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I didn't like it but I am not a fan of horror comedy really. At least that brand of it.
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My problem with horror-comedy is that they're not really ever fusions. Horror comedy movies either tend to be just straight up comedy movies with a lot of blood in them, or are just scenes from a horror plot and a comedy plot awkwardly spliced together. The only movie I know of that is simultaneously hilarious and terrifying is Shaun of the Dead. Genuinely hilarious and genuinely terrifying. Movies like I Saw The Devil or the Killing of A Sacred Deer pull off that "so pitch-black it's funny" thing, but I don't consider those horror-comedy.
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Dec 5, 2020 19:40
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Return of the Living Dead is the best horror/comedy. And also the best zombie movie.
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Dec 5, 2020 19:53
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See I'd call RotL a horror movie with some humor in it. It goes for a more fun/camp vibe than a straight up comedy or horror/comedy vibe.
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Dec 5, 2020 19:54
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Basebf555 posted:Return of the Living Dead is the best horror/comedy. And also the best zombie movie. And also the best movie.
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Dec 5, 2020 20:22
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The Evil Dead (1981) is the perfect horror comedy because it's both hilariously janky and over the top and genuinely disturbing sometimes within the same scene. The latter films in the series had much better production values but leaned a bit to hard on the comedy axis for my tastes.
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Dec 5, 2020 20:34
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Basebf555 posted:Return of the Living Dead is the best horror/comedy. And also the best zombie movie. 
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Dec 5, 2020 20:50
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I’d argue that Creepshow and Night of the Creeps are both successful horror comedies. Also, I recently watched the ‘88 Blob for the first time since I was a kid with my spouse that’s never seen it and there is a lot of dark comedy in that movie.
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Dec 5, 2020 20:57
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Tremors is the best horror/comedy. And also the best giant worm movie.
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Dec 5, 2020 21:01
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Stink Billyums posted:Tremors is the best horror/comedy. And also the best giant worm movie. Yes, add that to Shaun of the Dead, Return of the Living Dead, Creepshow, and Night of the Creeps. Hell, I’d throw in American Psycho. That movie is loving hilarious. EDIT: Cabin in the Woods Pope Corky the IX fucked around with this message at 21:19 on Dec 5, 2020 |
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Dec 5, 2020 21:03
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I should probably upgrade my Return of the Living Dead DVD to a Blu-Ray. One day I'd love to see our Juicy Boy in HDR
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Dec 5, 2020 22:02
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Little Shop of Horrors is pretty effectively disturbing, especially the alternative ending. I feel like it's more comedy than horror, but it's definitely in my top of best monsters. Audrey II is like Xenomorph/Karloff's Monster level. Invisible Man is a hoot while never feeling like a pure comedy, although it's more gothic.
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Dec 5, 2020 22:05
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do you guys prefer your zombies dry like Zombi or wet like RotLD
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Dec 5, 2020 22:06
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Extra dry and riding horses: Tombs of the Blind Dead
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Dec 5, 2020 22:10
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The best comedy horror is Tucker and Dale vs Evil.
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Dec 5, 2020 22:11
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Hollismason posted:The best comedy horror is Tucker and Dale vs Evil. It’s miles more interesting critique and discussion of horror tropes than Cabin in the Woods. CitW is fine, maybe it just doesn’t hold up to more than the first viewing 🤷🏽♂️
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Dec 5, 2020 22:25
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I know it’s pretty basic of me but Evil Dead II has got to be my favorite horror-comedy. An American Werewolf in London is probably #2. Seeing that one in a packed midnight showing really emphasized the comedy aspect.
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Dec 5, 2020 22:37
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Nothing basic about enjoying the classics
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Dec 5, 2020 22:50
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Tarnop posted:Nothing basic about enjoying the classics It’s one of those movies that I saw early enough in my horror “career” that it’s hard for me to objectively judge it. It set such a high standard that other notable movies felt a bit disappointing in comparison and it’s only been through the years that I’ve come to understand how special it is. In a way I wish I had seen it later.
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Dec 5, 2020 23:06
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Ghostbusters would be more comedy-horror than horror-comedy, right?
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id call it just comedy tbh
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Dec 6, 2020 01:57
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theres a lot of movies with ghosts in them that arent horror movies.
