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What are your favorite comedy films?

Postby Centrist Country » Mon Aug 23, 2021 6:42 pm

I think my favorite comedy films would be

Monty Python & The Holy Grail: this movie is hilarious. It can be uneven at times (the Sir Gallahad scene was awful and the "not supposed to leave the room" scene starts out funny and then goes way too long) but this film has enough hilarious moments (Sir Robin, Knights Who Say Ni, Sir Lancelot Wedding, Evil Rabbit) to make it one of my favorite Comedies. I will warn you however, that this film should never be shown to anyone who has had a history of seizures. If you haven't seen the movie, there is a scene during the opening credits with flashing bright lights in it that goes for somewhere around 15 seconds.

Airplane!: this movie is consistently funny all the way through, with a lot of subtle jokes and some great not-so-subtle jokes as well.

The Naked Gun: Very similar to Airplane! but it does lean towards slapstick and physical comedy more often than Airplane!. This one is just as good in my opinion.

Office Space: a lot of great dry humor. This one isn't for everyone but if you like drier, more subtle humor this one is great. It does have a few scenes that are less dry but most of its humor is satirical, focused around the mundane, uninspiring office environment.

The movies listed above are very regularly regarded as some of the best comedies of all time by critics and audiences. These next few may be a little more controversial.

Daddy Day Care: This film did not perform well critically but I think it is a amazing, underrated comedy. Eddie Murphy is great in this film. He simultaneously acts as the straight man to the kids and also has a lot of great comedic moments of his own. The film would fail under a worse script and without Eddie Murphy's sense of comedic timing, but it works very well. The film has a lot of great physical comedy, and some amazing scenes.

Overboard (Original version): No I am not talking about the remake. I am talking about the original. This film has a different tone compared to the others mentioned so far, but I really like it. It feels very warm and lighthearted, and it's comedy comes from the characters themselves. Despite this the film does a good job of creating likeable characters and actually tries to tell a good story. The main characters both start as bad people but soon grow to love eachother and become better people. The film's comedy doesn't always work, but most of it does and it comes very naturally from character interactions. The humor in this film isn't situational. It is character-driven, and I really like it for that. It feels different to many comedy films in this aspect.

Napoleon Dynamite: this film has a lot of very odd and surreal humor, some dry humor and not a whole lot of slapstick. I love this film's unique tone, and while i know many dislike it, I personally think this film is hilarious.

And now, my favorite comedy film of all time:

Between Two Ferns: The Movie: this one many of you may have never heard of, but it is on Netflix and it is HILARIOUS. Every scene in this film is filled with humor. Every kind of humor is here: subtle dry humor, pop culture references, character-driven humor, raunchy humor, and even some slapstick comedy. This film has it all and no scenes ever drag on at all. This is not only my favorite comedy film of all time but one of my all-time favorite movies of all time.

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Postby Anollasia » Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:29 pm

Aside from Airplane, which you mentioned, two that came to mind are The Blues Brothers and Intouchables (the latter isn't solely a comedy film but it has hilarious scenes like the opera scene and shaving scene).

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Postby Jetan » Mon Aug 30, 2021 12:41 pm

One, Two, Three is a classic. Highly recommended.
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Postby Northern Connecticut » Mon Aug 30, 2021 12:44 pm

You have a excellent list there, only missing one thing: Planes Trains and automobiles.
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Postby Anollasia » Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:17 pm

Northern Connecticut wrote:You have a excellent list there, only missing one thing: Planes Trains and automobiles.


Another good pick! John Candy and Steve Martin work so well in that movie. Uncle Buck is another John Candy movie that is worth watching and The Jerk starring Steve Martin is one that I could add to my favourites.

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Postby The Andorian System » Sun Sep 05, 2021 5:09 am

Blazing Saddles (1974)
Silent Movie (1976)
Life of Brian (1979)
Caddyshack (1980)
Stir Crazy (1980)
Coming to America (1988)
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Postby Schrack » Sun Sep 05, 2021 4:30 pm

Idiocracy, Dodgeball, The Other Guys, Napoleon Dynamite, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, to name a few
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Postby HellFirex » Sun Sep 05, 2021 4:33 pm

Would definitely say Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Life of Brian. They just have that sort of charm that I love.
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Postby Keira » Sun Sep 05, 2021 4:52 pm

Hello, I'm here to embarrass myself. You see, I'm a bit of a millennial normie when it comes to movies...

- Black Sheep (1996) has always been my go-to. I dunno why, I mean, it's such garbage, shallow, American comedy - yet I still love it. RIP Chris Farley ♥
- Yes Man (2008). A personal classic, might even be my most watched movie. Besides being quite funny, it's inspiring and motivating.
- Dumb and Dumber (1994). Told you I was a movie normie... :D
- Ace Ventura, of course.
- Bruce Almighty, duh.
- She's The Man (2006). How is a zillennial not going to include a 2000s American, pop punk aesthetic-appropriating, comedy classic?!

No, I'm not including American Pie - I'm not that much of a movie normie!
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Postby Partybus » Sat Sep 11, 2021 12:50 pm

The Andorian System wrote:Blazing Saddles (1974)
Silent Movie (1976)
Life of Brian (1979)
Caddyshack (1980)
Stir Crazy (1980)
Coming to America (1988)


This list I could work with just add Blues Brothers, Young Frankenstein, The (original) Longest Yard, and Slapshot...to name a few.

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Postby Forget MeNot » Sat Oct 30, 2021 12:52 pm

Keira wrote:Hello, I'm here to embarrass myself. You see, I'm a bit of a millennial normie when it comes to movies...

- Black Sheep (1996) has always been my go-to. I dunno why, I mean, it's such garbage, shallow, American comedy - yet I still love it. RIP Chris Farley ♥
- Yes Man (2008). A personal classic, might even be my most watched movie. Besides being quite funny, it's inspiring and motivating.
- Dumb and Dumber (1994). Told you I was a movie normie... :D
- Ace Ventura, of course.
- Bruce Almighty, duh.
- She's The Man (2006). How is a zillennial not going to include a 2000s American, pop punk aesthetic-appropriating, comedy classic?!

No, I'm not including American Pie - I'm not that much of a movie normie!



You must be Jim Carrey fan.

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Pet Detective are always in my top five favorite movies of any genre. It is so hard for me to pick between the two and I'm the annoying viewer that quotes the whole movie.

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Postby Cannot think of a name » Sun Oct 31, 2021 5:39 am

Perfect time and place for me was Cabin Boy. I haven't watched it since because I don't want to tarnish that moment finding out it wasn't as funny as I remember feeling at the time.
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Postby Ellbonnia » Thu Nov 04, 2021 4:56 pm

Schrack wrote:Idiocracy, Dodgeball, The Other Guys, Napoleon Dynamite, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, to name a few


Idiocracy is very underrated; I never hear anyone bring it up in convos about comedy flicks, for some reason.

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