OT: Good Comedies
I just finished rewatching the movie "What About Bob?'. I forgot how good of a comedy that was.
I need more suggestions for comedies. Good ones. I want to roll out of my Lazy Boy and wretch my stomach muscles.
We are entertaining a group of about 12 and have headlined the party as "A night of Comedy". We have loaded the bongs and prepared REALLY good food.
We need IDEAS for good DVD Comedy and we need this from the likes of MgoBlog. So, please rummage thru your wonderful brains and come up with a comedy or 2.
Thank you for your consideration. Blessings!
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April 21st, 2011 at 10:16 PM ^
Snatch is the movie that gets quoted around my work more than anything else. Its almost daily that I'm asked, "What do I want with a caravan with no f***ing wheels?" or I'll overhear somone in the parking lot saying, "Too tight? You could land a jumbo f***ing jet in there, Tyrone..."
The only other ones that come close for most quoted are Oh Brother Where Art Thou, and Full Metal Jacket. (the first half hour, until R. Lee Ermey dies, anyway)
First half of Full Metal Jacket can be funny in parts, but you can't call it a comedy. It's too dark and depressing and it's not meant to be a comedy.
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<br>Although it's a pretty accurate depiction of what Basic Training is like(even though the T.I.'s can't swear anymore).
April 22nd, 2011 at 11:43 AM ^
April 21st, 2011 at 10:48 PM ^
Great point. It's definitely a little less of an acquired taste. Both fantastic.
Anchorman and The Hangover.
"No touching of the hair or face! And that's it!"
Am I the only person who didn't think Anchorman was funny? Friends will quote it and I'll laugh, but sitting down and watching it, it just wasn't funny.
Yes.
I honestly couldn't stand [Anchorman] the first time I tried watching it. Somehow, after initial disappointment, it grew on me. It might be that the humor is a little different from typical comedies and therefore takes some adjusting.
My suggestion: Death at a Funeral (United Kingdom version)
April 21st, 2011 at 10:53 PM ^
yea i think so
I only watched half of it the first time. I had to watch the rest to know the lines people always quoted. There are some funny scenes but I wouldn't put it on an all-time list.
It's so good it's stupid, or maybe the other way around.
"Tell me, if you see, a Radioshack."
I pissed off five or six of my friends during high school by insisting we rent this movie and laughing hysterically throughout the entire thing. They did not enjoy it.
Piss me off.
Anchorman.
Snapshot. Best hockey movie ever.
Slap Shot 2?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?page=screenshots080619
(And I can't find on YouTube the classic "best golf movie ever made? worst golf movie ever made?" commercial...)
is a great movie but it can only be watched on a movie channel... when its on normal cable TV with all of the swearing edited out its just not the same...
Spies Like Us
And Black Dynamite is a must see
Planes Trains & Automobiles.
Half-Baked if you are gonna be fully baked.
Office space as well.
Not a movie, but you should have a marathon viewing session of the Trailer Park Boys DVDs (all seasons are available on Netflix now as well). I'm sure JimLahey will agree wholeheartedly with me on this one.
One of the funniest shows I've ever seen, hands down. Definitely inspired many of today's hit comedy shows such as It's Always Sunny (the intro seems like a direct ripoff of TPB).
As far as movies go, I've always got a special place in my heart for BASEketball.
^ This.
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<br>Trailer Park Boys + Netflix Instant Watch = Instant ROFL
Yes! The best thing to come from Canada since.... Ever.
April 22nd, 2011 at 11:24 AM ^
BASEketball is the worst movie ever made. Just seeing that title brings me back to it. I can't believe that I sat through it hoping there would be some redeeming moment. Scarred for life.
some others...
I'm going to give an honorable mention to "Date Night." Even with Steve Carrell and Tina Fey, I didn't have high hopes when I rented it, but the strip club scene had me rolling.
April 21st, 2011 at 11:04 PM ^
You railed off 4 that I was going to post. +1. Surprised The Jerk didn't get mentioned more considering Brian's post the other day. Hot Tub is underrated. "Is cox still there? Is dix still there?"
Throw in Superbad, Hangover, Big Lebowski and Something About Mary.
Most of these are 15+ years old haha
Can I get a vote for Fired Up for new movies?
April 21st, 2011 at 11:14 PM ^
They make great action, drama, et al. Movies now, great comedies are few and far between. Hangover might get there, Anchorman...but classics don't come along as often as in other genres. I remember when There's Something About Mary came out, and thinking something that funny hadn't come out in a long time.
Scarecrow. Seriously, it's so bad it's funny.
More that come to mind:
Not Another Teen Movie
Almost Heroes - if you like Chris Farley and don't mind Matthew Perry
SuperTroopers (already said but I still agree)
The others mentioned above are all pretty good choices as well though.
Not Another Teen Movie is awesome. It seems like it never gets its due.
April 21st, 2011 at 10:57 PM ^
anyone remember Dont be a Menace While drinking Ginn & Juice in the Park.. or something close to that..
Don't be a Menace to South Central while drinking your juice in the Hood. Great title, okay movie. The best Wayans movie has to be I'm gonna get you Sucka!
Blazing Saddles
Porkys
Caddyshack
who enjoyed "Your Higness"...for when you need some low-brow stoner comedy with good cgi, but when you want something with more substance than Scary Movie 3/4.
Young Frankenstein not being mentioned until now? neg yourselves, people.
also, Blazing Saddles has to be the top one. you have to find an unedited version tho.
Harold & Kumar is a good one not mentioned.
Strange Brew is a cult classic, probably not in a traditional top 10.
Stir Crazy & The Woman in Red are good Gene Wilder flicks, i'd lean toward Stir Crazy b/c duh Richard Pryor.
The Toy is also classic Pryor.
Young Frankenstein was mentioned an hour ago.
eh, i skimmed the thread.
how about austin poweres & waynes world as a make up?
But I like your lists. Harold and Kumar underrated. Reminds me of an amalgam of my friends in college. Wayne's World 1 is a classic, if for no other reason Tia Carrere.
And Austin Powers 2, when he realized Dr. Evil and all the other characters were funnier than AP himself.
I second strange brew. Awesome Canadian humour.
Take Off, ya hoser!
We found this mouse in a bottle of Elsinore beer that we bought at your beer store, eh. And we heard, like, that when that happens you get your beer for free.
IMHO, Hot Rod and Zoolander are up there along with Dumb & Dumber, SuperTroopers, Wedding Crashers and some of those other classics.
Zoolander is great.