Odd & quirky comedy recommendations
07-15-03, 12:51 PM
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Odd & quirky comedy recommendations
Like the title says I'm looking for some recommendations for comedies that are are a bit odd, quirky, dark, etc... Let's just say that fits my sense of humor much more than your typical Hollywood slapstick stuff. I like a bit of edge or some absurdity to my comedy. I also don't mind if the movie is mostly a drama, or something else, just as long as it has it's fair share of odd comedy. The movies also need to be available on R1 DVD... but please do include foreign films if they're available in R1.
I've seen too many many movies of this sort to list, but I'll give you a short list of the movies I've seen in the past couple weeks as examples of the kind of stuff I'm looking for:
Rat
Secretary
The Foul King (Korean)
I should also mention that I've got all the current Terry Gilliam releases, so there's no need to recommend Gilliam stuff.
Any recommendations?
I've seen too many many movies of this sort to list, but I'll give you a short list of the movies I've seen in the past couple weeks as examples of the kind of stuff I'm looking for:
Rat
Secretary
The Foul King (Korean)
I should also mention that I've got all the current Terry Gilliam releases, so there's no need to recommend Gilliam stuff.
Any recommendations?
07-15-03, 05:12 PM
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07-15-03, 06:17 PM
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Originally posted by speedy1961
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
Don't forget...
Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking your Juice in the Hood
07-15-03, 06:56 PM
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personally I think fake over the top gore is hilarious, so if you are a fan of "so bad it's good" movies, I would highly recommend Riki-Oh the Story of Ricky, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, or any Peter Jackson movie LOTR excluded
for none gore I suggest Suicide Kings, or The 'Burbs
for none gore I suggest Suicide Kings, or The 'Burbs
07-15-03, 09:47 PM
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I'll second The House of Yes (although I didn't like it very much, it sounds like it's exactly what you're looking for), and also give a call out for Clockwatchers.
07-16-03, 12:04 AM
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Trying not to repeat anything that's already been listed:
The Last Supper
Election
Igby Goes Down
Flirting With Disaster
Rodger Dodger
Very Bad Things
The Ref
Grosse Pointe Blank
The Last Seduction
But I'm A Cheerleader
Heathers
Any Early Pedro Almodovar Film
Freeway
The Opposite Of Sex
Withnail and I
Harold And Maude
The list just keeps on going...
The Last Supper
Election
Igby Goes Down
Flirting With Disaster
Rodger Dodger
Very Bad Things
The Ref
Grosse Pointe Blank
The Last Seduction
But I'm A Cheerleader
Heathers
Any Early Pedro Almodovar Film
Freeway
The Opposite Of Sex
Withnail and I
Harold And Maude
The list just keeps on going...
Last edited by meritocracy; 07-16-03 at 12:06 AM.
07-16-03, 12:36 AM
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Another shout out for Wet Hot American Summer and Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
The scene in Killer Klowns where the alien klown makes a shadow puppet of a dinosaur and then....well, I won't spoil it for ya....is hilarious. As is the puppet theater scene. Never laughed so hard in my life when my friend and I had some drinks and watched that one night.
I've always been partial to the John Ritter/Jim Belushi movie Real Men. I caught it once on HBO years back and even though I absolutely hate both Ritter and the lesser Belushi brother, I loved its sense of humor. Just saw it again the other day on cable and remembered how much I loved it.
"Who are those clowns?"
The scene in Killer Klowns where the alien klown makes a shadow puppet of a dinosaur and then....well, I won't spoil it for ya....is hilarious. As is the puppet theater scene. Never laughed so hard in my life when my friend and I had some drinks and watched that one night.
I've always been partial to the John Ritter/Jim Belushi movie Real Men. I caught it once on HBO years back and even though I absolutely hate both Ritter and the lesser Belushi brother, I loved its sense of humor. Just saw it again the other day on cable and remembered how much I loved it.
"Who are those clowns?"