"Planes, Trains, and Automobiles"(John Candy was a genius in that movie...I know sappy ending, but funny as hell)
that is actually our family tradition to watch that on Thanksgiving. my mom always cracks up when steve martin cusses out ed rooney's secretary
I laugh til I cant breathe when that one fantasy sequence happens while they are driving and John Candy is dressed as the devil and laughing manically...just thinking about it makes me laugh.
Wanted to quote a bunch...i'll just sum up my thoughts.
Harold and Maude...great. Cable Guy...great The Apartment...great
All of the aforementioned missing pieces + Hollywood Shuffle.
Shrek?
Is it me or are these shows half fun to watch and reminisce on old movies you liked and then the second something new comes on it just feels out of place?
i kind of get this way with a lot of "All Time" lists, its almost projecting that 40yr Old Virgin, etc are going to stand the test of time as many of the classic films on here already have.
i would love to see the criteria by which this list was chosen.
Fuck that. It is a masterpiece. And while they're at it they need to add Cable Guy. Stiller is the greatest comedic director of the 90s.
And I agree that Mel Brooks is criminally underrepresented. Albert Brooks too, for that matter.
I think the recent crop of 'funny' movies starring Stiller, Ferrell, the Wilsons, et al. are just really dull and formulaic. 40 Year Old Virgin, Zoolander, and Wedding Crashers had funny parts, but warranted a huge shrug from me. Old School was great for 40 minutes, and then became Animal House Lite, as in way too short, and no real conflict. I'm all for funny scenes, but these dudes can't write a funny 90 minute movie. And, unfortunately, they then put out a 110 minute movie.
100. Anchorman 99. The Birdcage 98. School of Rock 97. Happy Gilmore 96. Four Weddings and a Funeral 95. Harold and Kumar go to White Castle 94. Waiting for Guffman 93. The Aristocrats 92. Father of the Bride 91. Revenge of the Nerds 90. Clueless 89. Slapshot 88. Team America: World Police 87. The Kentucky Fried Movie 86. Zoolander 85. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 84. Silver Streak 83. Sister Act 82. Tootsie 81. Half Baked 80. Lost in America 79. Three Amigos 78. Bananas 77. Flirting With Disaster 76. Ghostbusters 75. Dumb and Dumber 74. Trading Places 73. City Slickers 72. Moonstruck 71. Roxanne 70. Nutty Professor 69. The Blues Brothers 68. Broadcast News 67. Kingpin 66. Dazed and Confused 65. Office Space 64. This is Spinal Tap 63. Manhattan 62. The Pink Panther 61. Election 60. When Harry Met Sally??? 59. Police Academy Series 58. Private Benjamin 57. Swingers 56. Young Frankenstein 55. Bull Durham 54. Ferris Bueller???s Day Off 53. Dr. Strangelove 52. Meet the Parents 51. National Lampoon's Vacation 50. The Princess Bride 49. American Pie 48. American Graffiti 47. 9 to 5 46. The Incredibles 45. Raising Arizona 44. Sixteen Candles 43. What About Bob? 42. Harold and Maude 41. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 40. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 39. Mrs. Doubtfire 38. Best in Show 37. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 36. Good Morning, Vietnam 35. Beetlejuice 34. Rushmore 33. Clerks 32. Groundhog Day 31. The Big Lebowski 30. The 40-Year-Old Virgin 29. Legally Blond 28. Annie Hall 27. A Fish Called Wanda 26. Wayne???s World 25. Meet the Fockers 24. Bill and Ted???s Excellent Adventure 23. Big 22. Beverly Hills Cop 21. Shampoo 20. The Jerk 19. Wedding Crashers 18. Stripes 17. M*A*S*H 16. Old School 15. Fast Times at Ridgemont High 14. Napoleon Dynamite 13. Naked Gun (series) 12. The Producers 11. Pee Wee???s Big Adventure 10. Arthur 9. Blazing Saddles 8. The Wedding Singer 7. Ace Ventura, Pet Detective 6. Airplane 5. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 4. There???s Something About Mary 3. Shrek 2. Caddyshack 1. Animal House
"Planes, Trains, and Automobiles"(John Candy was a genius in that movie...I know sappy ending, but funny as hell)
that is actually our family tradition to watch that on Thanksgiving. my mom always cracks up when steve martin cusses out ed rooney's secretary
I laugh til I cant breathe when that one fantasy sequence happens while they are driving and John Candy is dressed as the devil and laughing manically...just thinking about it makes me laugh.
I think the recent crop of 'funny' movies starring Stiller, Ferrell, the Wilsons, et al. are just really dull and formulaic. 40 Year Old Virgin, Zoolander, and Wedding Crashers had funny parts, but warranted a huge shrug from me. Old School was great for 40 minutes, and then became Animal House Lite, as in way too short, and no real conflict. I'm all for funny scenes, but these dudes can't write a funny 90 minute movie. And, unfortunately, they then put out a 110 minute movie.
Zoolander dramatically differs from 40 Year Old, Old School, etc. in both tone and content.
I think the recent crop of 'funny' movies starring Stiller, Ferrell, the Wilsons, et al. are just really dull and formulaic. 40 Year Old Virgin, Zoolander, and Wedding Crashers had funny parts, but warranted a huge shrug from me. Old School was great for 40 minutes, and then became Animal House Lite, as in way too short, and no real conflict. I'm all for funny scenes, but these dudes can't write a funny 90 minute movie. And, unfortunately, they then put out a 110 minute movie.
Zoolander dramatically differs from 40 Year Old, Old School, etc. in both tone and content.
co-sign. Zoolander was revolutionary, a true tour-de-force.
hyperbole aside, Zoolander was waaay more creative. hilarious cameos and ridiculous social commentary on fashion and on VH1. Zoolander stands out from this crop for sure.
