Is anyone else kind of surprised that this keeps being labelled as a horror-comedy? Every article I'm seeing describes it as such, and emphasizes the comedy part.
Sure, there are some humorous moments in it (e.g., the scenes with the friend), but for the most part, the film had a serious, creepy and disturbing tone.
Personally, I just don't think "horror-comedy" is a very fitting label. What do you guys think?
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Reply by erin1979
on March 6, 2017 at 4:59 PM
I think I would call it more a satire than a horror comedy and I could be wrong but I think the stepford wives is a satire and that is not a comedy unless you watch the remake even if there might be stuff in it that could be ridiculous
Reply by ceasarsean
on March 6, 2017 at 9:13 PM
at first when I first saw the trailer, I thought it was a spoof from Jordan peele. I didn't think it was a real movie even seeing the universal logo. lol. well, now we know. lol.
Reply by CraigJamesReview
on March 6, 2017 at 11:13 PM
I'd say more thriller territory, but as far as the comedy goes, I think it's funnier than people think it is. And it all comes from the awkwardness that still exists, for black people in the middle of a bunch of white people, but also in white people who still don't seem to know just what to say or how to act in front of black people.
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Reply by powerviolence
on March 7, 2017 at 6:37 AM
I had the same thought coming out of the cinema. This is definitely a horror film with comedy elements, but the comedy doesn't overpower the other elements of the film. It simply uses it as light relief from the otherwise terrifying and tense atmosphere that continues to build around this strange family of white liberals.
Reply by A Movie A Day Keeps
on March 15, 2017 at 1:54 AM
I would call this a horror movie with specks of a "dark" comedy in it, pun intended.
Reply by Mickey Muck
on March 29, 2017 at 3:32 AM
It's as much of a comedy as Scream.
Reply by MrsBuckyBarnes
on April 5, 2017 at 5:18 PM
i think the horror/comedy label is right. i laughed many times, but was unnerved many times too.
Reply by Rocketeer Raccoon
on April 5, 2017 at 6:10 PM
Well the parts with the friend is certainly a comedy but the rest of the film, oh my gosh, this film actually creeped me out. It wasn't a full on horror either, it was more of a mystery thriller, just with a little ounce of comedy and some horror to the mix.
Reply by Renovatio
on April 5, 2017 at 6:55 PM
I love how it built the tension gradually and didn't go for the quick scares... but it was also hillarious...
The outdoor party/gathering scene with Chris being introduced to all the elderly people? I burst out laughing several times, even while being creeped out by the whole thing...
Reply by Shmullus
on April 23, 2017 at 8:13 PM
If you have a non-white POV it is hilarious start-to-finish.
Reply by A Movie A Day Keeps
on April 23, 2017 at 8:20 PM
Even with my relatively while POV it's pretty damned funny!
Reply by Jacinto Cupboard
on March 3, 2018 at 5:26 AM
I abhor horror movies, and a thriller needs to be really worthy for me to view. So I put off Get Out. But I needn't have, because it is in my view a very funny movie. If I had to label it I would call it a political comedy drama. But this movie really is into uncharted territory.
This movie has far more in common with Shaun of the Dead or Young Frankenstein than any teenage slasher movie. There are zero jump scenes and there is almost no real violence. The violence you do see is usually done comedically. C'mon, a guy uses a stuffed deer head to kill an insane guy doing brain transplants. If you are seeing that as anything other than comedy then you might need the brain transplant guy yourself. That the actors play it 'eyebrows down' is clever scripting and direction. Pitch perfect in my view.