Honestly what is funny about this?
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gonemoab — 11 years ago(January 15, 2015 08:33 AM)
When I was 20 in 1980, the guys who loved this movie didn't go to, or dropped out of school; and there were just myriads of them. Just noting a correlation.
Boobs, poop jokes, overacting, blowing up stuff. Dangerfield was a patron saint then.
Not everyone is a
Louie
fan.
I love you, Sheriff Truman ~Albert Rosenfeld
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nocomputer1962 — 11 years ago(January 27, 2015 05:46 PM)
I think it's interesting that the op wanted someone to explain what was funny about Caddyshack, but only a few of the film's many fans rose to that challenge. Most of the rebuttals are just mindless insults of the op. Which just proves what I've believed all along, that Caddyshack is an iconic but often bland comedy that we've been duped into believing is a classic. 6/10 for me.
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Thornspike — 10 years ago(May 28, 2015 10:12 PM)
Explaining a funny joke doesn't work. It's like showing the wires in a magic act. You either laugh and get it and thusly appreciate it or you sit there wondering why everyone else is giggling and thusly so much more stupid than your highbrow wisdom.
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tallkennj — 10 years ago(June 11, 2015 12:22 PM)
If you love golf, you must know it is not possible to play 18 holes without at least 10 moments where somebody if not everybody in your foursome quotes a line from the movie. If you can honestly say that isn't true, you must be playing with some REALLY dour, humorless people.
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raidermatt-728-303842 — 10 years ago(June 29, 2015 11:05 PM)
There are a lot of people who don't find this movie funny. It really depends on who you identify with in the film.
If you identify with the slobs, i.e. the caddies, the blue-collar folks, the sincere characters, then the movie is hilarious.
If you identify with snobs, those whose personal mantra is "Some people just don't belong", well, then the movie isn't very funny at all. -
nocomputer1962 — 10 years ago(July 27, 2015 09:08 AM)
For what it's worth, I "get" and appreciate the anti-establishment bent of this movie. I can't call it one of the funniest movies ever, however, because about 40 percent of the film's running time revolves around Danny, who is a dull, unfunny douche. For me, "Caddyshack" grinds to a halt whenever he's on screen. It's like watching a Marx Brothers movie in which Zeppo is the main character.
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heisenberg12 — 10 years ago(March 06, 2016 09:20 PM)
Think what's funny about this movie is how it makes fun of all of the characters in it. These are owners of professions in life that are supposed to be upstanding, elite, and supreme in society, but we see a judge who is very immoral and conniving, a bishop who gets drunk and says there is no God, a trust fund kid Ty who has a few screws loose, an obnoxious millionaire real estate owner who makes fun of everyone, and then there's the groundskeeper who has lost his marbles, the judge's niece who enjoys skinny skiing and going to bull fights on acid, the childish behavior of the tournament players yelling for Danny to miss the shot. You just have all of these eccentric characters coming together at the golf course, and really, you'll get characters like these at country clubs, although they're exaggerated in the movie for humor. There's a diversity of people that come together and humorous things that go on at country clubs with the mixing of the personalities, and I think this movie has fun with making fun of them all. It is the one liners and lines though that are the funniest. It's mostly silly humor so it's not for everyone, but it's definitely a funny film. You have to open your mind a bit and just get prepared to laugh before going to watch it. If you're not in a good mood, it's not going to snap you out of it by visuals or any grand events. All of the humor is in the dialogue.
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StephieVee — 9 years ago(June 11, 2016 10:56 PM)
If something needs to be explained to you, or you need enlightened, you probably wouldn't understand. Unless there is a language barrier, there can be no explanation that would suit. People can't be convinced to like anything, and that's ok, that's why there are so many different movies.
I do not agree with your statement about slapstick; I appreciate all types of comedy, as long as it's not offensive or hurtful. What are some examples of movies that you find hilarious?