[This is my 2nd of 3 blog posts on B-Horror Movie Flicks]
Severance (2006. Directed by Christopher Smith)
I am so excited to talk about this film! I watched it a few months ago, and was blown away by it. I’m just now getting to reviewing it. I should start by saying this is a UK Horror/Dark Comedy. This movie is “Shaun of the Dead” meets “The Office”! Employees of Palisade, an international arms distributer embark on a team-building excursion out in the woods to a company cabin, only to find themselves being offed one by one. Where do I begin?
The plot, which I really won’t get too deeply into at all because this is honestly a MUST-SEE, is so original and hysterical. The script is so rich with witty British humor (which I am the biggest sucker for). The boss of this office party is so reminiscent of Wernham Hogg Paper Company manager, Stephen Merchant (The Office UK). All of the characters are so uniquely funny in their own ways, that it leaves audiences constantly laughing at them all. The writing is so sarcastic, smart, and clever.
While this movie does employ many typical horror movie clichés (the druggie, chicks with floppy tits running through the forest in the lingerie, horrified) it offers these clichés in an obviously satirical way, which is why they work so wonderfully!
There is gore in this movie. Those with a weak stomach; be warned. I love how such a funny black comedy can also be quite scary. Unlike Shaun of the Dead, which makes you laugh at the Zombie revolution, this film is generally scary and thrilling. Cheers to a perfect combination of the two genres!
If you want a hilariously terrifying film with lots of insanely cool gore/death scenes and hysterical chaos ensuing, please watch this! It has easily won a place in my heart. I really don’t know what else to say about this movie, except you have to experience it’s awesomeness for yourself! This B-Movie gets an A+ in my book!
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