Comic/ Dark Humor/ Cheesy Horror
Army of Darkness (1992)
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Alright you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! '
Sam Raimi's third
Evil Dead film is certainly more comedy than horror and we again welcome the return of our beloved, reluctant hero Ash.
After travelling back in time at the end of
Evil Dead II with his '73 Oldsmobile, the department store clerk finds himself battling legions of the undead, commanded by his evil twin, whilst trying to save his girlfriend and travel back to his own time.
Bruce Campbell delivers the witty one liners with delicious timing, the action is constant and the enjoyment people had making the film clearly shows on screen.
You will be swept up by the fast-paced absurdity and hilarity. Be advised though - see the Director's Cut version which has the original (and better) ending, and not the theatrical release. You will fall in love with it!" -
Scouse Mac
Evil Dead II aka
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
Grindhouse (2007)
"How can you explain this film to someone who has never heard of it and convince them that it is amazing? It's very difficult.
Try elaborating the fact that the film is a double feature purposely made to look bad and is about
: "This one's about a girl with a machine gun for a leg" and "This one's about girls trying to kill a dude in their car" and see what the public has to say.
However, it's still one of the most entertaining and original films ever made. It seems like it shouldn't work, and maybe that's true. Making a film look bad so it will, inversely... be good. It is gritty, overly bloody, and has an action factor that could probably send some people into a coma. It is a must watch for anyone dumb enough to pass it up. Try beating the cheesiness of this one, Hollywood!" -
Posher778
Re-Animator (1985)
"The introduction gives an apt impression of the over the top temper of the whole film. The events lead outlaw scientist Herbert West (expertly played by Jeffrey Combs) to travel to Miskatonic University, where right away, he and Dr. Carl Hill (David Gale) butt heads. Meanwhile, Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) is searching for a roommate, and dating Dean Halsey's (Robert Sampson) daughter, Megan (Barbara Crampton). Megan's instantly suspicious when West shows up, interested in the place. Rightfully so, since not long after the cat's dead, undead, then dead again. Dan, too tempted to stay away, starts assisting Hertbert in his morally void research. Experiments that yield the reanimations of the already mentioned cat, to a decapitated, unchaste, talking head.
Dark comedy and gore galore mark Stuart Gordon's first, and best, Lovecraft-inspired film." -
AUSTIN316426808
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
"Breathing new life into the zombie genre,
Shaun of the Dead is an absolute gem of a film.
Shaun is a man with a shit job, no ambition and has just been dumped by his girlfriend. After a heavy night out with his useless best friend Ed, he resolves to straighten his life out starting in the morning. Unfortunately the morning brings an infestation of zombies and so Shaun, for the first time in his life, gets pro-active.
One of the great things about this film is it shows how people would cope with a zombie invasion in a country with strict gun control laws. Reduced to wielding cricket bats and golf clubs is one hell of difference to the usual gun play. It also has some genuinely moving scenes for a horror comedy, primarily between Shaun and his mum & stepdad. Its well acted, funny and well scripted.
If you havent seen this film already, what the hell are you doing on a horror forum??" -
Scouse Mac
Honorable Mentions:
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Young Frankenstein (1974)