A funny movie

[kuehnepips]

A forum consensus: Does one film on this planet exist we all here find funny?

(Not risible, Spinal ;))

Discuss. W/O this film/movie nonsense please.

[D_Davis]

Pee Wee's Big Adventure?

[Ezee E]

Dr. Strangelove? For Match Cutters at least.

[Sven]

Pee Wee's Big Adventure?

Maybe this. Perhaps The Big Lebowski.

[MadMan]

Yeah, I'd vote for The Big Lebowksi, but I don't think everyone thinks Dr. Strangelove is funny.

Duck Soup could possibly qualify as well.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I seem to remember someone on this board not liking Dr. Strangelove. What about Monty Python and the Holy Grail? Is there really anyone who doesn't find that funny? Or Airplane?

[bac0n]

Pink Panther Strikes Again. It is impossible to at least not get a chuckle out of the classic does your dog bite (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdzlJQxkEIo) gag.

[kuehnepips]

KF is not allowed on this thread nonetheless.

Life of Brian?

[Kurosawa Fan]

KF is not allowed on this thread nonetheless.

Life of Brian?

Psh. Either one would work, I just went with the more popular Monty Python in an effort to get everyone on board.

[Sycophant]

Does one film on this planet exist we all here find funny?

No.

[Ezee E]

Anyone vote against pee-wee yet?

[Derek]

Is there really a difference between comedy and drama?

[Spinal]

Melville does not like Monty Python.

[Spun Lepton]

Melville does not like Monty Python.

Oh, no. He likes it.

He likes it ... or else!!

(*shakes a fist at Melville*)

[Spinal]

This is going to be a tough task. (http://www.match-cut.org/showpost.php?p=255477&postcount=278)

[Watashi]

I'm pretty sure everyone thinks The Wicker Man is the greatest comedy ever.

[megladon8]

I seem to remember someone on this board not liking Dr. Strangelove.


That would be me :)

Well, I like it well enough (would probably give it a 6) but I don't think it's funny. At all.

[Winston*]

People not finding things funny that I find funny is one of the hardest things to understand. It's like there's something broken in them.

[angrycinephile]

Pink Panther Strikes Again. It is impossible to at least not get a chuckle out of the classic does your dog bite (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdzlJQxkEIo) gag.

I actually find that one to be one of the weaker in the series. I used to love it but I re-watched it recently and it just doesn't hold up for me. I prefer A Shot in the Dark and the first one.

[Spinal]

Yeah, when you don't like Monty Python, I just don't know how to have a conversation with you about comedy. It's the baseline for comparison. It is akin to not liking Shakespeare, The Beatles, Dr. Seuss or Stephen Sondheim.

[Sycophant]

Is it okay to otherwise love Monty Python but think The Meaning of Life is pretty bad?

[ledfloyd]

Is it okay to otherwise love Monty Python but think The Meaning of Life is pretty bad?

i think that's normal.

[Melville]

(*shakes a fist at Melville*)
Shake harder, boy!

I actually laugh readily at movies, despite not being amused by some of the most popular comedies.

[transmogrifier]

The fastest way to do this is just to have Melville list the movies he finds funny (8 or so, at a guess :)) and we just have a vote on them.

[transmogrifier]

Or, even faster, is for everyone to agree that Hot Shots! is hilarious.

[D_Davis]

I'd also second the motion for Airplane!

I just can't imagine someone not laughing at that movie.

[transmogrifier]

I'd also second the motion for Airplane!

I just can't imagine someone not laughing at that movie.

Hot Shots! > Airplane!

Know it.

[D_Davis]

Hot Shots! > Airplane!

Know it.

Seriously? I've only seen it once. I remember it being funny, but not as funny as Airplane! I'll check it out again.

[transmogrifier]

Seriously? I've only seen it once. I remember it being funny, but not as funny as Airplane! I'll check it out again.

Well, to be honest, I was just speaking on my behalf. But it'd be way cooler if you agreed with me.

I love Hot Shots! almost to the same degree I detest Top Gun. Perhaps there is a link there.

[Spun Lepton]

Seriously? I've only seen it once. I remember it being funny, but not as funny as Airplane! I'll check it out again.

No. No way. Hot Shots is funny, but Airplane is genius.

I would, however, rank Kentucky Fried Movie juuuust a hair above Airplane.

[Spinal]

Airplane! > Top Secret > The Naked Gun > Hot Shots!

[Dead & Messed Up]

Ghostbusters?

[Kurosawa Fan]

Airplane! > Top Secret > The Naked Gun > Hot Shots!

I'd swap Top Secret and The Naked Gun, but Airplane! is certainly tops for me, too.

[D_Davis]

I would, however, rank Kentucky Fried Movie juuuust a hair above Airplane.

