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What is the funniest movie y'all have ever seen? For me, it would have to be, hands down, Blazing Saddles. That movie is comedic genius! Trust me, I am not elaborating on the genius part. Not even Eddie Murphy or the Wayne Brothers could match Mel Brooks Blazing Saddles. This movie made fun of everyone! I bolded that last part because some people tend to get hung up on how many times they used the word ******. Anyways, like I said, this movie made fun of everyone! Blazing Saddles is just comedy gold. If you don't find it funny, then you need to get a sense of humor.

I'm not commenting on its general appeal or its rating against all other movie or anything like that, this is only based on my reaction when I saw it-I had to be helped to the car as I was still laughing after watching Cabin Boy.

Of Brooks' films, I prefer Young Frankenstein, but it's just a question of personal taste. The Beatles, Help!, has a lot of good laughs in it as well. Then, of course, there's any of the Monty Python films.

Shrek 2, maybe

Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, at the moment.

Blazing Saddles is really funny- but I didn't care for the ending too much.

Love The Beatles, Hard Days Night cracked me up for a while.

My favorite comedy is probably Snatch... my favorite Guy Ritchie movie is Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels... but Snatch is the funnier of the two. (Lock Stock is more ironic). That, or maybe Galaxy Quest. They're both movies I pop in when I'm in a bad mood.

I haven't watched Blazing Saddles or any of the Monty Python movies, although I'll get to them...someday. Right now my favorite comedy movie is The 40 year old virgin.

I haven't watched Blazing Saddles or any of the Monty Python movies, although I'll get to them...someday. Right now my favorite comedy movie is The 40 year old virgin.

You shall go out and rent Blazing Saddles NOW, or face my wrath!

You shall go out and rent Blazing Saddles NOW, or face my wrath!

Okay, but it's midnight and I don't think there are any video stores open nearby. Guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow.:)

Okay, but it's midnight and I don't think there are any video stores open nearby. Guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow.:)

The 40 Year Old Virgin doesn't even begin to compare to Blazing Saddles.

The 40 Year Old Virgin doesn't even begin to compare to Blazing Saddles.

I know, my friends go on about how Blazing Saddles is one of the best movies ever.

I would have to nominate another Mel Brooks classic, History of the World Part I

Funniest movie overall? Hands down it's Dr. Stranglove. Better than anything Mel Brooks wrote, by far. Best Mel Brooks movie would be Young Frankenstein, but I suspect that's more because of Gene Wilder's involvement. But I think Life of Brian is slightly funnier than Young Frankenstein.

I'm not commenting on its general appeal or its rating against all other movie or anything like that, this is only based on my reaction when I saw it-I had to be helped to the car as I was still laughing after watching Cabin Boy.

...Cabin Movie was the worst movie ever created! It wasn't funny, it wasn't interesting, it wasn't anything! I'd have to stoned retarded to laugh at it, and if I was that stoned I'd think Schindler's List is the funniest movie of all times!

...which it is.

What is the funniest movie y'all have ever seen? For me, it would have to be, hands down, Blazing Saddles. That movie is comedic genius! Trust me, I am not elaborating on the genius part. Not even Eddie Murphy or the Wayne Brothers could match Mel Brooks Blazing Saddles. This movie made fun of everyone! I bolded that last part because some people tend to get hung up on how many times they used the word ******. Anyways, like I said, this movie made fun of everyone! Blazing Saddles is just comedy gold. If you don't find it funny, then you need to get a sense of humor.

I love that movie! Mel Brooks movies are the funniest ever. Robin Hood: Men in Tights, his last, was just as good, and History of the World: Part I was great. The Twelve Chairs was also a good one.

I know, my friends go on about how Blazing Saddles is one of the best movies ever.

Blazing Saddles is worth it for the campfire scene alone, much less anything else in the movie.

Airplane!

Borat.

Steven Spielberg's 1941

Spaceballs-another one of Mel Brooks films. It still makes me laugh.

Battle Royale

Battle Royale

Well, I guess it depends on what you find funny....

You're all heretics. :)
It's a draw between Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Monty Python and the Life of Brian.

You're all heretics. :)
It's a draw between Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Monty Python and the Life of Brian.

Ah, yes, this man speaketh the truth. They would both be up there with my original suggestion.

Well, I guess it depends on what you find funny....

You'd think so. ;)

In no particular order:

300 (unintentionally hilarious), Life of Brian, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Team America: World Police, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Ah, yes, this man speaketh the truth. They would both be up there with my original suggestion.

Yay! :D

You'd think so. ;)

I liked the movie, although the manga was a wee bit more gruesome.

