I can't understand how anyone could not find this movie hilarious. As a matter of fact, the only comedies I can place in
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LadyDi4476 — 10 years ago(September 25, 2015 06:36 AM)
I've seen it a few times, and while I don't laugh (The first couple of times i was literally convulsing) as much now, I admire it even more as a film for its truly brilliant writing.
I couldn't agree more. I don't literally laugh out loud anymore, but I still find it thoroughly entertaining, especially Palin and Kline.
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diurnalemissions — 10 years ago(November 10, 2015 02:28 PM)
Laughing is one mental response to the unexpected. One would have to have a certain expectation and then have it foiled. If you weren't pre-programmed to have an expectation (that the writers/creators were steering you toward) you wouldn't get the payoff (and the mental reaction). There's no value judgment here. Just different experience brought to the table.
As an example, one of the funniest things I've seen was in Ealing studios Kind Heart and Coronets. There's an explosion nearly all off screen and severely understated. And it was hilarious to me. Why? I don't know. And it's not like I'm some acolyte of Ealing's - the humor IS largely too British for my Mid-Western American background. But that one element in that one movie killed me. -
richo-rosai — 9 years ago(September 12, 2016 11:08 PM)
I came here to see if and if so why anyone had ever found this funny. If I hadn't known it was a comedy I would scarcely have known. I made it through the first 10 minutes confused as to what was supposed to be funny and then gave up.
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doubl3 — 9 years ago(September 16, 2016 03:22 PM)
The first half was so boring I was going to give it a 6, but the second half got so good, I have to give it an 8. So many funny things happened, such as the guy who loves animals accidentally killing them all and Otto showing up everywhere and the lawyer's behavior in court, as well as JLC's remark about the sawed off shotgun.
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meetjasper-408-741751 — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 10:51 PM)
Frankly, I did not find this movie funny at all. I watched complete movie and there was not a single moment where I laughed. There were some stupid and vulgar jokes but that is not my taste. Once movie complete, my wife and I were looking at each others face. Where were the jokes ???? There are lot funnier movies out there which did not get such hype and high ratings.