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Archive through October 15, 2002

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Mystery

Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 6:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Reiki, I love James Garner too. I loved him in "Victor/Victoria," another funny movie.

Trulyscrumtious

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 12:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Aunt_Bob: Okay, here's the thing about Scary Movie (1 & 2)...I've never been a fan of movies that make fun of (parody) other movies. Pretty much anything Leslie Neilson has done in the last 15 years is a major turn-off for me - Except his final season role on The Golden Girls, I loved him on there - I just can't seem to get into them. The only one I've ever liked was 'Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood' and that was only because of Marlon Wayans.

So when it comes to the 'Scary' movies, yeah, I watched them, but only because he (Marlon) was in them. And while I thoroughly enjoyed HIS performances in both of them, I think both those movies bit the big one, lol.

Re Mo' Money: LOVED it, especially the scene in the depanneur (sorry, I'm French and don't remember how to say it in english - it's like a little store that carries just about everything but the kitchen sink and is usually on the corner of residential streets) scene was absolutely HILARIOUS and worth watching over and over again just to see it.

I'm still a big fan of Damon Wayans though, he is my kinda cute! ylinlove

Melgal

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OK - here's my list in no particular order...

Uncle Buck with John Candy
Home Alone one and two!
How the Grinch stole Christmas (original cartoon vs)
...and Harvey

Fabnsab

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 10:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rushmore- with Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzmann
that is my all time fave

Billy Madison- The best Adam Sandler movie

Best in Show- these are the funniest humans alive. I just look at them and laugh.

The Three Amigos- what can I say? Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Chevy Chase. Another case of laughing at this movie just by looking at them."they're so famous, they're IN-famous;"

I got some good video picks from you guys, thanks.

Oregonfire

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 11:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Fabnsab, Best in Show is what I meant to say, not Dog Show. Duh! I think Parker Posey is a riot. The woman who's in the Frosted flakes Tony the Tiger commercials is in it too and also funny.

I like your picks. Rushmore is one of my favorites too.

Showmemoney

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 12:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Fabs, perfectly put "these are the funniest humans alive. I just look at them and laugh." EXACLTY! Best in Show is almost too funny. Perfectly written, performed, presented.

I am so glad this thread exists. I love movies, and comedies are my specialty.

Dumb and Dumber. I have the entire thing memorized, and although Jim Carrey is my favorite, Jeff Daniels stretches his acting the furthest, and shines.

Office Space. I can't believe it hasn't been mentioned yet. Classic. Anyone who's ever worked in any office setting will get the jokes.

Meet the Parents. Every scene has me laughing. Ben Stiller is a favorite actor of mine.

Pee Wee's Big Adventure. All-time favorite comedy (tied with Dumb & Dumber).

Any combo of Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short:
The Jerk
Vacation 1, 2, 3
Three Amigos
All of Me
Roxanne
Pure Luck

Any Jim Carrey movie:
Liar, Liar
Ace Ventura (first one only!)
Me, Myself & Irene
Cable Guy
The Mask

Oh, and I can't forget "Coming to America" with Eddie Murphy.

Another movie I have to tell you about is "High Strung." It stars Steve Odekerk, with a cameo by Jim Carrey. Steve's a high strung guy, who never really leaves his apartment, and it's one day in his life. Very rare find, but worth the search.

Bananaclip

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 12:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dumb & Dumber
Lost & Found
Rush Hour (number 1)
Home Alone

Bananaclip

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 12:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh yeah, I forgot to add Cruel Intentions. It had some funny moments as well.

Silksmoke

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 12:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
"Harvey"
"Arsenic and Old Lace"
"A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum"
"The Mouse That Roared"
"The Bird Cage"

Any comedies by Woody Allen, Peter Sellers, Danny Kaye, Mel Brooks - egad I know there are tons more.

Zachsmom

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 12:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Arsenic and Old Lace
Office Space
My Fair Lady
Old Jerry Lewis movies!!!!!!

who used to play in the old Jerry Lewis movies? Was that Dean Martin?

That Don Knott's movie where he turned into a fish!(?)

The absent minded professor!! (the original!!)


Can't think of anymore..LOL..and I love comedies and LOVE to laugh!!!

Fabnsab

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 2:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Zachsmom, The Incredible Mr. Limpett. That is truly a classic. I remember watching that with my family on a saturday afternoon before cable or vcrs existed(at least for us).

The old ones are beyond fabulous but there are actually too many to mention. They made you laugh in such a different way that the new ones do. The Philadelphia Story is fantasic. Pillow Talk is another. I could go on but I won't.

Trulyscrumtious

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 2:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Zachsmom: OMG...I LOVED that Don Knotts movie, it was called 'The Incredible Mr. Limpet' , but when I was little I called it 'I Wish I Was A Fish' for god knows what reason, lol.

Another GREAT Don Knotts movie was 'The Apple Dumpling Gang' & 'How To Frame A Figg'. That man is just hilarious in everything he does, from 'The Andy Griffith Show' to 'Three's Company' he has never lost it. Pure comic genuis that's rarely been recognized, sadly. :(

You mentioned Jerry Lewis (yep, his partner was Dean Martin for a loooong time), and reminded me of a few more hilarious movies, 'The Disorderly Orderly', 'The Nutty Professor' (original of course, lol), 'Cinderfella' (non stop laughs), 'Living it Up' (where he pretends he's dying from some unknown incurable disease just so he can get a free trip to NYC, lol), 'Visit To A Small Planet' (which was later the basis for 'Mork & Mindy'), and my all time favorite Jerry Lewis flic 'Who's Minding The Store' (the scene where he sucks up some pompous old rich farts poodle is HILARIOUS!).

