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Great Comedies

HuskyHawk said:
Nailed it. I don't much care for the "gross out" comedies that are so over the top. I did like the Ted movies however.

In addition to the old classics, and the Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, "Paul" was hilarious. Not a fan of Hangover. I did like most of the Ben Stiller movies. Zoolander, Starsky and Hutch, Dodgeball, Tropic Thunder.

Some I didn't see listed:
Grosse Point Blank
Paul
Office Space
A Fish Called Wanda
Coming to America
Young Frankenstein
Trading Places
Airplane
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Grosse Pointe Blank is one that should be on best comedy lists but usually isn't. My understanding was it was a tough sell due to the body count (14) and audiences couldn't reconcile the "seriousness" of the violence with the comedic theme. Too bad. Might be Cusack's best film.

Paul was funny, but for some reason, like Ted, I'm not compelled to watch it again.

The others are all classics on pretty much every best comedy list.
 
storrsroars said:
Grosse Pointe Blank is one that should be on best comedy lists but usually isn't. My understanding was it was a tough sell due to the body count (14) and audiences couldn't reconcile the "seriousness" of the violence with the comedic theme. Too bad. Might be Cusack's best film.

Paul was funny, but for some reason, like Ted, I'm not compelled to watch it again.

The others are all classics on pretty much every best comedy list.
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I liked Grosse Pointe Blank alot (would put it on underrated good movies list) but never thought of it as a comedy, even though there are some funny parts.
 
G0UCONN said:
I liked Grosse Pointe Blank alot (would put it on underrated good movies list) but never thought of it as a comedy, even though there are some funny parts.
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Just watched In Bruges last night. GBP is certainly significantly more of a comedy than that. Pretty much every scene between Cusack and Aykroyd, as well as Cusack and Arkin are played strictly for laughs.
 
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In no particular order....

The Hangover
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Knocked Up
The Princess Bride
Defending Your Life
The Heat
The In-Laws
Young Frankenstein
Tropic Thunder
Raising Arizona
Anchorman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
 
Defending Your Life is very unappreciated. Meryl Streep is the coolest chick in the world in that flick. That's good acting.
 
nwhoopfan said:
"Kung Hustle" and "Shaolin Soccer." Like live action Bugs Bunny or Road Runner cartoons, and some of the most inventive visuals you'll ever see.
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All his movies are worth seeing.
 
Some not mentioned:

Ace Ventura - Pet Dick (Beyond the hokey lines some of the best subtle comedy)
Don't be a Menace to South Central while Drinking your Juice in the Hood
Robin Hood - Men in Tights
 
Waquoit said:
Defending Your Life is very unappreciated. Meryl Streep is the coolest chick in the world in that flick. That's good acting.
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Rip Torn could do no wrong during the 90s - this movie, Larry Sanders, Men in Black, even Down Periscope and Canadian Bacon.
 
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No order and I'm comboing movies that are basically the same thing in a new wrapper:

Airplane!
Ghostbusters
Office Space
Beetlejuice
Team America
Borat/Bruno
Summer Rental
Tommy Boy/Black Sheep
The Naked Gun
A Christmas Story
 
storrsroars said:
Rip Torn could do no wrong during the 90s - this movie, Larry Sanders, Men in Black, even Down Periscope and Canadian Bacon.
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"That's damn exciting stuff."
 
"Get him to the Greek" is hilarious.

I like a lot of Judd Apatow projects.

the stuff he is attached to is about as good as it gets in good movie comedies these days.
 
August_West said:
"Get him to the Greek" is hilarious.

I like a lot of Judd Apatow projects.

the stuff he is attached to is about as good as it gets in good movie comedies these days.
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Millenial wannabe.
 
August_West said:
I agree with you on 70's comedies.

that's the best we can hope for today though.
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And I'll concede some Apatow comedies have moments. But GHTTG is all Russell Brand. And I don't think he's the type of individual that actually takes to "direction".
 
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Fishy said:
In no particular order....

The Hangover
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Knocked Up
The Princess Bride
Defending Your Life
The Heat
The In-Laws
Young Frankenstein
Tropic Thunder
Raising Arizona
Anchorman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
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A bunch of movies here that were either on my list or that I like quite a bit. Combined with the music and what is up on the screen, Oh Brother is my favorite Coen Brothers flick. Princess Bride, Defending Your Life, Young Frankenstein are all movies I can see repeatedly and not get tired of them. I have only seen The In-Laws once, but I was very impressed.

Grand Budapest is good, but my favorite Wes Anderson film is Moonrise Kingdom, which rates as one of my favorite films in recent years. Not sure I would classify Moonrise Kingdom as totally a comedy, otherwise it would have been on my list.
 
August_West said:
"Get him to the Greek" is hilarious.

I like a lot of Judd Apatow projects.

the stuff he is attached to is about as good as it gets in good movie comedies these days.
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I forgot all about “Get Him to the Greek.”

It’s almost a sequel to “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” which also should have been on my list.
 
Fishy said:
I forgot all about “Get Him to the Greek.”

It’s almost a sequel to “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” which also should have been on my list.
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Yup. Both movies are great
 
In no particular order.
Dumb and Dumber
Ace Ventura
The Mask
Liar Liar
Step Brothers
Anchorman
Semi-Pro
Vacation
South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut
Trading Places
Beverly Hills Cop
Ferris Buller's Day Off
Napoleon Dynamite
Tommy Boy

I'm probably missing a lot.
 
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Revenge of the Nerds........."We want bush!! Pan down!!!"
Wildcats............Goldie aas a HS football coach
 
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