Eyeball
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Post by Eyeball on Feb 28, 2017 19:26:36 GMT
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Post by london777 on Feb 28, 2017 19:32:12 GMT
I thought this thread would be about something different- movies like Big Momma's House, Johnson Family Vacation, Soul Plane, etc. You could satisfy both definitions at once by watching the US remake (2010) of Death at a Funeral. Pity it's crap.
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Post by gadolinium on Feb 28, 2017 21:29:56 GMT
One, Two, Three (1961) Braindead (1992) Il Mostro (1994)
I love Stroszek and La Vie de Bohème as well.
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Post by ebuzzmiller on Feb 28, 2017 22:24:07 GMT
Definitely After Hours, alongside the under-appreciated Quick Change.
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Post by london777 on Mar 1, 2017 14:25:27 GMT
One, Two, Three (1961) Braindead (1992) Il Mostro (1994) I love Stroszek and La Vie de Bohème as well. Thanks for your post. Of these I have only seen La Vie de Bohème. By the way, I learned a new word from you. I would have assumed "gadolinium" to have been a patent floor covering but googled it.
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Post by london777 on Mar 1, 2017 14:33:36 GMT
Not many folks will agree with me, but I see 'Angst' (1983) and 'A Serbian Film' (2010) as terrific black comedies from the horror genre. Thanks for your post but I have not seen either of these. Perhaps others will agree or disagree that they qualify as Black Comedy.
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Post by london777 on Mar 1, 2017 15:00:24 GMT
Tucker and Dale vs Evil The Brass Teapot Sightseers Cooties Night of Something Strange Thanks for you post. I have not seen any of these so will leave others to agree or disagree whether they are authentic Black Comedy.
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Post by london777 on Mar 1, 2017 15:10:16 GMT
Thanks for your post. I have not seen Stroszek (though I certainly intend to do so) or Death to Smoochy, so I will leave others to agree or disagree whether they are authentic Black Comedy.
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Post by koskiewicz on Mar 1, 2017 16:52:27 GMT
In no special order:
Coffee and Cigarettes
Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai
Deadman
Southland Tales
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2017 5:22:32 GMT
The Comedy Of Terrors
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Post by steven18 on Mar 2, 2017 18:09:41 GMT
AHAHAHA yes, black people are very hilarious.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2017 17:36:47 GMT
Happiness (1998)
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Post by Eyeball on Mar 4, 2017 2:14:20 GMT
Nice one. Gotta love Lovitz standing up to his bullshit girlfriend at the beginning: "...I'm champagne, and you're shit! And 'til the day you die, you, not me, will always be shit!"
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Post by marth on Mar 4, 2017 3:53:47 GMT
Dr. Strangelove (I rated it 9/10)
Shaun of The Dead Fargo Burn after Reading
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Post by Ad○rably Obn○xi○us🐢 on Mar 28, 2017 11:53:58 GMT
This thread will contain spoilers
I am real picky when it comes to supposedly humorous movies. Few elicit more than a wry smile or the odd chuckle. I do not think it is down to lacking a sense of humor, as numerous comic novels will have me in tears of laughter, even on repeated readings. The one category of cinematic humor I do often enjoy is black comedy. I started to compile a list of my favorites, hoping that others will comment and suggest additions. But I soon found I was on treacherous ground. What defines a black comedy? Should I include movies with blackly comedic scenes that fall into other genres? There are even movies where the whole premise is black comedy but are barely, or not at all, funny within. Wikipedia defines black humor like this: topics and events that are usually regarded as taboo are treated in an unusually humorous or satirical manner while retaining their seriousness. I am not really sure what they mean by the last bit, or whether it applies to all of my choices. I will start with some which I think no-one will dispute are Black Comedies (although some fall into other genres as well). I do not necessarily recommend all of them highly, as my ratings show. I am just listing them to illustrate the core concept. I hope you will all agree they qualify, before we look at more debatable examples in later posts. After Hours 1985 Martin Scorsese 8.0 A Serious Man 2009 Ethan Coen, Joel Coen 8.0 Lolita 1962 Stanley Kubrick 7.0 Dr. Strangelove 1964 Stanley Kubrick 7.0 Wag the Dog 1997 7.0 Very Bad Things 1998 7.0 American Psycho 2000 7.0 In Bruges 2001 7.0 Death at a Funeral 2007 Frank Oz 7.0 Burn After Reading 2008 Ethan Coen, Joel Coen 7.0 Bad Santa 2003 6.5 Delicatessen 1991 Jean-Pierre Jeunet 6.0 Shaun of the Dead 2004 7.0 Hot Fuzz 2003 6.0 The World's End 2013 6.0 Thank You for Smoking 2005 Jason Reitman 6.0 In the Loop 2007 6.0 Big Nothing 2006 5.0 Very Bad Things Try Severance. My favorite.
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Post by miike80 on Mar 28, 2017 11:59:07 GMT
Ichi the Killer by Takashi Miike comes to mind
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Mar 28, 2017 12:04:07 GMT
Falling Down. At some point it tries to take itself seriously (I think?) but it's pretty damn funny all the way through.
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Post by sostie on Mar 28, 2017 12:10:06 GMT
Not sure evryone would class these as black comedies, but...
The Wrong Box Arsenic & Old Lace Wild At Heart Withnail & I Punch drunk Love Shallow Grave Four Lions
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Post by louise on Mar 28, 2017 13:02:09 GMT
It's A Wonderful Afterlife - not generally a fan of black comedies, but I thought this one very funny.
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Post by sostie on Mar 28, 2017 13:10:20 GMT
Theatre Of Blood
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