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by **Triple-S** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:25 pm

On the board I've noticed a lot of quotes from some all time classics and am curious what's everyone's top 10 favorite comedies?

1.) The Naked Gun

2.) Dumb and Dumber

3.) Blazing Saddles

4.) The Jerk

5.) Animal House

6.) Major League

7.) National Lampoon's Vacation

8.) Office Space

9.) Anchorman

10.) Back To School

Honorable Mentions:

Best In Show, 40 Year old Virgin, Super Troopers

by **Cerebral_DownTime** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:37 pm

No particular order (my choice on order changes daily).

Blazing Saddles
Animal House
Old School
Hot Fuzz
Dumb And Dumber
Anchorman
Super Troopers
Chirstmas Vacation
Robin Hood: Men In Tights
This Is Spinal Tap

by **swerb** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:15 pm

1a. Caddyshack
1b. Animal House

3. Office Space
4. Clerks
5. Old School
6. Airplane
7. Borat
8. Dumb & Dumber
9. Blazing Saddles
10. Mallrats

by **Bill the Butcher** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:43 pm

Dumb and Dumber
Walk Hard
Step Brothers (I've been on a real high on this lately, so many great lines AND reactions)
Office Space
Shaun of the Dead

There are more, I just can't think of any more right now.

by **British_Pharaoh** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:23 am

Triple-S wrote:On the board I've noticed a lot of quotes from some all time classics and am curious what's everyone's top 10 favorite comedies?

3.) Blazing Saddles

4.) The Jerk

Fail

by **Triple-S** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:32 am

British_Pharaoh wrote:
Triple-S wrote:On the board I've noticed a lot of quotes from some all time classics and am curious what's everyone's top 10 favorite comedies?

3.) Blazing Saddles

4.) The Jerk

Fail

WHAT?!

Both of those are classics.

by **aoxo1** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:34 am

by **skatingtripods** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:35 am

In no particular order

The Hangover
Caddyshack
Slap Shot
Knocked Up
Superbad
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Dumb & Dumber
Old School
Eurotrip
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

by **British_Pharaoh** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:41 am

Triple-S wrote:
British_Pharaoh wrote:
Triple-S wrote:On the board I've noticed a lot of quotes from some all time classics and am curious what's everyone's top 10 favorite comedies?

3.) Blazing Saddles

4.) The Jerk

Fail

WHAT?!

Both of those are classics.

no just no

I don't get America's love affair with Steve Martin

by **Bill the Butcher** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:29 am

British_Pharaoh wrote:
Triple-S wrote:
British_Pharaoh wrote:
Triple-S wrote:On the board I've noticed a lot of quotes from some all time classics and am curious what's everyone's top 10 favorite comedies?

3.) Blazing Saddles

4.) The Jerk

Fail

WHAT?!

Both of those are classics.

no just no

I don't get America's love affair with Steve Martin

Well, we don't get England.

jkjkjkjkjkjkjk

by **Cerebral_DownTime** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:31 am

British_Pharaoh wrote:no just no

I don't get America's love affair with Steve Martin

Hey, you guys are the ones that made Benny Hill popular.

Steve Martin > Benny Hill.

by **peeker643** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:50 am

Fletch has to be there.

Big Lebowski

Holy Grail

Animal House

The Jerk

Vacation

I'm partial to The Apartment and The Fortune Cookie

Bad News Bears

Dumb & Dumber

Best in Show and Spinal Tap.

Pink Panther

So many.......Christmas Story, Clerks, Blues Bros, Trading Places

aoxo1 wrote:

by **Triple-S** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:53 am

Peeker643 wrote:Fletch has to be there.

Big Lebowski

Holy Grail

Animal House

The Jerk

Vacation

I'm partial to The Apartment and The Fortune Cookie

Bad News Bears

Dumb & Dumber

Best in Show and Spinal Tap.

Pink Panther

So many.......Christmas Story, Clerks, Blues Bros, Trading Places

aoxo1 wrote:

I feel bad having never seen that or the Big Lebowski. both of which are now must watches for me now.

Is the fortune cookie the one that involves the Browns?

by **peeker643** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:00 am

Triple-S wrote:I feel bad having never seen that or the Big Lebowski. both of which are now must watches for me now.

Is the fortune cookie the one that involves the Browns?

Yes. 'The Fortune Cookie' is Jack Lemon and Walter Matthau and Lemon is a photographer who is knocked down, injured and ends up with his brother-in-law Matthau as his injury attorney.

