Golden Age Comedy Hall of Fame (1952-1976)
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Alright time to take up the next step in comedy. We're going from 1952-1976. This is a thin era for comedy though you have quite a bit of diversity of genres. This was an era where you had a little something for everyone from biting satire, to rom coms, to foreign classic's to screwball escapades. I'm assuming turnout is going to be low so feel free to send two nominations because I doubt we'll get more than 7 people. Ahwell - Complete Citizen Rules - Complete GBGoodies - Complete Gulfportdoc - Complete Gideon58 - Complete Siddon - Complete Edarsenal - Complete |
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I really shouldn't be doing this one, I have a lot on my plate, but I'm entering anyways.
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In...I'll send my noms soon. The last one had some of the best films I've seen in an HoF, so here's hoping for a bunch more great comedies.
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VERY cool!
I'm in, but it'll take a few days to pick out my two noms. |
Do you have a date in mind for when you wanted to start this? Will you be accepting nominations for awhile, or are you looking to get this rolling soon?
There are a number of comedies from this period that I enjoy, but I feel like I haven't done much for the Animation HoF yet. I did just watch my third film for that, however we have inventory coming up soon at work, and my temporarily altered schedule is going to limit how much time I have to watch anything. Most of the animated films are on the shorter side though, so if I can still get through a few this week, I might be able to join this as well. We'll see. |
Originally Posted by CosmicRunaway (Post 2026124)
Do you have a date in mind for when you wanted to start this? Will you be accepting nominations for awhile, or are you looking to get this rolling soon?
I need to see what's going to be nominated before making that determination if we get 10 people I'm going to take 20 noms and run this till Christmas
There are a number of comedies from this period that I enjoy, but I feel like I haven't done much for the Animation HoF yet. I did just watch my third film for that, however we have inventory coming up soon at work, and my temporarily altered schedule is going to limit how much time I have to watch anything.
I'm not setting cut lines for this Hall or the next one (which really should be massive. I just feel like we need to have a gentlemens agreement that if you make multiple nominations that you finish it and that you select quality films.
Most of the animated films are on the shorter side though, so if I can still get through a few this week, I might be able to join this as well. We'll see.
Comedies tend to run fairly short, you've got some outliers but finding something that tops two hours from that period of time is unusual. |
Originally Posted by Siddon (Post 2026130)
I need to see what's going to be nominated before making that determination if we get 10 people I'm going to take 20 noms and run this till Christmas
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Originally Posted by CosmicRunaway (Post 2026151)
I didn't mean when the deadline was, since that's always determined by the number of films. I meant how long you were going to accept nominations before starting.
A week after the reveal...and that'll be based on when I get enough submissions. |
Originally Posted by CosmicRunaway (Post 2026151)
I didn't mean when the deadline was, since that's always determined by the number of films. I meant how long you were going to accept nominations before starting.
Originally Posted by Siddon (Post 2026155)
A week after the reveal...and that'll be based on when I get enough submissions.
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I concur, taking a little extra time to get more folks are ideal and I like how you're setting this up, Siddon. Very nice.
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noms sent in
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Originally Posted by edarsenal (Post 2026200)
noms sent in
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Is it too late to get in on this?
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Originally Posted by Gideon58 (Post 2026209)
Is it too late to get in on this?
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Originally Posted by Gideon58 (Post 2026209)
Is it too late to get in on this?
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Originally Posted by Siddon (Post 2026062)
Alright time to take up the next step in comedy. We're going from 1952-1976. This is a thin era for comedy though you have quite a bit of diversity of genres. This was an era where you had a little something for everyone from biting satire, to rom coms, to foreign classic's to screwball escapades.
I'm assuming turnout is going to be low so feel free to send two nominations because I doubt we'll get more than 7 people. ~Doc |
Originally Posted by GulfportDoc (Post 2026246)
Originally Posted by Siddon (Post 2026062)
Alright time to take up the next step in comedy. We're going from 1952-1976. This is a thin era for comedy though you have quite a bit of diversity of genres. This was an era where you had a little something for everyone from biting satire, to rom coms, to foreign classic's to screwball escapades.
I'm assuming turnout is going to be low so feel free to send two nominations because I doubt we'll get more than 7 people. ~Doc |
Originally Posted by ahwell (Post 2026247)
I think this is just a regular hall of fame, so you nominate two (or one if you want) comedies from that era and then you have to watch and review all the others that people have nominated, and then turn in a list. So the same thing as Classic Comedy HoF which I think you did.
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Originally Posted by Gideon58 (Post 2026209)
Is it too late to get in on this?
nope love to have you |
What do I have to do?
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Originally Posted by edarsenal (Post 2026242)
Nominations are very much open. C'mon in!!
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Originally Posted by Gideon58 (Post 2026316)
Do you have a list of the films that have already been nominated? How many nominations do you need from me and where do I send them?
you get two nominations and you pm them to me, they can not have already won an earlier Hall of Fame. The Apartment and The Sting are off limits. |
When's the deadline for nominations?
