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Moskie 12-01-2003 02:24 AM

Best Dark Comedies
 
Apologies if a thread like this has already been posted, but search is disabled!

Anyway, so what are some of everyone's favorite dark comedies? The Bad Santa thread got me thinking about it, and I unfortunately haven't been able to see that yet.

So here are some of my favorites, in no particular order:
  • Heathers
  • Election
  • War of the Roses
  • Throw Mama from the Train

I can't even really think of too many other dark comedies... Very Bad Things and Death to Smoochy come to mind. I liked VBT, but in the end, I don't think it's that special. And I really didn't like Death to Smoochy; I wouldn't even categorize it as 'dark', actually.

What have I missed?

3zos 12-01-2003 02:57 AM

Ravenous :) The scoring alone is worth the entirety of the movie. mmm what else... pretty much anything with walken in it that much be construed as a possible thriller. Sleepy Hollow, True Romance, etc. But Ravenous, boy oh boy, its almost enough to become vegetarian :)

Xiangsu 12-01-2003 04:59 AM

Fight Club and American Beauty, two of the best.

Moskie 12-01-2003 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Xiangsu
Fight Club and American Beauty, two of the best.
Hmm.... I'm teetering back and forth as to whether I would call them dark comedies. Don't get me wrong, you've mentioned two of all time favorite movies there, but I think I'd put them in a different category from the other movies I mentioned. I think the main reason is that I wouldn't call Fight Club and American Beauty comedies.

Pellaz 12-01-2003 07:39 AM

Suicide Kings, House of Yes, and Comic Book Villans are also ok dark comedies, although Heathers is probably my favorite.

Lasereth 12-01-2003 07:57 AM

The recent Bad Santa comes to mind. Definitely have to include Sleepy Hollow (one of my favorites). I can't think of any more right now even though I'm sure I like more.

-Lasereth

BigBlueWrecking 12-01-2003 08:08 AM

Would you consider Pump up the Volume a dark comedy? I liked that movie, but thought Heathers was better. Very Bad Things was a dark comedy in my book.

Don't really think of Fight Club as a comedy, more like a dark drama in my book.

gnort 12-01-2003 09:14 AM

being John Malkovich

and i agree that Fight Club is more of a dark drama than a dark comedy

KnifeMissile 12-01-2003 09:38 AM

You guys are forgetting the darkest, funniest movie of all time, Brazil!
Fargo was also very dark but some didn't find it too funny...

brandon11983 12-01-2003 09:49 AM

I laughed my ass off when Steve Buscemi gets fed into a wood chipper in Fargo.

sailor 12-01-2003 09:51 AM

Dr. Strangelove. Excellent movie.

Batman976 12-01-2003 10:11 AM

Thank god, I thought I was going to have to be the first to mention Brazil. I just watched it again a few weeks ago. I think it has gotten funnier everytime I watch it. Fargo is another good one too.

Spektr 12-01-2003 11:06 AM

Get Shorty, Suicide Kings (TOTALLY underappreciated), Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels

Xiangsu 12-01-2003 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Moskie
Hmm.... I'm teetering back and forth as to whether I would call them dark comedies. Don't get me wrong, you've mentioned two of all time favorite movies there, but I think I'd put them in a different category from the other movies I mentioned. I think the main reason is that I wouldn't call Fight Club and American Beauty comedies.
Both movies were dramatic, but in between the drama was some really funny stuff, not to mention dark funny stuff. Well, some of it at least. Like how in American Beauty the thing that motivated Lesters change was trying to fuck his daughters friend. Or how in the end he Spoiler: doesn't get killed by his wife, but by his neighbor who thinks Lester is having sex with his son.Thats just funny, in a dark way;) . Then in Fight Club when it shows Tyler splicing porn into kiddie films, yet again its funny in a dark way.

Mephisto2 12-01-2003 06:59 PM

Rushmore
Election

Giant Hamburger 12-01-2003 07:04 PM

Hail KnifeMissile, Batman976 et al!

In my opinion, Brazil is the greatest movie ever made.
-GH

Plan9Senior 12-01-2003 09:51 PM

Very Bad Things and Bad Santa were good times.

Kongen 12-02-2003 12:56 AM

Black Adder is a great Dark Comedy Series.

CSflim 12-02-2003 03:45 AM

Very Bad Things fucking rules! Loads of people will tell you that it is an awful movie. They are wrong! Dead wrong!

