Top Ten Tuesdays

[Justin101]

I'm going to leave out horror comedy as well, so there will be no Return of the Living Dead, unfortunately

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

As others have done, I decided to leave out horror-comedies, which has meant one change from my previous list.

• Back to the Future
• Brazil
• Ghostbusters
• Local Hero
• Monty Python's the Meaning of Life
• The Princess Bride
• This Is Spinal Tap
• Tootsie
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit
• Withnail and I

[Rik]

See, I left out Ghostbusters because I see it as a Horror comedy, otherwise it would be top of my list

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Rik

See, I left out Ghostbusters because I see it as a Horror comedy, otherwise it would be top of my list

I consider the horror element to be so low in comparison to films like Evil Dead 2, An American Werewolf in London or The Frighteners, that Ghostbusters is more of a general comedy than a horror-comedy.

If you stripped the comedy away from Ghostbusters (or Gremlins), it wouldn't function as a horror film because it isn't particularly scary – the same can't be said for the three I mentioned above. With some of those films, they are comedy-horrors whereas others are horror-comedies, either horror films with some laughs or comedies with a few scares – Ghostbusters is definitely in the latter category.

[Justin101]

• A Christmas Story
• Big
• Big Trouble in Little China
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
• Fast Times At Ridgemont High
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off
• Heathers
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
• Porky's
• This Is Spinal Tap

I was going to do them in order of preference but it was impossible!
No Ghostbusters because that's horror comedy, and I didn't do Back to the Future because I don't see it as a comedy, more of an adventure film.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Do all the people who listed the likes of Return of the Living Dead think i know i'll have a good laugh and watch it?

There are enough great comedies from the decade without resorting to the f**king Evil Dead yet again.

Just my opinion!

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Do all the people who listed the likes of Return of the Living Dead think i know i'll have a good laugh and watch it?



There are enough great comedies from the decade without resorting to the f**king Evil Dead yet again.



Just my opinion!

You not a fan of ROTLD Dem?

[keirarts]

Originally Posted by Rik

You not a fan of ROTLD Dem?

I only put it in the list to trigger dem

[keirarts]

Jokes aside, Return of the living dead & evil dead 2 have humor that doesn't seem to date. A lot of 80's comedies are funny to people who remeber the era but sometimes don't translate for modern audiences. Airplane is one that is universal as well. The only real guilty pleasure one I used was weekend at bernies.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Rik

You not a fan of ROTLD Dem?

It's okay, but it's about as funny as a cinema trip with MTDS.