Comedy Horror...

tomofson · 11-07-2016 09:43AM

kunst nugget wrote: »

Has Zombieland been mentioned? A great movie with one of the best cameos ever.

Yes Zombieland (2009) is great, can't believe I left out so many greats in my OP, a good woody harrelson flick. Really is a great movie and has a strange feel good vibe to it...

faceman · 11-07-2016 09:45AM

Evil Dead 2 for sure. No film has ever equaled its blend of top comedy and horror. I felt Army of Darkness, while filled with one liners, was a weak follow up.

Drag Me To Hell was also fun and another Raimi formula for success. Pity he couldn't have done the same for the Spider-Man movies!

Bad Biology is bonkers. A horror comedy about essentially a penis and a vagina. Just watch it. Bonkers.

I enjoyed the original Fright Night too. Not a classic by any means but fun for its day.

11-07-2016 09:46AM

I also love the woodchipper scene from Tucker & Dale - just the sheer WTF!?! reaction from the characters make it so perfect.

Black Sheep - a New Zealand black comedy horror about homicidal sheep is worth a watch.

kunst nugget · 11-07-2016 09:55AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I also love the woodchipper scene from Tucker & Dale - just the sheer WTF!?! reaction from the characters make it so perfect.

Black Sheep - a New Zealand black comedy horror about homicidal sheep is worth a watch.

I totally forgot about Black Sheep. That's well worth a watch.

conorhal · 11-07-2016 09:55AM

Roar wrote: »

The first time I saw this the bee scene made me laugh so hard I couldn't breathe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A_C6okTm9c

I honestly don't get the love for Tucker and Dale. The premise really grabbed me, a couple of hicks, through a series of misunderstandings, pick off a bunch of preppy horror movie teen fodder. The problem with the movie for me was that instead of an escalating series of gory misunderstandings it quickly became a very conventional rom com that never lived up to it's clever high concept premise. That was a damn funny scene though!

Fysh · 11-07-2016 11:09AM

Here are a few I haven't seen mentioned so far:

Idle Hands is probably going to be the pinnacle of Devon Sawa's career (probably best known for either being in the video to Eminem's or being in the original Final Destination); essentially a Satan-possessed-my-hand film whose protagonists are stoners. Seth Green and Elden Henson are great as the "supportive" best friends, and get most if not all the best lines. It probably edges more toward comedy than horror, but has some gruesome scenes and neat ideas along the way.

Similarly, Severance is almost certainly going to be the pinnacle of Danny Dyer; what could have been Yet Another Tourists Get Lost In The Woods Somewhere Scary film is elevated significantly beyond that by a clever script and willingness to avoid clichés (for example, there's a scene in a decrepit house at night where one of the female protagonists gets up to go to the loo - the camera and score sets up that there's a big spider crawling around which she'll scream at, but instead when she sees the spider she coos and picks it up to let it get out through the window...), and some very funny jokes.

I don't know if Father's Day will be the pinnacle of anyone's career, but it is sufficiently mental that it could be. Very much in the spirit of ridiculous B-movies, the plot revolves around a serial killer known as the "Father's Day Killer" and a group of people who are hunting him down. Early on it looks like it's going to be derivative/gross-out B-movie fare and nothing more, but every time it hit a point where I was thinking "Yeah, this is going to get boring soon" the film offers up either a great joke or a sufficiently weird swerve in the story that it kept my interest all the way through.

11-07-2016 11:21AM

Fysh wrote: »

Here are a few I haven't seen mentioned so far:

Idle Hands is probably going to be the pinnacle of Devon Sawa's career (probably best known for either being in the video to Eminem's or being in the original Final Destination); essentially a Satan-possessed-my-hand film whose protagonists are stoners. Seth Green and Elden Henson are great as the "supportive" best friends, and get most if not all the best lines. It probably edges more toward comedy than horror, but has some gruesome scenes and neat ideas along the way.

Similarly, Severance is almost certainly going to be the pinnacle of Danny Dyer; what could have been Yet Another Tourists Get Lost In The Woods Somewhere Scary film is elevated significantly beyond that by a clever script and willingness to avoid clichés (for example, there's a scene in a decrepit house at night where one of the female protagonists gets up to go to the loo - the camera and score sets up that there's a big spider crawling around which she'll scream at, but instead when she sees the spider she coos and picks it up to let it get out through the window...), and some very funny jokes.

I don't know if Father's Day will be the pinnacle of anyone's career, but it is sufficiently mental that it could be. Very much in the spirit of ridiculous B-movies, the plot revolves around a serial killer known as the "Father's Day Killer" and a group of people who are hunting him down. Early on it looks like it's going to be derivative/gross-out B-movie fare and nothing more, but every time it hit a point where I was thinking "Yeah, this is going to get boring soon" the film offers up either a great joke or a sufficiently weird swerve in the story that it kept my interest all the way through.

Idle Hands and Severance are absolutely wonderful! Had totally forgotten about them!

Arne_Saknussem · 11-07-2016 12:44PM

Return of the Living Dead: Mentioned already but an all time classic.

Re-animator:Another classic.

Street Trash: Completely ****ed up' melt-movie, unlike anything you've seen before! Writer stated he "wrote it to democratically offend every group on the planet".

The Stuff: 80s B-movie about an evil dessert with Paul Sorvino hamming it up big time.