Oh yeah, and Starship Troopers. How could I forget?

I liked the movie, although the manga was a wee bit more gruesome.

Not seen the manga. The film was good by me. Bloody teenagers :rolleyes:

Ah, yes, this man speaketh the truth. They would both be up there with my original suggestion.

In no particular order:

300 (unintentionally hilarious), Life of Brian, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Team America: World Police, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Good sirs, you both have good taste.

Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
The Big Lebowski
Time Bandits (in fact, most of Gilliam's work is pretty funny)

And I agree with Blazing Saddles. Unlike my uncultured housemates.

Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
The Big Lebowski
Time Bandits (in fact, most of Gilliam's work is pretty funny)

And I agree with Blazing Saddles. Unlike my uncultured housemates.

Where are the Monty Python films?...

Where are the Monty Python films?...
Ahem.
most of Gilliam's work is pretty funny

Plus I don't really see the point in listing the Monty Python films. Everybody loves them, and they are very good (well...Meaning of Life not so much...), so it makes more sense to list something different.

I love Nathan Lane, so The Birdcage and The Producers are high on my list, along with anything by monty Python (except The Meaning of Life, which annoyed the hell out of me) and Mel Brooks.

Ahem.


Plus I don't really see the point in listing the Monty Python films. Everybody loves them, and they are very good (well...Meaning of Life not so much...), so it makes more sense to list something different.

Ah. I didn't see that. Sorry. :D

I suspect that anyone posting on this thread is now going to mention at least one Monty Python film just so that I shut up.

for me this month Hot Fuzz

Dodgeball made me laugh a lot - how does Ben Stiller do that with a straight face? Also loved Kung Fu Hustle, although that may be partially because I had never heard of it before I saw it and didn't know it was a comedy :p

I can really enjoy some of the very old stuff too - Harold Lloyd, Will Hay or the Carry on... movies.

and of course, Monty Python and Mel Brooks are the dogs wotsits :D

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Blazing Saddles
The Blues Brothers

The hardest I can remember laughing at a movie (and granted, I have an abyssmal memory) was Kung Fu Hustle. The knife-throwing gone horribly awry, the "fat cow" landlady when she hikes up her moomoo and goes roadrunner, and the "why did you hit me... <plink!>" scenes had me in tears and cramps I was laughing so hard.

Bad Taste anyone? Surely it must rate up there with the greats!

Monty Python and the Holy Grail, followed closely by Blazing Saddles.

And I came up with that answer before reading the rest of the thread... nice to see that there seems to be a consensus. Go out and rent them both!

Anchorman. From the moment it starts, I'm laughing. It might have some sort of hypnotic trance over me.

Really Funny: Borat, Monthy Python: The Life of Brian, Shrek, and many more that I can't remember right now

Patheticly Funny: Die Hard 3, Rocky 4, Random Van Damme/Steven Seagal/ Schwarzenegger movie...

La Momia Azteca Contra El Robot Humano (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050717/). Just saying the name is enough to make anyone giggle, and the final battle between the world's worst special effect (that is, el Robot Humano, himself) and the titular mummy is so marvelous as to put even the final battle of Aliens to Shame.

It is harder to select among "purposefully funny", because a lot of that depends on my mood, so I'll cheat and name a couple: Murder by Death, Take the Money and Run or Thank You for Smoking.

The hardest I can remember laughing at a movie (and granted, I have an abyssmal memory) was Kung Fu Hustle. The knife-throwing gone horribly awry, the "fat cow" landlady when she hikes up her moomoo and goes roadrunner, and the "why did you hit me... <plink!>" scenes had me in tears and cramps I was laughing so hard.

Absolutely agree. Went to see it in cinema, not knowing what to expect, and rolled out of the theater! :p

Sign's is one of the few movies that consistently delivers asthma inducing fits of laughter for me. If you think that movie is serious you need to watch it again ("I'm insane with anger! Aaaahhh!")

I'm surprised no one has brought up Shaun of the Dead or The Whole Nine Yards/The Whole Ten Yards

Most of my other top comedies have already been mentioned, so I won't blabour the point.

Clerks, Dogma, Monty Python and Holy Grail, Team America, South Park ... among many others

Blazing Saddles

Anchorman. From the moment it starts, I'm laughing. It might have some sort of hypnotic trance over me.I've got to agree I love this movie. I don't think I've ever laughed that hard in a theater.

Oooh, wait, I forgot about one of my favourites earlier: Love Actually.
Hugh Grant as the Prime Minister? Hilarious!

I was laughing pretty hard during Thank You For Smoking. Especially the bit with the seal hunter.

