Best Comedy films?
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Tech Wizard — 4 years ago(October 06, 2021 12:51 AM)
I just finished looking at a thread on filmboards made by some guy named MovieManCin2. It was terrible. I tried to laugh, but when I did, I felt like a mean jerk.
My favorite comedy movie is Freaky Friday with Jamie Lee Curtis. It isn't the best Comedy movie out there so I'm looking for suggestions. -
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cryptoflovecraft — 4 years ago(October 07, 2021 04:14 PM)
Trading Places
Midnight Madness
Divorce, Italian Style
The Pink Panther
A Shot in the Dark
Desperate Living
Love and Death
Bananas
Kill or Cure
Transylvania 6-5000
Night Shift
After Hours
The King of Comedy
The Producers
Ninotchka
The Trouble with Harry
The Out of Towners
The Spirit is Willing -
ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(October 21, 2021 10:17 AM)
1941 is a pandemonium of wackiness and zaniness, but it sure is impressive to look at. Its not everyone's cup of tea, but one I've always loved.
If you do get to watch it, avoid the extended cut, way too long.
Theatrical cut runs about 118mins and is a lot tighter as comedies should be.
Norman! What did you put in my tea? -
Fun Guy From Yuggoth — 4 years ago(October 07, 2021 05:19 PM)
I'm not sure if I'm going to be helpful here since I like weird comedies and the rest of the suggestions I see are more like mainstream, hip comedies which I only found mildly amusing when watching them (such as the Hangover and Bridesmaids and movies like that).
But anyways, these are some of my favorites:
Team America: World Police
Freddy Got Fingered
Tommy Boy
Billy Madison
Ace Ventura - both movies
Happy Gilmore
MacGruber
Monty Python - Holy Grail and Life of Brian -
I love hutch — 4 years ago(October 07, 2021 10:15 PM)
"Reform School Girls" (1986) is hysterical, my favorite comedy.
Also…
"Female Trouble" (1974)
"Polyester" (1981)
"Heat" (1972)
"Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion" (1997)
"Tootsie" (1982)
"She Devil" (1989) (movie wasn't necessarily hilarious, but I enjoyed it)
"Murder, by Death" (1976)
"Bullets Over Broadway" (1994)
"Private Benjamin" (1980) (mostly for Eileen Brennan's performance. She was hilarious.)
"After Hours" (1985)
"The Out of Towners" (1970)
"Desperate Living" (1977)
"976-Evil" (1988)
"The Four Seasons" (1981) (it's a mild comedy, but very pleasant and likable)
I've never found "Airplane" funny at all. It's not my kind of humor.
"My life is over. I might as well dance with Johnny Slash!" -
ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(October 08, 2021 01:46 AM)
Oh
Tootsie
for sure.
After Hours
is always an interesting and off-beat foray into the stranger side of Soho.
Spoofs are hit and miss with me and one really needs to know the references to get the gag as well.
Airplane aka Flying High
is pretty meh!
I like
Lost In America
, thinking of Julie Hagerty.
Norman! What did you put in my tea? -
ToastedCheese — 4 years ago(October 21, 2021 10:19 AM)
She Devil
gets a quite a few snickers out of me and a lot of that is due to Streep, who is actually better than I used to give her credit for in this film.
Streep was perfect to play Mary Fisher, a living parody, as it suited her acting style down to a tee.
I find
Private Benjamin
hit and miss. There's not enough of Brennan in it and the second half is like another film altogether.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?