Fat Old Guy Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 "Um, The Green Berets is a comedy? Not that I have ever actually seen it, but it is not a comedy!" You've never seen "The Green Berets" and you call yourself an American? He probably finds "The Green Berets" to be a comedy for the same reasons that I consider "Top Gun" to be a comedy. So called realism on TV and in the movies is usually anything but realistic. Donovan's Reef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutmom Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 Young Frankenstein (What hump?) Sleeper The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzi across the Eighth Dimension Meet the Parents ...just to name a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsteele Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 My favorite comedy came out in the late seventies. I don't know if its in moritoriam, but I've only been able to find a copy to rent about 2 x's. It's called "Private Eyes" and stars Don Knotts and Tim Conway. Brings tears of laughter to my eyes. They had a time gun -- went off every hour and usually when they least wanted or expected it. What a hoot! Even though it's Disney, I highly recommend it DS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Old Guy Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 "Even though it's Disney, I highly recommend it" I find that Disney movies are about the only movies that I'll spend my money on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs red feather Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 O Brother Where Art Thou? And the rest of the Coen Brothers, 'Raising Arizona', 'The Big Lobowski', and that blackest of comedies, 'Fargo.' Personally, I think the reason 'Top Gun' was made was to inspire 'Hot Shots'. Paula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slontwovvy Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 Oooh! Also, "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" with Don Knotts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evmori Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 The Groove Tube I boycott Disney. Ed Mori Scoutmaster Troop 1 1 Peter 4:10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 All of those are great comedies. I still can't believe that nobody listed any of the Naked Gun series or any of Leslie Nielson's paradies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Old Guy Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 "I boycott Disney. " Do you also boycott Levi-Strauss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltheart Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 While there are many movies (some mentioned already) that will bring howls of laughter, my favorite comedy brings only grins and sad snickers. A movie (some call it a cult movie these days) released in the late 60's starring Alan Bates and entitled "King of Hearts". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evmori Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 "Do you also boycott Levi-Strauss?" Yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGreyEagle Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 It Happened one Night with Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable Any of the Topper Movies Any Marx Brother Movie Any of the "Road" pictures with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby The Great Gildersleeve Phantom of the Paradise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoreaScouter Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 "Lost in America" starring Albert Brooks "The In-Laws" (the 1979 version with Peter Falk and Alan Arkin, not that poor remake that came out this year) "...Serpentine, Shel, serpentine!) "Mr. Mom" starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr. "...220, 221, whatever it takes." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJCubScouter Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 The mention of Michael Keaton (Mr. Mom) made me think of sort of a lesser comedy, "Night Shift" (with him, Henry Winkler, and Shelley Long), but also what I think is the funniest movie he was ever in, "The Dream Team" with him, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle and Steven Furst as patients in a psychiatric hospital who are accidentally let loose on the streets of New York City. My favorite part was with Peter Boyle, whose character thinks he is Jesus Christ, and one of the hospital people who is trying to recapture him says that Jesus wouldn't do (whatever Peter Boyle is doing) and Peter Boyle says: "Stay out of my psychosis!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packsaddle Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world (I think this might be the best ever) The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming Sleeper Meaning of Life (Monty Python) Most anything with Buster Keaton (yeah, I know they're silent) Ground Hog Day 1941 (I might be the only person who liked this) The Loved One (Jonathan Winters, outrageous) The president's analyst (James Coburn) Maverick (Mel Gibson and James Garner) King of hearts (I'm with you here, Saltheart) Galaxy Quest (more fun than any of the Star Treks) BTW, I think I follow the Disney thing but I don't know about the Levi-Strauss thing. What's that all about? Oh...a horse is a horse, of course, of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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