GOOD comedies ?

[just-some-guy]

we watched THE BUCKET LIST a few weeks back. we really liked it.
i went to netflix to find more like it. i was suprised to find they had it listed as a comedy. and i found that i could not judge, or perhaps, find, good comedies from what i clicked.

anyway. i am looking for GOOD comedies.

thanx

 

[dapack69]

Anything with Jim Carey in it.

 

[Patrick_Wolf]

Super Troopers

 

[jostenmeat]

I thought Bottle Rocket was hilarious. However, having seen it a couple of times at my place, people seemed to either love it, or . . . not love it. Look up the director's other works, and you might know how the chances are. I might be somewhat biased too, because it looks beautiful on the Criterion release.

Juno was pretty funny. I thought Hancock had some moments too. I haven't seen Bucket List, thanks for the reminder.

 

[jamie2112]

Me myself and Irene
Snatch
Tropic Thunder
Knocked Up
Spinal Tap
Any Farrally brothers flick

 

[lsiberian]

we watched THE BUCKET LIST a few weeks back. we really liked it.
i went to netflix to find more like it. i was suprised to find they had it listed as a comedy. and i found that i could not judge, or perhaps, find, good comedies from what i clicked.

anyway. i am looking for GOOD comedies.

thanx

A comedy is anything with a happy ending. So sometimes dramatic films will be comedies as well. Though these days we are seeing humorous films classified there.

I think the list of good ones depends on how tired you are, your sense of humor, and your BAL.

Some of my favorites are Old School, Naked Gun, Airplane, Officespace, Happy Gilmore. I can't really peg a funniest film for me because it depends on mood.

 

[Mog]

Dumb and Dumber is so stupid it makes me laugh just writing about it. It always makes my top 5 greatest comedies.

 

[supervij]

Little-known British comedy Death at a Funeral. Hilarious and it features Wash from Firefly!

Oh, and check out Top Secret! which features a young Val Kilmer. Might've been his first starring role, I think.

cheers,
supervij

 

[lsiberian]

Dumb and Dumber is so stupid it makes me laugh just writing about it. It always makes my top 5 greatest comedies.

That movie is a classic. I remember Jim interviewing with Leno about the movie and saying his favorite part was the one in a million scene.

 

[gene]

• Superbad
• Wedding Crashers
• Semi-Pro
• Dodgeball
• Death to Smoochy

 

[krzywica]

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

Animal House

Grandma's Boy

 

[j_garcia]

Yes Man
I Love You, Man
Stranger Than Fiction
The Big Lebowski (you either love it or hate it).

 

[gmichael]

Blazing Saddles
Space Balls
Canon Ball Run
Trains Planes and Automobiles

 

[j_garcia]

Blazing Saddles
Space Balls

Blazing Saddles is one that many may find offensive today, as the humor is from a different era. It was hilarious when I was a kid, but I think I like Young Frankenstine more now. History of the World Pt1 is also a good Mel Brooks film. I didn't think Spaceballs was that great.

I'll add:
The Jerk
Tommy Boy

 

[MidnightSensi]

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

Animal House

Grandma's Boy

Grandma's Boy is among my favorite comedies. Movie is funnier every time I see it.

Pineapple Express is funny too

 

[DrFunk]

Dodgeball
Dumber & Dumber (With Jim Carrey)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Murder by Death
Most things with Jim Carrey or Adam Sandler.

 

[skizzerflake]

Little-known British comedy Death at a Funeral. Hilarious and it features Wash from Firefly!

Oh, and check out Top Secret! which features a young Val Kilmer. Might've been his first starring role, I think.

cheers,
supervij

Death at a Funeral had me rolling on the floor. It was directed by Miss Piggy, AKA Frank Oz, and is one of those movies that I can watch over and over. I must admit that I'm a sucker for Brit comedy involving upper crust people being undone.

To that I'd add Little Miss Sunshine, Clerks, Hot Fuzz, Lars and the Real Girl, Humpday, The Invention of Lying and, in the theaters now, A Serious Man (latest from the Coen Bros) and Men Who Stare At Goats, a very Coen-like film featuring the Clark Gable of our day, George Clooney.

 

[j_garcia]

I hated Clerks, but Dogma is one of my favorites.

 

[just-some-guy]

guys, thanx for the input. i picked a few.

 

[Martiad3]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Just got done watching it for the first time in a few years, and it's still hilarious.