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• Of the ones I have seen - Mike K 11:53:37 05/06/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  Strangelove is far and away the best. Fish called Wanda is also quite
  good, and has a couple of the most hilarious scenes I've ever seen in
  any movie. Arsenic and Old Lace is very good, but I did not see
  Bringing Up Baby on that list. Also, none of Preston Sturgis' films?
  

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• 'Love Story' - mwhitmore 11:01:56 04/23/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  When I saw it in the theater I laughed more hysterically than at any other movie I have seen. (You can imagine how popular I was with the patrons who were taking it seriously.) I believe that the people who made this film are geniuses, operating at two levels: Schmaltz for the masses, together with underlying irony for sophisticates. I mean, it is not possible to make a movie this hilarious accidentally...is it?
  

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• Over 90...MIAs: Bedazzled, Death At A Funeral, Philadelphia Story... - Harmonia 23:23:26 04/16/12 (3)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  The Lady Eve
  24 Hour Party People
  Lost In America
  The Gold Rush
  Sherlock Junior
  A Night At The Opera
  Bringing Up Baby
  
  Sure I'll think of more...
  

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  • also MIA: The Imposters (hilarious) and Molière (a solid entry) - PhilJ 18:02:12 04/21/12 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Over 90...MIAs: Bedazzled, Death At A Funeral, Philadelphia Story... posted by Harmonia on April 16, 2012 at 23:23:26

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  • also Libeled Lady (1936) and Midnight Run (1988) nt - 4wattsitsworth 18:25:54 04/18/12 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Over 90...MIAs: Bedazzled, Death At A Funeral, Philadelphia Story... posted by Harmonia on April 16, 2012 at 23:23:26

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  • RE: Over 90...MIAs: Bedazzled, Death At A Funeral, Philadelphia Story... - patrickU 04:56:29 04/17/12 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Over 90...MIAs: Bedazzled, Death At A Funeral, Philadelphia Story... posted by Harmonia on April 16, 2012 at 23:23:26

    Yes you / I would....And better one. Those kids...
    

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• 99. Did not see. . . - Larry I 14:55:04 04/16/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  The Bank Dick.
  
  Quite a few I would not have listed (e.g., "Serial Mom," "Wet and Wild Summer" anything with Adam Sandler or Will Ferrel). I would have replaced some of these with the following:
  
  Bringing Up Baby, Snatch, Go!, Thank You for Smoking, Top Secret!, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Steve Martin version), What's Up Doc?, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Mr. Blanding Builds His Dream House, You and Me and Everyone We Know and Play it Again Sam. If social commentary films, like "The Apartment" can make the list (yes, I think it is funny), why not something like "Fight Club"? I wonder if the list should include unintentionally comedic films, like "Point Break."
  
  I surely would have included in a must-see list something unusual like "Brazil" even if I did not find it all that funny.
  
  No French comedies (e.g., The Dinner Game)?
  

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• RE: Idiots! Withnail an I & The Appartment comedies?! - patrickU 07:36:16 04/16/12 (3)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  Incroyable.
  

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  • Well? - Larry I 15:24:14 04/16/12 (2)
    In Reply to: RE: Idiots! Withnail an I & The Appartment comedies?! posted by patrickU on April 16, 2012 at 07:36:16

    I would classify "Withnail and I" as a comedy. Yes, it has real character development and serious elements, but, the predicament of the duo is pretty comedic. "The Apartment" is often listed as a comedy, though I would agree that it is pretty dark for a comedy.
    
    Apparently, Jack Lemmon confuses a lot of people. When he died, I read an obituary which mentioned that he is best know for his comedies and was only nominated once by the Academy for a serious role ("China Syndrome"). I guess the writer thought that "Missing" and "Days of Wine and Roses" were comedies. He won a bet actor Oscar for "Save the Tiger," apparently that too is a "comedy."
    

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    • RE: Well? - patrickU 05:02:35 04/17/12 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: Well? posted by Larry I on April 16, 2012 at 15:24:14

      In England it is listed as- drama---Just check it out.
      

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    • RE: Well? - patrickU 04:58:53 04/17/12 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: Well? posted by Larry I on April 16, 2012 at 15:24:14

      I would not. For a compromise I could go so far as: Drama/ Comedy.
      

