They lost me at WAYNE'S WORLD. The 20 best comedies of ALL TIME and that's their choice? THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY had some amusing bits but not that many.
I've seen all 20, by the way. Not the list I would choose, though many of the titles would make my top 20.
"City Lights" is not a comedy, IMHO. The hardest I ever laughed at a movie was "The Magic Christian". Saw it years later and didn't even crack a smile. And where are the Ealing comedies like "The Ladykillers" and "The Lavendar Hill Mob"?
Deb-These are Hollywood movies. the Ealing comedies don't qualify. I certainly would not include The Ladies Man, Whats Up Doc or Its A Mad Mad World. Modernn Times from Chaplin is much a better comedy than City Lights. And where is Safety Last from Harold Lloyd.
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The film that made me laugh the most was "Young Frankenstein."
They lost me at WAYNE'S WORLD. The 20 best comedies of ALL TIME and that's their choice? THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY had some amusing bits but not that many.
I've seen all 20, by the way. Not the list I would choose, though many of the titles would make my top 20.
Jeff
This wouldn't be my Top 20, either. I'm with August. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN should be on there, for sure.
"City Lights" is not a comedy, IMHO. The hardest I ever laughed at a movie was "The Magic Christian". Saw it years later and didn't even crack a smile. And where are the Ealing comedies like "The Ladykillers" and "The Lavendar Hill Mob"?
Deb-These are Hollywood movies. the Ealing comedies don't qualify.
I certainly would not include The Ladies Man, Whats Up Doc or Its A Mad Mad World. Modernn Times from Chaplin is much a better comedy than City Lights. And where is Safety Last from Harold Lloyd.
Well, of course, we don't agree 8-)
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