View Full Version : Best Comedy Tournament: Round 1 - Group I
For the Round 1 polls, please vote for up to six titles to move on to the next round. You can vote for less, but please make sure you are not voting for more before clicking that Vote button. The poll will be open for one week. The top six titles will be moving on to Round 2.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/Vacation1983.jpg/220px-Vacation1983.jpg
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Lampoon%27s_Vacation)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAXU--BJWYY
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/72/Harold_%26_Kumar_Go_to_White_Castle.JPG/220px-Harold_%26_Kumar_Go_to_White_Castle.JPG
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_%26_Kumar_Go_to_White_Castle)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwP5E15VzRM
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/34/Sixteen_Candles.jpg/220px-Sixteen_Candles.jpg
Sixteen Candles (1984) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteen_Candles)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcroWRd4BuE
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/93/21JumpStreetfilm.jpg/220px-21JumpStreetfilm.jpg
21 Jump Street (2012) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_Jump_Street_%28film%29)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLoKtb4c4W0
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e6/Anniehallposter.jpg/220px-Anniehallposter.jpg
Annie Hall (1977) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Hall)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqVgCfZX-yE
http://cinemacultura.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/16.jpg
The General (1926) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_General_%281926_film%29)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDLVMrRkSdk
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/Planes_trains_and_automobiles.jpg/220px-Planes_trains_and_automobiles.jpg
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes,_Trains_and_Automobiles)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWGqGHMO294
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Real_genius.jpg/220px-Real_genius.jpg
Real Genius (1985) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Genius)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUKi0h5ZwPg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/Ali_G_Indahouse.jpg/220px-Ali_G_Indahouse.jpg
Ali G Indahouse (2002) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_G_Indahouse)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAAM4qR-5lw
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/55/BadWords2014.jpg/220px-BadWords2014.jpg
Bad Words (2013) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Words_%28film%29)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXoZCAVTzEQ
I'm going with Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (surprisingly funny and non-stupid), Sixteen Candles, the great classics Annie Hall and The General, plus Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Bad Words.
Iwritecode
03-02-2015, 07:55 AM
I like most of Jason Bateman’s movies and the trailer looks pretty good but somehow I’ve never heard of Bad Words. I have no idea how this happened.
Not sure why Real Genius is getting votes :confused:
Tommy
03-02-2015, 11:39 AM
Not sure why Real Genius is getting votes :confused:
And out performing Annie Hall, tragic :cry:
BROWNINGS CHILDE
03-02-2015, 12:45 PM
Real Genius is awesome. That is why I voted for it.
Best movie in the group is NL Vacation and should be in the top ten of this tourney.
Close second is Planes, Traines and Automobiles.
Also voted for Harold and Kumar and Sixteen Candles.
Annie Hall and The General are the best here, followed by P&T&A, I believe.
needfulthings
03-02-2015, 01:15 PM
The ONLY REAL GENIUS in this group is
http://imageshack.com/a/img901/9353/mCh0LU.jpg
divemaster
03-02-2015, 03:30 PM
Went with
National Lampoon's Vacation
Sixteen Candles
Annie Hall
The General
Still Servant
03-02-2015, 05:20 PM
I like most of Jason Bateman’s movies and the trailer looks pretty good but somehow I’ve never heard of Bad Words. I have no idea how this happened.
Bateman actually directed Bad Words too. His first time. It's actually pretty good.
I'm also going to out myself right now. Some people already know this about me, but I'm not a Woody Allen guy. I doubt Annie Hall will need my support anyway.
pathoftheturtle
03-02-2015, 06:55 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgNgAiGQ_IM
skyofcrack
03-02-2015, 10:54 PM
A couple of clips from Ali G:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj6FIBLvNJg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5UBRXOHTuM
Not doing it for me, sorry. His best is Borat by far. And that's all. Bruno wasn't very funny either.
BROWNINGS CHILDE
03-03-2015, 12:46 PM
Bruno was terrible.
skyofcrack
03-03-2015, 08:59 PM
The Dictator was great.
21 Jump Street being tied with The General gives me some hope :)
Three days to go, please get your votes in!
We've got a three-way tie for last here.
Let us break that tie! Annie Hall must move on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viAeGYv7jQ8
Mattrick
03-06-2015, 02:30 PM
How is Annie Hall in danger of not moving on? It's one of the best comedies ever made.
Merlin1958
03-06-2015, 02:33 PM
How is Annie Hall in danger of not moving on? It's one of the best comedies ever made.
It sucks.
fernandito
03-06-2015, 02:42 PM
*inb4SomeoneMentionsAnnieHalls98%onRT
Mattrick
03-06-2015, 02:46 PM
How is Annie Hall in danger of not moving on? It's one of the best comedies ever made.
It sucks.