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Originally Posted by Gideon58 (Post 2026321)
When's the deadline for nominations?
In a week or when I get 20 nom's whichever comes first, you would be 9 and 10 |
Originally Posted by Gideon58 (Post 2026315)
What do I have to do?
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Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 2026329)
I'm joining, it would be great to have you Gideon:)
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Gideon sent in his picks, one of them was so good it was already selected by another one of you.
The level of quality for this Hall is going to be very high |
I decided to join this HoF. I sent in my two noms. I usually try to pick "hidden gem" type of movies that I don't read much about here on MoFo, so hopefully they'll be new watches for most of you. :)
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Originally Posted by Siddon (Post 2026396)
Gideon sent in his picks, one of them was so good it was already selected by another one of you...
Originally Posted by gbgoodies (Post 2026504)
I decided to join this HoF. I sent in my two noms. I usually try to pick "hidden gem" type of movies that I don't read much about here on MoFo, so hopefully they'll be new watches for most of you. :)
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Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 2026594)
That you was probably me:p...if I know Gideon's taste in movies then I bet it was the comedy I picked from the 50s.
Glad to have you join! nope it wasn't |
Originally Posted by gbgoodies (Post 2026504)
I decided to join this HoF. I sent in my two noms. I usually try to pick "hidden gem" type of movies that I don't read much about here on MoFo, so hopefully they'll be new watches for most of you. :)
Originally Posted by Siddon (Post 2026630)
nope it wasn't
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Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 2026594)
That you was probably me:p...if I know Gideon's taste in movies then I bet it was the comedy I picked from the 50s.
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@GulfportDoc @edarsenal @Citizen Rules @gbgoodies @Gideon58 @ahwell
The reveal will be later today around 2 pm |
Originally Posted by Siddon (Post 2027828)
@GulfportDoc @edarsenal @Citizen Rules @gbgoodies @Gideon58 @ahwell
The reveal will be later today around 2 pm @MijaFrost @CosmicRunaway @yam12 |
Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 2027830)
How many joined including yourself? BTW I also see these names on the 1st post.
@MijaFrost @CosmicRunaway @yam12 I sent a PM to Cosmic they might join, Mija and Yam both expressed interest in the last Comedy hall but didn't submit. The second post has the submission list. We've got 14 nominations right now, and they are very good I think you'll be pleased. |
Originally Posted by Siddon (Post 2027831)
I sent a PM to Cosmic they might join, Mija and Yam both expressed interest in the last Comedy hall but didn't submit. The second post has the submission list.
We've got 14 nominations right now, and they are very good I think you'll be pleased. |
Like I just said in response to Siddon's PM, I haven't really had the chance to think about what I wanted to nominate. If he doesn't mind me joining after the reveal, I might be able to come up with something while doing inventory this evening. But I'm quite indecisive, and I'd prefer to have time to rewatch the films first, so that might not work out anyway.
I am looking forward to seeing what the nominations are though. There are a number of great comedies from this period. Even if I don't end up joining, I might watch some of the films anyway. I could definitely use some laughs after the stressful week I've had (that unfortunately isn't quite over yet). |
I have no issue with people joining late I've got a pair of science fiction comedies I think you should nominate if you want to pm me
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Originally Posted by CosmicRunaway (Post 2027843)
Like I just said in response to Siddon's PM, I haven't really had the chance to think about what I wanted to nominate. If he doesn't mind me joining after the reveal, I might be able to come up with something while doing inventory this evening.
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Our first reveal.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKayG1TrfuE Blazing Saddles(1974) https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....19D2L7hP7L.jpg |
Our second nomination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6T2Q4XO7uA Charade (1963) https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....nL._SY445_.jpg |
Our Third Nomination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnwaUQcqA8w Divorce American Style(1967) https://dyn1.heritagestatic.com/lf?s...oduct.chain%5D |
Our fourth Nomination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE9CmX15PYA Dr Strangelove (1964) https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.1596...0,075,f.u2.jpg |
Our fifth nomination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYz8-UYyot0 Hobson's Choice(1954) https://posteritati.com/posters/000/...ice-sm-web.jpg |
Well it looks like I can cross Blazing Saddles off my list of possible nominations haha.
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Yippee Strangelove that’s easily in my top ten of all time so I’ll probably have it 1
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Our Sixth nomination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXn8CsQU1-U Murder by Death(1976) https://www.movieposter.com/posters/.../121/MPW-60850 |
Our seventh nomination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33ZvO26hP7M The Odd Couple(1968) https://i.pinimg.com/474x/0e/fa/5e/0...ack-lemmon.jpg |
I really need to leave soon, but I also want to see what the other nominations are.
