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The 3 that come to mind for me are Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The Princess Bride. All three are poking fun at their respective genres but also are great examples of the genre. I'm curious if Lemmy has other such examples.

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[–] floey@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Genre satire is different than political satire in that most people who make it often do so out of love for the genre not hated. In fact these works of media aren't nearly as funny if you aren't familiar with the tropes and story beats within a genre, so the audience also ends up being fans. The people who watch slasher parodies are the same people who enjoy slashers.

I like Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, a farcical noir film that is like a quilt made from the footage of a bunch of other films with original fabric connecting the pieces.

[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Star Wreck was a cool parody of Trek/B5 space sci-fi stuff while also holding up against them. (And being a 100% indie production to boot.)

[–] zerbey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The Orville had some genuinely good episodes that told a great message.

[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago

Deadloch for sure

[–] Sunstream@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The Fifth Element. Still in my top ten list, and always will be.

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[–] zalack@kbin.social -4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Can't believe Hot Fuzz hasn't been mentioned yet.

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