However, the funniest movie I've ever seen in theaters was Return of the King. Go on, ask me why.

Oooh, wait, I forgot about one of my favourites earlier: Love Actually.
Hugh Grant as the Prime Minister? Hilarious!
I really hope you're not being serious.

I was laughing pretty hard during Thank You For Smoking. Especially the bit with the seal hunter.

However, the funniest movie I've ever seen in theaters was Return of the King. Go on, ask me why.
No. :p

I'm surprised no one else has said the Big Lebowski yet. It's absolutely hilarious.

"Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here!"

Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, at the moment.

I second that!

Well, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is the exceedingly obvious choice. I can certainly think of quite a few other contenders, though. Leaving out movies that have already been mentioned in this thread, one must, must, must include "The Producers" (the original version, of course) in any discussion of great comedic movies. I'd say "The Court Jester" and "The Princess Bride" also deserve mentions for being adorably funny in their own unique and timeless ways.

Oh, and of course "Manos: The Hands of Fate" needs to be mentioned as well. Just because it wasn't supposed to be funny doesn't mean it's not very, very funny indeed. :p

The Grudge 2. I haven't laughed so hard in years.

I'll add another: Drive. Man, that was hilariously bad.

I'm surprised no one else has said the Big Lebowski yet. It's absolutely hilarious.

"Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here!"

That's a good one.

"And let's not forget, let's NOT forget, that.. uh.. keeping an aquatic mammal.. within the city l... for domestic... uh.. that ain't legal either." :p

I really hope you're not being serious.


No. :p

I'm surprised no one else has said the Big Lebowski yet. It's absolutely hilarious.

"Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here!"

I am serious. :D

No. :p


Too bad. I'm telling this anyway. So the visual went off, but the audio kept going. On the scene with the palantir. So here's roughly how that went:

Gandalf: What did you see?
Some Guy: NOTHING!
*Visual restarts*
Same Guy: NOW WHY DON'T YOU REWIND IT WHILE YOU'RE AT IT!
90% of theater: YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

I was so not involved in this. Nope. Nope. I deny it.

[QUOTE=I V Stalin;12547671]No. :p
[QUOTE]

Too bad. I'm telling this anyway. So the visual went off, but the audio kept going. On the scene with the palantir. So here's roughly how that went:

Gandalf: What did you see?
Some Guy: NOTHING!
*Visual restarts*
Same Guy: NOW WHY DON'T YOU REWIND IT WHILE YOU'RE AT IT!
90% of theater: YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

I was so not involved in this. Nope. Nope. I deny it.

LOL :p

When I was watching the Return of the King, it paused randomly when Rohan was preparing to charge the Orcs in the back (as the White City was being sieged) and then started up like a minute later. It wasn't necessarily funny, but the first cinema "messup" or film cut.

On funny movies....I don't know. I really don't know.

Unintentionally Wicker Man. i think Nicholas Cage is one of the few actors who can make kicking a woman-in the face-amusing.

Plus Blazing saddles, mainly for the part where he punches out a horse and Anchorman both deserve mentions.

Troll 2.

Unintentionally Wicker Man. i think Nicholas Cage is one of the few actors who can make kicking a woman-in the face-amusing.


I'm always annoyed that it's tragic when a man hits a woman in a movie but humorous when a woman hits a man. Why can't both be not funny?

What is the funniest movie y'all have ever seen? For me, it would have to be, hands down, Blazing Saddles. That movie is comedic genius! Trust me, I am not elaborating on the genius part. Not even Eddie Murphy or the Wayne Brothers could match Mel Brooks Blazing Saddles. This movie made fun of everyone! I bolded that last part because some people tend to get hung up on how many times they used the word ******. Anyways, like I said, this movie made fun of everyone! Blazing Saddles is just comedy gold. If you don't find it funny, then you need to get a sense of humor.

Airplane!

yep...
my list

Blazing Saddles
Airplane!
Young Frankenstein
To Be or Not To Be (Mel Brooks' version)
Real Genius
Top Secret!
Scary Movie (not 2, not 3, Definately not 4)
Hysterical
Life of Brian
Meaning of Life
And Now For Something Completely Different
Holy Grail
1941
Animal House
History of the World Pt 1

and that's all I can think of at the moment...

Smart Funny: The Big Lebowski, Dr. Strangelove

Stupid Funny: Team America: World Police, Beavis and Butthead: Do America

Sadly Funny: Starship Troopers, Star Wars Episodes 1-3

My all-time funniest movie is the Beatles' HELP! I've probably seen it like a dozen times already, and still laugh.