If there wasn't a giant hole along the side of the road to work, I'd definitely try to follow on my phone while walking haha. |
Our Eighth reveal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtjozLb1a5Q Pillow Talk (1959) https://invisibleworkfilmwritings.fi...ster.jpg?w=702 |
Our Ninth reveal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8K1e2hxqs4 A Shot in the Dark(1964) https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/...xMzE@._V1_.jpg |
Our next reveal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_EVHeNEIJY Singin' the Rain (1952) https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/10...g?v=1502907054 |
And our next one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI_lUHOCcbc Some Like it Hot (1958) https://thetelltalemind.files.wordpr...ke-it-hot6.jpg |
Almost there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4MTo-i1jug Teachers Pet(1958) https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f1/5e...8a09bafcc8.jpg |
And just one more after this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HejpRrOWIRc What's Up Doc (1972) https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/p...-1972-16Mm.jpg |
And we end with what we started
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL9Q_0JtMNA Young Frankenstein(1974) https://img.moviepostershop.com/youn...1020294653.jpg |
Wow. That could be many people's list of favorites. It's like the whole friggin group is the cream of the crop.
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Hell ya! That's a powerhouse HoF and not a bad film in the bunch. Very cool noms. I'm very excited to get started watching these. Great job Siddon on the nom reveals:up:
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If it helps anybody to decide to join this Hof (and more people would be cool:))....I'm going to hold off on the start of the 20th HoF for awhile, that way people won't feel rushed and have too much to watch all at once.
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Originally Posted by cricket (Post 2027881)
Wow. That could be many people's list of favorites. It's like the whole friggin group is the cream of the crop.
We are still accepting nominations...cricket |
Originally Posted by Siddon (Post 2027884)
We are still accepting nominations...cricket
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Originally Posted by cricket (Post 2027889)
Thank you but with more of a limit on time recently, I've been focusing on first time viewings. That's why I haven't been joining all of the HoFs lately.
We aren't doing a time limit for this one, I want the 1977-1999 one to run for Christmas-April 1st because that one should be another behemoth so you got plenty of time. |
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All right, might as well start. I've seen two of the films recently so I'll do my write-ups on them.
Blazing Saddles This was my own nomination and I think it's a masterpiece. It's actually the only Mel Brooks I've seen (looking forward to Young Frankenstein), other than his short film The Critic. First of all, Blazing Saddles could never ever be made today, in a world with Political Correctness and SJWs. This movie would be shredded by those types of people... but they don't understand that the movie is actually making fun of white people and racism through it's hundreds of horrible jokes about "n*****s" and rapes and overall the bad aspects of American culture. All the white people in this movie (with the exception of the Waco Kid) are absolute idiots who have no idea what they're doing, so when this movie is criticized for being insensitive I just have to laugh. Besides its political importance, Blazing Saddles is just a good time. It's so creative, and every scene is a delight. Of course the plot is in the background, as with most spoofs. Its a parody of a Western, so its the classic "innocent people of the village vs. Cowboy murderers" type of thing. And Mel Brooks plays it out perfectly. There are legitimately catchy songs, great jokes, fun characters, and much more in this film, one of the greatest comedies of all time in my opinion. |
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Dr. Strangelove
This is my favorite comedy ever (if you don't count Pulp Fiction as comedy), and one my favorite movies of all time, so I don't believe anything else will top it in this HoF... however, I could be pleasantly surprised, I hope I am! Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick's magnum opus, is a re-imagining of the Cold War in which things don't end up so good as they did in real life. The best thing about Strangelove is the little moments and gestures. Kubrick makes a great movie into a masterpiece by inserting little scenes that will build characters and ideas. In the end, Dr. Strangelove is about the relationship between war and sex.... and Kubrick is convinced, and I guess has convinced me :D that those two things are very connected. There are so many sexual innuendos and references, like Major King "riding the bomb" and Dr. Strangelove finally standing up at the end (is he physically having an erection or am I pervert) and so much more. I also don't really get how people don't find this movie funny, it's probably the oldest movie I've seen that I actually laugh out loud at (anything before that and I just chuckle a bit at some moments). The phone call, the water fluoridation, the plane scenes, they're all hilarious. Dr. Strangelove is not only great political comedy, it's great entertainment, which is just as important. Kubrick hit it on the nail with this one, and I wouldn't change a thing about it. |
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Strange, I've actually seen 10 of these nominations before that has never happened.
Most of them are really decent choices actually. |
Originally Posted by cricket (Post 2027889)
Thank you but with more of a limit on time recently, I've been focusing on first time viewings. That's why I haven't been joining all of the HoFs lately.
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Originally Posted by rauldc14 (Post 2027916)
Strange, I've actually seen 10 of these nominations before that has never happened.
Most of them are really decent choices actually. Well nobody nominates comedies so now this is a chance for all the classics to shine it's an under-served market. You're more than welcome to join |
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I'll have to pass but I'll join in on discussion where I can :)
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I think this is the only HoF I've ever been in where I've seen all of the movies beforehand, (and I have all of them on DVD or recorded on DVD-R from TCM). Three of them I just watched within the last few months, 5 of them I haven't seen in years, so they're due for a rewatch, and 7 of them are among my favorite movies.
