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Post by lazario on Mar 20, 2009 6:10:20 GMT -5
So, I think everyone here knows I don't mind if horror and comedy mix.
But I really want to know what the rest of you think. Do you have a problem if a horror movie isn't completely serious?
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Post by nickconrad on Mar 21, 2009 18:55:48 GMT -5
If you mean along the lines of the Evil Dead trilogy, then yes I'm completely open to it; however, if you mean along the lines of Re-Animator (which apparently was an intentional comedy though I still want to be stubborn about that) then I can't stand it.
In short: If you're going to be funny, do comedy. Unless you're Sam Rami.
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Post by lazario on Mar 21, 2009 18:58:30 GMT -5
Re-Animator's idea of comedy is absurdly broad. In short, too classy to go with the crude-ass horror aspects, or the sleazy aspects. Same thing. The crude sleazy aspects. I have problems taking subtle comedic touches from a film where a severed head goes down on a physically incapacitated woman.
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Post by tsmooth31 on Mar 22, 2009 5:25:01 GMT -5
i dont have a problem with it, if its done right, but thats the problem, its usually not done right, i find most comedy horror movies more dumb and boring then they are funny
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Post by lazario on Mar 22, 2009 6:08:51 GMT -5
I think I agree. The toss-up is style. Style makes a horror movie work, whether it's funny or not. Or serious or not.
You don't like Dead Alive, but the style can't be touched. It's just amazing. The pacing is fast and furious. And it's its' own thing, too. And it's gory as all hell. So what if it isn't the kind of scary that traumatizes or gives you fears that you can't shake off. I find the extremeness of the onslaught of gore and really creepy looking zombies combined with the music and the pacing... that makes for a movie that never loses its' potency. And that freaks me out when I watch it.
Same with Dr. Giggles. Hell, the films' use of music alone makes it amusing, if none of the gags and one-liners do. Yeah it's kind of like a comedy routine. But it's so gruesome and over the top, yet the Holly Marie Combs character brings it back down the Earth. It works overall because it has balance.
The first 3 Leprechaun films are also great winners. You kind of have to see the awful Child's Play 2 and 3 and the usually boring Critters films first to really see how wonderful the over the top inventiveness of those movies are. Though if you can't and you have to make it a case of me being crazy... Remember I grew up on Troma films. There's your loophole if you need it. But I still think the Leprechaun films had a better novelty concept and a better actor in a very immediate and physical presence that is funny even when the director is clueless and something like the special effects are sloppy.
Re-Animator... I just never was able to plug into it. It seems more like a parody of soap operas to me. The whole Dan and Meg thing was so melodramatic and her acting was so kind-of wooden that I never understood the satirical quality of it. Then, you have the science fiction, which I never like (much). The fact that the zombies aren't really scary (just ugly). It's just an entirely wooden film with too much sleaze on the brain. Where's the fun?
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Post by tsmooth31 on Mar 23, 2009 19:20:13 GMT -5
well speaking of horror comedies, im actually gonna order cannibal the musical, i have seen some clips of it and it just looks so cheesy, random and dumb ( in a good way) i cant pass it up
have you ever seen bubba ho-tep with bruce campbell, i think thats one of the better made horror/comedy movies i have ever seen
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Post by Necroscope on Mar 24, 2009 5:10:58 GMT -5
I absolutely love that movie!
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Post by lazario on Mar 24, 2009 10:17:08 GMT -5
well speaking of horror comedies, im actually gonna order cannibal the musical, i have seen some clips of it and it just looks so cheesy, random and dumb ( in a good way) i cant pass it up have you ever seen bubba ho-tep with bruce campbell, i think thats one of the better made horror/comedy movies i have ever seen Haven't seen Bubba Ho-Tep yet. But I've seen Cannibal! The Musical. It's absolutely fucking brilliant. |
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Post by tsmooth31 on Mar 24, 2009 10:53:59 GMT -5
yea ho-tep is very good you should check it out
and i saw they released a new 13 anniversary special edition of cannibal so i guess i cant go wrong with that
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Post by lazario on Mar 25, 2009 23:28:15 GMT -5
yea ho-tep is very good you should check it out It's been on my Netflix list for months. and i saw they released a new 13 anniversary special edition of cannibal so i guess i cant go wrong with that 2-Discs? |
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Post by tsmooth31 on Mar 26, 2009 21:37:40 GMT -5
yep 2 discs
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Post by lazario on Mar 27, 2009 8:25:15 GMT -5
REALLY? I was just joshing around! What the hell could they find on that movie to fill up a 2nd disc - The South Park story??
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Post by tsmooth31 on Mar 30, 2009 2:20:10 GMT -5
Regurgitated Giblets:
*New hour-long interviews with Parker, Stone and producer Jason McHugh
Ear-viserated Commentaries:
*All-new audio commentary (aka 'Colorado Commentary') by the cast and crew Ian Hardin, Jon Hegel, Alex Kelly, Robert Muratore, Elki Neiberger, and Toddy Walters
The legendary inebriated audio commentary by Parker, Stone, McHugh, Dian Bachar, and Andy Kemler
*Severed Remains: Never-before-seen deleted scenes
Beneath the Carcass: Behind-the-scenes footage
*Dismembered Delicacies: Production Still Gallery
*Cannibal Close-ups: Homegrown Cannibal! Stage Productions Footage
*New Introduction by Troma President Lloyd Kaufman (watch here)
Hermaphrodite PSA with Parker, Stone, and Lemmy from Motorhead
Cannibal! Trailer, Alferd Packer Trailer
*Lloyd's Cameo in stage production of Cannibal!
*Tromatic Extras (Troma trailers)
i copy and pasted that right from the website
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