snafu Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 A lot of old movies on this list. People around here like to discuss lists and rankings and movies... http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170821-the-100-greatest-comedies-of-all-time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I don't consider Pulp Fiction a comedy despite some funny moments. Step Brothers and Zoolander should not be on that list. Three movies I'd put on the list off the top of my head are National Lampoon's Vacation, My Cousin Vinny, and Dumb and Dumber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needle Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Nice list, thank you for sharing. Unless I missed it, Im surprised that Pull Fiction is on the list and dumb and dumber isn't. Generally speaking, most people are fans of comedy from their generation. You have about a decade or so of uninhibited enjoyment of all entertainment. Music, movies, sports, etc. Then life gets too serious and people get cranky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Spoiler alert: no Ernest Goes to Camp on the list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Nice to see Dr. Strangelove and Raising Arizona on the list. I would have found room for It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Midnight Run, Vacation, My Cousin Vinny and maybe a Pink Panther movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 #4 seems astonishingly high for Groundhog Day. I didn't think it was bad but no way is it anywhere close to that rank. If it didn't show up in the top 100 I wouldn't have though it that big a snub. Comedies are hard to rank though. Caddy shack 65, Animal House 47 and...Bridesmaids....which again I didn't think was all that bad...44. It was NOT a better comedy that Animal House or Caddyshack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Mean girls and trading places need to be above bridesmaids and anchorman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 One and two are deserving for sure. Higher: Airplane! Blazing Saddles Animal House Caddyshack Going thru the list I felt like there we're a few that they missed but I can't put my finger on it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 It's all subjective, but among the Python films, I'd rank "Holy Grail" over "Life of Brian", and "O Brother, Where Art Thou" is, in my opinion, the best Coen Brothers film - slightly better than (or at least tied with) "The Big Lebowski" and a lot better than "Raising Arizona." How does "O Brother" not make the list at all? What about "Fargo"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Airplane! needs to be top 3, top 5 at least Holy Grail needs to be top 10 at least And one serious snub. I mean seriously how do you put Tootsie and Zoolander on a list but omit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Nice list, thank you for sharing. Unless I missed it, Im surprised that Pull Fiction is on the list and dumb and dumber isn't. Maybe because "Dumb and Dumber" was not funny just dumb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Bananas and Sleeper are both much funnier than Annie Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Anchorman too low ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 A Fish Called Wanda at 36? Far too low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I think they have the Harold Ramis movies out of order. Caddyshack should be first then Ghostbusters then Groundhogs day. No way Groundhogs day is his best comedy or that it should be at 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 "Stripes" not even on the list? Not much of a list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 "Stripes" not even on the list? Not much of a list. Good point. Stripes was the best Murray/Ramis collaboration - even better than Ghostbusters, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 And having a Tarantino film higher than Wes Andersen on a comedy movie list is bad. I hate this list more and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) Ghostbusters at #95? That is very disrespectful, especially when you see what is in front of it? Bridesmaids? That is insulting. I agree with everyone here about Airplane!. It should be top 5. Same about Pulp Fiction, not a true comedy. I love Bringing Up Baby, and it is rightfully in the Top 20. The Big Lebowski, When Harry Met Sally, Clueless, & Mean Girls should be much lower. The Princess Bride should be much higher. A big thumbs up for acknowledging Shaun of the Dead. The Hangover? South Park? Zoolander? Top 100? I'm a big fan of Laurel & Hardy, and I love that two of their films are in here. The Music Box is one of my all-time favorites. I'm surprised that they put Sons of the Desert on the list and not Way Out West. How could they leave out The Odd Couple and The Birdcage? But we have Bridesmaids! Edited August 26, 2017 by Mark Vader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Where's Slap Shot?! This list is invalid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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