The humor of the nineties is back.
Black humor in comedies is quite subtle. First, each viewer determines for himself the limits of what is allowed: what is still funny and what is too much. Second, each film auteur does exactly the same. Many directors of the 90s tried black comedy, played with forms and genres and were quite successful.
In today’s article, we’ve gathered for you the 10 best black comedies of the 90s, all of which walk a fine line between different genres. It’s unlikely that such a film would be made today, but it’s good that we have something to watch.
Many famous directors have tried black humor: Quentin Tarantino, the Coen brothers, Danny Boyle, Terry Gilliam and even Robert Zemeckis. Many of them tried not only to turn the whole picture into a comedy, mindlessly filling it with jokes and gags, but also to carefully weave elements of black humor into certain situations to emphasize the behavior of the characters or to emphasize certain specific situations.
For some directors, comedy and satire have become their calling cards, like Guy Ritchie. It’s hard to imagine his film without biting, caustic dialogue between characters who find themselves in situations that seem too difficult to get out of, but who manage to do so in an absurd way.
To paraphrase Renton’s famous monologue from Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting: “Choose a big screen TV. Choose some tasty treats. Choose a film from our selection. And watch a film.”
Source: Popcorn News
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