Ghostbusters
Ironically , Ghostbusters : Afterlifebreathed sweet life into the series and is considered a reappearance to shape for the long - run comedy dealership , and aGhostbusters 5has just been announced that will be a direct subsequence . However , Ghostbustersisn’t the only funniness series about the afterlife that will have audience dying of laugh .
The hereafter has been depicted in many unlike ways in flick , whether it ’s Hell on Earth or pop act run their hits in Heaven . And between being obsess by a bio - exorciser and represent Twister with the Grim Reaper in hell , afterlife - based flick make for some of the most creative comedies .
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991) - 6.3
Where the firstBill & Tedmovie was a time locomotion movie that feature historical case , the subsequence completely changed the concept . Bill & Ted ’s Bogus Journeyis more fantasy than science fiction . The beginning of the plastic film watch the two bikers get murdered by malevolent automaton versions of themselves , and what follows is a bizarre trip through Hell .
For a comedy , Hell is surprisingly terrific and nightmarish , as Bill and Ted are doom to endure their worst dreams and memories for eternity . But after winning Clue , Twister , and battlewagon against the Grim Reaper , the latter becomes their handmaiden , and it ’s the funniest depiction of Death in moving-picture show . What makes the gaming episode so funny is that , oddly enough , every viewer can relate to San La Muerte , and not even he likes losing .
This Is The End (2013) - 6.6
For the most part , This Is The Endisn’t about the hereafter . The dystopian movie is about the apocalypse where anybody could perish from almost anything , whether it ’s Aziz Ansari go down into a tornado in the Earth or Jonah Hill becoming possess by demons .
However , the concluding deed reveals that the white beams of light that people are being go down on into are vas to Heaven . Heaven is draw in a manner that ’ll make any non - believer really wish the hereafter exist , as it ’s one big party where the Backstreet Boys do and anybody ’s wish will immediately come true . Ofall the movie ’s hilarious cameo , the band ’s appearance is one of the best and most surprising . The motion-picture show is full of dark wit and brightly vulgar joke that the cast is get it on for , which makes the upbeat terminate funnier by contrast .
Drag Me To Hell (2009) - 6.6
After engineer the originalSpider - Mantrilogy , filmmaker Sam Raimi returned to what he does good , clowning horror . While there were clue of it in his previous movies , Raimi had n’t made a drollery - repulsion since 1992’sArmy of Darkness , butDrag Me To Hellwas a satisfying regaining to the genre .
The movie follows a banker , Christine , who has a curse put on her by a crone when she ’s denied a bank loanword , and the banker does everything she can to keep herself from being excruciate by demons and evil let the cat out of the bag laughingstock . The film is full of gross - out drollery that has audience look out through their eyes , and few horror movies are as reprehensively underrated as the 2009 release , and it deserves right smart more recognition .
Death Becomes Her (1992) - 6.6
While it was criticized upon its dismission 30 years ago , Death Becomes Herhas gotten a monumental cult following in recent year . The film is about a mathematical group of superficial aging socialite who will do anything to remain youthful and beautiful . They wassail a potion that will keep them not just young but give them the power to survive fatal accidents , but they ’re really technically already utter .
After drinking the potion , the socialites no longer have a pulse . While it was already misunderstood in 1992,Death Becomes Heris more relevant than evertoday . People can be superficial and will go to great length to stay youthful , and the picture show is a warning tale about how people should n’t be advert up on looks .
Ghost Town (2008) - 6.7
Ghost Townis the first movie where Ricky Gervais spiel the protagonist , a dentist who can see and talk with ghosts . The dentist dies for seven moment during a colonoscopy , but he still has a connexion to the hereafter after regaining consciousness . The film is like a skewed variant ofThe Sixth Senseand the loose - weight rom - com is full of genuinely great comedy .
While Gervais ’s is universally praised as a comic and television actor , he has n’t had the same success when it comes to movies . Gervais proves that he can be a enceinte leading man withGhost Town , and it did n’t merit its underwhelming performance at the box bureau . The theatrical role has Gervais ’s distinctive dry British sense of humour , and it ’s combined with the obscure philosophical outlook he so often delves into with his other projects like the appropriately titledAfter Life .
