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Subject: AFI's 100 comedies
well, Im trying to at some point watch every movie on the AFI's 100 comedy list (which when it first came out I didnt agree with at all, but now after, what is it? 2 years, Ive learned that it is a great list with only a few miostakes ...like order, and a few things lieft off)....anyway, there are some movies that before I looked up I had never heard of..I want to knwo from you guys what you think of some of these movies that Ive never really heard of..I want to know if they are worth watching....here are the ones I dont know:
16 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 1952 (obviously I know this movie...I just want to know why its here? lol)
24 BORN YESTERDAY 1950
39 SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS 1941
47 SHAMPOO 1975 (I know this one, Ive just never seen it and want to know if its worth it)
54 THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK 1944
55 THE LADY EVE 1941 (I think ive seen this, i just dont remember lol)
61 WHAT'S UP, DOC? 1972 (Actully, I already know Im gonna hate this movie lol..awful remake of Bringing up baby)
68 THE AWFUL TRUTH 1937 (I think this is Cary Grant, right?)
75 SHE DONE HIM WRONG 1933
77 THE PALM BEACH STORY 1942
79 THE FRESHMAN 1925
85 DINNER AT EIGHT 1933
91 THE HEARTBREAK KID 1972
92 BALL OF FIRE 1941
94 AUNTIE MAME 1958
98 THE COURT JESTER 1956
also one more I want to add to this list that wasnt on it, but I have never seen is the Buster Keaton movie (1923 I think) College what say you?
thanks guys
Subject: Re: AFI's 100 comedies
oh, btw, the Freshman movie thats on here is not the Marlon Brando/Matthew Broderick one from 1991....I know that one well..i own it lol
heres the full list btw:
1 SOME LIKE IT HOT 1959
2 TOOTSIE 1982
3 DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB 1964
4 ANNIE HALL 1977
5 DUCK SOUP 1933
6 BLAZING SADDLES 1974
7 M*A*S*H 1970
8 IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT 1934
9 THE GRADUATE 1967
10 AIRPLANE! 1980
11 THE PRODUCERS 1968
12 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 1935
13 YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN 1974
14 BRINGING UP BABY 1938
15 THE PHILADELPHIA STORY 1940
16 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 1952
17 THE ODD COUPLE 1968
18 THE GENERAL 1927
19 HIS GIRL FRIDAY 1940
20 THE APARTMENT 1960
21 A FISH CALLED WANDA 1988
22 ADAM'S RIB 1949
23 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… 1989
24 BORN YESTERDAY 1950
25 THE GOLD RUSH 1925
26 BEING THERE 1979
27 THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY 1998
28 GHOSTBUSTERS 1984
29 THIS IS SPINAL TAP 1984
30 ARSENIC AND OLD LACE 1944
31 RAISING ARIZONA 1987
32 THE THIN MAN 1934
33 MODERN TIMES 1936
34 GROUNDHOG DAY 1993
35 HARVEY 1950
36 NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE 1978
37 THE GREAT DICTATOR 1940
38 CITY LIGHTS 1931
39 SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS 1941
40 IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD 1963
41 MOONSTRUCK 1987
42 BIG 1988
43 AMERICAN GRAFFITI 1973
44 MY MAN GODFREY 1936
45 HAROLD AND MAUDE 1972
46 MANHATTAN 1979
47 SHAMPOO 1975
48 A SHOT IN THE DARK 1964
49 TO BE OR NOT TO BE 1942
50 CAT BALLOU 1965
51 THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH 1955
52 NINOTCHKA 1939
53 ARTHUR 1981
54 THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK 1944
55 THE LADY EVE 1941
56 ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN 1948
57 DINER 1982
58 IT'S A GIFT 1934
59 A DAY AT THE RACES 1937
60 TOPPER 1937
61 WHAT'S UP, DOC? 1972
62 SHERLOCK, JR. 1924
63 BEVERLY HILLS COP 1984
64 BROADCAST NEWS 1987
65 HORSE FEATHERS 1932
66 TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN 1969
67 MRS. DOUBTFIRE 1993
68 THE AWFUL TRUTH 1937
69 BANANAS 1971
70 MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN 1936
71 CADDYSHACK 1980
72 MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE 1948
73 MONKEY BUSINESS 1931
74 9 TO 5 1980
75 SHE DONE HIM WRONG 1933
76 VICTOR/VICTORIA 1982
77 THE PALM BEACH STORY 1942
78 ROAD TO MOROCCO 1942
79 THE FRESHMAN 1925
80 SLEEPER 1973
81 THE NAVIGATOR 1924
82 PRIVATE BENJAMIN 1980
83 FATHER OF THE BRIDE 1950
84 LOST IN AMERICA 1985
85 DINNER AT EIGHT 1933
86 CITY SLICKERS 1991
87 FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH 1982
88 BEETLEJUICE 1988
89 THE JERK 1979
90 WOMAN OF THE YEAR 1942
91 THE HEARTBREAK KID 1972
92 BALL OF FIRE 1941
93 FARGO 1996
94 AUNTIE MAME 1958
95 SILVER STREAK 1976
96 SONS OF THE DESERT 1933
97 BULL DURHAM 1988
98 THE COURT JESTER 1956
99 THE NUTTY PROFESSOR 1963
100 GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM 1987
there are obviously a few missing...Monty python, back to school, road to Utopia...a few others..
