dacksonflux
It is violent. It is horror. It is comedy. With that being said, I think it's comical when people complain that the movie is what it claims to be.'It makes fun of scary things.' Why yes, it's a dark comedy.'The villains are too real to be properly made fun of.' Are you discouraging a film for having realistic antagonists? Your opinion is officially invalid.'The characters weren't very thoroughly developed.' Most of them die almost immediately, and I guess you've never had a job before.'I don't think it's funny when people get hurt.' My advice to you is, "Don't watch dark comedies."Did I personally find the movie funny? Of course, I did. I was actually hoping we'd see a hooker thrown into a wood-chipper, because I like dark humor.Did I think it was too scary? The movie had deliberately misplaced tension to mock its audience for getting scared. I found this to be cheeky, and well done.What of the rating? I think it would be higher if not for audience members too embarrassed to admit a comedy scared them."Shaun of the Dead" was a brighter, happier film despite it, in fact, being dark comedy.The movie in question here, "Severance," is at times, uncomfortable to watch. This is not due to poor execution or even bad writing (*cough cough* Suicide Squad *cough cough*), the discomfort stems from slightly more believable subject matter. Terrorists carving up vacationers in the forest is far more believable than mummy dearest taking on a zombie. I enjoyed the array of emotions I felt watching this film. Apparently, a few other audience members prefer a more 2-dimensional "rom-com" with a few zombies.*Bonus points for a truly entertaining heroine. I identified with that blonde bitch from the moment I saw her.
Traeh Chambers
I personally am not usually a fan of horror-comedy films and especially British horror movies as all apart from a select few are terrible in my opinion. Severance is a refreshing take on the horror-comedy genre and has a sublime combination of essential elements of horror such as gore, jump scares, unpredictability and well done humour which has genuine laughable moments and made me root for certain characters. The majority of the cast's acting is strong and characters can be related to which allows you to connect with the film. The plot is somewhat different than the obligatory 'people in a cabin in the woods' that you might expect and has a relatively uplifting ending.
shivamt25
I found this movie very fresh. I haven't seen anything like this in a while. Bunch of people in the woods not aware of what is going to happen. It had a nice ensemble, with characters of all kinds. Each actor is suited in his/her role. But yes, i felt that they could have done better in mixing up the funny part and the horror part more effectively. No big deal, i enjoyed it for most part. Talking about Christopher Smith, i am starting to like his work even more now. I first saw Black Death, then Triangle and then Creep and i found them to be very engaging. So clearly he is doing pretty well scaring us. This one also adds up as his fine work. I hope we see more such films again.
deatman9
I watched this movie the other night and I enjoyed it but after reading the reviews on here I thought it would be much better. The first half is actullay quite funny as this movie is kind of a horror comedy. The acting is good the script is great and so is the direction.This movie is about a group who are on a business retreat. They think they are going to a fancy resort but what they find is somewhat a shack in the woods. They get as comfortable as they can there but soon notice something is after them when they start to go missing one by one.This is definitely one of the better British movies I have seen. It is entertaining and pretty bloody. Worth a watch for any fans of horror movies.
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