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I go for the defintion: Making fun of bad things.
So, Lebowski is definitely dark humour.
So, Lebowski is definitely dark humour.
Your Favorite Dark Comedy Movie
A lot of my favorite dark comedies are already listed and a few that I still have yet to see. I didn't realize that so many of my favorite movies fell into a category that I now consider dark comedies so I have been looking around boards to see what dark comedies I may have missed. Just a couple that come to mind, but apparently I am out of the loop by never seeing Dr. Strangelove or Heathers....
Very Bad Things, Pulp Fiction, American Beauty, Cable Guy.
A comedy with about as dark subject matter as there is that was not mentioned on this board is Worlds Greatest Dad. Don't let Robin Williams deter you, perfect casting. Maybe the most hilarious dark scene ever has to be his interview with the Oprah Winfrey clone....
Very Bad Things, Pulp Fiction, American Beauty, Cable Guy.
A comedy with about as dark subject matter as there is that was not mentioned on this board is Worlds Greatest Dad. Don't let Robin Williams deter you, perfect casting. Maybe the most hilarious dark scene ever has to be his interview with the Oprah Winfrey clone....
Would 'Dead men wear or don't wear plad' starring Steve Martin, be considered a dark comedy?
If so...I did get a few chuckles out of that film...expecially when he's chewing the cookie, and they magnify the sound...
If so...I did get a few chuckles out of that film...expecially when he's chewing the cookie, and they magnify the sound...
You know, after watchin 'Drag me to Hell' (again) last night, I'm beggining to wonder if that wasn't meant to be a dark comedy...
1. There's an on going theme about that gypsy lady pulling the hair of the victim, all throughout the movie, even after they gypsy lady dies...
2. The poor victim lady is constanly getting vomit and other stuff crambed down their throat by the gypsy lady, even after she's dead, like at the funeral...(There always mouth to mouth...)
3. Or the nose bleed incident in the bank, like super soaker nose bleed...and the managers like 'did I get any in my mouth? did I get any in my mouth?'...
There does seem to be a comedic undertone to the film, a lot of satire...but not so much that it takes away from the frightening theme....
1. There's an on going theme about that gypsy lady pulling the hair of the victim, all throughout the movie, even after they gypsy lady dies...
2. The poor victim lady is constanly getting vomit and other stuff crambed down their throat by the gypsy lady, even after she's dead, like at the funeral...(There always mouth to mouth...)
3. Or the nose bleed incident in the bank, like super soaker nose bleed...and the managers like 'did I get any in my mouth? did I get any in my mouth?'...
There does seem to be a comedic undertone to the film, a lot of satire...but not so much that it takes away from the frightening theme....
It would sound silly.. But Bettlejuice is one of the best in this genre
Just watched Raising Arizona by the Coen brothers the other night. For being an older movie, I feel it has stood the test of time. Great Dark Comedy.
When did Battle Royale become a comedy? 
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I just bought this at the weekend and completly forgot how funny it was
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When did Battle Royale become a comedy?
In the same vein as Pulp Fiction.
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