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• Other left offs, Sleeper and Alberts Brooks' Lost in America - Road Warrior 13:52:46 04/14/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  Lost had me in stitches from about the 15 minute mark to the end.
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  Do I have to spell it out?
  
  C----H----E----E----S----E
  A---N---D
  O---N---I---O---N---S
  Oh no.....
  
  
  "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
  
  

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• Just over half of them, but I disagree with quite a few of their choices as funniest. - Audiophilander 13:24:11 04/14/12 (3)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  About 1/3 of those that I've seen weren't that funny to begin with. Of those that weren't especially funny, about half of those were great for other reasons and the other half were just terrible.
  
  What troubles me are the omissions of much funnier films. As always, choices are subjective and it can be rightfully assumed that the folks who did the selecting haven't seen everything out there, so I'm willing to cut them a little slack in that department. But bad choices are just BAD, and some of the films chosen were terrible at least from my POV; of course everyone's taste in humor varies.
  
  Everyone who compiles lists like this includes the obligatory Chaplin and Keaton as if there lists won't be taken seriously (even a comedy list) without the usual suspects. I'm not saying that Chaplin and Keaton aren't funny, but there were other often funnier comedians making great comedies in the silent era. Here are some better silent comedies that have been overlooked:
  
  Harold Lloyd: The Kid Brother
  Harold Lloyd: The Freshman
  Mary Pickford: My Best Girl
  Beatrice Lillie: Exit Smiling
  Marion Davies: Quality Street
  Marion Davies: Show People
  
  Among the classic sound classic comedies, these were ignored in favor of some which I thought were much less funny:
  
  Silver Streak
  Animal House
  Beverly Hills Cop
  City Slickers
  Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
  
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  I'm sure that others find this "best of" list covering 100 Comedies (like all such subjective lists) comes up short; more like a comedy of errors given some of the unfunny inclusions.
  
  AuPh
  

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  • Not complete, but not too bad a list - sbrians 12:46:52 05/03/12 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Just over half of them, but I disagree with quite a few of their choices as funniest. posted by Audiophilander on April 14, 2012 at 13:24:11

    Most of my favorite comedies are there.
    Yeah, Silver Streak should have.
    & Maybe Talk of the Town?
    

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  • I disavr - Harmonia 22:13:31 04/16/12 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: Just over half of them, but I disagree with quite a few of their choices as funniest. posted by Audiophilander on April 14, 2012 at 13:24:11

    It's too bad nothing of Harold Lloyd's made the list.
    
    BUT...I think Chaplin and Keaton totally deserve their preeminence as makers of silent masterpieces.
    
    
    

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    • RE: ARGH!!! - Harmonia 22:26:59 04/16/12 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: I disavr posted by Harmonia on April 16, 2012 at 22:13:31

      Effing phone... what I meant to add in subject was I disagree too but it's beside the point. The discussions these lists inspire are almost always more fun than the lists themselves.
      
      

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• Which of these are your favourites? What's missing? - barryb 12:10:39 04/13/12 (5)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  Anchorman
  Annie Hall
  Arsenic and Old Lace
  Arthur
  Best in show
  The Big Lebowski
  Blazing Saddles
  Caddyshack
  Coming to America
  Fast Times
  Groundhog Day
  Heaven Can Wait
  The In Laws
  Office Space
  Planes Trains and Automobiles
  Slap Shot
  Trading Places
  
  
  A few missing:
  
  Beverly Hills Cop
  House Sitter
  Undercover Brother
  Big Stan
  The In Laws (2003)
  So I Married an Ax Murderer
  Tommy Boy
  
  many others
  

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  • No Chaplin? No Marx Brothers? Wasthere even any Monty Python?//nt - MaxwellP 08:41:26 04/14/12 (3)
    In Reply to: RE: Which of these are your favourites? What's missing? posted by barryb on April 13, 2012 at 12:10:39

    nt
    

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    • All there. - Harmonia 22:58:44 04/16/12 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: No Chaplin? No Marx Brothers? Wasthere even any Monty Python?//nt posted by MaxwellP on April 14, 2012 at 08:41:26

      Modern Times. Life Of Brian & Holy Grail. Duck Soup.

      Hard to pick just ONE Chaplin but I can't disagree with MT too much, even though I might prefer The Gold Rush or a couple others.

      The Python picks would have been my selections. One Marx Brothers movie seems like not enough .
      
      

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    • Life of Brian and Search for the Holy Grail on the list - Road Warrior 13:45:27 04/14/12 (1)
      In Reply to: RE: No Chaplin? No Marx Brothers? Wasthere even any Monty Python?//nt posted by MaxwellP on April 14, 2012 at 08:41:26

      Can't think of any better Python.
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      Do I have to spell it out?
      
      C----H----E----E----S----E
      A---N---D
      O---N---I---O---N---S
      Oh no.....
      
      
      "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
      
      

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      • Love Life of "Bwian"//nt - MaxwellP 15:31:19 04/14/12 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: Life of Brian and Search for the Holy Grail on the list posted by Road Warrior on April 14, 2012 at 13:45:27

        nt
        

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  • To Be or Not To Be (Jack Benny) NT - Poles Apart 21:00:48 04/13/12 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Which of these are your favourites? What's missing? posted by barryb on April 13, 2012 at 12:10:39

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• 80 - frightening...nt - musiclistener 07:52:59 04/13/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  nt
  
  
  "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." -HST
  
  

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• You need one more category: "Unfortunately, yes" - Victor Khomenko 11:24:03 04/12/12 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  There are quite a few in that one.
  

  
  
  
  

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  • And there you have it. NT - Poles Apart 15:57:36 04/12/12 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: You need one more category: "Unfortunately, yes" posted by Victor Khomenko on April 12, 2012 at 11:24:03

    c
    

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• 85 * - mr grits 10:49:46 04/12/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

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• 90 for me, would love to see Tampopo again and need to see some of the classics I've missed - PhilJ 10:49:06 04/12/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

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• About 75 for me... - mkuller 10:43:02 04/12/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  ...but where's Tin Men, one of my favorites?
  

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• Seen over 60, and I don't even usually watch comedies. * - Rod H. 09:04:59 04/12/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  *
  

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• 92 - geoff 08:59:18 04/12/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  guess I like comedies
  

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• Haven't seen six... - Revolver6 08:47:13 04/12/12 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  Withnail & I
  Wet Hot American Summer
  South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
  Old School
  Kind Hearts and Coronets
  In the Loop
  Hot Fuzz
  Heathers
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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  • oops: Haven't seen eight... - Revolver66 08:50:16 04/12/12 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Haven't seen six... posted by Revolver6 on April 12, 2012 at 08:47:13

    Withnail & I
    Wet Hot American Summer
    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
    Old School
    Kind Hearts and Coronets
    In the Loop
    Hot Fuzz
    Heathers
    
    
    
    
    

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• 46, not counting partails - Jack G 04:49:40 04/12/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  There's probably another 10 or so that I watched part of then turned off.
  The rest I have no desire to see.
  Jack
  

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• 79.5... - musetap 21:51:39 04/11/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  Never could make it all the way through "Withnail & I".
  
  Then again I've seen probably 40 of them several times, as leading a sheltered life can produce different results!
  
  
  
  CHECK OUT the AUDIO ASYLUM TRADER!
  
  

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• 76^ - Road Warrior 19:32:11 04/11/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  
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  Do I have to spell it out?
  
  C----H----E----E----S----E
  A---N---D
  O---N---I---O---N---S
  Oh no.....
  
  
  "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
  
  

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• 82. - barryb 17:45:16 04/11/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  nt
  

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• 8. (NT) - jeffreybehr 16:59:23 04/11/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

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  Tin-eared audiofool, former fotografer, and terrible competitive-pistol shootist.
  "Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted." Albert Einstein.
  
  

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• 66. - Prisoners 16:57:17 04/11/12 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: How many of these comedy movies have you seen? Me? Just 40 posted by Brian A on April 11, 2012 at 16:45:47

  I think The Breakfast Club should have made the list...and no Blues Brothers??!!
  Baba-Booey to you all!
  
  

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