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Dec 6, 2020 01:58
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my favorite horror comedy is Ghost Dad
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Kvlt! posted:id call it just comedy tbh
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Dec 6, 2020 03:55
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i just finish watching freaky and its a perfect example of a straight up comedy movie thats bloody. At no point does it try to scare you. That being said its great, Vince Vaughn does a great job and its got a lot of charm and is genuinely wicked funny
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Dec 6, 2020 04:16
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Kvlt! posted:theres a lot of movies with ghosts in them that arent horror movies. I agree that this (comedies not horror) for Ghostbusters and Tucker and Dale but all the other ones people just mentioned are pretty good representations of horror-comedy fusions imo. Killer Klowns scared me more than any other movie when I was a kid and that’s definitely a horror comedy. I guess its pretty subjective but if you consider splatstick as comedy then there’s tons of examples
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Dec 6, 2020 09:34
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The first Ghostbuster actually did a good job balancing some genuinely creepy horror elements with the goofy comedy bits. I do not feel the same about the sequel, which I would not consider to be horror at all. I'd say Michael Dougherty has a good grasp on the balance between horror and comedy, too.
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I always found Ghostbusters 2 to be scarier than the original, maybe you just saw the first one at a much younger age? Aside from the obvious subway scene, I just think Vigo is a really scary villain. He scared the crap out of me as a kid, I can tell you that.
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Dec 6, 2020 15:14
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The bathtub scene scared me as a kid but as an adult I find it corny, especially by the end. When I rewatched the original as an adult I appreciated the cosmic horror aspect and how it built up Zuul as a genuine and intimidating threat to juxtapose against what goofballs the Ghostbusters are. It's aged a lot better for me. But I guess that depends on what you find more scary
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Dec 6, 2020 15:38
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Kvlt! posted:The first Kiss album was what? 72? 1973. And hark at the fool who apparently thinks that Deep Purple are NWOBHM. Jesus, even Uriah Heep were doing metal by 1971.
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Dec 6, 2020 16:23
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Cross post from the Korea thread because I don’t see it mentioned last couple pages: Last night I watched a horror/ thriller movie, The Call, on Netflix, about two women who can communicate with each other across a twenty two year time gap. The lead actress was also in #Alive, a zombie movie that dropped in October. I liked this movie a lot, it was fairly grim
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Dec 6, 2020 16:42
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gently caress, speaking of horror comedies, Sheitan (2006) absolutely slaps, and is season appropriate to watch too. Vincent Cassel is an absolute gem, the entire movie is a hoot, highly recommended.
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Dec 6, 2020 21:59
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i think Reanimator and From Beyond both have their hilarious moments, horror movies that dip a toe into comedy maybe
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Dec 6, 2020 22:18
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From Beyond and Re-Animator are both horror comedies which make them different than comedy horror.
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Dec 6, 2020 22:22
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married but discreet posted:gently caress, speaking of horror comedies, Sheitan (2006) absolutely slaps, and is season appropriate to watch too. Vincent Cassel is an absolute gem, the entire movie is a hoot, highly recommended. Hell yea, saw this years ago and still throw it on every now and again.
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Dec 6, 2020 23:18
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Gremlins is good comedy horror while the sequel is just pure comedy gold.
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Housebound is good comedy horror.
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FreudianSlippers posted:The Evil Dead (1981) is the perfect horror comedy because it's both hilariously janky and over the top and genuinely disturbing sometimes within the same scene. The latter films in the series had much better production values but leaned a bit to hard on the comedy axis for my tastes. There's really not that much intentional comedy in Evil Dead. There's almost none, in fact. Calling it a horror comedy is mistaking the amateurish aspects and campy scenes as intentional jokes, which is silly. Just because Bruce Campbell's in it doesn't make it a comedy.
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Lurdiak posted:There's really not that much intentional comedy in Evil Dead. There's almost none, in fact. Calling it a horror comedy is mistaking the amateurish aspects and campy scenes as intentional jokes, which is silly. Just because Bruce Campbell's in it doesn't make it a comedy.  Schindler's List would have been a laugh riot if Bruce Campbell was in it.
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gey muckle mowser posted:Just watched Anything for Jackson on Shudder, and it was pretty good! It’s a borderline horror/comedy that doesn’t quite lean into the comedy part enough for my taste (it’s got some absurd bits but I never really laughed or anything), but it’s inventive and original and has a lot of fun parts. It seems like it’s going to be a slow burn at the start but it gets pretty wild before long. I watched this last night and loved it. The comedy was pretty perfectly paced, it mostly all came from character interactions and the insanity of the scenario ramping up. My wife described it as "Fargo if William H Macy was a Satanist" which felt pretty accurate. My absolute favorite scare was the trick or treat sheet ghost that turned from a little girl into a weirdly proportioned giant lanky thing although the scares in general were excellent in this.
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