I thought carefully about whether I’ve ever truly disliked a book, and honestly, I couldn’t think of one. The prompt above asks about books, but I chose to write about a movie I nearly regretted watching instead. Sometimes, you finish a movie and wonder why you bothered in the first place—and this was definitely one of those movies.

For me, that movie was Scary Movie. I expected a funny horror parody, but some jokes were so absurd, crude, and uncomfortable that I questioned why I kept watching, like the MJ dancing scene or someone running barely clothed and reveling in the impending spectacle of death. I understand that the goal is to be outrageous, but sometimes the comedy didn’t connect with me. By the end, I wasn’t scared or even slightly amused — I mostly regretted hitting play.