Raising Arizona
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film-collector — 12 years ago(March 29, 2014 12:59 AM)
Well? If you're done watching all the movies listed (most, repeatedly) AND you still have eyesight, try catching:
His Girl Friday and The General (silent) as well as MANY Chaplin shorts.
And TRY to catch them (like most older movies) on as large a screen as possible. So many expressions are lost on the small screen.
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marousha_n — 12 years ago(April 01, 2014 11:53 AM)
Dr Strangelove
The great dictator
Fawlty Towers
Four rooms
All time favorites
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Gothbag — 11 years ago(August 28, 2014 07:45 AM)
So many I don't think I'd be able to list them. It didn't strike me as a very funny film.
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pjhook1972 — 10 years ago(October 10, 2015 07:55 AM)
I really can't think of anything. I recently watched it for the first time in a decade and was still able to quote each and every line by heartthey were all just that memorable. I really can't say the same for any other comedy. Sure there might be some specific scenes from other comedies that I find funnier, but considered as a whole I honestly don't believe this movie has ever been topped. I understand why the randomness and overall silliness of it might put some people off, taste is subjective after all, but no other comedy has ever stuck with me in quite this same way.
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jj-patton — 10 years ago(December 06, 2015 11:31 PM)
Sheesh, reading this thread you'd think nothing was funny pre-1980.
Funniest thing ever put on film - ever - was the Marx brothers. Animal Crackers, Day at the Races, Horsefeathers, Monkey Business, Duck Soup, take your pick.
Next funniest - most any Chaplin short.
Next - most any Buster Keaton short.
The Grant stuff. Bringing Up Baby/His Girl Friday/Philadelphia Story.
Laurel and Hardy shorts.
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
Then we can start talking about excellent modern stuff like Grail, ahead of similar fare like the genre-happy Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein and the surrealities of WC Fields.
After that, the best Brooks, Blazing Saddles/Young Frankenstein, the best Coen brothers, Raizing Arizona/Barton Fink/Big Lebowski, the modern grab-bags like Airplane.
Below that some Woody Allen starts popping up. And much of the other stuff mentioned here.
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Daenerys-Stormborn — 10 years ago(February 21, 2016 10:52 AM)
Life of Brian
The Hangover
Your Highness
Ted
A Night at the Museum
The Great Dictator
Liar Liar
Dr Suess How the Grinch stole Christmas
Hotel Transylvania
Penguins of Madagascar
Dark comedies..
Groundhog Day
Shaun of the Dead
Deadpool
Beetlejuice
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philrice-41611 — 9 years ago(November 11, 2016 09:22 PM)
most of comedy is about the movie at right time with the right crowd
i saw a 3 monty python show at a small movie theater and most people was giggling 1 guy came in late and wad laffing socks off after that we all joined in.
PORKYS
the 3 scenes "lassie" "shower" and the "principls office" had a group of guys biting the carpet.
the gods must be crazy
oh boy this also got us all laffing BUT i tried to get it for years and finialy forgot about it then doing some free thinking on IMDB remembered it got the DVD ( cheap on amazon with the follow up) watched it alone and could not crack a smile
AIRPLANE
NAKED GUN
you have to watch so many times to catch everthing
tape outline of a body floating next to a boat