Might be sacrilege but I liked it better than 'The Odd Couple'.

by **justmebd** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:45 am

No particular order, because that's way too hard.

Real Genius
Ferris Bueller
Ghostbusters
Johnny Dangerously
Airplane
Old School
Swingers
Young Frankenstein
Weird Science
Caddyshack

Honorable Mentions: 40-Year Old Virgin, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Office Space

by **Mr. MacPhisto** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:58 am

The Producers (the original)
Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Blazing Saddles
Airplane
Young Frankenstein (it's FrankenSchTEEN!)
Dodgeball
Major League (with all the Indians fans here I thought someone would've brought this one up)
Spaceballs (What's the matter Colonel Sanderz, chicken?)
Fierce Creatures (thought it was funnier than A Fish Called Wanda)

by **peeker643** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:17 pm

Mr. MacPhisto wrote:The Producers (the original)
Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Blazing Saddles
Airplane
Young Frankenstein (it's FrankenSchTEEN!)
Dodgeball
Major League (with all the Indians fans here I thought someone would've brought this one up)
Spaceballs (What's the matter Colonel Sanderz, chicken?)
Fierce Creatures (thought it was funnier than A Fish Called Wanda)

I didn't think Major League was good. Just never liked it and thought the quality was poor.

The baseball scenes were horrible and the cast was was the Indians of actors: they were pretty damn bad with a decent performance or two thrown in.

Couple great lines but IMO not near enough top 10 for me.

'Young Frankenstein' is an excellent call though. The scene when he's approached by the constable while standing near the hearse is just outstanding. Gene Hackman as the blind man, "It's pronounced EYE-gore".

Good call.

by **waborat** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:18 pm

Mr. MacPhisto wrote:Fierce Creatures (thought it was funnier than A Fish Called Wanda)

Wow Mac, you just might be THE first person I've ever heard say that???

Gonna break the rules and pick my Top 15:

1. Caddyshack

2. Fletch

3. Fast Times At Ridgemont High

4. Animal House

5. Trading Places

6. Stripes

7. Midnight Run

8. Vacation

9. A Fish Called Wanda

10. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

11. Grumpy Old Men

12. Smokey & The Bandit

13. Stir Crazy

14. Knocked Up

15. Ruthless People

Back in my dazed & confused years I'd put Holy Grail up near the top

by **Orenthal** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:44 pm

British_Pharaoh wrote:
Triple-S wrote:
British_Pharaoh wrote:
Triple-S wrote:On the board I've noticed a lot of quotes from some all time classics and am curious what's everyone's top 10 favorite comedies?

3.) Blazing Saddles

4.) The Jerk

Fail

WHAT?!

Both of those are classics.

no just no

I don't get America's love affair with Steve Martin

I wish that arrow would have went thru his head...

by **Orenthal** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:46 pm

Peeker643 wrote:
Triple-S wrote:I feel bad having never seen that or the Big Lebowski. both of which are now must watches for me now.

Is the fortune cookie the one that involves the Browns?

Yes. 'The Fortune Cookie' is Jack Lemon and Walter Matthau and Lemon is a photographer who is knocked down, injured and ends up with his brother-in-law Matthau as his injury attorney.

Might be sacrilege but I liked it better than 'The Odd Couple'.

Just saw that for the first time about a week ago, and yes it could stand up with any movie listed in this thread.

by **hermanfontenot** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:01 pm

In no particular order:

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Big Lebowski
The Producers
Airplane
Bottle Rocket
Animal House
Billy Madison
Weird Science
Christmas Vacation
Office Space

by **British_Pharaoh** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:02 pm

HermanFontenot wrote:In no particular order:

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

/Thread

by **BruceK** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:03 pm

In alphabetical order

A Fish Called Wanda
A Night at the Opera
Airplane
Animal House
Annie Hall
Arsenic and Old Lace
Blazing Saddles
Duck Soup
This is Spinal Tap (the special edition DVD, where they do the director's commentary in character)
Young Frankenstein

It wasn't until I made my list and sorted it did I realize 6 start with the letter A

by **Mr. MacPhisto** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:30 pm

Peeker643 wrote:
I didn't think Major League was good. Just never liked it and thought the quality was poor.

The baseball scenes were horrible and the cast was was the Indians of actors: they were pretty damn bad with a decent performance or two thrown in.

Couple great lines but IMO not near enough top 10 for me.

'Young Frankenstein' is an excellent call though. The scene when he's approached by the constable while standing near the hearse is just outstanding. Gene Hackman as the blind man, "It's pronounced EYE-gore".

Good call.

