yesterday i watched Boys from brazil and i kind of liked the backstory with mengele making clones of hitler and stuff but i couldnt help myself ...i cried cause i laughed so hard at some moments...there are really awkard scenes in this and i REALLY think that this was planned to be a comedy first and they suddenly promoted that movie as a serious sci-fi thriller
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For unintentional comedy gold, I have to recommend everyone in this thread watch "The Holcroft Covenant" (1985)
It has a somewhat similar subject matter as The Boys from Brazil and oddly enough, also stars Lili Palmer!
The novel's author, Ira Levin, also wrote the novels "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Stepford Wives." They all have over-the-top satirical elements.
In "Rosemary's Baby", a coven of witches conspire to have a woman raped by Satan so she can bear his son.
In "The Stepford Wives", a group of men conspire to have their wives killed and replaced by robots.
Viewed objectively, those plots aren't exactly funny. But they're presented in a way that injects humor.
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You got your mind right, Luke?
I've only seen a bits and pieces of The Stepford Wives and Rosemary's Baby ranks as one of my very favorite horror films, and also one of my favorites of the 1960s. I don't really think that the problem with this movie has to do with the far-fetched plot elements. The real problem is with the bombastic performances. There are so many unintentionally funny moments.
So glad to know I'm not alone in my reaction to the film.
Screws fall out all of the time. The world's an imperfect place.
Most of these conspiracy and disaster movies from the 70s are unintentionally comical now. "Soylent Green is People!"
shareIt's completely hilarious!!!
Especially the bit with the American child actor putting on the stereotypical snooty English accent: "Don't you understand English, you arse? We are not at home (closes door)"
A kid that age would behave this way and snub a stranger coming to the door at such a time. He would be very protective of his mother.
As to the earlier comments about the puppetmaster in the house after two murders, the young neo-Nazi is a skilled assassin. He killed the girl efficiently and silently and note that his intended victim didn't cry out either. The wife found their bodies after Dietrich Hessen was long out the front door.
The Fabio Principle: Puffy shirts look best on men who look even better without them.
I feel like this is an unintentional comedy.
The premise is an awesome and creepy idea. But the direction and some of the acting makes it seem almost camp. I'm not sure why some scenes are sillier than intended like Peck's "you ugly bitch" remark or some of the early scenes with Steve Guttenberg. Schaffner had directed some awesome movies before (Planet of the Apes, Patton, Papillon) so I don't know if he was under studio pressure or what.
shareYeah I definitely got a ‘camp horror’ vibe, like The Rocky Horror Picture Show or Diamonds Are Forever.
It was bizarre seeing the likes of Olivier and Peck overacting like they were in the 60’s Batman TV series. I keep trying to imagine what the director was using as a tone guide and it honestly feels like a comic book.
It’s one of those cross-genre experiments like Hudson Hawk that doesn’t really work but undoubtedly has a charm of its own.