Honestly what is funny about this?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Caddyshack
lukyl — 11 years ago(August 21, 2014 11:39 AM)
In the most sincere way i can sound, i honestly want to know, what makes this movie funny? I barely cracked a smile at any of the jokes or slapstick, it was so insanely bland and terribly acted apart from a rare few.
I would go as far to say this was boring, using the lowest form of comedy (slapstick) as its holy grail. The dialogue was Terrible, apart from some of Dengerfield's rambles, which i assume were improvised for the most part.
So please enlighten me to some funny moments/quotes because i must have missed them.
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Ashaod43 — 11 years ago(August 21, 2014 03:15 PM)
Most of the free world "Gets" this film. If you don't like it then no one here is going to convince you otherwise. I think it is funny as hell and can and have watched it over and over again. Not everybody likes every film but my guess is your sense of humor is very dry.
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MortimerSpice — 11 years ago(August 30, 2014 07:09 PM)
I know the saying different strokes for different folks..BUT, there's some comedy movies that IMO, if you don't like them and get serious laughs out of them, well, I would hate to be around you in real life. Caddyshack is one of those. How anyone can not find this movie funny is one miserable person. I'm not saying the movie is or was Oscar worthy but jeez, if you can't laugh at this movie you need to immediately remove the corn cob from your BEEP
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leetron — 11 years ago(November 03, 2014 06:13 AM)
"The people that keep defending it are locked into their position. For the most part, they can't admit they are wrong. Some do legitimately like it but they most likely have brain defects. It's sad."
The same could be said for the people consistently bashing the film, too. I'm sorry you don't "get it," but just because you are offended by or don't like something doesn't mean that it's bad. Don't let your ego fool you into thinking your opinion is fact.
The world needs ditch diggers too.
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ryderdvs — 11 years ago(November 03, 2014 08:42 AM)
I agree with the OP. There are some funny moments with Bill Murray and Rodney has a few good lines, but other than that, it just isn't very funny. Examples of great comedies of the same era, and same group of filmmakers are:
- Animal House
- The Jerk
- The Blues Brothers
- Stripes
- Vacation
- Trading Places
- Ghostbusters
- Spies Like Us
- Three Amigos
- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
- Groundhog Day
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leetron — 11 years ago(November 10, 2014 12:52 PM)
Hey gotoads, why do you have such a hardon for this movie? Not liking a movie is one thing, but your hatred and seeming fixation is different. There are lots of movies I don't like, some I even hate. But I don't go on those movie's IMDB message boards and trash them or get all defensive and trash posts in support of the movie. I just ignore movies I don't like. If you don't like the movie, then don't watch it and move on with your life.
Constantly monitoring the board of a movie you profess to hate and repeatedly posting to trash the movie and tear down support of that movie suggests an emotional investment in said movie that might not be entirely healthy.
We all get that you don't like Caddyshack. that's fine. But yours is just one persons opinion. A subjective outlook that most here don''t agree with.
Did you have a crush on Sarah Holcomb or something? Does Rodney Dangerfield owe you money? What is it that feeds your animosity and drives you to post so much negativity?
Introspection can be difficult, but can be very rewarding.
Shalom.
Hey Whitey! Where's your hat?