There are a few movies that I've only been lukewarm towards when I saw them in the past, but they're movies that I could have predicted would probably have been nominated, so I already pulled out my DVDs for the rewatches, and I'm hoping they get better for me with multiple viewing. (I'm intentionally not mentioning the titles because I want to watch them with an open mind, as if they're new watches, and I want to give them a chance to climb up on my list this time. But I'll let you know which movies they are when I write about them after I watch them again.) This is going to be a great HoF! :) |
WOW some serious all-time greats and a few I haven't seen. VERY VERY impressive!!
Blazing Saddles (1974) Nom'd Ahwell One of my two top favorite Mel Brooks that I've watched over and over again. Charade (1963) Nom'd Siddon Don't think I've ever gotten to see this so -- YAY Divorce American Style (1967) Nom'd Gideon58 Haven't not seen but pretty happy to final get to Doctor Strangelove(1964) Nom'd Siddon Haven't seen this for decades and honestly, not really sure if I've seen it in its entirety, so another YAY Hobson's Choice(1954) Nom'd EdArsenal Delightful film, not hilarious, but very delightful. Murder by Death (1976) Nom'd gbgoodies LOVE this film! The Odd Couple Nom'd Gideon58 Been FAR TOO LONG since I've watched this and always enjoyed the TV show as a kid as well. Pillowtalk (1959) Nom'd Gulfport Doc I MAY have seen this as a youngster, so great opportunity here. A Shot in the Dark (1974) Nom'd Gulfport Doc Huge fan of the Pink Panther films and was seriously considering one of the first ones for this, so pretty happy to see one of them make it. Singing in the Rain (1952) Nom'd Ahwell Ya know, I don't think I've ever watched this except in bits and pieces so, yet another YAY Some Like it Hot (1959) Nom'd Citizen Rules LOVE this movie and SUCH a big hitter for this HoF Teacher's Pet (1958) Nom'd gbgoodies Completely unknown so thank you gbg for nominating it What's Up Doc (1972) Nom'd EdArsenal Actually nominated this for the 70's HoF and COULD NOT let it go by without entering here. Young Frankenstein (1974) Nom'd Citizen Rules annnd we round off with my second Mel Brooks favorite LET THE LAUGHTER ENSUE!! |
Originally Posted by edarsenal (Post 2027935)
Teacher's Pet (1958) Nom'd gbgoodies Completely unknown so thank you gbg for nominating it
Originally Posted by edarsenal (Post 2027935)
Murder by Death (1976) Nom'd gbgoodies LOVE this film!
My first choice was the Jack Lemmon movie It Should Happen to You (1954), but I was informed that Jack Lemmon already had some movies nominated in this HoF, so I was given the choice to change my nom to add a little variety to the HoF. My next choice would have been How to Murder Your Wife (1965), but that also stars Jack Lemmon, so I chose to skip that movie as well. Murder By Death (1976) was actually my third choice, (after I crossed off a couple of other Jack Lemmon movies), but I almost didn't get to nominate this movie too, as I was informed that it was already nominated by someone else. Fortunately that somebody was our host Siddon, and he graciously offered to change his nom and let me have it. (I offered to let him keep it and I'd pick another nom, (which would have been Barefoot in the Park (1967)), but he allowed me to nominate it, and he chose another movie.) Thank you @Siddon. If by some chance it wins, I'll be happy to share the credit for the nomination. :) |
I think Murder by Death is a great dark horse in this field. What I was worried about and what makes me excited about this one is that I don't think we're going to have one person have both their noms come in last. I always get a little anxious about that, especially when I saw Pillow Talk and Some Like it Hot both received nominations as those are more of the major works from Lemmon and Day.
Charade ended up being my eighth choice I didn't think I would go with a Hepburn film. I was looking at Sleeper, A Boy and His Dog, Divorce Italian Style, Good Morning, Parade, Mister Roberts, Murder by Death, Smiles on a Summer Night. Nobody picked anything foreign so I decided that wasn't going to be an area I was going to focus on. I then saw the Lemmon films and I was we got two big ones no point in something lesser and then Cosmic was thinking of joining and I know he's a science fiction guy I left off the two sci-fi comedies. |
I realized last night that I probably won't be able to join this HoF after all. There's a lot coming up in the next couple of weeks that I'd forgotten about (since I was so focused on inventory lately), so I'd rather just finish the Animation HoF at a normal pace, rather than rush to finish both that one and this.