But by FAR the best black comedy ever made is Fargo.
As for people who didn't even realise it was supposed to be funny....ignore them, they're idiots!
Coen brothers rule!

Fight club was also hilarious. Again, plenty of people didn't find it funny at all. But then, they are also the same people who think it is about an illegal boxing club.

Batman976 12-02-2003 07:03 AM

Fargo can't be funny. It's based on a true story! :lol:

BigBlueWrecking 12-02-2003 07:05 AM

Oh I agree that Fight Club was hilarious, but I am not sure I would call it a "Comedy". I guess it can go either way.

Favorite line is when Tyler is getting out of his plane seat passed Norton and says something like "And now a question of courtesy, as I pass...do I give him the ass or the crotch!!)

Age old question, but he says it so fast a lot of people missed it!

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mattevil 12-02-2003 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Batman976
Fargo can't be funny. It's based on a true story! :lol:
can't tell if your aware of this but it actually isn't even though they claim it.

drown_with_me 12-02-2003 09:52 AM

Flirting With Disaster is wicked funny.

Evil Milkman 12-02-2003 11:05 AM

Fargo was both hilarious and dark. Loved it.

Mr. Spacemonkey 12-02-2003 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BigBlueWrecking
Favorite line is when Tyler is getting out of his plane seat passed Norton and says something like "And now a question of courtesy, as I pass...do I give him the ass or the crotch!!)

Age old question, but he says it so fast a lot of people missed it!

That part was pretty funny. And also if you'll notice as he passes by Edward Norton's character, he gives him the ass, while he gives the flight attendant lady the crotch. ;) Ahhhh, Great movie

CSflim 12-02-2003 02:26 PM

One of my favourite lines from Fight Club:

"It was beautiful...we were selling rich women their own fat asses back to them!"
:lol:

louiedog 12-03-2003 08:00 PM

here's another one for fargo, boy do i love that movie

SabrinaFair 12-03-2003 08:11 PM

I think American Beauty is pretty funny...as said before, not sure if it could be called a comedy or not. But my favourite part. "This is me, masturbating in the shower. This will be the highlight of my day. It's all downhill from here."

"House of Yes" was definetly a messed up film, but as far as dark comedies go, pretty darn amusing.

Jonsgirl 12-03-2003 08:13 PM

Oh my! I hadn't thought about Heathers in ages! Now, I really want to see that again.

Novacaine was pretty damn good.

gnort 12-06-2003 01:30 PM

Snatch and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels

Both equally great

BigGov 12-06-2003 06:02 PM

Donnie Darko maybe?

I know it isn't really a comedy, but it is dark, and it does have some hillarious lines.

Stare At The Sun 12-06-2003 06:39 PM

I wouldn't consider trainspotting a comedy.

You could almost consider SLC punk a dark comedy..

Pellaz 12-06-2003 10:08 PM

ironchefkorea reminded me of this in another thread:

The Big Hit

While not as morbid as the typical dark comedy, it's still one of my favorites.

"Excuse me, I'd like to return this video"

poor guy.

HunterDevourer 12-06-2003 11:47 PM

Dr Strangelove. The movie is perfect, pacing, story, acting, directing, everything! Such a masterpiece, love it whenever I watch it.

Lock Stock/Snatch. Great british dark/bleak humour movies, shame Ritchie seems to have gone off the rails.

Delicatessen. French movie by the same directors who brought us 'the city of lost children'. Quite a bizarre tale, but dark throughout, both dark comedy and very surreal.

Kadath 12-07-2003 06:20 AM

Dellamorte Dellamore. Hilarious.

doodah 12-07-2003 09:45 AM

i would say snach and fight club are 2 really good ones great movies simply greay

mattevil 12-07-2003 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kadath
Dellamorte Dellamore. Hilarious.
yeah i like cemetary man but is it a black comedy?i think it fits more into the evil dead slapstick horror genre.

Spektr 12-07-2003 05:48 PM

I'd have to add Grosse Point Blank to the list as well

gnort 12-08-2003 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HunterDevourer
Lock Stock/Snatch. Great british dark/bleak humour movies, shame Ritchie seems to have gone off the rails.

I love how Richie started off wanting to make Snatch a drama movie about the different underworld-type goings on in the UK but by the end it turned into a strange mixture between comedy and a drama-like caper.


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