I like Top Secret, but is it really necessary when the Naked Gun series and Airplane! are already there?
yes.
Top Secret was a cold war spy spoof, and as such brought in hilarious historical references. while not taking anything away from Airplane! (and while maintaining that BOTH Airplane and Top Secret were superior to the Naked Gun jawns), Top Secret was unique.
Sure it had the laugh-a-minute sight gags, etc., but was set apart by the musical numbers and Val's performance.
alls i have to say about this list is the apparent and systematic elimination of one of the greatest comic geniuses of our time. chris farley. i mean, no tommy boy, no beverly hills ninja? these fucking ASSHOLES!!!! how dare they. HOW DARE THEY!!!!
is Meet the Fockers[/b] really necessary when Meet the Parents[/b] is already there?
and meet the Fockers is rated higher?!?!
basically this list seems to have been put together by two people: One was born in in the late seventies and one in the late eighties, resulting in a not-unwarranted concentration of early-to-mid-eighties gems and a definite overkill on a lot of shit that has come out in the last 5-8 years.
I like Top Secret, but is it really necessary when the Naked Gun series and Airplane! are already there?
yes.
Top Secret was a cold war spy spoof, and as such brought in hilarious historical references. while not taking anything away from Airplane! (and while maintaining that BOTH Airplane and Top Secret were superior to the Naked Gun jawns), Top Secret was unique.
Sure it had the laugh-a-minute sight gags, etc., but was set apart by the musical numbers and Val's performance.
You've convinced me to pick up Top Secret in the next deepdiscount 20% sale, since it's been years since I've seen it.
I think the recent crop of 'funny' movies starring Stiller, Ferrell, the Wilsons, et al. are just really dull and formulaic. 40 Year Old Virgin, Zoolander, and Wedding Crashers had funny parts, but warranted a huge shrug from me. Old School was great for 40 minutes, and then became Animal House Lite, as in way too short, and no real conflict. I'm all for funny scenes, but these dudes can't write a funny 90 minute movie. And, unfortunately, they then put out a 110 minute movie.
Zoolander dramatically differs from 40 Year Old, Old School, etc. in both tone and content.
Good point, and I agree with Rootless on how it was more a parody than the sort of formulaic buddy comedies these boys have been churning out.
But, I didn't find it funny; and fuck all the people who tell me that I should just watch it 5 times, and then I'd get it.
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It's number 22.
(I love Caddyshack)
"Well, they can't all be winners, kid."
I know it must be on that list somewhere so there's obviously something wrong with my eyes. Please can someone direct me to it. Please.
I laugh til I cant breathe when that one fantasy sequence happens while they are driving and John Candy is dressed as the devil and laughing manically...just thinking about it makes me laugh.
Harold and Maude...great.
Cable Guy...great
The Apartment...great
All of the aforementioned missing pieces + Hollywood Shuffle.
Shrek?
Is it me or are these shows half fun to watch and reminisce on old movies you liked and then the second something new comes on it just feels out of place?
i kind of get this way with a lot of "All Time" lists, its almost projecting that 40yr Old Virgin, etc are going to stand the test of time as many of the classic films on here already have.
i would love to see the criteria by which this list was chosen.
Who owns Bravo? Seriously, just curious.
I think the recent crop of 'funny' movies starring Stiller, Ferrell, the Wilsons, et al. are just really dull and formulaic. 40 Year Old Virgin, Zoolander, and Wedding Crashers had funny parts, but warranted a huge shrug from me. Old School was great for 40 minutes, and then became Animal House Lite, as in way too short, and no real conflict. I'm all for funny scenes, but these dudes can't write a funny 90 minute movie. And, unfortunately, they then put out a 110 minute movie.
NBC/Universal
Also, my token recent "instant classic" choice - Shaun of the Dead.
"Lollipop Guild, you asshole. Jesus! Two-year-olds flip me shit better than you."
this movie is KILLER!
no Top Secret? this list is soft.
just bought this a few weekends ago for 6 bucks, BUTTER! and while we are on val kilmer...where is REAL GENIUS!?!?!?!!
co-signage.
I celebrate (almost) his entire catalogue.
"You're going the wrong way!!!!
Pffft...How do they know where we're going?[/b]
oof
"Mon dieu! These people apparently know nothing about films"[/b]
"Forgive them, for they know not what they speak about"[/b]
Zoolander dramatically differs from 40 Year Old, Old School, etc. in both tone and content.
co-sign. Zoolander was revolutionary, a true tour-de-force.
hyperbole aside, Zoolander was waaay more creative. hilarious cameos and ridiculous social commentary on fashion and on VH1. Zoolander stands out from this crop for sure.
yes.
Top Secret was a cold war spy spoof, and as such brought in hilarious historical references. while not taking anything away from Airplane! (and while maintaining that BOTH Airplane and Top Secret were superior to the Naked Gun jawns), Top Secret was unique.
Sure it had the laugh-a-minute sight gags, etc., but was set apart by the musical numbers and Val's performance.
People that admire Adam Sandler movies wouldn't know Jacques Tati if walked up and slapped them with a crepe...
"How To Get Ahead In Advertising"
and meet the Fockers is rated higher?!?!
basically this list seems to have been put together by two people: One was born in in the late seventies and one in the late eighties, resulting in a not-unwarranted concentration of early-to-mid-eighties gems and a definite overkill on a lot of shit that has come out in the last 5-8 years.
You've convinced me to pick up Top Secret in the next deepdiscount 20% sale, since it's been years since I've seen it.
Good point, and I agree with Rootless on how it was more a parody than the sort of formulaic buddy comedies these boys have been churning out.
But, I didn't find it funny; and fuck all the people who tell me that I should just watch it 5 times, and then I'd get it.