The title of the article is “Best Comedy Movies of All Time”, it
was published on “life123” on 19 April 2013. This article is devoted to
the list of the best comedy movies.
The title interested me as I am a fan of comedy movies.
No list of the best comedy movies is ever complete-or completely correct. Everyone has a different opinion about what is funny and this translates into controversy when the term "best" is trotted out. Not that that will stop us.
The Thin Man (1934) - William Powell and Myrna Loy starring as Nick and Nora Charles create on-screen chemistry that is like a tall, cool glass of champagne. The husband and wife detective team in this movie share dialogue so sharp and funny that it rivals many current comedies. One viewing of this movie, and you'll have no trouble believing that it spawned five equally enjoyable sequels. Caddyshack (1980) - Director Harold Ramis' quintessential golf comedy tells the tale of the trials and tribulations of a young caddy as he faces life after high school. With an incredibly deep cast of characters and a script that was made for quoting, Caddyshack is a comedy you'll watch-and enjoy-repeatedly.
The title interested me as I am a fan of comedy movies.
No list of the best comedy movies is ever complete-or completely correct. Everyone has a different opinion about what is funny and this translates into controversy when the term "best" is trotted out. Not that that will stop us.
The Thin Man (1934) - William Powell and Myrna Loy starring as Nick and Nora Charles create on-screen chemistry that is like a tall, cool glass of champagne. The husband and wife detective team in this movie share dialogue so sharp and funny that it rivals many current comedies. One viewing of this movie, and you'll have no trouble believing that it spawned five equally enjoyable sequels. Caddyshack (1980) - Director Harold Ramis' quintessential golf comedy tells the tale of the trials and tribulations of a young caddy as he faces life after high school. With an incredibly deep cast of characters and a script that was made for quoting, Caddyshack is a comedy you'll watch-and enjoy-repeatedly.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love
the Bomb (1964) - Directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Peter Sellers
in three (!) roles, Dr. Strangelove sets the gold standard for
anti-war satire. Combining cold war paranoia with clever, biting dialog,
Kubrick turns a serious subject on its head while getting in jabs at all the
right places.
Shaun of the Dead (2004) - Simon Pegg stars as British
slacker Shaun who is so oblivious to the world around him it takes him almost a
third of the movie to realize the it has been taken over by flesh eating
zombies. This near-perfect parody of zombie movies quickly became a dark comedy
cult classic.
Raising Arizona (1987) - Although humor features
prominently in many of Joel and Ethan Coen's movies, Raising Arizona is
easily their funniest work. Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter star as a childless
couple that steals a baby to start their own family. When the real father of
the child hires a bounty hunter to find the baby, things come undone with
hilarious results.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - In this movie,
the famous British comedy troupe manages to take shots at religion, feudalism,
those who would romanticize history-and Swedish films. One mark of a classic
film is the number of quotes and recited scenes it produces: Holy Grail delivers
on both counts, creating a raft of memorable moments in just about every
sequence.
Duck Soup (1933) - The Marx brothers were among the
earliest stars of talking pictures, and Duck Soup shows why: the
rapid fire dialog full of puns and one liners is perfectly balanced with a
bucketful of slapstick and visual humor. Groucho Marx's character, Rufus T.
Firefly is the ultimate fast-talking con man that worms his way into a position
of authority, only to regret his success completely.
Blazing Saddles (1974) - Perhaps Mel Brooks's most
famous parody, Blazing Saddles uses classic western clichés to create
a crude movie that lampoons racism, sexism and the traditional morals of the
time. An equal opportunity offender, this movie launches comedic broadsides at
nearly every social group you can think of-and a few you hadn't.
Someone can say that this list is old-fashioned, but I’ve watched many films of
the list and can say that all of them are really worth watching.
We can easily complete more modern list, but I’am absolutely sure, it’d be as contradictory,
as this one.
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THE LIST can hardly be called an article!
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