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[Lise]

If you're into watching foreign films (I find most Japanese humor to be quite dark, really), you must see Happiness of the Katakuris. It's been hailed as the cross between Sound of Music and Dawn of the Dead. Dancing zombies... inappropriate deaths... hilarious claymation at times... and more randomosities such as (according to this thread- http://imdb.com/title/tt0304262/board/nest/25103094), rabbits humping on the moon. A Takashi Miike musical? Hells yeah!

[_cG]

Meet the Feebles, To Be Or Not To Be (1942), Election, Beetle Juice.

[Utopian]

If you're into watching foreign films (I find most Japanese humor to be quite dark, really), you must see Happiness of the Katakuris. It's been hailed as the cross between Sound of Music and Dawn of the Dead. Dancing zombies... inappropriate deaths... hilarious claymation at times... and more randomosities such as (according to this thread- http://imdb.com/title/tt0304262/board/nest/25103094), rabbits humping on the moon. A Takashi Miike musical? Hells yeah!

How could I have forgotten it? I adore this film! Fits the "dark comedy" description perfectly. I particularly love the character of "Richard". I'm sure there are plenty of other foreign films that hit the mark, just can't think of any.

Another British TV show. Brass Eye - was that already mentioned?

[Alphapenguin]

I'm not sure if this counts or not, but someone mentioned Irish film earlier and I figured, why not?

The movie is called Waking Ned Devine, and it follows the story of a small village in Ireland that apparently has its own lottery. This one couple gets the idea of getting the winner to share the money with everyone in the village (it's a crappy, agrarian community - almost to a 3rd world extent), but they mess up because the guy who won died of shock when he saw the results on TV. From there it sort of turns into a funnier Weekend at Bernie's, where the entire village conspires together to pretend he's still alive so that they can keep the lotto money.

Quite possibly one of the strangest things I've ever seen, but it does the Emerald Isle proud.

[SilentJ]

Waking Ned Devine is indeed delightful, but do they really have their own lotto?

I thought a dude from the big town nearby had to come and make sure Ned was still alive, 'cos they were playing the lotto from said big town?

Maybe I'm confused.  It's been a while since I've seen this movie.  :[

[Alphapenguin]

Waking Ned Devine is indeed delightful, but do they really have their own lotto?

I thought a dude from the big town nearby had to come and make sure Ned was still alive, 'cos they were playing the lotto from said big town?

Maybe I'm confused.  It's been a while since I've seen this movie.  :[

Whoopsie. I just checked and it WAS the national lotto. They just found out in advance somehow.

My bad 

[SilentJ]

I thought so.  Yayfor actually having an attention span sometimes!

[Runs_With_Scissors]

And i feel like I should add Snatch to that for good measure.

absolutely loved that movie

[Tyler]

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.

[Nettle]

Would Shaun of the Dead count?

[magnanimusman]

schindlers list...

okay that was tasteless.

Um how-bout:
Delicatessen.
Really fricken' cool.  By the director of Ameilie.  SOOO GOOD!

[Lines]

very tasteless.

it's an old movie, but when i was little i loved Death Becomes Her. does anyone else remember that movie?

[Tyler]

That movie was just odd.

Reminded me a good deal of the Witches of Eastwick

[Johnny C]

Election

Also, Hitchcock had his way with some black humour in some of his films.

[Utopian]

Oh I love Death Becomes Her! Bruce Willis' character is hilarious, especially when compared to all the hardmen he's played. And the story is wonderfully silly.