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hammerfan 09-18-2014 12:42 PM

How about The Ghost and Mr. Chicken?

Angra 09-18-2014 12:43 PM

Speaking of subtle humor.

The Cabin in the Woods.

horcrux2007 09-18-2014 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Angra (Post 978455)
Speaking of subtle humor.

The Cabin in the Woods.

Bleh

Baron Von Marlon 09-18-2014 03:44 PM

-Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (don't remember if it's good, do remember it wasn't serious).
-Attack The Block

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Originally Posted by Angra (Post 978453)
It's subtle humor. Like in Evil Dead 2.

I would say both movies qualify as horror/comedy.

I'll put them on the list.
HDC can sort it out later =P

Damn Heathen 09-18-2014 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Baron Von Marlon (Post 978443)
How could I forget ol' Toxie.
Part 1 is a freakin' classic!



I'm having doubts about these. I consider them serious horror.
They might have funny bits but I don't think they're funny movies.
But they're not horrifying to the more-than-average horror fan so I get your point.

I think the key to a horror-comedy is not the ratio of horror to comedy but whether comedy is present in the film's most horrific moments or with its most horrific characters. The curious thing about HCs is that the comic relief concept doesn't typically apply due to the overall high comedic value.

neverending 09-18-2014 08:19 PM

I wouldn't qualify Attack the Block as a comedy at all. I don't think the fact one or more characters crack jokes occasionally makes a movie a comedy. If that were true, 95% of all movies would be comedies.

I think a ratio of comedy needs to assessed. I disagree with a lot of the films on this list- like Ded Sno. Only seen it once, and loved it, but don't remember being particularly amused by it.

I laughed like hell at the cat attack scene in Let the Right One In, but I wouldn't call the movie a comedy.

Baron Von Marlon 09-18-2014 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by neverending (Post 978506)
I wouldn't qualify Attack the Block as a comedy at all. I don't think the fact one or more characters crack jokes occasionally makes a movie a comedy. If that were true, 95% of all movies would be comedies.

I think a ratio of comedy needs to assessed. I disagree with a lot of the films on this list- like Ded Sno. Only seen it once, and loved it, but don't remember being particularly amused by it.

I laughed like hell at the cat attack scene in Let the Right One In, but I wouldn't call the movie a comedy.

For me it's more about the tone than about the ratio.
If characters keep making jokes during a dangerous situation I have trouble taking the movie serious. Or when the characters themselves are too silly.
Or the creatures. Or an event.
Sometimes one scene can change or even define the tone of a movie.
Dead Snow for example.
It's pretty over-the-top and then a guy gets bitten in his groin.
So to me that movie is amusing.
And it are amusing movies I would like to see on the list.
So maybe a HDC list and a non-HDC list?

Angra 09-18-2014 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by neverending (Post 978506)
I wouldn't qualify Attack the Block as a comedy at all. I don't think the fact one or more characters crack jokes occasionally makes a movie a comedy. If that were true, 95% of all movies would be comedies.

I think a ratio of comedy needs to assessed. I disagree with a lot of the films on this list- like Ded Sno. Only seen it once, and loved it, but don't remember being particularly amused by it.

I laughed like hell at the cat attack scene in Let the Right One In, but I wouldn't call the movie a comedy.

In conclusion, you have a weird sense of humor. ::big grin:: ::stick out tongue::

About attack the block. Nick Frost is in it, that's what makes it a comedy. Not that I find him very funny myself, but without his character in it i'm sure it would've been just a horror movie. Personally, I found the movie annoying as hell and wanted everybody in it dead. Maybe except for the aliens.


What about Murder By Death, would you categorize that one as "horror"?

And what about Haunted Honeymoon?

neverending 09-18-2014 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Angra (Post 978512)
In conclusion, you have a weird sense of humor. ::big grin:: ::stick out tongue::

About attack the block. Nick Frost is in it, that's what makes it a comedy. Not that I find him very funny myself, but without his character in it i'm sure it would've been just a horror movie. Personally, I found the movie annoying as hell and wanted everybody in it dead. Maybe except for the aliens.


What about Murder By Death, would you categorize that one as "horror"?

And what about Haunted Honeymoon?


Murder By Death - a film I saw six times in seven days IN THE THEATRE - is in no way a horror film. It's a mystery/comedy. It's a direct parody of specific film detectives.

I don't think I've seen Haunted Honeymoon, so I can't say. Is there supernatural content?

Angra 09-18-2014 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by neverending (Post 978518)
Murder By Death - a film I saw six times in seven days IN THE THEATRE - is in no way a horror film. It's a mystery/comedy. It's a direct parody of specific film detectives.

I don't think I've seen Haunted Honeymoon, so I can't say. Is there supernatural content?

I saw Murder By Death for the first time when I was about 8 years old and I remeber the ending scaring the crap outa me. Hahaha. Still one of my favorite comedies. I was just in doubt as the scenery was pretty spooky.

Haunted Honeymoon might be more horror due to some "supernatural" elementents, but it's still very much pure comedy in my eyes. Give it a watch. ::wink::



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