As for the nominations, I love Blazing Saddles, Dr. Strangelove, and Young Frankenstein. I'm pretty sure I have multiple copies of all three on DVD/BluRay. I haven't seen Murder by Death, but it looks interesting so I'll try to watch that one if I have time. There is one well-loved film nominated that I absolutely hated every second of and would not want to rewatch, but I promise it's not the reason I'm ducking out haha. I've seen most of the other nominations as well, but it was so long ago and I remember very little about them that they'd might as well be new watches. |
I haven't seen four of these, and that's a good thing
Hobson's Choice (1954) Nom'd EdArsenal Divorce American Style (1967) Nom'd Gideon58 Blazing Saddles (1974) Nom'd Ahwell Murder by Death (1976) Nom'd gbgoodies I've seen these but most of them I've only seen once and well over 10 years ago, so a rewatch will be fun. Charade (1963) Nom'd Siddon Doctor Strangelove (1964) Nom'd Siddon The Odd Couple (1968) Nom'd Gideon58 Pillowtalk (1959) Nom'd Gulfport Doc A Shot in the Dark (1974) Nom'd Gulfport Doc Singing in the Rain (1952) Nom'd Ahwell Some Like it Hot (1959) Nom'd Citizen Rules Teacher's Pet (1958) Nom'd gbgoodies I've seen these two more recently in other HoFs What's Up Doc (1972) Nom'd EdArsenal Young Frankenstein (1974) Nom'd Citizen Rules |
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speaking of Jack Lemon I had very seriously considered The Great Race which would have seen a repairing of Curtis and Lemon and in the end, did not.
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Originally Posted by edarsenal (Post 2028046)
speaking of Jack Lemon I had very seriously considered The Great Race which would have seen a repairing of Curtis and Lemon and in the end, did not.
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I agree, a great diversity of actors and films. Pretty exciting list
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Originally Posted by Citizen Rules (Post 2028013)
I haven't seen four of these, and that's a good thing
Hobson's Choice (1954) Nom'd EdArsenal Divorce American Style (1967) Nom'd Gideon58 Blazing Saddles (1974) Nom'd Ahwell Murder by Death (1976) Nom'd gbgoodies I've seen these but most of them I've only seen once and well over 10 years ago, so a rewatch will be fun. Charade (1963) Nom'd Siddon Doctor Strangelove (1964) Nom'd Siddon The Odd Couple (1968) Nom'd Gideon58 Pillowtalk (1959) Nom'd Gulfport Doc A Shot in the Dark (1974) Nom'd Gulfport Doc Singing in the Rain (1952) Nom'd Ahwell Some Like it Hot (1959) Nom'd Citizen Rules Teacher's Pet (1958) Nom'd gbgoodies I've seen these two more recently in other HoFs What's Up Doc (1972) Nom'd EdArsenal Young Frankenstein (1974) Nom'd Citizen Rules Same here.[ Citizen...there are four I've never seen. |
Originally Posted by Gideon58 (Post 2028065)
Same here.[ Citizen...there are four I've never seen.
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OK, I lied...there are only three I have never seen...I have never seen Hobson's Choice, Charade, and A Shot in the Dark. Looking forward to having an excuse to re-watch some of them though.
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
This is one of the movies that I mentioned earlier that I've seen several times over the years, but I've only been lukewarm towards the movie. While I like the movie, I still don't get why it's considered a great comedy. There are some funny lines, and several of the characters are played very "over-the-top", but there's not much in the movie that makes me laugh. Dr. Strangelove just feels like a lighter version of the movie Fail-Safe, with some jokes thrown in to lighten the mood. There are some scenes that made me smile, like when Mandrake didn't have change for the payphone to call the President, but this movie just feels more like a light drama to me. :shrug: Now that doesn't mean that I didn't like the movie. I think this is a very good movie, and it held my interest throughout the movie. I just don't get the comedic side of the movie. I can see how it wants to be funny, and it's definitely not a heavy drama like Fail-Safe, but somehow, it just doesn't make me laugh. (But I'm sure that I'm in the minority on this.) I think this is a very good movie, and a good nomination for the HoF, and I wouldn't be upset if it won the HoF, I just don't think it's my type of humor. |
Never has the absurdity of war been so bitingly and accurately skewered as it was in the 1964 classic Dr. Strangelove: Or How Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. a scorching black comedy that sheds a very unflattering but unfortunately probably spot-on look not only at war, but the mental capacities of the people who have their hands on the button.