I don't see how it sucks. It was very deserving of the oscars it recieved. Excellent film. "Just don't take any class that makes you read Beowulf" haha
Looks like Annie Hall will make it. Too bad it's the only Woody Allen film nominated.
pathoftheturtle
03-07-2015, 06:12 AM
Looks like Annie Hall will make it. Too bad it's the only Woody Allen film nominated.Why? One of his best fortunately will probably be in round two... isn't that appropriate enough? I could see wishing, if you doubt that Annie Hall is #1, that more had been nominated for whittling away in the first round, since other creators have multiple entries, but it seems to me that the ideal process would narrow the field to a best example of work from each pool (Woody Allen films, Mel Brooks films, Adam Sandler, etc.) and then make them face off against each other. What's the benefit of a competition that begins with smaller diversity and, as it goes, prefers titles for their similarity to each other rather than trying to weigh dissimilar choices?
T-Dogz_AK47
03-07-2015, 10:36 AM
How is Annie Hall in danger of not moving on? It's one of the best comedies ever made.
It sucks.
Annie Hall does suck.
How anyone can say that film deserved to beat Star Wars for Best Picture at the Oscars, is straight talking out of their arse!!!
Mattrick
03-07-2015, 11:34 AM
How is Annie Hall in danger of not moving on? It's one of the best comedies ever made.
It sucks.
Annie Hall does suck.
How anyone can say that film deserved to beat Star Wars for Best Picture at the Oscars, is straight talking out of their arse!!!
Annie Hall is as close to a masterpiece as a romantic comedy can get. And yes, it deserved to beat Star Wars for best picture. It very much deserved it.
We still have a three-way tie for last place between Sixteen Candles, Annie Hall, and Real Genius.
Need some Annie Hall votes here!
fernandito
03-08-2015, 07:11 AM
Put Annie Hall at the top of my queue. Let's see what all this masterpiece talk is about.
skyofcrack
03-08-2015, 07:16 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzeNMZcP8Xg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv4YAx1nqDM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfbqJpn8fN8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rthHSISkM7A
That popcorn scene was funnier when I was younger. Hmm.
Put Annie Hall at the top of my queue. Let's see what all this masterpiece talk is about.
It's streaming on Netflix.
This is closing tomorrow, so let's break that tie!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsHwIBR6ivA
T-Dogz_AK47
03-08-2015, 10:31 AM
I just put myself through watching that clip to see if I still think the movie is shit. Y'know give it another chance and all that....
It's still shit.
Well, that's another 5 minutes of my life wasted. Great!! :doh:
Mattrick
03-08-2015, 10:40 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4LGCTtVNOw
Siskel opens calling it the funniest film of the decade. Strong praise for a shit movie lol
Well, that's another 5 minutes of my life wasted. Great!! :doh:
You didn't find that opening scene funny :wink1:
Mattrick
03-08-2015, 10:49 AM
Maybe if it involved an egregiously overweight family egregiously farting at a dinner table topped with an egregious amount of food, he'd find it funny.
skyofcrack
03-08-2015, 11:47 AM
This is one of my favorite clips of any Woody Allen film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y16HUOAmT0
Ben Staad
03-08-2015, 12:02 PM
That will make two of us then...I would rather hear fart jokes compared to what Woody Allen puts out there.
Maybe if it involved an egregiously overweight family egregiously farting at a dinner table topped with an egregious amount of food, he'd find it funny.
T-Dogz_AK47
03-08-2015, 12:16 PM
That will make two of us then...I would rather hear fart jokes compared to what Woody Allen puts out there.
Maybe if it involved an egregiously overweight family egregiously farting at a dinner table topped with an egregious amount of food, he'd find it funny.
:thumbsup:
Rep points awarded for having excellent taste in comedy, my good sir.
pathoftheturtle
03-08-2015, 12:18 PM
I would rather hear fart jokes compared to what Woody Allen puts out there. He has put a lot out there, writing comedy for 60 years. Seems kind of perfunctory to brush off every bit at once like that.
Ben Staad
03-08-2015, 12:48 PM
I have attempted to watch most of it and cannot name anything I've enjoyed. I suppose in this instance I am counter culture.
I would rather hear fart jokes compared to what Woody Allen puts out there. He has put a lot out there, writing comedy for 60 years. Seems kind of perfunctory to brush off every bit at once like that.
T-Dogz_AK47
03-08-2015, 12:52 PM
Woody Allen just isn't funny. He never has been.
Theli
03-08-2015, 10:40 PM
National Lampoon's, Harold and Kumar and Planes Trains and Automobiles got my vote.
T-Dogz_AK47
03-08-2015, 11:09 PM
National Lampoon's, Harold and Kumar and Planes Trains and Automobiles got my vote.
Solid choices, my friend! :thumbsup:
The poll has closed. The following six titles are moving on to the next round:
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) 75.86%
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) 62.07%
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) 48.28%
21 Jump Street (2012) 34.48%
Annie Hall (1977) 31.03%
The General (1926) 31.03%
And the following four titles have been eliminated:
Real Genius (1985) 27.59%
Sixteen Candles (1984) 27.59%
Bad Words (2013) 13.79%
Ali G Indahouse (2002) 10.34%
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