This time we're all about the laughs. Specifically, movies that make you laugh. We want to know what your all time favorite comedy is.
Now, we know there are a billion good comedies out there (good being a subjective term to be interpreted by each of you individually), so we're expecting the nomination list to be long and wide. But by Wednesday, we'll narrow that list down to about 25 and put them in the final poll.
We're doing it a bit different this week. Nominations will run through Wednesday night only. Poll will be on Thursday and Friday we will announce the winner.
Get in as many titles as you want. I suggest you say a little something about why you are throwing your movie in, as when we whittle the list down for the poll, you may be able to persuade us to include yours by a few well chosen words.
The editors will start you off with their picks:
Michele:
Rather than go with my all time favorite comedy here (because I know all of them will be nominated at some point, so I don't want to preach to the choir), I'm going to go with what I think is a very underrated, not seen enough comedy: Nothing To Lose.
Funny thing is, I'm not a big fan of either Martin Lawrence or Tim Robbins. But together in this movie, they made me laugh so hard I shot milk out of my nose. And I don't even drink milk.
Sure, the plot is predictable and contrived (black/white good guy/bad guy buddy film), and most of the dialogue is mediocre at best, but it's worth it juts for the freaked-out spider dance Robbins does and Lawrence screaming "Please don't kill me freaky Jason!" and Steve Oderker's security guard bit.
If you never saw it, queue it up in the netflix now and give it a try.
Turtle:
Baby Huey:
My favorite is Snatch. Let me tell you why, other than the sexually suggestive name. The Snatch Drinking Game. The rules are simple. Everyone picks a character. Every time that character comes on screen, you take a drink. If you know Guy Ritchie's fimmaking style, you'll realized how unbelievably shitty drunk you'll be if you have a main character (first time I saw this movie, they made me play the drinking game and I was Turkish). In addition to that, everyone drinks anytime someone says "I fookin hate pikeys".
Don't do this with hard liquor. You will die. -BH
Dan:
South Park: Bigger, Longer And Uncut. It would also get my vote for best musical and best war movie. The jokes in South Park hardly ever get out of the gutter but they still come off as smarter than a lot of the crap you see in other movies. It’s not always easy to write a funny song either, at least it doesn’t happen much, but the whole soundtrack is hilarious… you uncle fucker.
Turtle needs a drink.
Well this is another hard one for me. I am really getting sick of these polls that have a shitload to do with nothing I know about. I mean really, do you guys need any more proof from me that I am talking out of my ass 90 percent of the time? Now you want to bump that up to 95 percent? OK then. Let's do it. Another countdown that I am woefully unfamiliar with. Movies. Funny ones. Well let's try to see if I remember any. Hm. Funny movies.
Ok. One of the best. Just for a few weird reasons that I will get into later, has to be Weird Science. Anthony Michael Hall, a great yet forgotten actor, makes one of his finest appearances in this one. A couple of nerdy kids who get a hot broad. Ignoring the easy answers of what to do with her, they decide to use her to find the broads they are really in love with. Wouldn't really be my first idea of what to do with her but then again how many people want someone else to sit around with them on Sunday afternoons placing bets on how many ways The History Channel can sneak Hitler references into each and every fucking show.
See. That's just me. And maybe Michele. So maybe Michele and I share that. And maybe Hitler. But that is just between us. And The History Channel.
Be that as it may, they DON'T screw her till she sees Jesus and they DON'T make bets on The History Channel with her. Instead they go on a pretty funny trip and make some real cool friends. The guys at the drinking man's bar have to be the coolest cats on screen. Not only are they cool, but they drink bourbon. That makes them cool. Dark smoky clubs, bourbon and friends named "Fats" make you cool. By fucking default you are cool if you also smoke cigars. Add a hat and you are the fucking Pimp Of The Year.
But these cats just make the party bigger and somehow they end up with Wez from the Road Warrior and the Bald Guy from The Hills Have Eyes in their living room. See, another cool part of this movie. Supporting Australian has-been actors. No other movie, sans Shrimp on the Barbie with Cheech Marin, has done so much to support Australian Actors. I mean let's face it. Being in Road Warrior was like discovering King Tut's tomb. Only a few were going to make it out alive and if your name wasn't Mel Gibson you better get ready to have a mummy's dick up your ass.
