Seems like most bad movies are either thrillers, horrors or comedies. Are there any thriller or horror comedies/parodies? I mean something better than Scary Movie which in my opinion is cool, but a bit lame (because the 90's-to-present real thrillers and horrors are lame). I am looking for a movie that parodies the 70's and 80's thrillers and horrors. :teddyr: Do movies like this exist?
Club Dread is one of the few horror parodies that I actually thought was funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2fYDUcuWZg
Quote from: Jack on April 05, 2010, 04:50:02 PM
Club Dread is one of the few horror parodies that I actually thought was funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2fYDUcuWZg
Thanks to the presence of Bill Paxton. Take him out of the equation and it's not nearly as good.
Student Bodies (1981) had some pretty funny moments. There were a lot of stupid moments too, but plenty of good, quotable dialogue.
Thanks, retrorussell! Student Bodies looks fun and it's definitely funnier than Scary Movie.
There's Nothing Out There would be another one. I haven't seen it, but it has a small following.
Beware! The Blob is a bit of a parody sequel to The Blob, but it's an acquired taste.
Repossessed is a decent parody of The Exorcist in the same spirit as Scary Movie (predates Scary Movie by quite a bit).
I know you were asking for older films, but Slither is pretty good.
High Anxiety is a Mel Brooks parody of Hitchcock movies.
Young Frankenstein. 'Nuff said.
My wife and I just recently seen Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009)... although the movie can be seen as a rip-off from Shaun of the Dead success (it even compaires itself to Shaun of the Dead on the box) the movie is actually a parody to the sexy Hammer Horror vampire movies of the 1970's with a "Ghostbuster feel."
Lesbian Vampire Killers is a fun movie and I even thinks its almost better then Shaun of the Dead (if your compairing both films) because Lesbian Vampire Killer actually reinvents its horror story for the adult audience who would like to see adult movies without being subjected into watching a porno.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOIRq4hSIMw
Lesbian vampire killers :thumbup: Indeed better then shaun of the dead :cheers:
Quote from: mich3l on April 06, 2010, 01:04:17 AM
Thanks, retrorussell! Student Bodies looks fun and it's definitely funnier than Scary Movie.
No problem. The Breather is one of my favorite villains.
I'd suggest checking out the slasher parody Pandemonium. It isn't exactly a great movie, but it has charm, mostly due to the standard police investigator roles being given to a Canadian Mounty, his horse, and Pee Wee Herman.
I also really enjoyed Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth , although I wouldn't call it a good movie. It's one of those enjoyable bad movies. I'm not going to insult you by telling you what types of movies that parodies. It's also one of Tom Arnold's more enjoyable roles.
I laughed my head off at SATURDAY THE FOURTEENTH . . . but I was young and stupid back then, and haven't seen it since.
I've seen Repossessed and I really think it's better than Exorcist. :smile:
O. K., I'm tealy ashamed, because it's so bloody obvious . . .
"Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz" and there is further a less known Alien-/Gorecomedy called "Evil Aliens". It's quit unadult, but it is rather funny and the gore takes not only the cake but a box of cookies as well. . . watch out for the ballistic fetus!
Oh. I forgot:
I Sell the Dead (2008)
Can only make Brits good horror comedies or do I only happen to them?
Sorry for straying a bit off topic: Its not horror at all, but "Black Dynamite" is a brilliant send-up of blaxploitation flicks. I definitely recommend that one! :teddyr:
Back on topic: Check out "Waxwork" and "Waxwork II: Lost in Time." The latter has a hilarious parody of "The Legend of Hell House" with a great cameo by Bruce Campbell!
I know this movie is not a parody , but what about April Fools Day? It wants to be a slasher flick 'till the end, then you find out it was all a joke.That was my take of the movie.
Quote from: oxode on April 07, 2010, 02:23:29 PM
Oh. I forgot:
I Sell the Dead (2008)
Can only make Brits good horror comedies or do I only happen to them?
I SELL THE DEAD was good but it was made by Americans. It was shot in New York City, in fact.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on April 08, 2010, 10:34:01 AM
Quote from: oxode on April 07, 2010, 02:23:29 PM
Oh. I forgot:
I Sell the Dead (2008)
Can only make Brits good horror comedies or do I only happen to them?
I SELL THE DEAD was good but it was made by Americans. It was shot in New York City, in fact.
Hmmmm... Angus Scrimm is in it... On top of the Netflix queue you go!!!
:)
Pandemonium and Saturday the 14th are both excellent in my opinion.
I count Freddy's Dead as a parody, but it is awful.
I Sell the Dead is most triumphant.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on April 08, 2010, 10:34:01 AM
Quote from: oxode on April 07, 2010, 02:23:29 PM
Oh. I forgot:
I Sell the Dead (2008)
Can only make Brits good horror comedies or do I only happen to them?
I SELL THE DEAD was good but it was made by Americans. It was shot in New York City, in fact.
NEW YORK CITY!!!!
[Sorry, had to do it]
Quote from: Rev. Powell on April 08, 2010, 10:34:01 AM
Quote from: oxode on April 07, 2010, 02:23:29 PM
Oh. I forgot:
I Sell the Dead (2008)
Can only make Brits good horror comedies or do I only happen to them?
I SELL THE DEAD was good but it was made by Americans. It was shot in New York City, in fact.
Oh, well, it has this british look, so I liked it and even the humor seemed well plumpudding fed.
Well, if I define parody, simplely as a comic imitation, there alot of them out there, many of which I have not seen, but of those I have seen, my favorite is "The Ghost Breakers" from 1940, if only because it is the only horror parody I've found that is equal parts scary and funny.
And it is has one of those casts, you just don't find anymore. Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Paul Lukas, Willie Best, Pedro de Cordoba, Virginia Brissac, Noble Johnson, Paul Fix, Lloyd Corrigan, and making his motion picture debut in the film Robert Ryan.
Between 1948 and 1955 Abbott and Costello had a whole string of horror parodies.
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
My favorite is "Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, if only because seeing Lous walking along the steets of London, as a giant mouse, and scaring both man and mouse, always leave me on the floor.
But, probably, the best of their horror parodies was "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" with Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lon Chaney, jr., and Vincent Price.
And from the other other side of the pond, there is 1988's "Lair of the White Worm," which is reviewed at this site.
If you like old black and white sci-fi monster movies, you HAVE to see The Lost Skeleton of Cadavre. You just have to.
Among the characters, it's got a mutant, an evil skeleton, a scientist who specializes in science, aliens pretending to be human, and a woman that was created from four wild animals.
garth marenghi's darkplace - even though its a tv series. best spoof of 70s/80s horror and sci-fi ever!
The best horror parody I've seen is called Transylvania Twist. If you don't find it on home video I suggest downloading a pirated version, because it's very obscure.
Also, since it wasn't mentioned, Stan Helsing is a parody of horror movies, but I doubt anyone except a pothead friend of mine will find it funny.
Quote from: Chainsawmidget on April 06, 2010, 11:39:38 PM
I also really enjoyed Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth , although I wouldn't call it a good movie. It's one of those enjoyable bad movies. I'm not going to insult you by telling you what types of movies that parodies. It's also one of Tom Arnold's more enjoyable roles.
A great example and also what I was going to bring up :cheers: