Greatest comedy movies of all time?

[Funk]

1) A Fish Called Wanda
2) This Is Spinal Tap
3) Dr. Strangelove
4) Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
5) Pee Wee's Big Adventure
6) Fargo
7) Office Space
8) As Good As It Gets
9) Raising Arizona
10) The Princess Bride

These are my ten favorite comedies of all time.

The real purpose of this topic is to suggest your favorite comedies so I can steal them and watch them myself.

[RPGD]

Re: Greatest comedy movies of all time?

I've one.

Duck Soup.

[Vonwert]

Re: Greatest comedy movies of all time?

Clue

[Funk]

Re: Greatest comedy movies of all time?

I've one.

Duck Soup.

A classic. I really need to get around to seeing this one.

Clue

I've seen it. It's a great movie. I wish I would have been old enough to watch the alternate endings at three different theaters.

[The Toecutter]

Re: Greatest comedy movies of all time?

1) The Devil's Rejects
2) The Big Lewbowski
3) Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke
4) Beavis and Butthead Do America
5) Missing in Action (Starring Chuck ******)
6) Dawn of the Dead (2004 edition)
7) Snakes on a Plane
8) Half Baked
9) The Hills Have Eyes (new edition)
10) South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut


These movies give me more laughs than any others.

[hitogoroshi]

Re: Greatest comedy movies of all time?

Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Spaceballs. I'm a sucker for parody/satire.

[Funk]

Re: Greatest comedy movies of all time?

1) The Big Lewbowski

**** YEAH!

2) Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke

It's been YEARS since I've seen that one. I remember it being good. Almost made me want to do pot. ALMOST.

3) Beavis and Butthead Do America

Is it a God dam?

4) Missing in Action (Starring Chuck ******)

Never seen. But anything Chuck ******-related is usually gold.

5) Dawn of the Dead (2004 edition)

Never seen. Not much of a zombie guy.

6) Snakes on a Plane

Snakes on a twang. Teet also.

7) Half Baked

The only thing I remember about that movie is Jon Stewart.

8) Silence of the Lambs

This is a ****ing awesome movie. Not my definition of a comedy, but I can see why it's on yours, Terr.

9) South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

Best musical ever!

10) Smokey and the Bandit

Never seen. I've been tempted, though.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Spaceballs. I'm a sucker for parody/satire.

Seen both. I prefer Spaceballs, but a braille Playboy makes for a close second.

[The Toecutter]

Re: Greatest comedy movies of all time?

I did a quick edit after formulating in my head the criteria by which I evaluate comedy.

But the list is mostly unchanged.

[Vonwert]

Re: Greatest comedy movies of all time?

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

- is another good one.

[Perversion]

Re: Greatest comedy movies of all time?

I mostly like black comedies, so In the Company of Men is high on my list.


For straightforward comedies, I'm partial to Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Three Amigos. Comedies are not my forte, though. Most of what passes as comedy these days, of the little I've seen, barely elicits a smile out of me.

*shrug*

EDIT:Also, rep went to Funk for A Fish Called Wanda, Dr. Strangelove, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, and The Princess Bride.

[IRC]

Re: Greatest comedy movies of all time?

What the hell Funk? What the hell?

[Funk]

Re: Greatest comedy movies of all time?

What the hell Funk? What the hell?

Dr. Egon Spengler: Vinz, you said before you were waiting for a sign. What sign are you waiting for?
Louis: Gozer the Traveler. He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!

Oh yeah! That's the stuff!

[Misty]

Re: Greatest comedy movies of all time?

1. Spaceballs
(You seen it? Funny as hell! Star War spoof has never been funnier.)

2. Young Frankenstein
Gene Wilder is a comedic talent.

3. Blazing Saddles
There's a pattern here....Mel Brooks makes good comedic films!

4. The Waterboy
One of the funniest Adam Sandler flicks I've seen in a long while. Definately a hilarious take on the underdog story.

5. Drunken Master (SP?)
Don't know if this is correct title, but it was an old Jackie Chan Kung Fu flick which I thought was very funny.

[Denmo]

Re: Greatest comedy movies of all time?

Wallace And Gromit.

Not the movie, but the 3 episodes.

[Armored]

Re: Greatest comedy movies of all time?

I second Dirty Work, Blazing Saddles and Office Space.

Also Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, Bio Dome, Nothing to Lose, Soul Plane, Harrold and Kumar, Van Wilder, Ferris Buellers Day Off.

But my favs ....... Super Troopers and Shaun of the Dead.