So many great lines in Young Frankenstein.

"Werewolf!" "There wolf!, There door."

"My grandfather used to work for your grandfather. Of course the rates have gone up."

"What knockers!" - "Thank you, Doctor."

Maybe Mel Brooks' best, though Blazing Saddles is pretty great.

I've always found Major League to be fairly funny, even if it wasn't for the Indians. Maybe it's nto top ten, but there are a lot of funny movies out there.

by **jordan kramer** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:04 pm

1. Beerfest
2. Beer League
3. Super Troopers
4. Old School
5. Happy Gilmore
6. The Waterboy
7. Anchorman
8. Major League
9. Zoolander
10. Shawn of the Dead

by **Mr. MacPhisto** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:05 pm

jordan kramer wrote:10. Shawn of the Dead

Crap. Forgot that and Hot Fuzz.

by **jordan kramer** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:09 pm

Mr. MacPhisto wrote:
jordan kramer wrote:10. Shawn of the Dead

Crap. Forgot that and Hot Fuzz.

i laughed so hard i cryed the first time i saw Shawn of the Dead, Hot Fuzz was a bust and not nearly as good IMO

by **Mr. MacPhisto** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:17 pm

jordan kramer wrote:i laughed so hard i cryed the first time i saw Shawn of the Dead, Hot Fuzz was a bust and not nearly as good IMO

Like Shawn of the Dead, loved Hot Fuzz. Guess since zombie movies and horror flicks aren't my thing I don't find it as good as Hot Fuzz - a great send up and homage of bad action films.

by **FUDU** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:52 pm

Dumb & Dumber

Wedding Crashers

Everything else ties for 3rd at the highest.

by **jack_tors** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:43 am

Here are my favorites:

1.)The Big Lebowski- My favorite movie, hands down

2.)Animal House

3.)Dumb and Dumber

4.)Airplane- "Bobby, do you like gladiator movies?"

5.)The Jerk- I know some people on this board arent Steve Martin fans and although he is slightly overrated, seeing him as this dorky looking white guy saying "I was born a poor black child" gets me every time.

6.)Monty Python and the Holy Grail- What a great idea for a film

7)Duck Soup- The Marx Brothers at their finest. My favorite line: "Gentlemen, Chicolini here may talk like an idiot, and look like an idiot, but don't let that fool you: he really is an idiot."

8.)Austin Powers- The first one always cracks me up. Some great one liners in that film

9.)The Pink Panther- The original, Peter Sellers was a genius and it should be a crime to try to remake his movies.

10.)Harvey- Jimmy Stewart at his finest, Elwood P Dowd is a great character

by **hermanfontenot** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:52 am

jordan kramer wrote:
Mr. MacPhisto wrote:
jordan kramer wrote:10. Shawn of the Dead

Crap. Forgot that and Hot Fuzz.

i laughed so hard i cryed the first time i saw Shawn of the Dead, Hot Fuzz was a bust and not nearly as good IMO

Agree on both counts. Shaun of the Dead was great; Hot Fuzz... meh. I really wanted to like it and just didn't.

by **rebelwithoutaclue** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:07 pm

Most have already been named so I'll just throw some more out there.

Big Lebowski
O Brother Where Arth Thou?
Fargo
CaddyShack
Kingpin
Zoolander
Old School
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Royal Tennenbaums
Snatch
and of course Monty Python and the Holy Grail

by **4thQtrGlory** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:03 pm

not in order, other than the first one....

Anchorman
Old School
Superbad
Step Brothers
Knocked Up
The Hangover
Friday
Caddyshack
Dumb and Dumber
Wedding Crashers
Robinhood Men in Tights
Night at the Roxbury

by **Cease** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:22 pm

1. The Cable Guy
2. This is Spinal Tap
3. Coming To America
4. Animal House
5. Airplane!
6. Office Space
7. The Jerk
8. The Wedding Singer
9. Tommy Boy
10. Highschool, USA

by **tastybrownies** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:15 pm

I can't believe no one has brought up Planes, Trains, and Automobiles yet!!!!!!!! :clap:

by **rebelwithoutaclue** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:39 am

Forgot I Heart Huckabees and The Aristocrats (documentary, not Disney Aristocats).

by **Ziner** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:04 pm

1. Dumb and Dumber
2. Old School
3. Wedding Crashers
4. Hangover
5. Borat
6. Tommy Boy
7. Ace Ventura
8. Office Space
9. Austin Powers
10. 40 Year Old Virgin

by **Tymaster** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:29 pm

Too many to name:
Caddyshack
Animal House
Blues Bros.
The Burbs
Mallrats
Tropic Tunder
Vacation
Christmas Vacation
Bad Santa
Borat
and MIB II because my pug looks just like Frank and barks at the tv whenever Frank speaks.

by **e0y2e3** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:25 pm

British_Pharaoh wrote:
Triple-S wrote:
British_Pharaoh wrote:
Triple-S wrote:On the board I've noticed a lot of quotes from some all time classics and am curious what's everyone's top 10 favorite comedies?