Please, no one get mad at me or say I'm twisted for finding that funny, I simply adore animals. It's sopposed to be slap stick comedy. Watching Jerry sucking up a poodle in a vacuum cleaner and having the vacuum cleaner flying around the empty department (with him still trying to hang on *lmao*) wrecking havoc on the place was probably one of the funniest things I've ever seen on film. Right up there with everyone misplacing Junior in 'Raising Arizona', actually it surpasses it.

PS...He rescues the poodle and all ends well, lol.

Djgirl5235

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 10:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Showmemoney:

I HOWLED through Office Space - I thought I was going to pee my pants when they killed the printer!!!!

My favourites:

American Pie
South Park: The Movie
Robin Williams - Live at the ... (I can never remember)

I have a weird sense of humour and most over-the-top ones (such as almost ALL Jim Carrey movies, and especially the Austin Powers movies) I can't stand, and don't find even remotely amusing. However, I find the Guinea Pig & Rabbit from the Blockbuster commercials absolutely hilarious!!! Go figure!

Secretsmile

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 1:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OK..I'll admit it...I'm a freak....my favorite all time movie is

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

my friends and I used to go to every theater it was playing..and never forgot the T.P.

I will also admit that I made my kids go with me when they got old enough, we advanced to full COSTUME!

*reminder- it near Holloween, lots of theaters will do a midnight showing!* LOL

Boberry

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 6:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My very favorite movie is The Godfather, so that doesn't count! But, 99% of the time I watch funny movies, so I'll give it a try (they are in no particular order):

Forrest Gump
Beverly Hills Cop
Home Alone
First Wives Club
Half Baked
Another Stakeout
48 Hours
Weekend at Bernies

I'm sure I'll think of more later -- this old brain doesn't run as quickly as it used to :)

Gentoo

Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 7:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Princess Bride

Fluffybbw

Monday, September 23, 2002 - 2:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The Money Pit
Top Secret
What's Up Doc?
My Little Chickadee
Some Like It Hot
The Hot Rock
Abbott and Costello Meet The Mummy
Any Martin and Lewis movie

Okay I'm looking back on these titles and I'm thinking I'm a big slapstick fan and didn't even know it!!

Tobor7

Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 5:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Caddyshack

and the TV version of Scarface when all the curse words have been changed. It is comical!

"What the heck has those darned Diaz brothers done for us?"

Crazydog

Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 3:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Clue - a cult classic and one of my favorites!

Austin Powers

Meet the Parents

Aunt_Bob

Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 11:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Trulyscrumtious_I feel I must watch Mo'Money this weekend . . . talking about it makes me miss it. The scene in the Deli where Seymore is having one of his "mental episodes" and the only thing that can calm him down is some food like a sandwich or something. Yeah, that was funny, but I actually felt sorry for the store owner. I have too many favorite funny parts, but I will list just a few ... when Johnny was filling out the job application and the 'girl with issues' was next to him ... when he was being interviewed by the boss who had the shakes and he couldn't help shaking too (I've been in those type situations before) ... the ENTIRE scene in the jewelry store ... EVERYTIME he made fun of and imitated that 'stuffed shirt' boyfriend of Ambers!!! Some of my favorite quotes that I've said a million times over the years ... J:"pay your fair! comb your hair!" J:"seymore, you wanna' come along?" S:"what, and be a sixth toe?!" S:"whatchugot, whatchugot...ten'll get ya' twenny" I don't know why, but I just love when he's saying that. And top on my list - S:"A JOB AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT WORK!" The sections on my tape that are worn due to rewinding frequently is at the scenes where Johnny is buying all of the expensive stuff like the Tiffany lamp and fancy cars and when he and Amber were walking in the park and when he and Amber were getting down to business ... in all of these scenes they had a blurry/soft lens on the camera and with all of his different 'hats' on I thought he was absolutely HOT HOT HOT! Sorry guys for carrying on, but I just L O V E D that movie.

And.....when I was a young child, I wanted to BE Jerry Lewis when I grew up. I'm serious!!!

And.....the scenes in Something About Mary with the dog, where he is set on fire by the pathetic loser guy, where he is fighting with Ben Stiller, where he is left on top of the car in full body cast and when he is practically licking his owners face off...they are all funny as heck to me. Cause we know that the dog had a stand in to do all of his dangerous stunt work!

Hummingbird

Monday, October 14, 2002 - 8:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Young Frankenstien --favorite funny parts:

"He vas my boyfriend!" Cloris Leachman

The monster performing a tap dance to "Puttin' On the Ritz" and being rewarded with doggy treats.

Actually the whole movie is funny!

Curiouscat

Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 4:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mel Brook's History of the World, Part I is my all time favourite funny movie. I remember going to the theatre with my Mom to see it. When we were driving home our tummy's hurt because we had laughed so much and so hard throughout the movie. The Holy Grail is a hoot too - can't go wrong with Monty Python flicks.

When I was a kid I enjoyed watching the old Three Stroogers movies too - they just don't make physical comedies like that anymore. I'd stay up late with my brother just to watch them on tv. It's interesting finding out the history behind the Stoogers too. My favourite was Curly.

Weenerlobo

Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 5:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Glad to see a few of my favs mentioned here, i.e., Best In Show, Office Space and Young Frankenstein. Also luv

Clueless
Saving Grace
Blazing Saddles
The Big Tease
Tank Girl

Lslb

Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 5:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood - Wayans Brothers, 1996

Rat Race - the remake of It's A Mad, Mad, Mad World

Romans8_1

Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 6:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
In no particular order (it's too hard)

Caddy Shack
Blazing Saddles (the toll booth kills me)
Animal House
O' Brother Where Art Thou
Austin Powers (pick one)
Where the Buffalo Roam (with Bill Murray)