Best Comedy films?
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phantomparticle — 4 years ago(October 08, 2021 08:08 AM)
1920
Of the three major comics of that decade, I've really come to like Harold Lloyd since the box set release of all his films to dvd, so I'm going with
The Kid Brother
.
1930
Laurel and Hardy top the list of an amazing ten years that includes the Marx Bros, WC Fields and Mae West. While
Sons of the Desert
is generally considered their best film, my favorite has always been
Way Out West
with the great James Finlayson.
1940
A dire decade with even less to laugh about than the 1930's. Abbott and Costello dominated the field. Not my favorite team but
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
, their best movie, goes to the head of the class.
1950
The Trouble With Harry,
one of Sir Alfred's rare attempts at comedy. It is very British in tone and that probably throws a lot of people off. Subversively amusing rather than laugh out loud.
1960
Too many to name, but
The Producers
(the funniest comedy I've ever seen),
Who's Minding the Mint
(a close second) and
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
top the list.
1970
The only one I can come up with at present is the ultra cheap but thoroughly crazy science fiction satire
Dark Star
.
1980
Tootsie
tops the list, although I start to zone out around the mid section when Hoffman visits Jessica Lange's country home. I know it's important to the development of the story, but coming after the uproarious first half, it really slows down the momentum.
Have to admit, I pretty much zone out from the '90's to the present since I'm not a fan of infantile and gross comedy. I'd have to see a list to remember, "Oh, yeah, I saw that one."
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Deluded Juice — 4 years ago(October 10, 2021 12:23 AM)
Any list is incomplete if it does not contain the hilarious Welcome to Collinwood.
EVERYONE needs to see this very funny movie.
If one does not find anything at all amusing that person is dead.
The Big Picture
Without a Clue
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MovieManCin2 — 4 years ago(October 20, 2021 11:18 PM)
It isn't exactly a
"line of questioning,"
but yes. I want to know if you've actually
watched
Animal House, or are just deferring to what you have
heard
about it.
MAGA! FAFO!
Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder. 
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WarrenPeace — 4 years ago(October 20, 2021 11:20 PM)
Ignore the troll bro and talk to me instead!
Yeah, I've seen Animal House and thought it was OK though I will admit the crashing, literally, of the parade was epic!
Have you seen Old School?
I prefer that one when it comes to frathouse comedies!
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MovieManCin2 — 4 years ago(October 20, 2021 11:35 PM)
I simply asked if you have seen the movie. Is that information a deep, dark international secret or something?
MAGA! FAFO! Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder.