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Ditto, they're all gems and I'd probably say they'd be my top 3 as well, at least for the "not big" (Buffy, Evil Dead, Shaun of the Dead, etc.) ones. All 3 of them have a Firefly connection too, which is awesome; Joss Whedon is a horrible human being but he has made some things that entertain the hell out of me.
Any time one of my friends mentions that they haven't seen one of them...well that changes most riki-tik the next time they're out at my house.
Some other ones I really like:
- What We Do in the Shadows: Mockumentary about a bunch of vampires that are roommates in New Zealand. Because when you think vampire, you immediately think New Zealand right? It had some serious LOL moments in it, especially the "monster's ball" and the vampires vs. werewolves stuff.
- Dead Snow and Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead: Norwegian Nazi zombie movie, and Norwegian Nazi vs Commie zombie sequel. The opening scene in Dead Snow is also possibly the best use of "Hall of the Mountain King" by Grieg ever done in a movie. They're gory as hell, funny as hell, and even if you hate subtitles ('cause they have them) it's not like they're doing dissertations on nuclear reactor design so it's not hard to follow even if you're not into reading during a movie. "Hey it's a fucking zombie!" is pretty easy to understand in any language.
- Cockneys vs. Zombies: Cheesy as hell, but that's what makes it so awesome; and funny as hell. The themesong is even cheesy and funny as hell, and I occasionally find myself singing it to myself when I'm driving without realizing it. There are also some people in it that will surprise you, even if they're only on for a very, very short time. I laughed my ass off when the guy who played the exploding drummer from Spinal Tap was the piano player at the retirement home. But maybe I'm just easily amused.
- Bloodsucking Bastards: What happens when upper management of a cube farm is taken over by vampires? You get this movie, which is basically Office Space...with vampires. It was another one that was
way better than it had any right to be, despite having an admittedly stupid title.
Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head, I'm sure there are more but hey it's late and I'm not in the mood to look at my DVR/Blu Ray shelves right now and wake the dog up.