Where Has The Silliness Gone?
Films these days have been trying to get as serious as possible. Why don't we have silly films anymore? Even our comedies attempt at deeper meanings and never really go over the top and/or experimental like Airplane! or What's Up Doc?
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I think there's plenty of comedies still being made. They just mostly suck.
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Originally Posted by Ami-Scythe (Post 2040902)
Films these days have been trying to get as serious as possible. Why don't we have silly films anymore? Even our comedies attempt at deeper meanings and never really go over the top and/or experimental like Airplane! or What's Up Doc?
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Re: Where Has The Silliness Gone?
Look back at the older movies to find some great comedies. I've seen some good comedies in the last 10 years but mostly I prefer the classics, albeit the 90s or the 70s or the 30s, etc, etc.
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Re: Where Has The Silliness Gone?
Even though I usually prefer films that take themselves seriously I do agree about the comedies.
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Originally Posted by cricket (Post 2040907)
I think there's plenty of comedies still being made. They just mostly suck.
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Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 2040912)
Look back at the older movies to find some great comedies. I've seen some good comedies in the last 10 years but mostly I prefer the classics, albeit the 90s or the 70s or the 30s, etc, etc.
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Re: Where Has The Silliness Gone?
Maybe the new Dr. Dolittle movie with Robert Downey will be the goofy film we're looking for
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Originally Posted by cricket (Post 2040907)
I think there's plenty of comedies still being made. They just mostly suck.
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Re: Where Has The Silliness Gone?
I hear Joker is pretty silly! ;)
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Re: Where Has The Silliness Gone?
I would say its been pushed out by frat boy juvenility that's really dominated US mainstream comedy for the past 25 years the same way comedy based on wit has been in sharp decline in the mainstream.
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Originally Posted by Captain Steel (Post 2040931)
I hear Joker is pretty silly! ;)
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Not for everyone I understand, but if you want silly it's tough not to love Black Dynamite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Y24a0cyCE |
Originally Posted by honeykid (Post 2041046)
Not for everyone I understand, but if you want silly it's tough not to love Black Dynamite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Y24a0cyCE |
Re: Where Has The Silliness Gone?
Yeah, love Black Dynamite. Michael Jai White is starting production on Outlaw Johnny Black, too, a western in the same vein.
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Originally Posted by Ami-Scythe (Post 2040902)
Films these days have been trying to get as serious as possible. Why don't we have silly films anymore? Even our comedies attempt at deeper meanings and never really go over the top and/or experimental like Airplane! or What's Up Doc?
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Originally Posted by ironpony (Post 2041191)
I feel like The Dark Knight is what did it cause ever since that movie came out, even action movies are trying to be more serious since, then and movies are trying to be longer since then, as if Hollywood keeps on trying to aspire to it.
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Re: Where Has The Silliness Gone?
I read this article, about how Todd Phillips said that Woke culture has killed comedy:
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articl...e-killing.html Is that the reason why so many comedies are uninspired now, or is he wrong? |
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