Comedy

Posts : 88 Join date : 2007-08-24 Age : 32

It is something that I just started to get into. I know around here it's a pretty biig hit.

Subject: Re: Comedy 24/8/2007, 6:36 pm

You know, to me, comedy is the hardest thing to pull off. The director has to be funny, and true humor is hard to find these days, especially in Hollywood. But we have this New Wave if comedy that's growing right now, and I like where things are headed. I'm glad the "gross-out" comedies are adding brains to the equation, like The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up. Comedies with heart AND balls.

Good stuff.

Posts : 110 Join date : 2007-08-24 Age : 31

01. The Blues Brothers (1980, John Landis)
02. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, Wes Anderson)
03. Sideways (2004, Alexander Payne)
04. Animal House (1978, John Landis)
05. Modern Times (1936, Charles Chaplin)
06. Brazil (1985, Terry Gilliam)
07. Garden State (2004, Zach Braff)
08. Trainspotting (1996, Danny Boyle)
09. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998, Terry Gilliam)
10. The Big Lebowski (1998, Joel Coen)

That'll do.

Posts : 88 Join date : 2007-08-24 Age : 32

I agree. That's why comedy has never been a very popular genre for me. You can't forget Superbad. Wink

Subject: Re: Comedy 24/8/2007, 6:41 pm

Hunter wrote:: 01. The Blues Brothers (1980, John Landis)
02. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, Wes Anderson)
03. Sideways (2004, Alexander Payne)
04. Animal House (1978, John Landis)
05. Modern Times (1936, Charles Chaplin)
06. Brazil (1985, Terry Gilliam)
07. Garden State (2004, Zach Braff)
08. Trainspotting (1996, Danny Boyle)
09. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998, Terry Gilliam)
10. The Big Lebowski (1998, Joel Coen)

That'll do.

With the exception of the inclusion of Garden State and the excluision of Airplane!, that's a great list.

Posts : 110 Join date : 2007-08-24 Age : 31

Why do people hate Garden State so much?

Subject: Re: Comedy 24/8/2007, 6:54 pm

Hunter wrote:: Why do people hate Garden State so much?

Oh, you misunderstand, good sir. I don't hate it at all, if I had a top 250, it might even be on it.

I just don't see it's place on ANY top 10 lists. Unless you haven't seen very many movies.

Posts : 110 Join date : 2007-08-24 Age : 31

I found it hilarious.

Subject: Re: Comedy 24/8/2007, 11:45 pm

If 'An Apatow Production' is in the credits, my cock is loaded.

Posts : 99 Join date : 2007-08-24

Top 10 Comedies:

1. Snatch.
2. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
3. The Big Lebowski
4. A Fish Called Wanda
5. My Cousin Vinny
6. Knocked Up
7. Superbad
8. The 40 Year Old Virgin
9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
10. Midnight Run

Posts : 61 Join date : 2007-08-25

Even though I liked Garden State, I didn't view it as a comedy. I thought it was more of a drama.

Anyway, comedy is my favourite genre. From Chaplin to Brooks to Parker to Apatow, if a comedy is done well and is funny, I will like it.