Subject: Re: AFI's 100 comedies
Aw hell no! Where's "The Naked Gun"?? >:(
And why is "Caddyshack" ranked so darn low?? >:(
Subject: Re: AFI's 100 comedies
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Aw hell no! Where's "The Naked Gun"?? >:(
And why is "Caddyshack" ranked so darn low?? >:(
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like I said, some stuff weas left off, and it was DEFINITLY out of order.....but it is a good list....its got some good picks in there
plus, I really dont think Beetlejuice belongs on this list at all.....its not that funny...
Subject: Re: AFI's 100 comedies
My response is the same as the first time I saw it:
"Tootsie" is number two?
Subject: Re: AFI's 100 comedies
Auntie Mame is good...and funny. A boy is raised by his lunatic aunt after being orphaned. I loved it to pieces, and my daugher, who does not like movies with "real people" likes it too. She does't understand half the jokes, though. :D
If you have the chance to pick up the novel, get that too. The movie sticks fairly close to the novel, but like all book adaptations there are a few scenes left out.
Well worth the rental price. :)
Subject: Re: AFI's 100 comedies
Does it strike anyone else as strange that #'s 1 and 2 on the list both have cross-dressing males as the central characters? Who compiled this list? (I know it was AFI but.......) I mean come on.......Animal House #36? The Jerk #89? National Lampoon's Vacation not even on the list? You're right BF, a great list........ but more than a few questionable entries, orders, and omittions.
Subject: Re: AFI's 100 comedies
2 TOOTSIE 1982 - Good movie, but I don't think it should be #2.
3 DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB 1964 - Should have been #1. Great movie.
10 AIRPLANE! 1980 - Ok, I agree this is a top 10.
13 YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN 1974 - 13? No, should be top 10
31 RAISING ARIZONA 1987 - Great movie!
36 NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE 1978 - Should have ranked higher
74 9 TO 5 1980 - I loved this movie, but don't really think it should bein in the top 100
I haven't seen most of those movies, so I can't be too sure of the ranking. I know there were alot of movies left off. Like Rice said, where is Naked Gun.
And how about Reuben and Ed? Has anyone else seen this movie. Crispin Glover and Howard Hessman are the stars. This is a funny funny movie.
Subject: Re: AFI's 100 comedies
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My response is the same as the first time I saw it:
"Tootsie" is number two?
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it doesnt belong at number 2, but it is a hillarious movie....it belong somewhere in the top 75
Subject: Re: AFI's 100 comedies
some more missing:
Animal crackers
Kind hearts and coronets
my cousin vinny
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty python and the life of Brian
college
way out west
that movie CHaplin did after the Great dictator where he was that french lady killer...I think it was called Monsiour Verdoux or something
being John Malcovich
spaceballs
Stripes
Road to Utopia
Back to school
Desk set
Love and Death (my favorite Woody Allen movie!)
whats up Tiger Lilly?
Everything you always wanted to know about sex (but were afraid to ask)
Royal Tannanbaums
Subject: Re: AFI's 100 comedies
does anybody know of any other 100 comedy movies lists? I think Entertainment weekley did one before
Subject: Re: AFI's 100 comedies
Quoting:
16 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 1952 (obviously I know this movie...I just want to know why its here? lol)
98 THE COURT JESTER 1956
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"Singin' in the Rain" is truly 1 of the greatest movies ever, partly because it includes some of the greatest comedy. It is 1 of the funniest I've ever seen! I was very happy it got such recognition - not just for being a musical. (Of course, just about all then were called "musical COMEDIES" - and SITR is killer!)
BUT I was dismayed they had "Court Jester" sooooo low! Guess I should be grateful it's there at all - but I'd rate it #1! Come on, it's HYSTERICAL!
"9 to 5" also should be higher - it's also hysterical! I can hardly breathe w/these movies!
And 1 that should be on the list - "Out-of-Towners"! It could have been better quality, but the real-life Murphy's Law theme was great! Way underrated, always. "Ya chased a dog and ya beat a horse - you're stronger than ya think!!!"