https://armscontrolcenter.org/wp-con...ove_poster.png Director Stanley Kubrick has created his masterpiece here, chronicling what happens when a clearly insane military general who triggers an attack on the Soviet Union that could lead to nuclear holocaust and how the President of the US and his advisers try to deal with the repercussions. https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/sites/...ime=1393406190 Released during the infancy of the Vietnam War, this film probably ruffled a lot of feathers in Washington, though I don't know for sure, since I was only six year old at the time, but the film can now be cherished for the scathingly brilliant satire that it is. https://www.broadway.org.uk/sites/de...&itok=hWJoEq60 Kubrick's masterful direction is only surpassed by the brilliantly tongue-in-cheek screenplay by Kubrick, Terry Southern, and Peter George, that was clearly robbed of an Oscar. As for casting, it's perfection...Peter Sellers' powerhouse performance where he effortlessly brings three different characters to life is a joy to behold. Sellers, too, was robbed of an Oscar for Outstanding Lead Actor. My personal favorite of his three characters was President Muffley, who is given the best line in the movie and whose first phone conversation with the President of the USSR (Dimitri) to explain what's going on had me on the floor. Sellers has never made me laugh so hard, and I've seen most of the Pink Panther movies. Kubrick pulled the performance of his career out of Sterling Hayden as the insane general as was George C. Scott's bigoted military leader who is possibly as crazy as Hayden's character. Scott is brash and funny and was Oscar-worthy as well. http://www.factfiend.com/wp-content/...Just-do-it.jpg Kubrick's attention to detail in bringing this epic story to life works on every level. The black and white photography only adds to the realism and there is impressive art direction and inventive camerawork, but it is the Oscar worthy work by Kubrick, Sellers, Scott, Southern, and George that make this one sizzle and earn it the well-deserved reputation of a classic. » |
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What's Up Doc? https://debravega.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/doc8.jpg Eunice: I'm not looking for romance, Howard. Howard: Oh? Eunice: No, I'm looking for something more important than that, something stronger. As the years go by, romance fades and something else takes its place. Do you know what that is? Howard: Senility? Eunice: Trust! Howard: That's what I meant. For me, this continually hits on so many levels. From the first time that I saw it in the theater back in second grade and throughout my life. The quick, almost Vauldvillan dialogue, the throwback to screwball comedies where a simple mix up goes completely off the rails, to everyone who is cast in this. Even to the smallest role (cameo), Bogdanovich has, at his disposal, an amazing comedic crew to work with. I will attempt to leave it to the top four: Streisand and O'Neil carry this beautifully and their chemistry can not be denied. Their two very opposite personalities make such a delightful comedic duo. O'Neil's deadpan to Streisand's fast-paced comebacks is a joy. Third, with her movie debut, is Madeline Kahn as O'Neil's frantic, frumpy fiance Eunice. A character that could easily be dismissed in another film, is a shining addition to the ensemble. Finally, Kenneth Mars who's off-kilter characters in a number of films are complete scene stealers, he does just that here with his Hugh Simon, O'Neil's competition for a grant. https://travsd.files.wordpress.com/2...nmarssmall.jpg Co-written by Buck Henry who, for some of us, is known for being the co-creator for the spy spoofing TV comedy show "Get Smart", this movie has two premises. The first, 4 exactly identical traveling bags with very important items therein and their inevitable mix up. Secondly, Barbara Streisand pursing and causing all kinds of trouble for Ryan O'Neil. Climaxing in a humorous car chase that had become quite the staple for action films at that time. All of this never gets confusing or so outlandish you roll your eyes and head at it all. It is all quite well-balanced, beautifully paced with comedic timing and wit and one helluva fun ride. |
Re: Golden Age Comedy Hall of Fame (1952-1976)
Teacher's Pet
Overall a really pleasant watch. I'd never even heard of this movie, so didn't know what to expect, but it turned out to be a good experience. The characters were pretty interesting and the acting was mostly really good, although the psychologist is wooden. The basic premise of Teacher's Pet is the overarching debate between what's better - education or experience. The movie goes back and forth, as the two main characters have opposing viewpoints, and decides that both are very important. The ending was very well done in this respect. That said, the movie was far too long, could have been cut down a good half hour and not lose any of its importance. But there were some sparkling scenes in the movie, like the restaurant scene and the class scenes. |
Hobson's Choice (1954)
I liked this movie a lot. The movie is highlighted by three terrific performances by Charles Laughton, Brenda de Banzie, and John Mills. It was nice to see an old classic movie where the woman is the strongest character in the film. My favorite scene was watching Charles Laughton trying to catch the moon in the puddles. Laughton is usually known more for his dramatic roles, but in this movie he proves that he's a master of playing a comedic role too.
WARNING: "SPOILERS about the ENDING of "Hobson's Choice"!!!" spoilers below
I loved the "switch" in the roles of Henry and William from the beginning to the end of the movie. John Mills shows that he can hold his own against anyone, even Charles Laughton, with William's transformation from an uneducated, low-level worker to an intelligent and confident man.
I would have liked to see a little bit more of the other two sisters and the men that they wanted to marry, but at least we got to see how their relationships played out. Overall this was a great movie and an excellent nomination for this HoF. |
Re: Golden Age Comedy Hall of Fame (1952-1976)
Had a feeling it would one you'd enjoy @gbgoodies -- VERY glad to hear it.
