I still laugh pretty hard on a regular basis. I don't think there was a consistent golden period of comedies at the time that can't be touched, or anything. Just good movies along the timeline.
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§ ita § - Dec 30, 2011 4:28:50 pm PST #17254 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 30, 2011 5:13:26 pm PST #17255 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I hold the WWII era screwball comedies as a golden age that will never be equalled, but I'm more bothered that no recent comedies have made me laugh as hard as the good ones from the 80s like Tootsie, Ghostbusters, and A Fish Called Wanda. I mean, I enjoyed The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Shaun of the Dead, but I think the last movie that threatened to make me pass out from laughing was Ready to Rumble. I've been getting most of my chuckles from sitcoms on TV the last decade or so.
Amy - Dec 30, 2011 5:15:57 pm PST #17256 of 30000
Because books.
Pineapple Express nearly killed me, laughing. And I love stuff like Little Miss Sunshine, even though it has its share of drama (but I would argue that Tootsie does, too, even if it's a little gentler).
§ ita § - Dec 30, 2011 5:17:13 pm PST #17257 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm pretty sure I'd rewatch Shaun of the Dead before Ghostbusters. I like them both, but Shaun has my name all over it. Hell, Harold and Kumar makes me want to piss myself too. I don't really feel a dropoff in the past 30 years or so.
bon bon - Dec 30, 2011 5:26:05 pm PST #17258 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Bridesmaids is probably my second favorite comedy movie? That shit was amazing. Also sitcoms right now are in a golden age. So I don't think the Tootsie data point expresses a decline in comedy.
bon bon - Dec 30, 2011 5:26:05 pm PST #17259 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Steph L. - Dec 30, 2011 5:27:16 pm PST #17260 of 30000
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Oh my god, A Fish Called Wanda is right up there in my top tier of I-might-die-because-I-can't-breathe-because-I-can't-stop-laughing movies.
Also included: Four Weddings and a Funeral, City Slickers, and Young Frankenstein. PURE GOLD.
Amy - Dec 30, 2011 5:37:17 pm PST #17261 of 30000
Because books.
Shaun of the Dead is definitely a favorite. It's been years since I saw A Fish Called Wanda, but I loved it. I should see it again.
All-time comedy favorites for me: Young Frankenstein ("Blucher!"), Fargo, Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, and probably Animal House. Oh, and Harold and Kumar!
§ ita § - Dec 30, 2011 5:53:41 pm PST #17262 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
All-time comedy favorites for me: Young Frankenstein ("Blucher!"), Fargo, Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, and probably Animal House. Oh, and Harold and Kumar!
I can't believe my reflexive response was "Princess Bride isn't a comedy!"
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Never seen Animal House. I don't really feel tempted.
I just walked over to my DVD collection, and in the too-fucking-funny section, I can't decide if I'd file Half Baked or Undercover Brother. I just know I'd put Dave in there somewhere.
I *adore* Fish Called Wanda. God, it's brilliant.
Amy - Dec 30, 2011 5:56:05 pm PST #17263 of 30000
Because books.
The very end of Animal House is the killer for me. And the visit to Fawn Liebowitz. "That minx. Did she put you up to this?"