The Movie Forums Top 100 Comedies Countdown

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08-01-22

Originally Posted by Yoda

Short tech note, some of the earlier ranks are gonna look wonky for a bit until I can sit down and fix/relabel a bunch of stuff. Trying to find a way to do this that won't take forever/be totally manual, so kindly take the exact rankings up until these last few with a grain of salt, as most will shift slightly before we confirm the final list.

I've been thinking that what's currently #100 will end up not making the list. Just a guess.

Yoda

Administrator

08-01-22

I think that's right. My wife loves The Blues Brothers, presumably because she saw it as a kid and liked the vibe. I didn't see it as a kid and it's never made as much sense to me.

Yoda

Administrator

08-01-22

Originally Posted by cricket

I've been thinking that what's currently #100 will end up not making the list. Just a guess.

Yeah, stay tuned, there's a few issues there to untangle.

cricket

Registered User

08-01-22

Originally Posted by Yoda

I think that's right. My wife loves The Blues Brothers, presumably because she saw it as a kid and liked the vibe. I didn't see it as a kid and it's never made as much sense to me.

Plus I saw it as a kid living in Chicago.

John-Connor

Registered User

08-01-22

Music is the biggest popcorn bucket generating factor in The Blues Brothers for me. That's why I have it in the top 3 on my All Time Musical Top 50. Without a doubt, it's pretty funny as well, absolutely don't mind seeing it make this list.

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Sedai

A system of cells interlinked

08-01-22

I was just about to add that, aside from the very bottom of this list, if it is off by one film one way or another, I don't see it as a huge deal, and it doesn't matter if it takes a little while to fix. The films are getting listed and stimulating discussion, and we are all still getting exposed to a bunch of MoFo's bad taste in comedy. For an example, see: my list.

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John Dumbear

Out in God's Country

08-01-22

Originally Posted by rauldc14

Grand Budapest Hotel and Royal Tenenbaums

These, would upset me...

John-Connor

Registered User

08-01-22

Trivia I'm curious about.. mofos from how many different countries have voted?
That I know of; US, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, The Netherlands, Brazil?

Little Ash

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

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08-01-22

Originally Posted by Yoda

Yeah, stay tuned, there's a few issues there to untangle.

More than the two or three that we already know of?

I believe, based on what's been revealed, the numbers and order of what I have here is correct:
https://www.movieforums.com/communit...41#post2321041

08-01-22

214 points, 18 lists

Director

David Zucker, 1988

Starring

Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, George Kennedy

#17

08-01-22

216 points, 14 lists

The Princess Bride

Director

Rob Reiner, 1987

Starring

Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon

#16

Diehl40

Registered User

08-01-22

Trivia: When asked what his favorite thing about making this movie, Andr theGiant replied, "without skipping a beat, "Nobody looks at me". He felt treated as an equal, without people staring at him because of his size.

Allaby

Guy who likes movies

08-01-22

Seen both, voted for neither. Naked Gun is silly, stupid fun. I have it on dvd. Princess Bride is enjoyable, but I find it a little overrated. I don't consider it an all time great comedy, but I know a lot of people do. Somewhat surprisingly, I don't own Princess Bride in any format.
I'm not surprised to see Princess Bride rank this high, although I am a little surprised to see Naked Gun so high.

SpelingError

AKA Popcorn Reviews

08-01-22

Haven't seen The Naked Gun. I considered The Princess Bride for my ballot, but it didn't make it. Very good film though.

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rauldc14

2022 Mofo Fantasy Football Champ

08-01-22

Haven't seen either. This has been a shocking countdown. But that's kind of cool. Looks like 14 left

Yoda

Administrator

08-01-22

15 left. Ignore the "x per day" thing, the little shift earlier, announced in the thread, has thrown off that schedule by one, but the ranks themselves for the last few days are all correct. The others will be corrected shortly.

We'll probably just start the one-a-day thing a day earlier so it still "lines up."

kgaard

Registered User

08-01-22

Covering the last 6:

I saw Raising Arizona when it came out and did not like it all. In mitigation, I was much younger and it was probably my first encounter with the Coens. I suspect I would enjoy a lot more if/when I get around to it again.

Bringing Up Baby is a lot of fun and kind of a must-watch for those of us integrated into the Bryn Mawr community. Not on my list, however.

The Blues Brothers really didn't do much for me. Monty Python's Life of Brian, however, is probably the Pythons' best movie as a movie and filled with classic comedy bits, and was #24 on my list.

I'm not big on Woody Allen in general, but I did like Annie Hall. Not enough to vote for it, mind. And Office Space, I don't know. I get it, I just don't love it, you know?

rauldc14

2022 Mofo Fantasy Football Champ

08-01-22

The Naked Gun. From not even making a 1980s countdown to #17 on a comedy list. I know it's been years but that's shocking.

Holden Pike

One Ornery Sumbitch

08-01-22

It is almost inconceivable that the only other time The Princess Bride made the cut was as #27 on the MoFo Top 100 of the 1980s. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! was not on that list nor any other. Nothing to see here. Move along.

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