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06-29-2011, 06:21 AM
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Comedy Horror
I am currently on a Film Studies course for my A-Level studies at Sixth Form ... For my CWK I have chosen to research comedy horror (almost like a questionnaire, but from many different sources). In order to help me, I would be very grateful if you could give me your opinions on the following question.
How does comedy horror undermine traditional horror, and how will this influence the horror genre in the future? Any reviews and answers will be very much appreciated. PS. My chosen films are 'Shaun of the Dead'; 'Scary Movie' and 'Young Frankenstein' - any ideas as to how these undermine traditional horror would be very helpful to me. Thanks and hope to chat soon VKT Last edited by KaydenTheron92; 06-29-2011 at 07:04 AM. 
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06-29-2011, 06:32 AM
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By asking us, aren't you kind of cheating? lol
I've never really been a fan of comedy horror. I've liked some films from that genre though (Shaun of The Dead, Hide and Creep, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil etc...) What i never liked about it is in my opinion, it ruined what was supposed to be the purpose of horror. Which to me is to be scary, frightening, disturbing, all around the opposite of what everything else provides. By adding a heavy comedy element to the mix, it dilutes that fear, that horror and disrupts what Horror is supposed to be about. Comedy horror is an inevitable genre but its a perversion to what horror is supposed to be about. I also believe that most non-fans of horror, consider it a joke and don't see the importance in it. By making horror comedies you are giving them a way to see the horror movies but you're also strengthening their resolve that horror movies are just a joke. This weakens horror's core and alters the game. Hollywood and movie makers alike stop trying to make horror movies scary and instead try to broaden its scope to include fans and non-fans alike all in the purpose of making money. Horror movies will stop being as scary as they used to be and the creative process will go down, we've already started to see this. Now this isn't all the fault of horror comedies but in my opinion, it is a contributing factor. Hope that helped.
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06-29-2011, 06:51 AM
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Thanks for replying so quickly =)
Sorry will edit the opening of the thread, it is actually a research project ... Kind of like a questionnaire that you may be asked to fill out in the streets but from as many different sources as possible. Again thank you for replying, I was worried that my deadline would come and go and I would have no replies VKT Last edited by KaydenTheron92; 06-29-2011 at 07:04 AM.
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06-29-2011, 06:55 AM
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Oh okay gotcha. I was just joking around about the whole cheating thing anyway. Glad i could help.
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06-29-2011, 06:59 AM
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"How does comedy horror undermine traditional horror, and how will this influence the horror genre in the future?"
I don't think it does. comedy horror has been around since the 20s with NO effect on horror movies. IMO
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06-29-2011, 07:05 AM
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06-29-2011, 09:09 AM
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I agree with newb.
It's a non-issue, so we're no help to your research project. I think the question itself was formulated by an instructor that doesn't understand horror films.
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06-29-2011, 09:54 AM
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2bh I was kinda thinking the same and also the opposite of The Villian ... I thought that with the introduction of comedy horror, more traditional horror became more ... ... Horrific?
My example is Frankenstein, the original 1931 (i think) version wasnt that scary at all, but then you get Young Frankenstein and then next thing you know you have Mary Shelleys Frankenstein with Kenneth Brannaugh and Robert DeNiro, thats a very dark and disturbing film if you ask me ... It just seems to me that horror films are pushing moral boundaries more nowadays and I think that comedy horrors are to blame - they're taking the scaryness outta horror and turning it into a joke - the only way to combat this is to a) add comedy elements to bring in another audience or b) make the horror films so extreme that they push society laws to the brink VKT
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