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.
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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!
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.
Hayden - Oct 27, 2004 12:29:50 pm PDT #5247 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Seconding Scrappy on the Marx Bros. recommendations.
Sean K - Oct 27, 2004 12:32:50 pm PDT #5248 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I had Duck Soup on tape for a while (that's the one with the country of Freedonia, right?).
I also have great love for Animal Crackers (which is the one where Groucho plays Captain Spalding, yes?).
§ ita § - Oct 27, 2004 12:33:46 pm PDT #5249 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Aimée, she doesn't have the body, but I still think she can out act Halle in the role.