10. The General (Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton, 1926)
9. This Is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984)
8. Playtime (Jacques Tati, 1967)
7. Airplane! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, 1980)
6. Life of Brian (Terry Jones, 1979)
5. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933)
4. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
3. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
2. Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
1. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
The French must all vote as a solid bloc ...
… And I guess they give affirmative action to German-language movies, since the Germans have no sense of humor.
Seriously, though, there have been a few German comedies that were funnier than this Teutonic klunker.
27. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
Was this really a comedy? Very depressing subject matter.
Also, I see no Judd Apatow. I would have thought that was a good thing, but if you're going to put Borat on the list, there's probably room for Apatow on it as well.
It says something that only two of the top 50 were made after the year 2000, and only one of the top 40 was made after 2000. Only six of the 50 were made since 1994. Humor, like rock ‘n’ roll, is dying. I strongly disagree that “Spinal Tap” is the ninth best, but I’ll put in a good word for number 50 “The King of Comedy,” despite De Niro’s role.
Where is Harvey and National Lampoon Vacation?
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Mel Brooks movies. Period. :)
Let it Ride (Richard Dreyfuss, David Johansen and Jennifer Tilly, 1989)
bkmk
You folks are slipping. Throw Meathead out of the Top 10 and insert at #9.
I don’t get “Some LIke it Hot”. It’s way too long to sustain the same joke over and over again.
Never heard of Playtime.
Never watched Annie Hall or Spinal tap.
Seen parts of Life of Brian, the General
Slapshot!
I like most of the movies subtitled on this thread.
I went to the theatre late on Monday morning to see The Gods Must Be Crazy. It was sold our for weeks in Sacramento on two screens back in the day.
I chuckles a few times and thought, well that was just OK.
My lady friend du jour wanted to se it and there were post viewing benefits to my advantage. So went with her again. Nice blouse, oh my.
The place was packed and we roared thru out the movie. I was soar from laughing.
My point? Different setting, different audience, packed house. laughter can be contagious. So all this subjective. Is Blazing better than Young Frank? Depends on what you want. My wife grew dup in Philippines, different frame of reference and cultural references. But she loves slap antilock. Loves things like America’s Best Home Vids, people falling and running into things. I like stand up. She doesn’t. We rarely like the same movies.
Animal House is and will always be a classic for several reasons. And “even” women enjoy this insight to what pigs and attention whores young men can be for female attention and bragging rights. No movie captured it better. Got invited to toga for just bringing the movie up one time. Good weekend.
The Addams Family
The Mouse That Roared
Big Trouble in Little China
Bull Durham
Clerks
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex...
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Galaxy Quest
Groundhog Day
High Spirits
Home Alone
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kentucky Fried Movie
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
Love at First Bite
Mister Roberts
My New Partner
National Lampoon’s Vacation
Noises Off... (1992)
One, Two, Three (1961)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Police Academy 1
Porky’s 1
The President’s Analyst
Raising Arizona
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972) +
The Return of the Tall Blond Man (1974)
Ruthless People
Sex with a Smile (1976)
Soapdish
What’s Up, Tiger Lily?
Whisky Galore
Kung Fu Hustle!
Some of my faves, in no particular order, many watched again & again:
Caddy Shack
Animal House
Napoleon Dynamite
Young Frankenstein
The Jerk
Office Space
The Princess Bride
Trading Places
Best in Show
Ghostbusters
Raising Arizona
Tootsie
Groundhog Day (RIP, Harold Ramis!)
Stripes (Didn’t make the list...)
Meatballs (Didn’t make the list...)
Raising Arizona 1987
It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World 1963