Aglomerado · 11-07-2016 12:51PM

Bad meat is a terrible film but it has some hilarious bits in it

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034010/

TerrorFirmer · 11-07-2016 02:06PM

Watched Deathgasm the other day, really great schlock in the same vein as stuff like Braindead and Black Sheep.

Freaks of Nature is another brilliant recent one.

Owryan · 11-07-2016 02:14PM

I watched and enjoyed Tucker and Dale but have never felt the urge for a rewatch.

On the other hand I ve always loved the 'Burbs and have watched it too many times.

Tremors and maybe Tremors two are also enjoyable horror/comedy. Likewise I think Slither (with Nathan Fillion) is worth mentioning

smash · 11-07-2016 02:20PM

A scout's guide to zombie apocalypse was a good one to just turn off your brain and enjoy a movie.

quickbeam · 11-07-2016 02:32PM

Severance is a great shout - Danny Dyer - who knew?

Dog Soldiers is also great - though maybe a little less comedy and a little more horror? But there's a "fetch" scene that took me total by surprise and had me laughing out loud.

rawn · 11-07-2016 02:41PM

Planet Terror. A.k.a the movie where Rose McGowan has a machine gun for a leg. Brilliant stuff

11-07-2016 04:11PM

smash wrote: »

A scout's guide to zombie apocalypse was a good one to just turn off your brain and enjoy a movie.

You just reminded me of Cockneys Vs Zombies. Absolutely wonderful movie!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q96po6oa11w

Skerries · 11-07-2016 04:22PM

quickbeam wrote: »

Dog Soldiers is also great - though maybe a little less comedy and a little more horror? But there's a "fetch" scene that took me total by surprise and had me laughing out loud.

god yes! I loved that film
I went to see it in the cinema at the time and thought it was the right mix of funny and horror

"little pigs, little pigs we're here to nick your video!"

Liam McPoyle · 11-07-2016 07:16PM

Don't think it's been mentioned.

Cabin in the Woods I thought was absolutely brilliant.

I went to see it knowing zero about it and was blown away.

It is a genre fans wet dream and is up there with Tucker and Dale for being my favourite comedy horror.

All too often films of this nature try to be too clever but CITW nails it completely.

From the Evil Dead setting, the various monsters, the kills and the gloomy ending, everything works fantastically well.

Love it.

bmwguy · 11-07-2016 07:19PM

What we do in the shadows Is awesome and it's on Netflix. More comedy than horror. It is about vampires though. Very original and funny.

rawn · 11-07-2016 07:21PM

Saul T Nutzz wrote: »

Don't think it's been mentioned.

Cabin in the Woods I thought was absolutely brilliant.

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LOVED this. Same as yourself, zero expectations going in, and it was the most fun I've had in a cinema in a long time, really entertaining.

kunst nugget · 11-07-2016 08:01PM

bmwguy wrote: »

What we do in the shadows Is awesome and it's on Netflix. More comedy than horror. It is about vampires though. Very original and funny.

Totally forgot about this! Absolutely genius movie. Remember, we're werewolves not swear wolves!

Dr. Mantis Toboggan · 11-07-2016 08:38PM

Bad Milo is really funny. Watched it a while ago, laughed my hole off at it.

Alonso77 · 11-07-2016 08:44PM

"American Werewolf in London" (1982) was great black comedy horror

Crimson King · 11-07-2016 08:47PM

Tremors and lake placid are my favourite of the genre. Silly and serious at the same time.

Cabin in the woods was wonderful, nailed the teenagers doing silly things story very well.

The people under the stairs is brilliant too, loved it as a kid and still do.

Archeron · 11-07-2016 08:54PM

Another Danny Dyer one, Doghouse. Some really funny bits and some brilliantly gross parts.

rawn · 11-07-2016 08:58PM

Trailer for Planet Terror in case anyone is interested!

Arne_Saknussem · 11-07-2016 09:17PM

Never got the love for Cabin in the Woods, thought it was woeful.

tomofson · 12-07-2016 03:58AM

Saul T Nutzz wrote: »

Don't think it's been mentioned.

Cabin in the Woods I thought was absolutely brilliant.

I went to see it knowing zero about it and was blown away.

It is a genre fans wet dream and is up there with Tucker and Dale for being my favourite comedy horror.

All too often films of this nature try to be too clever but CITW nails it completely.

From the Evil Dead setting, the various monsters, the kills and the gloomy ending, everything works fantastically well.

Love it.

Haven't seen cabin in the woods to be honest but might give it a look.

Aglomerado · 12-07-2016 07:08AM

Fido

Set in 1950s idyllic suburban America, with zombies for slaves....

12-07-2016 07:57AM

Not Comedy Horror, but if you liked What We Do In The Shadows, you should check out Taika Waititi's other work - Boy, Eagle vs Shark, and Hunt for the Wilderpeople are absolutely fantastic.

Back to the topic ..

Good call on Dog Soldiers. Absolutely fantastic movie! Dead Snow is also worth the watch. Zombie Nazis. What more could a person want?!

Aglomerado wrote: »

Fido

Set in 1950s idyllic suburban America, with zombies for slaves....

Plus a really surprising turn by Billy Connolly!

tomofson · 12-07-2016 08:01AM

Alonso77 wrote: »

"American Werewolf in London" (1982) was great black comedy horror

That was great, I loved the pub scene near the beginning.

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