Jayne (Husband): Oh, I think you might wanna reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature. Mal (Wife): How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people? Jayne (Husband): If I could make you purtier, I would. Mal (Wife): You are not the man I met a year ago.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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Calli - Oct 27, 2004 11:29:08 am PDT #5237 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

She'd be better with the dialog. And seriously, I'd love to see Queen L. and Hugh in a movie together.


Aims - Oct 27, 2004 11:29:52 am PDT #5238 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Huh. *THAT* would be interesting. At least, to my comic-ignorant senses. Could she pull it off?


Jim - Oct 27, 2004 11:38:10 am PDT #5239 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

On the other hand, I rewatched This Is Spinal Tap over the weekend because it was a Komedy Klassic. It still doesn't make me laugh.

oh, thank God, I thought I was alone...


Polter-Cow - Oct 27, 2004 11:38:18 am PDT #5240 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I have ginormous adoration for the Marx Brothers. My sense of humor trends towards the absurd.

I've only seen Duck Soup, and it was great. I've heard A Night at the Opera is really good.


Sean K - Oct 27, 2004 11:41:15 am PDT #5241 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

That one's funny too.

And then, once you've seen a few Marx Bros movies, you should read the first half of the Cerebus comic books. They feature characters based on the Marx Brothers, and Dave Sim can really bring the funny.

(He can also really bring the annoying misogyny, but that's another story...)


Kathy A - Oct 27, 2004 11:50:14 am PDT #5242 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

A Night at the Opera has the classic ship cabin scene--hilarious!


DavidS - Oct 27, 2004 11:57:16 am PDT #5243 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I don't have much opinion on the matter, but most Marxophiles think their earliest movies are their most anarchic and funny. So Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, Duck Soup.


Kathy A - Oct 27, 2004 12:03:06 pm PDT #5244 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I saw on a Lost Film site that the negative for Animal Crackers is in such poor shape it's practically disintegrating. Even the first and second generation copies that are out there are in horrible condition.


Kathy A - Oct 27, 2004 12:05:37 pm PDT #5245 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Cereal: Speaking of lost films, Ed Wood's final film has been found and is available for purchase.


Scrappy - Oct 27, 2004 12:08:15 pm PDT #5246 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

We have the Marx box set and I urge any orf you who haven't seen Day at the Races or Night at the Opera Or Duck Soup to do so THIS INSTANT.