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Great Comedies

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Death to Smoochy

Clerks

Bruce Almighty

All of the Austin Powers films

Ice Pirates

Galaxy Quest

Snatch
 
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Lots of people posting list of movies I'd agree among best comedies ever, but include two movies I find completely un-funny. Help me out, give me a funny scene or explain that I need to be drunk or under some influence.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall - guy acts pathetic, Russell Brand acts obviously obnoxious - which one is funny. I don't think I've ever made it thru to end but seen from at least 3/4 of movie from the beginning.
Oh Brother Where Art Thou - I've tried like 3 times, can't get past 15 minutes, I think I just don't like the music.
 
Dogdeacon said:
Lots of people posting list of movies I'd agree among best comedies ever, but include two movies I find completely un-funny. Help me out, give me a funny scene or explain that I need to be drunk or under some influence.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall - guy acts pathetic, Russell Brand acts obviously obnoxious - which one is funny. I don't think I've ever made it thru to end but seen from at least 3/4 of movie from the beginning.
Oh Brother Where Art Thou - I've tried like 3 times, can't get past 15 minutes, I think I just don't like the music.
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Russell Brand is hilarious in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. I am generally a big fan of Brand as an actor in movies, although I never saw his TV Show. I liked him in FSM, and liked his Arthur a lot better than Dudley Moore's Arthur.

The scene where Brand is leaving the hotel and speaks with Segal's character, comparing Marshall to Himmler, is hilarious. I love the song too.
 
Wedding Crashers, cracks me up every time.

Anyone mention Hall Pass? Some hysterical dialogue.

 
Kolumbo said:
My favorites have all been mentioned. I always enjoy watching these because Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau. No one is better at arguing during family games than Vince.

Couples Retreat
The Break-Up
Four Christmases

I'll also admit to laughing at:

Bridesmaids.
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Those are, all of them, pretty junky movies right there.

Why do you have to admit to laughing at Bridesmaids, like it was some sin to do so? That’s the only one of those worth watching.
 
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Anyone ever seen Arsenic & Old Lace - it's pure slapstick - starting Cary Grant.
 
Taco said:
Anyone ever seen Arsenic & Old Lace - it's pure slapstick - starting Cary Grant.
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Very good frenetic movie. Cary Grant excelled in stuff like this. I like it quite a bit, and it is one of my wife's favorite comedies.
 
I wanted to like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but I just couldn't do it. Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel (a bit of a one trick pony but usually likable), good cast. I didn't find it funny. I guess full frontal male nudity is supposed to be hilarious?
 
nwhoopfan said:
I wanted to like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but I just couldn't do it. Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel (a bit of a one trick pony but usually likable), good cast. I didn't find it funny. I guess full frontal male nudity is supposed to be hilarious?
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It's one of the funniest movies I've ever watched. The rock opera and Kunu are so funny to me. I love this scene. Trailing off singing "The weather outside is weather" had me cracking up for so long

 
JMick said:
It's one of the funniest movies I've ever watched. The rock opera and Kunu are so funny to me. I love this scene. Trailing off singing "The weather outside is weather" had me cracking up for so long
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Maybe my funny bone is busted. I don't find most "comedies" these days to be very funny.
 
nwhoopfan said:
I wanted to like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but I just couldn't do it. Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel (a bit of a one trick pony but usually likable), good cast. I didn't find it funny. I guess full frontal male nudity is supposed to be hilarious?
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Maybe he is, I dunno. Never watched "How i Met Your Mother"...but if you get a chance check out Rudd and Segel in "I Love You, Man."

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Mano said:
Those are, all of them, pretty junky movies right there.

Why do you have to admit to laughing at Bridesmaids, like is was some sin to do so? That’s the only one of those worth watching.
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I agree they are not awesome movies, but I still think they are funny as Spartacus.

Move yourself. You always live your life. Never thinking of the future.
 
Dove said:
Maybe he, i dunno. Never watched "How i Met Your Mother"...but if you get a chance check out Rudd and Segel in "I Love You, Man."
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That was fairly amusing. Rashida Jones being in it was a big plus for me. To me Segel has basically had the same persona in everything I've seen him in. I like his character from HIMYM, but it gets a bit old eventually. I didn't see "The End of the Tour" where he probably did show some acting range. "The Five-Year Engagement" was decent too, but another big assist to his female costar in that one (Emily Blunt).
 
Been scrolling so maybe I missed these, but you have to include Harold & Kumar go to White Castle, the Naked Gun movies, Top Secret & Monty Python & the Holy Grail (I'd be shocked if that not already listed)..
This is hit or miss, but I thought Being John Malcovich was hysterical...
 
nwhoopfan said:
That was fairly amusing. Rashida Jones being in it was a big plus for me. To me Segel has basically had the same persona in everything I've seen him in. I like his character from HIMYM, but it gets a bit old eventually. I didn't see "The End of the Tour" where he probably did show some acting range. "The Five-Year Engagement" was decent too, but another big assist to his female costar in that one (Emily Blunt).
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nwhoopfan said:
I wanted to like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but I just couldn't do it. Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel (a bit of a one trick pony but usually likable), good cast. I didn't find it funny. I guess full frontal male nudity is supposed to be hilarious?
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I know a handful of people who really hate it. I still laugh out loud whenever I see it, even when censored for TV.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Maybe my funny bone is busted. I don't find most "comedies" these days to be very funny.
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did you like Superbad? I think it's my favorite comedy of all time
 
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JMick said:
did you like Superbad? I think it's my favorite comedy of all time
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No, another one I wanted to like but didn't.

