Did Anyone See BRAVO'S 100 Funniest Movies? Is Anyone Pi**ed Off?

Standing in the Sunlight, Laughing

06-23-06

Originally Posted by Sedai

Don't agree, at all.

You laughed at Nosferatu?

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Sedai

A system of cells interlinked

06-23-06

I did! But only when a piece of it was cut into Killing Zoe...

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Lockheed Martin

Murder Probe

06-24-06

Originally Posted by The Roadrunner

Comedy is somthing that changes over time. That is why those older movies you mention were neglected. The humor in those films was funny in the time period in which it was released. However the type of comedy in those old movies have been reproduced and reused unto the point to where its gone stale, and "yesterdays news" and its just quite simply no longer funny. Just like those old movies like 1922's Nosferatu. It was a great movie but to view it today it sucks. Because the things it has in it that were new ideals at the time, now just seem cheap, cheasy, and cliche'. "What a beautiful neck she has" I mean come on. Some of those things in that movie have been so played out like crosses and holy water that the vampire movies of today make their vampires immune to those "Old wives tales". However at the time, such things were not such widespread. Also, you cant really do a "Funniest movies of all time." You'd have to break it down into smaller catagorys, such as "Funniest adult humor movies of all time", "Funnniest quirky humor movies of all time" to truley please the broader spectrum. That being said, why the hell didnt "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back", and "Kingpin" make the list? Dumb and Dumber...I dont think i've ever laughed so hard at anything as I did in the scene where the toilet dont flush. You could just imagine the embarassment. And Monty Python and the Holy Grail definatly belongs on there. The bridge troll part still causes me to spew soda.

Oh man, sorry. But I really feel the need to rip this one up. Great comedies deal with timeless themes, a movie like Kind Hearts and Coronets stars the archetypal likeable sociopath. A relentless social climber with a murderous streak and the wit and candor to win the audience over. Mix that in with a cast of eccentrics, the age old theme of class and the talents of Alec Guinness and you have a movie that can make even non-buffs cripple themselves with laughter even four decades later. Do you believe that "Dumb and Dumber" or "Meet the Fockers" will be able to do that in 2040? Slapstick and Gross-out comedy has been done a thousand times before and will be done a thousand times more, any movie that relies so heavily on either won't survive in your memory for long.

As to your "yesterday's news" point. There are things that are inimitable, once in a long time all the parts will create something much greater than the whole. A movie may try and capture the essence of Dr. Strangelove or Nosferatu, but it will be a pale imitation. Nosferatu is much more than the dialogue or the acting or the sets, it's the birth of a genre. Not to mention that the first use of something isn't considered a cliche. Just imagine the impact it must've had to have fallen into such common use. How many other movies have made homage to Ms. Doubtfire or Kevin Smith's latest ego-epic?

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