American Psycho in Comedy?

[QwikSand]

haha, just noticed that it's in the comedy section

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?genre=comedy

[Slec]

satire

[jkwest]

definately a comedy...a dark comedy.

[tommyboy81]

I found the sex scene with the 2 ladies and the mirrors to be pretty hilarious.

[SatinKzo]

I found it to be a very entertaining and dark comedy/commentary on 80's stereotypes and cultural misconceptions. Plus it had a great music selections.

[QwikSand]

Ok as someone who never saw it, I was under the impression that this is a slasher horror film right and these are all sarcastic jokes?

[Slec]

from rotten tomatoes

Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol) and Guinevere Turner's (Go Fish) adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's controversial novel distills the critically maligned book down to its ironic, satirical core. Wisely situating most of the novel's grisly action off-screen, Harron employs violence as a metaphor for the spiritually vacant materialism and corporate machismo of the Reagan '80s. Christian Bale (Velvet Goldmine) delivers a shining performance as the status-obsessed, psychotic broker Patrick Bateman--self-proclaimed expert in "murders and executions." Traveling amongst narcissistic, misogynistic, barely discernable corporate clones, Patrick spends his workdays obsessing over tasteful business cards, designer suits, and prime reservations at trendy restaurants. After hours, he dismembers prostitutes, models, transients, and literally gives a co-worker the axe in a series of increasingly surreal episodes, all prefaced by demented lectures on the virtues of Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, and Huey Lewis. Chloe Sevigny (Boys Don't Cry) and Resse Witherspoon (Election), as Patrick's secretary and fiancée, turn in strong performances, and Andrzej Sekula's stylish cinematography lends the film a stark, über-modern aesthetic reminiscent of A Clockwork Orange. While American Psycho does not venture deeply into the mind of its sick protagonist, it offers a sharp satire of the dark side of yuppie culture.

[Clark Kent]

I guess it could be characterized as a very dark comedy, but a category like drama/thriller seems more appropriate for this title.

[SatinKzo]

Originally Posted by QwikSand

Ok as someone who never saw it, I was under the impression that this is a slasher horror film right and these are all sarcastic jokes?

No, not being sarcastic. There is violence, but nothing like you see in other movies. It's more of a "head-game" horror. And you get to watch bateman (bales character) descend into a status/stress induced psychosis.

The books was very entertaining, movie was good, but as always, the book is better. Without Bale, I think the movie is average at best.

[QwikSand]

Well then I guess I always had the completely wrong sumation of the movie. I thought it was a slasher based on what people who saw it described. Oh well, maybe it is in the right spot then. haha

[fatediesel]

This movie has many scenes that are funnier than most comedies could ever dream of, but I still would hesitate to call it a comedy.

[EvolutionCherry]

Originally Posted by jkwest

definately a comedy...a dark comedy.

Was gonna say the same.

[Johk]

The scene with the axe is hilarious!



But it's definitely not funny for everyone!