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The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 2:58 pm
by JuanHamm
Is it Dumb and Dumber or Step Brothers?

Or something else?

What do you think?

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 3:12 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Blazing Saddles, Friday, Monty Python Holy Grail, Duck Soup, Stripes, Caddyshack.

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 3:15 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 3:17 pm
by JuanHamm
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Blazing Saddles, Friday, Monty Python Holy Grail, Duck Soup, Stripes, Caddyshack.
Blazing Saddles is a contender, for sure. I haven't seen Friday in over 20 years, so I can't judge. Monty Python movies tend to be a little uneven, so I don't think they're real contenders. Never seen Duck Soup or Stripes and I don't really care for Caddy Shack.

I think we could add Airplane and The Naked Gun to the conversation.

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 3:25 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 3:26 pm
by EJ
I also add Revenge of The Nerds to the list

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 3:40 pm
by Bammer
Wayne’s World

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Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 4:05 pm
by Strat
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Blazing Saddles, Friday, Monty Python Holy Grail, Duck Soup, Stripes, Caddyshack.
You're old

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 4:06 pm
by Strat
Lebowski
Step Brothers
Stripes (though agree with trag, 1/2 half is the really only great part)
Dumb and Dumber

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 4:14 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 4:15 pm
by Peeps
how the fuck does airplane not get any mentions

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 4:18 pm
by JuanHamm
Zoolander is a really good call. I always forget about that movie.

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 4:19 pm
by Jorge
I have honestly never laughed harder at a movie than the first time I saw The Room with a crowd

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 4:20 pm
by Anders
Some Like It Hot

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 4:24 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 4:28 pm
by Ello Sailor
Lebowski wins. Skin tag's whole list is outstanding, though.

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 4:32 pm
by doug rr
so hard to nail number 1 but my first thought was step brothers

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 4:40 pm
by Strat
Just watched zoolander this morning. Fantastic

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 4:46 pm
by EJ
tragabigzanda wrote:
Jorge wrote:I have honestly never laughed harder at a movie than the first time I saw The Room with a crowd
in the same spirit -- and I've posted about this before -- Something About Mary with a packed theater was god-level joy
Same situations for me when I first saw American Pie or Old School in the theater.

Re: The funniest movie of all time

Posted: Wed November 03, 2021 4:47 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.