Did a rewatch of one of your noms, Murder By Death and should get a review up for it along with Blazing Saddles later this evening or tomorrow. |
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Murder By Death Willie Wang: Why do I do all the dirty work, Pop? Sidney Wang: 'Cause your mother not here to do it. Neil Simon penned this fun little spoof of literal detectives going to a dinner and a murder by Twain, played by Truman Capote, who's intent is to fool them all and prove him the best literal investigator of them all. With an incredible cast that is near impossible to pick a favorite since they all shine and have great lines as well as scenes in this dark mansion; sleuthing their way through the night to solve the murder and not get killed themselves. I've always enjoyed the little inside jokes and banter while paying a comedic homage to the ole great detectives. Playing out much like many of their mysteries and taking delightful pokes as the night progresses. One impressive thing that you don't see too much of anymore is that even though ther are a total of ten guests (a detective plus one), the host, a blind butler and a deaf/mute cook, everyone gets equal time and nothing gets lost in the crowd as far as what transpires during dinner, murder and sleuthing. Everything and everyone flows quite beautifully and if you enjoy the old sleuths of times gone by then you'll love this lil spoof of them. I always have. |
Originally Posted by edarsenal (Post 2028582)
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Murder By Death Willie Wang: Why do I do all the dirty work, Pop? Sidney Wang: 'Cause your mother not here to do it. Only later would I learn who all these characters were based on. And to have so many characters by different authors assembled in one place! (I have a thread dedicated to films that do this.) This movie is a gem. The writing (the banter) alone is worth its weight in gold! Trivia: in some versions (not sure if it was the theatrical one), after the credits, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (unnamed of course) show up too late for the party! |
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Blazing Saddles Taggart: I got it! I know how we can run everyone out of Rock Ridge. Hedley Lamarr: How? Taggart: We'll kill the first born male child in every household. Hedley Lamarr: [after some consideration] Too Jewish. The very first time I saw this I was in fourth grade. There was a nearby movie theater in a strip mall with only two theaters set up like a split hallway from the entrance, past the refreshment stand to the movie theaters themselves. They'd show a G or PG film in one and a R rated in the other. We'd buy a G rated film ticket and, near the back before the doors to watch the films was a golden barred partition. We'd slip through that and watch a R rated film instead. Such as this. I literally peed myself during the camp fire bean eating scene and have loved this irreverent western spoof filled with fourth wall breaking of every kind imaginable since then. Co-written with Richard Pryor who was originally slated to play Bart, the new Sheriff of Rock Ridge, I'm really quite happy that it was Cleavon Little instead. Giving a certain panache to the role that he seems to be having all sorts of fun with. As well as the rest of the cast seemed to. As previously stated, this is one of my two favorites of Mel Brooks and both I own and watch quite often and still laugh VERY loudly throughout. While only occasionally peeing myself. |
Originally Posted by Captain Steel (Post 2028585)
Ah, such memories! Unfortunately, I was a little too young to appreciate this movie when my parents first took me to see it - I didn't know the references.
Only later would I learn who all these characters were based on. And to have so many characters by different authors assembled in one place! (I have a thread dedicated to films that do this.) This movie is a gem. The writing (the banter) alone is worth its weight in gold! Trivia: in some versions (not sure if it was the theatrical one), after the credits, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (unnamed of course) show up too late for the party! I was a bit young and missed out on knowing Niven and Smith's characters were the Thin Man Series and who exactly Truman Capote was and the great irony of him raging about the way his guests' books were written. I also didn't catch this until watching this last night: The host's name is Lionel Twain. He lives at 22 Twain. (Lionel Trains, two two train aka choo choo train) |
Originally Posted by edarsenal (Post 2028556)
Had a feeling it would one you'd enjoy @gbgoodies -- VERY glad to hear it.
Did a rewatch of one of your noms, Murder By Death and should get a review up for it along with Blazing Saddles later this evening or tomorrow. I had already seen Hobson's Choice before this HoF, so I knew that it was one of the movies that I like, but it's been a while since I last saw it, so it was a pleasure to watch it again. I always think it's interesting to see an actor who has had a long career in something early in their career, and then again in something later in their career. If you like John Mills in Hobson's Choice, here's a video of him from the musical Cats from 1998, (when he was Sir John Mills). After all these years, he was still amazing to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o90SDiVyGrw |
Originally Posted by Captain Steel (Post 2028585)
Ah, such memories! Unfortunately, I was a little too young to appreciate this movie when my parents first took me to see it - I didn't know the references.
Only later would I learn who all these characters were based on. And to have so many characters by different authors assembled in one place! (I have a thread dedicated to films that do this.) This movie is a gem. The writing (the banter) alone is worth its weight in gold!
Originally Posted by Captain Steel (Post 2028585)
Trivia: in some versions (not sure if it was the theatrical one), after the credits, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (unnamed of course) show up too late for the party!