3.) Blazing Saddles

4.) The Jerk

Fail

WHAT?!

Both of those are classics.

no just no

I don't get America's love affair with Steve Martin

Least favorite actor ever.

by **pup** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:03 pm

Have we done this bracket yet?

by **swerb** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:10 pm

Pup wrote:Have we done this bracket yet?

No ... this seems like a logical next bracket though.

I'll try and put together a list of 32 (64?) over the next week or so, work on seeding ... do it in this thread. Any assistance would be appreciated.

by **Cerebral_DownTime** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:20 pm

The Three Amigos was pretty damn funny.

And no one mentioned Uncle Buck. "You should've seen the toast, I couldn't even get it through the door"

by **peeker643** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:22 pm

Swerb wrote:
Pup wrote:Have we done this bracket yet?

No ... this seems like a logical next bracket though.

I'll try and put together a list of 32 (64?) over the next week or so, work on seeding ... do it in this thread. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Dude,

Just make sure you include Brian's Song and Something for Joey on that list. Laughed my balls off after each of those.

by **hermanfontenot** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:38 pm

Peeker643 wrote:Dude,

Just make sure you include Brian's Song and Something for Joey on that list. Laughed my balls off after each of those.

Don't forget Platoon, Kids, and Return to Paradise. Laff riots, all of them.

by **swerb** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:40 pm

Early thoughts. Tried to use consensus on here, also IMDB. Leaving out two movies. The Hangover (too new) and Major League, which would go too far, just based on the fact it's about the Indians.

1 seeds - Caddyshack, Animal House, Airplane, Blazing Saddles

2 seeds - Vacation, Dumb & Dumber, Wedding Crashers, Old School

3 seeds - Borat, Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Christmas Vacation, Office Space

4 seeds - Blues Brothers, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Slap Shot, Clerks

5 seeds - Ghostbusters, Spinal Tap, Fletch, Happy Gilmore

6 seeds - Anchorman, Pink Panther, 40 Year Old Virgin, Stripes

7 seeds - Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Naked Gun, The Big Lebowski

8 seeds - Johnny Dangerously, Trading Places, Kingpin, Austin Powers

9 seeds - Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, Tommy Boy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up

10 seeds - The Odd Couple, The Producers, The Wedding Singer, Mallrats

11 seeds - Weird Science, Ruthless People, Swingers, A Fish Called Wanda

12 seeds - Young Frankenstein, Shaun of the Dead, Superbad, Coming To America

13 seeds - The Waterboy, The Bad News Bears, The Jerk, Hot Fuzz

14 seeds - Stepbrothers, Smokey & The Bandit, Burn After Reading, Annie Hall

15 seeds - The Fortune Cookie, Arthur, Billy Madison, Tropic Thunder

16 seeds - Real Genius, Spaceballs, Airplane II, Super Troopers

by **Ziner** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:43 pm

Why leave Hangover off? Because it is fresh in people's minds? I'd put them as a 3 seed, at a minimum. Its an instant classic

by **swerb** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:52 pm

Ziner wrote:Why leave Hangover off? Because it is fresh in people's minds? I'd put them as a 3 seed, at a minimum. Its an instant classic

People either haven't seen it yet, or will overvalue it slightly because they just saw it. Doing these brackets for 2-3 years now, you can kinda see the patterns that evolve.

by **Ziner** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:00 pm

Swerb wrote:
Ziner wrote:Why leave Hangover off? Because it is fresh in people's minds? I'd put them as a 3 seed, at a minimum. Its an instant classic

People either haven't seen it yet, or will overvalue it slightly because they just saw it. Doing these brackets for 2-3 years now, you can kinda see the patterns that evolve.

Fair enough...

Its going to take forever to get to bluray but I cant wait for that day... Im half tempted to go see it again.

btw I am pumped for this bracket, should be good.

by **Guest** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:15 pm

Weird Science

by **e0y2e3** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:23 pm

I nominate "The Many Posts Of Ziner"

Gawd that guy is a bafoon.

:hey:

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