Scrooged (1988) - 6.9
Scroogedis one of many adaptations ofA Christmas Carol , and it ’s one of the most creative reimaginings . As is the causa with every adaptation of the novel , the principal character , in this case , Frank ( Bill Murray , ) is visited by ghosts who show him why he should be genial and more affirmative .
But when it comes toScrooged , the trace are terrifying , specifically , Ghost of Christmas Past ( Dan Akroyd ) and Ghost of Christmas Future . But the ghosts are just as queer as they are scary , and Akroyd is endlessly entertaining when reunite with hisGhostbusterscostar . The movie ’s looping of Scrooge is almost like a character fromIt ’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia , as he ’s so selfish and barbarous , but still undeniably comical . The 1989 film is one ofRichard Donner ’s best movies , and it ’s unique in the recent , great theater director ’s filmography , which is generally full of family - friendly risky venture flicks .
Army Of Darkness (1992) - 7.2
Army of Darknessis the final movie in theEvil Deadseries , but whereEvil Dead IIwas a fond remaking of the original while practice more clowning , the threequel is right smart more ambitious . Along with being a horror comedy and fancy the chainsaw and shotgun - wielding Ash take on the undead once again , Army of Darknessis a mediaeval epic poem .
Though it ’s cinematically ambitious given its budget , it does n’t overstay its welcome , as it’sone of the best movies under 90s minutes . However , it ’s just as intentionally mushy . At one point , when Ash is being lash out by frame , they ’re clearly being thrown at him by a bunch member off - screen . The film is a great end to the trilogy , but as the movie pulls the same trick asEvil Dead II , it end with Ash being carry to a dissimilar clock time period through a hepatic portal vein , this time hundreds of years in the hereafter , Evil Dead IVcould still happen .
Beetlejuice (1988) - 7.5
Beetlejuiceis now conceive a classic . Michael Keaton ’s portrayal of the bio - exorciser sees the actor at his eccentric funniness acting adept and Beetlejuice ’s get - up , specifically the ignominious - and - white pinstripe cause , is iconic . Between the character ’s agile campaign , his throaty smoker ’s voice , and the over - the - top facial expressions , few actors have embodied a character more .
It just goes to show how beloved the graphic symbol is that he ’s only in the picture show for 17 minute but still left such a vast impingement on pop polish . There was aBeetlejuice 2planned that saw the grapheme vacationing in Hawaii , but it was left in growth hell for decades .
Evil Dead II (1987) - 7.7
The originalEvil Deadhas a great valuation on IMDb with 7.4 , but though theEvil Deadseries is best know for being a horror - comedy , the first film does n’t really feature much drollery at all . The director Sam Raimi ’s signature comedy was only establish inEvil Dead II , but it did so with such effortlessness .
The movie sees Ash ( Bruce Campbell ) at war with his own hand , and he casually supercede his severed limb with a chainsaw . The 1987 continuation is by far the best movie in the series and is a religious cult classic , thanks to the body comedy that Raimi is so great at . While the picture show ’s villains are Deadites , Ash has more issues with bookcases and his own limbs . The repulsion - comedy was even subtly reference inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , as Campbell plays a eccentric who is under a spell where he ca n’t end hitting himself .
Ghostbusters (1984) - 7.8
There are four flick in theGhostbustersfranchise , and they all have gamy enough IMDb scores to make the list , but the series ' quality is still all over the office . The original movie is a classic that play with the approximation of the afterlife in originative ways , even if the idea of different forms of ghosts does n’t make any sense .
While Murray has so many classic character under his belt , Venkman is the most well - known , and it ’s the role that best get his dry mentality . It ’s a performance that all of the actor ’s keep up roles derive from , but nothing tops the master . What makes the hereafter comedy so unique is how high-handed the Ghostbusters are about the estimate of spook .
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