So the movie was really kind of funny.
All it needed was Randall "Tex" Cobb in it and it would have been up there with Gone With The Wind or some shit like that. - T
There's our picks. I'm sure we'll each come up with a few more in the comments. Now get nominating yours. Remember, you only have through Wednesday this time to get your favorites in. Bring the funny!
Every time I get depressed and feel the need to laugh my ass off, I always stick in a Mel Brooks movie. I usually end up watching my all-time favorite "The History of the World Pt. 1" OR "Blazzing Saddles". These two movies crack me up every time.
Baby Huey - If you like Chris Kataan, check out the movie "Totally Awesome". He plays a Patrick Swayze-type character in this spoof of every popular 80s movie.
I love all of Mel Brooks' early stuff, and Woody Allen's early stuff, and Airplane! is a great movie, but the movie that made my sides physically hurt the most from uncontrollable laughing the first time I saw it is Ruthless People.
While sadly outclassed by a number of movies mentioned here, I have to say that Scary Movie 3 was surprisingly funny. The first two sucked badly, so I didn't have much hope for the third one (which I caught on TV one day). Maybe it was my low expectations, but it was far and away the best of the bunch. I foolishly believed the trend might continue with Scary Movie 4, but, alas, that sucked as well.
The best part of the film came towards the end, with a totally unexpected nod to a comedy classic.
Funniest movie ever? I could vote for a classic (Tap, Holy Grail, Life of Brian), but I'll go more modern for my vote. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Almost wet my pants.
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Every time I get depressed and feel the need to laugh my ass off, I always stick in a Mel Brooks movie. I usually end up watching my all-time favorite "The History of the World Pt. 1" OR "Blazzing Saddles". These two movies crack me up every time.
Posted by: Jo (From Amie) | February 26, 2007 1:41 AM
Airplane!
Blazing Saddles
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Posted by: kristin | February 26, 2007 7:02 AM
Anything by Mel Brooks. Anything by the Coen Brothers.
At the risk of bringing the wrath of the editors down on me, I have to nominate:
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy.
Seriously, 20 years from now you'll be saying, "Tim was right, Will Ferrell IS a comedic genius."
The scene where the dog comes to the rescue in the bear pit alone...I'm chuckling to my self just thinking about it, and it's DAMN early.
Posted by: Timmer | February 26, 2007 7:09 AM
anything by Wil Smith
comic..
fucking...
genuis...
Posted by: turtle | February 26, 2007 7:11 AM
I'll see your Will Smith and raise you Chris Kataan. I defy you to find a funnier movie than Corky Romano. I DARE YOU. DO IT.
Posted by: baby huey | February 26, 2007 7:56 AM
Young Frankenstein: "What hump?" Mel Brooks' best.
This Is Spinal Tap: "But this one goes to eleven." Funnier than a dead drummer.
Scrooged: Hysterical regardless of the season, and the Carol Kane scenes as the Ghost of Christmas Present are brilliant.
Slap Shot: Funniest sports movie ever; supposedly Paul Newman's favorite role. "Puttin' on the foil!"
Posted by: OrderedChaos | February 26, 2007 8:04 AM
I defy you to find a funnier movie than Corky Romano. I DARE YOU. DO IT.
Dude. The freaking Titanic was funnier than Corky Romano.
I think, despite my choice in this post, that Slap Shot is my favorite comedy ever.
Posted by: michele | February 26, 2007 8:42 AM
Monty Python and the Holy Grail was the only time in my life I actually slapped my knee because I was laughing so hard. Best comedy ever.
Posted by: Uber | February 26, 2007 8:46 AM
I second Holy Grail. Love that movie.
However, in the vein of the thread, I see Baby Huey's Corky Romano and raise one Monkeybone.
Posted by: Cullen | February 26, 2007 8:52 AM
Dude. The freaking Titanic was funnier than Corky Romano.
