The rake scene is a bit notorious among comedy nerds for having about nine iterations of a joke, instead of three or four, so it becomes funny just because the gag is going on far longer than you expect. Everyone's referent for the idea of doing something nine times in a row is that scene, seemingly.
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bon bon - Dec 03, 2009 2:13:20 pm PST #5281 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
§ ita § - Dec 03, 2009 2:16:12 pm PST #5282 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Huh. I don't know how that that synchs up with the OldBoy scene, since that also happens to be a kickass fight scene. It's just linear and very long, so absurd because of the odds he overwhelms.
Personally, for jokes I prefer three or five iterations of a joke. Five tells me you know the standard answer is three, and that's all I need to know. Nine? It had better be a good joke.
Strega - Dec 03, 2009 2:26:12 pm PST #5283 of 30000
Yeah. Basically, it's a little funny once, and then it keeps happening so you're like, "You have sucked the marrow from comedy's bones, move on," and then it keeps going and somehow circles back around to hysterical because it's so stupid.
So I understand the comparison at that level. I don't understand the thrills and the sadness and the deep thoughts.
Laga - Dec 03, 2009 2:26:57 pm PST #5284 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Amy - Dec 03, 2009 3:03:22 pm PST #5285 of 30000
Because books.
The fact that someone got deep thoughts out of the Sideshow Bob rake thing is the funnier than the actual bit.
§ ita § - Dec 03, 2009 3:09:27 pm PST #5286 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I submit that the Oldboy fight scene is both funny and awesome. Or, rather, awesome and funny. Cursory searching doesn't show me the rake scene. Well, not in English. Can anyone help?
Laga - Dec 03, 2009 3:16:25 pm PST #5287 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
ita, I googled "Sideshow Bob vs Rakes". There's an annoyingly low-res hit on youtube and another site appears to have the clip but it wouldn't play on my machine. If I find one that works I'll post the link here.
§ ita § - Dec 03, 2009 3:18:45 pm PST #5288 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The low res version on youtube hurt my ears. Also, it started out with The Thompsons, so I wasn't sure if it was the ep or a parody of it.
Laga - Dec 03, 2009 3:23:54 pm PST #5289 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Here's info about the whole episode with details about the rake scene. wikipedia
Amy - Dec 03, 2009 3:26:01 pm PST #5290 of 30000
Because books.
I can't find a watchable clip of it anywhere, ita.