The Hangover is another that is supposed to be really funny but didn't do much for me (the original, I didn't bother with any of the sequels).


I'm trying to remember the last comedy that really had me laughing. I cracked up pretty good the first time I saw Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates but it didn't hold up very well on second viewing. Daddy's Home 2 I found fairly amusing if not hilarious. I guess I just don't watch very many comedies.

I think most of my favorites have been mentioned somewhere in this thread. I like some "dumb" comedies but they have to hit the right notes for me. Stuff like Zoolander and Semi-Pro. Old School, Wedding Crashers. Now that I think about it I'm definitely more into the Frat Pack than whatever came next (the Stoner Pack?). There aren't that many sci fi comedies but those usually work for me--Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Mars Attacks!, Galaxy Quest. Early era spoofs like Top Secret and Airplane. Some Stephen Chow stuff, especially Kung Fu Hustle but also Shaolin Soccer.
 
nwhoopfan said:
No, another one I wanted to like but didn't.

The Hangover is another that is supposed to be really funny but didn't do much for me (the original, I didn't bother with any of the sequels).


I'm trying to remember the last comedy that really had me laughing. I cracked up pretty good the first time I saw Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates but it didn't hold up very well on second viewing. Daddy's Home 2 I found fairly amusing if not hilarious. I guess I just don't watch very many comedies.

I think most of my favorites have been mentioned somewhere in this thread. I like some "dumb" comedies but they have to hit the right notes for me. Stuff like Zoolander and Semi-Pro. Old School, Wedding Crashers. Now that I think about it I'm definitely more into the Frat Pack than whatever came next (the Stoner Pack?). There aren't that many sci fi comedies but those usually work for me--Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Mars Attacks!, Galaxy Quest. Early era spoofs like Top Secret and Airplane. Some Stephen Chow stuff, especially Kung Fu Hustle but also Shaolin Soccer.
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ah we just have very different tastes then. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Superbad, Wedding Crashers, Hot Fuzz & 21 Jump Street are probably my top five pure comedy movies. Unfortunately I can't really get into many comedies pre-2000. There are a few I've enjoyed but I think most people end up liking comedy films closer in time to their generation. I will say though, my dad is almost 60 and his favorite comedy is Superbad
 
JMick said:
I think most people end up liking comedy films closer in time to their generation.
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Yeah I think there's something to that. I grew up w/ 80's stuff (Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Dan Akroyd etc.). 90's and early 2000's I was still down with. Somewhere along the line the direction that comedies took lost me for the most part.
 
Taco said:
Been scrolling so maybe I missed these, but you have to include Harold & Kumar go to White Castle, the Naked Gun movies, Top Secret & Monty Python & the Holy Grail (I'd be shocked if that not already listed)..
This is hit or miss, but I thought Being John Malcovich was hysterical...
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Being John Malkovich is a hit for me. It is very bizarre and very good. I found dropping people next to the New Jersey Turnpike to be hilarious.
 
dbmill said:
Being John Malkovich is a hit for me. It is very bizarre and very good. I found dropping people next to the New Jersey Turnpike to be hilarious.
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That movie made me so uncomfortable that I couldn't enjoy it. The only thing that surpasses it for me is Requiem.
 
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Hot Tub stone Machine - the Better Off Dead entry reminded - 2 Dollars.
 
Role Models was also a pretty hilarious movie. Most of my other favorites are listed here, although I don't think Mel Brooks is getting enough love. Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Dracula: Dead and Loving it are awesome movies.
 
Rico444 said:
Role Models was also a pretty hilarious movie. Most of my other favorites are listed here, although I don't think Mel Brooks is getting enough love. Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Dracula: Dead and Loving it are awesome movies.
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I don't know that he's not getting enough love. Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs, and History of the World, Part I are all heavily mentioned. I like Robin Hood and Dracula, but I don't think they are on the level of the other three mentioned.
 
The Naked Gun, especially the first one, has to be on this list. It's the only movie i've ever walked out of hoarse from laughing.
 
JMick said:
ah we just have very different tastes then. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Superbad, Wedding Crashers, Hot Fuzz & 21 Jump Street are probably my top five pure comedy movies. Unfortunately I can't really get into many comedies pre-2000. There are a few I've enjoyed but I think most people end up liking comedy films closer in time to their generation. I will say though, my dad is almost 60 and his favorite comedy is Superbad
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I think Jonah Hill was hysterical in Wolf of Wall Street. Superbad? It was OK, but I don't recall any scenes which were hilarious.

Seth Rogen. I want to be entertained, I just don't think he is funny at all.

Something About Mary, Wedding Crashers, Stasky & Hutch. Great casts, great lines. But that's me, I'm an aggressive gambler. Mr. Vegas.
 
Kolumbo said:
Superbad? It was OK, but I don't recall any scenes which were hilarious.
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I've probably seen Superbad at least 20 times and I can think of at least a half dozen scenes off the top of my head that still make me laugh out loud each time I see it:

The reaction from Hill and Cera when McLovin first shows them his fake ID.

McLovin getting punched in the face.

The crazy dude hitting Hill with his car.

The crazy dude getting the snot beat out of him at the party.

"She perioded on my leg."

Cera singing "These Eyes."

I'm sure there are many more. Hysterical movie imo.
 
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