Now THAT'S funny...I don't care who ya are.
Posted by: Timmer | February 26, 2007 9:05 AM
Baby Huey - If you like Chris Kataan, check out the movie "Totally Awesome". He plays a Patrick Swayze-type character in this spoof of every popular 80s movie.
Posted by: Jo (From Amie) | February 26, 2007 10:06 AM
Monty Python's Life of Brian is my all time fave funny movie.
This is Spinal Tap ranks high too.
Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge | February 26, 2007 10:11 AM
He plays a Patrick Swayze-type character in this spoof of every popular 80s movie.
that's Mr. Patrick Swayze....
Posted by: turtle | February 26, 2007 10:19 AM
I love all of Mel Brooks' early stuff, and Woody Allen's early stuff, and Airplane! is a great movie, but the movie that made my sides physically hurt the most from uncontrollable laughing the first time I saw it is Ruthless People.
Posted by: miker | February 26, 2007 2:48 PM
While sadly outclassed by a number of movies mentioned here, I have to say that Scary Movie 3 was surprisingly funny. The first two sucked badly, so I didn't have much hope for the third one (which I caught on TV one day). Maybe it was my low expectations, but it was far and away the best of the bunch. I foolishly believed the trend might continue with Scary Movie 4, but, alas, that sucked as well.
The best part of the film came towards the end, with a totally unexpected nod to a comedy classic.
Posted by: No One of Consequence | February 26, 2007 3:20 PM
I third Holy Grail and offer Being There as my nomination. Everything you ever needed to know about politics.
Posted by: Philbrick | February 26, 2007 3:48 PM
Funniest movie ever? I could vote for a classic (Tap, Holy Grail, Life of Brian), but I'll go more modern for my vote. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Almost wet my pants.
Posted by: Courtney | February 26, 2007 3:55 PM
Ooooh...Being There.
"I like to watch."
Shirley McLaine killed me in that scene.
Absolutely amazing movie on so many levels.
I'll give that a second.
Posted by: Timmer | February 26, 2007 4:15 PM
Yellowbeard.
Posted by: Richard | February 26, 2007 7:19 PM
Airplane!
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein
Slap Shot
Duck Soup (Marx Bros.)
You're Telling Me (W.C. Fields)
Dude, Where's My Car? (seriously)
Posted by: Johnny Bacardi | February 27, 2007 7:43 AM
Airplane! forever.
Little Miss Sunshine
Posted by: Kristine | February 27, 2007 11:27 AM
I'm more of a dark humor kind of guy - Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is one of my favorites.
I like some of Mel's stuff, funny to me that Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles both came out in the same year... I think YF has aged better.
And the Marx Brothers Animal Crackers never fails to capture my attention when surfing.
Posted by: Dave in Texas | February 27, 2007 11:48 AM
I'm all for anything Monty Python, but all time best comedy: Mystery Science Theater 3000. I had tears rolling down my face.
Posted by: Jenn (from A Lady Laments) | February 27, 2007 3:25 PM
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Little Miss Sunshine
Young Frankenstein
(in addition I must mention that while "Mr. Wrong" really sucked ass, there was a hysterical scene w/Joan Cusak that just rocks the world)
And under the category of dumb funny:
Sixteen Candles
Waynes World
Posted by: lovemonkey | February 27, 2007 5:05 PM
I nominated UNDERCOVER BROTHER yesterday, but it's not here *sniff*
Perhaps I'm spam?
Solid.
Posted by: Deb | February 27, 2007 5:11 PM
Most of my faves have already been mentioned, but here's a few more:
Uncle Buck
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
Men In Black
Posted by: mike | February 27, 2007 6:08 PM
The Ref. Trapped in Paradise.
Posted by: Richard | February 27, 2007 9:16 PM
The Princess Bride.
All time favorite that hardly anyone else has seen: The General by Buster Keaton.
Close second, but less obscure: Liar, Liar. I laugh just thinking about it.
Posted by: dorkafork | February 28, 2007 10:18 PM
Oooh, nevermind.
The Big Lebowski.
Posted by: dorkafork | February 28, 2007 10:27 PM