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Originally Posted by edarsenal (Post 2028588)
I also didn't catch this until watching this last night:
The host's name is Lionel Twain. He lives at 22 Twain. (Lionel Trains, two two train aka choo choo train) I didn't catch that either. Thanks for the info. |
I enjoyed What's Up Doc even more the second time around! It's a rom-com screwball comedy that hearkens back to the classic screwball films of the 1930s. I heard that director/writer Peter Bogdanovich was a big fan of the 30s screwball Bringing Up Baby and that film inspired this one. It's easy to see too...with Ryan O'Neal as the nerdy professor who doesn't have a clue as to what's going on and Barbra Streisand as the wacky strong willed woman who pursues him, and pursues and pursues! One could easily see Katherine Hepburn or Carole Lombard playing the role of the eccentric 'Judy' and Fred MacMurray or Cary Grant playing the clueless 'Howard.' Barbra Streisand not only sings amazingly here, but she's funny as the free spirited Judy. Ryan O'Neal is good too as the straight guy. Big kudos to Madeline Kahn, she's so damn good in this! I think she's a big part of why this film works so well. Just thinking about her uptight character Eunice makes me laugh:p Kenneth Mars works well too here, he plays it very big but then again this is a big screwball comedy. My favorite under sung actor was Austin Pendleton. He plays the head of the music foundation that's giving the coveted financial grant out. It was clever script writing having Pendleton instantly warming up to Judy. Which shows the audience that Judy is indeed desirable, if only dense-as-an-ingenious rock Howard would see that! Well of course Howard does discover Judy, and realize she's much more fun than wig-wearing-whining Eunice. The other grand fun was the exuberant chase scene down the hills of San Francisco. I freeze framed some of that and damn, those speeding cars came within inches of the stuntmen holding that big sheet of glass! Talk about crazy stunts. You'll never ever see anything done like that in today's movies. When you see the cars drive down those long steps in the park chase scene, look at what the Taxi Cab does...it bottoms out on a step and takes out a huge chunk of cement! I later read that Bogdanovich did that shot without permission and the scars on the steps are still there today. If I ever get to San Francisco the first thing I want to see are those steps! |
yes, Pendleton WAS excellent in this. Quite a few great lines and so much fun to watch throughout.
And I remember talking about the steps. In fact, the city of San Fran insists on a detailed, frame by frame description of any stunt done within city limits from then on. And, while I cannot completely confirm OR discredit it, it was rumored that Peter Bogdanovich's response to the damage done to the stairs was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEfuOsBaP1A |
Originally Posted by gbgoodies (Post 2028605)
I had already seen Hobson's Choice before this HoF, so I knew that it was one of the movies that I like, but it's been a while since I last saw it, so it was a pleasure to watch it again.
I always think it's interesting to see an actor who has had a long career in something early in their career, and then again in something later in their career. If you like John Mills in Hobson's Choice, here's a video of him from the musical Cats from 1998, (when he was Sir John Mills). After all these years, he was still amazing to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o90SDiVyGrw I still have not seen Cats and should at some point, check it out. |
Originally Posted by gbgoodies (Post 2028606)
I think one of the reasons that I've always loved Murder By Death is because I grew up watching the old classic movies, so even when I was younger, I knew who most of the detectives were spoofing. However I didn't know who Truman Capote was at the time, so it was kind of strange finding out about him years later.
I always thought I remembered a scene like that, but nobody else seemed to know anything about it, so I just thought it was something that I either dreamed or imagined. Thank you for finally letting me know that I wasn't just crazy. They say the Sherlock Holmes scene was deleted, although I swear I saw it in a televised version (whether it was on regular TV, a cable channel or PBS, I don't remember). Maybe they stuck the scene back in for certain versions of the movie. And the scene can be seen on YouTube also. |
Originally Posted by edarsenal (Post 2028588)
They mention it on IMDb when it was shown on FOX. Peter Sellers character gives them directions and when his son asks him why didn't he warn them, he tells him, "Let idiots find out themselves. Drive."
I was a bit young and missed out on knowing Niven and Smith's characters were the Thin Man Series and who exactly Truman Capote was and the great irony of him raging about the way his guests' books were written. I also didn't catch this until watching this last night: The host's name is Lionel Twain. He lives at 22 Twain. (Lionel Trains, two two train aka choo choo train) Then (and it wasn't too long ago - a few years back maybe) I watched my first Thin Man movie (with William Powell & Myrna Loy) and learned that Nick & Nora had always been strictly American! I watched a few movies in the series with the original actors. I was a bit surprised at how suggestive they were considering their time period. Let's just say Nick and Nora are a fun couple who know how to keep things interesting! ;) |
Originally Posted by Captain Steel (Post 2028759)
One thing that Murder By Death threw me off with was that, for most of my life, I thought Nick and Nora Charles were British (due to David Niven & Maggie Smith playing their homage-characters in the movie). I thought their being British was why they were popular!
Then (and it wasn't too long ago - a few years back maybe) I watched my first Thin Man movie (with William Powell & Myrna Loy) and learned that Nick & Nora had always been strictly American! I watched a few movies in the series with the original actors. I was a bit surprised at how suggestive they were considering their time period. Let's just say Nick and Nora are a fun couple who know how to keep things interesting! ;) |
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