Honorable mentions go to Spaceballs and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Grosse Point Blank, Shaolin Soccer, Zoolander, Mystery Men, Beetlejuice, Flushed Away.

That might be it... I don't much care for so-called 'funny' films.

The funniest movie i have ever seen would have to be Liar Liar:cool:

What is the funniest movie y'all have ever seen? For me, it would have to be, hands down, Blazing Saddles.

No way: it's Young Frankenstein! Followed by Life of Brian and the Meaning of Life.

I would have to nominate another Mel Brooks classic, History of the World Part I
Only a miracle can save us now!

But my absolute favourite part, makes me laugh every time to think of it, Hitler on Ice. And Jews in Space. haha i'm dying.

Quite possible it comes down to...
Spaceballs, Airplane, Life of Brian or Baseketball.

Quite possible it comes down to...
Spaceballs, Airplane, Life of Brian or Baseketball.

wedding crashers or super troopers should be added to that, and whats this no love for the Grail!?

No one else finds Blues Brothers funny?
"How much for the little girl? How much for the women?"
"What?"
"Your women. I want to buy your women. The little girl, your daughters... sell them to me. Sell me your children. "

wedding crashers or super troopers should be added to that, and whats this no love for the Grail!?
I haven't seen Wedding Crashers or Super Troopers and i'm bitter about Holy Grail and the ending.
Stupid lack of funds for a real ending
*Grumbles*

Johnny Dangerously.



What? Don't look at me like that.

You're all heretics. :)
It's a draw between Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Monty Python and the Life of Brian.

True. Though I like Grail better.
Also, Captain Planet Saves Belfast. So funny.

Police Academy and Back to the Future

Anything from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Which pretty much brings it down to Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

Spaceballs and Super Troopers. The latter being hilariously funny.

The all-time funniest: Some Like It Hot. Hands down.

Second place: The Producers (original, non-musical).

Love Actually is pretty good. I especially like the porno couple and the washed-up rock star.

Smart Funny: The Big Lebowski, Dr. Strangelove

Stupid Funny: Team America: World Police, Beavis and Butthead: Do America

Sadly Funny: Starship Troopers, Star Wars Episodes 1-3

Actually, Starship Trooper was intentionally funny. Or at least intentionally camp. I think they were trying to mock Heinlein's fascists politics.

Actually, Starship Trooper was intentionally funny. Or at least intentionally camp. I think they were trying to mock Heinlein's fascists politics.

Just a quick hijack here, but Heinlein hadn't moved that far right when he wrote Starship Troopers. He did later on, sadly, but he was most of the time a solid libertarian.

Just a quick hijack here, but Heinlein hadn't moved that far right when he wrote Starship Troopers. He did later on, sadly, but he was most of the time a solid libertarian.

That may be, but I don't think you can deny the fascists undertones of Starship Troopers. However, at that point in time it might've been more of critique and not so much his personal philosophy. But then again, I think it's more likely that he was being anti-communist to the point of knee-jerk and accidentally ended up coming off as a fascist.

How could I have Forgotten Clerks (I think 2 was the funnier, but both are hilarious) and Friggin Blues Brothers, I feel like such an Idiot now, Those three easily top Signs.

While I do say Monty Python first ya'll are forgetting the college movies:

My two favorites, Animal House and Accepted.

Johnny Dangerously.



What? Don't look at me like that.

"I love that kid but someday I'm gonna knock him on his ass." :D

Porch Monkey 4 Life.

What? I'm bringing it back.

Has anyone said Blues Brothers yet? If so, I'll say it again.

The Blues Brothers. *nods*

Napoleon Dynamite Just to piss people off

Napoleon Dynamite

I fucking despise you.

That may be, but I don't think you can deny the fascists undertones of Starship Troopers. However, at that point in time it might've been more of critique and not so much his personal philosophy. But then again, I think it's more likely that he was being anti-communist to the point of knee-jerk and accidentally ended up coming off as a fascist.

Yes you can. In no way was the system he set up in Starship Troopers fascist: there was no racial, gender, or ethnic prejudice to be seen in his government, the government (although admittedly this was not much discussed in the book) did not seem to interfere overly into the private civic or economic lives of its citizens, and the people seemed largely free to do what they wished. The only real consideration that you might draw upon to claim Heinlein's system was "fascist" was his restricted notion of franchise: voting was limited to those who had participated in civil service and were not active-duty military. This is tempered by the fact that any person who wishes can be part of the civil service, and the civil service must accomodate you if you wish to serve. That is hardly the definition of fascism; the government in Troopers is more democratic than such models of fascism as the Roman Republic, Athens, and pre-Civil War America.

