (A Cop With A Theory No One Believes In) spoof/film ever.
I also think Cabin in the Woods did a great job balancing spoof (or at least meta) with actual horror.
The unbearable weight of massive talent, with Nic Cage.
Night & Day, with Tom Cruise.
Upvoted for Nick Cage.
This Is Spinal Tap.
Galaxy Quest
There is a curse in the Star Trek movies where every other movie in the franchise is terrible. The first one is bad, the second is good, the third is bad, and so on. This almost fits perfectly, but it inverts from the 10th movie onwards. The 9th is bad, the 10th is bad, the 11th is decent, the 12th is bad…
However, if you add Galaxy Quest into the line up, then it’s the good Star Trek movie between the 9th and 10th, and the pattern holds.
It’s legitimately one of the best Star Trek movies.