I think it has brilliant moments, but those are peppered throughout a little too much filler. But yes, I do love KFM - a lot.

[Melville]

The fastest way to do this is just to have Melville list the movies he finds funny (8 or so, at a guess :)) and we just have a vote on them.
The Big Lebowski
Duck Soup
Love & Death
The Naked Gun (that's right)
His Girl Friday
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
The Circus
The Goat

[Kurosawa Fan]

The Circus and The Big Lebowski are probably as close as we're getting. Does anyone not think The Big Lebowski is funny?

[Spun Lepton]

The Big Lebowski

All hope is not lost, then.

[Fezzik]

I'd agree with Airplane.

What about Groundhog Day?

[transmogrifier]

The Circus and The Big Lebowski are probably as close as we're getting. Does anyone not think The Big Lebowski is funny?

Not particularly.

[Sycophant]

I wanna say something about Stephen Chow, but I'm pretty sure it was trans who described his films as "mirthless," so I just won't bothe

[Winston*]

What about Groundhog Day?

Ghostbusters?

I have a friend who told me he hated Bill Murray. The man is a fool. No one like that exists on this site right?

[Derek]

I have a friend who told me he hated Bill Murray. The man is a fool. No one like that exists on this site right?

I assume Qrazy thinks he's okay, but not that great. Otherwise, I hope we're safe here.

[transmogrifier]

I'm down with Groundhog Day for sure.

Stephen Chow? Not so much...

[transmogrifier]

I wanna say something about Stephen Chow, but I'm pretty sure it was trans who described his films as "mirthless," so I just won't bothe

I love how you stopped in the middle of a word. That is art.

[Raiders]

Naked Gun > Hot Shots! > Airplane! > Hot Shots! Part Deux > Naked Gun 2 1/2 > Top Secret >>>>>> Naked Gun 33 1/3

I can accept Airplane! as our choice. I'd prefer Groundhog Day. Or Buster Keaton.

[Ezee E]

Groundhog Day it is.

[ledfloyd]

i don't really care for airplane.

[Mysterious Dude]

Anyone vote against pee-wee yet?
I haven't seen the movie, mainly because I found his TV character pretty insufferable. Does that count?

[Russ]

Groundhog Day it is.
meh

[D_Davis]

meh

I kind of agree. I like the movie, but I find it more charming than actually funny.

[Raiders]

Yeah, we're never going to get 50 movie snobs to agree on anything.

[Watashi]

The Wicker Man, people.

[D_Davis]

Yeah, we're never going to get 50 movie snobs to agree on anything.

I disagree.

[Russ]

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut?

[D_Davis]

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut?

I can get behind this.

[Mysterious Dude]

How about The Music Box (http://www.123video.nl/playvideos.asp?MovieID=536583) ?

[Sven]

I don't want to rain on any parades, but I am not charmed by Airplane!. I do not hate it, nor would I even say "no" to watching it again. But rapid-fire spoof movies are not my cup of tea. I prefer Hot Shots anyway.

[number8]

I prefer Hot Shots: Part Deux.

[D_Davis]

Brain Donors

That movie is hilarious.

[Spinal]

This thread is based on the faulty premise that all Match Cut posters are capable of experiencing joy and mirth.

[balmakboor]

While I've been coming around to it lately, I'm still not ready to say I find The Big Lebowski funny, at least not laugh out loud funny.

Things I've laughed out loud during:

Airplane
The Naked Gun
The Gods Must Be Crazy
This Is Spinal Tap
Vampire's Kiss

Umm, I know there's more, but I'm drawing a blank. I'm not totally mirthless.

[balmakboor]

Oh yeah. I forgot Dumb & Dumber.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Looks like The Naked Gun is the closest we're getting. Unless someone here wants to pee on that film as well.

[DavidSeven]

Looks like The Naked Gun is the closest we're getting. Unless someone here wants to pee on that film as well.


But rapid-fire spoof movies are not my cup of tea.

Should probably start looking at other subgenres.

[kopello]

Is there actually someone here who dislikes City Lights? Seems like a good contender.

[balmakboor]

Is there actually someone here who dislikes City Lights? Seems like a good contender.

I don't think it's so much a matter of like or dislike. The question is does it make you laugh? Laughter is a strange, essentially uncontrollable reaction. I like a lot of the movies listed here including City Lights and find many of them to be amusing -- smile inducing. But I've only seen maybe 10 movies in my life that made me laugh out loud uncontrollably.

[Sycophant]

Is the target here hysterical laughter? Or "funny"?

I've seen a lot of movies I'd call funny that don't make me laugh uproariously.

[Raiders]

A Serious Man?

[Spinal]

I never laugh at Chaplin films. Even when I like them.

[Sycophant]

Would anyone here disagree, then, with any of the following statements?