Oh, and the fact that This is Spinal Tap has not been given serious consideration in this thread is absolutely criminal. The scene where Nigel Tufnel does his guitar solo alone is one of the best scenes in motion picture history.

While I do say Monty Python first ya'll are forgetting the college movies:

My two favorites, Animal House and Accepted.
Damn, how did i forget Animal House?:O

I'd also add the 2 Waynes World's, more so the second.

I usually don't laugh very much in movies. I did not stop laughing throughout the entirety of Blades of Glory, but then I would hardly call it the funniest movie ever. Comedy is a weird thing, I guess.

Black Sheep and Tommy Boy both kick ass as well. I found out the other day that a friend of mine hadn't seen either, but then she's never even seen Star Wars. She sucks at seeing movies.

Probably I would have to say, Blazing Saddles is pretty goddamn funny.

I fucking despise you.

What one person funds hilarious, another will find inane.

Personally, I loved Napolean Dyanamite, but so what? It's comedy. There is no accounting for taste in comedy.
Well, except for Dennis Leary, Carlos Mencia and Dane Cooke, but that's because they steal material, not because they aren't unfunny.

The Marx Brothers' Night at the Opera followed closely by Horsefeathers and Duck Soup. Mel is good, and so are the Pythons... but when it comes to madcap comedy, all must pay homage to the orginal Bros.

I don't really like comedies, but Bad santa (especially around christmas) is good, and of course Return of The Killer tomatoes.

I don't really like comedies, but Bad santa (especially around christmas) is good, and of course Return of The Killer tomatoes.
Killer Tomatoes, ha!
I haven't seen that in ages, and attack of the Nerds etc.

Hercules Returns, Top Secret, Holy Grail.

Spaceballs-another one of Mel Brooks films. It still makes me laugh.I watched the end half that the other day... I remember liking it, but then I was just 'oh... ok... um... what's on next?'

What is the funniest movie y'all have ever seen? Borat. is the last comedy i've seen in a while.

I'd have to say Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny, but believe thats not the only one thats my favorite funny movie.

Personally, I loved Napolean Dyanamite, but so what? It's comedy.

I have seen no evidence to support this claim.

I've never seen Napolean Dynamite, but it appears opinion on it is quite polarized. What's good/bad about it?

I'm not commenting on its general appeal or its rating against all other movie or anything like that, this is only based on my reaction when I saw it-I had to be helped to the car as I was still laughing after watching Cabin Boy.

"My christening wig!!"


I didnt find much else funny with that,though. I guess I'm not a Chris Elliot fan.


I dont know if it was mentioned yet, but "Raising Arizona" was damn funny.

Has anyone said Blues Brothers yet? If so, I'll say it again.

The Blues Brothers. *nods*

I agree. Almost every line,every scene was funny.


And how about "Old School" ?

Will Ferrel shooting himself in the neck with a traquilizer dart and then stumbling into the pool?
That was great.

Ben Stiller's bowel problem in "Along Came Polly" ?

Ben Stiller almost shooting Drew Barrymore with a spear gun in "Duplex" ?

No one else finds Blues Brothers funny?
"How much for the little girl? How much for the women?"
"What?"
"Your women. I want to buy your women. The little girl, your daughters... sell them to me. Sell me your children. "

"Any unessessary violence used in the aprehension of the Blues Borthers has been approved"

I still reckon the League of Gentlemen film was better.

I've never seen Napolean Dynamite, but it appears opinion on it is quite polarized. What's good/bad about it?

If you have one or two slightly stupid friends, that find themselves hilarious, but you find them kind of painful to be around...

You have seen 'Napolean Dynamite'. But cheaper, one assumes.

I've never seen Napolean Dynamite, but it appears opinion on it is quite polarized. What's good/bad about it?
Think of a teen movie. Ok? Now remove every bit of fun, humor, upbeat music, and personality from the characters and you have Napolean Dynamite. It's like a book about a lazy summer made into a film ad made even lazier and set during school.

What one person funds hilarious, another will find inane.

Personally, I loved Napolean Dyanamite, but so what? It's comedy. There is no accounting for taste in comedy.
Well, except for Dennis Leary, Carlos Mencia and Dane Cooke, but that's because they steal material, not because they aren't unfunny.

While I respect your tastes in comedy, I hate this movie more than I hate white guys pretending to Portarican. Why? Because my ex girlfriend loves this movie and so everytime we watched a movie it was this one. I'm just that unselfish a person :(

While I respect your tastes in comedy, I hate this movie more than I hate white guys pretending to Portarican. Why? Because my ex girlfriend loves this movie and so everytime we watched a movie it was this one. I'm just that unselfish a person :(

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