Pass or Fail: So Funny, It's Scary

Horror and Comedy have gone hand in hand since Bud Abbott and Lou Costello met Frankenstein in 1948. Since then, with quite a bit of frequency, the two genres have mashed up quite a bit. Whether it is a horror film with comedy roots like Roman Polanski's "The Fearless Vampire Killers" or Drew Goddard's "Cabin in the Woods", a horror film with meta/spoof intentions like Wes Craven's "Scream", or a straight spoof like "Tucker and Dale Versus Evil", there seems to be no shortage of these movies. This year has already disgraced us with "A Haunted House", the continuation of the terrible work the Wayans Brothers started with their "Scary Movie" series. So, let's see what we have!

Pass: Warm Bodies:

I will admit that this sounded like a terrible idea when I first read the synopsis. Zombies becoming human again with the power of love? Really? However, with each trailer and every new bit of film I see I become more interested. The premise still sounds like it could go wrong, but the execution in this trailer is just light enough that it looks like a lot of fun. I was also under the assumption that John Malkovich, playing the girl's father, was going to be the main opposition in the film. Now it seems that a subset of even in worse Zombies are going to be a pretty big problem for the newly revived undead. Also, any trailer that keep me from wanting to punch Rob Corddry in the neck, should automatically get a pass.

Fail: Scary Movie 5:

Now for the actual continuation of the terrible work that the Wayans Brothers started. I don't even know where to start with how bad this trailer is. Ashley Tisdale, from the Disney Channel, starts out this pathetic trailer that will become the second "Paranormal Activity" spoof in four months. It moves through a meat head husband (or boyfriend. Whatever), an unfunny Katt Williams cameo, and a surprisingly close-to-the-real-thing Leonardo DiCaprio from "Inception"look alike, that eventually ends up in an anus joke. Of course it ends in meta jokes about troubled celebrities who give tounge-in-cheek references toward their indiscretions., and Charlie Sheen getting repeatedly hit in the balls. Remember "Airplane!"? Well, David Zucker, one of the three men responsible for "Airplane!", co-wrote this film.

Extra Pass: "Mama" - I usually put something funny on here, but I will let Guillermo Del Toro explain what I am putting the short film "Mama" on here.