1. CITY LIGHTS is funny.
2. A SERIOUS MAN is funny.
3. SOUTH PARK: BIGGER LONGER & UNCUT is funny.
4. NAKED GUN is funny.
5. TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY is funny.

(Number 5 is me trolling.)

[Sycophant]

Obviously, the answer to all of those questions is, yes, someone will disagree. I don't think there's any movie all of us here like okay, let alone find funny.

[DavidSeven]

I think His Girl Friday provides yucks of a broad and uproarious sort. I don't think enough have seen it to reach a meaningful consensus though.

[transmogrifier]

Would anyone here disagree, then, with any of the following statements?

1. CITY LIGHTS is funny.
2. A SERIOUS MAN is funny.
3. SOUTH PARK: BIGGER LONGER & UNCUT is funny.
4. NAKED GUN is funny.
5. TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY is funny.

(Number 5 is me trolling.)

I agree with #5, actually. The first half of #3 is funny, but it wears out its welcome well before the end. #2 is not really ha-ha funny, but a good movie. #4 is pretty funny, but weaker than many other spoofs. Haven't seen #1.

[Watashi]

What about Kind Hearts and Coronets?

[B-side]

I haven't seen Naked Gun or Airplane.:P

[Spun Lepton]

I haven't seen Naked Gun or Airplane.:P

Airplane! should be made a priority.

[Winston*]

Surprised by people saying they don't laugh much in movies. Making you laugh is the best thing a movie can do.

[chrisnu]

I haven't seen Naked Gun or Airplane.:P
Neither have I :eek:

[B-side]

Neither have I :eek:

Go us!

[Scar]

Airplane > Hot Shots!

Both are hilarious, and I can't stand Pee Wee.

[balmakboor]

Surprised by people saying they don't laugh much in movies. Making you laugh is the best thing a movie can do.

I actually laughed a few times during Salo. Not sure if I should admit that though.

[Philosophe_rouge]

the only way this will be solved, will be to find an absolutely hilarious movie that no one here has seen.

[balmakboor]

Did anyone nix Vampire's Kiss yet? Nic Cage's funniest performance.

[Spinal]

Did anyone nix Vampire's Kiss yet?

I didn't think I needed to. Yeah, don't find that film funny.

I'm gonna come at this from a different angle. Duck Amuck. Who is willing to say they do not find Duck Amuck funny?

[Ezee E]

Surprised by people saying they don't laugh much in movies. Making you laugh is the best thing a movie can do.
Wats calls people that laugh in the theaters something awesome. "Gorillas slapping themselves silly while belting out a laugh" or something like that. Because. Really. It's dumb to laugh in a funny movie.

[megladon8]

I have yet to really see anyone say they dislike Ghostbusters. Because, really, if you hate that movie, you're obviously a dirty Commie Nazi.

Could that be one everyone here likes?

[soitgoes...]

I have yet to really see anyone say they dislike Ghostbusters. Because, really, if you hate that movie, you're obviously a dirty Commie Nazi.

Could that be one everyone here likes?
It falls under the "I like the movie okay, but it really isn't a laugh out loud funny movie" category.

[Watashi]

Wats calls people that laugh in the theaters something awesome. "Gorillas slapping themselves silly while belting out a laugh" or something like that. Because. Really. It's dumb to laugh in a funny movie.
Not when the movie isn't funny.

[Derek]

Not when the movie isn't funny.

Exactly. A theater full of people slapping their knees and gasping for breath during the trailer for Old Dogs is one of the low points of my theatergoing experiences.

[EyesWideOpen]

I actually laughed a few times during Salo. Not sure if I should admit that though.

That seems like something that would be fine to admit. Admitting that you had an erection a few times during Salo might be something you'd want to keep to your self though.

[D_Davis]

I'm gonna come at this from a different angle. Duck Amuck. Who is willing to say they do not find Duck Amuck funny?

That. Best choice yet.

[kuehnepips]

the only way this will be solved, will be to find an absolutely hilarious movie that no one here has seen.

Maratonci trce pocasni krug

Hilarious!

[Benny Profane]

Two words: Brain Candy

[Spun Lepton]

Two words: Brain Candy

I'm a fan of Kids in the Hall, but I did not like this.

[Yum-Yum]

Two words: Brain Candy

It's made from monkey cum.

[Qrazy]

I assume Qrazy thinks he's okay, but not that great. Otherwise, I hope we're safe here.

Nah I love Bill Murray I just don't care about Jarmusch.

[Qrazy]

I prefer Hot Shots: Part Deux.

I also prefer Part Deux to part one.

[Qrazy]

I have a better idea for this thread since we'll never agree on a single film consensus... how about listing some favorite underseen comedies or just favorite comedies in general so we can get some recommendations out of this.