Best Comedy Tournament: Nominations and Discussion

[Still Servant]

I like a nice juicy steak just as much as the next guy, but sometimes you're in the mood for a greasy cheeseburger.

[pathoftheturtle]

Eww. If you're talking to me, I haven't been in that mood for 27 years. I'm doing quite well as a vegan. It's a good metaphor, though: things addicts pretend that they need some of in some inexplicable way that everyone is expected to be able to relate to, when in reality it's just plain bad and others happily survive entirely without.

[Still Servant]

Eww. If you're talking to me, I haven't been in that mood for 27 years. I'm doing quite well as a vegan. It's a good metaphor, though: things addicts pretend that they need some of, when in reality it's just bad for you and others happily survive entirely without.

You're going to have to help me with a vegan equivalent.

Also, I'm hardly addicted to meat. I could cut it out in 2 seconds if I wanted to.

[Mattrick]

I'm a carnivore. I always eat meat with my hands during new episodes of walking dead.

[pathoftheturtle]

Well, you have to try different things. It is hard to draw the line, I'll give you that. Some movies I like probably have less objective quality. But I don't have any alternate expression for the need to wallow in stupid on purpose. Sorry, no.

[Still Servant]

Well, you have to try different things. It is hard to draw the line, I'll give you that. Some movies I like probably have less objective quality. But I don't have any alternate expression for the need to wallow in stupid on purpose. Sorry, no.

A movie like Dumb & Dumber is not stupid. It can be pretty clever at times. I know a lot of people hate the 3 Stooges, but I've always enjoyed them. At the same time, I can go enjoy a French film from 1960. I can have my cake and eat it too.

Cake is vegan

[Mattrick]

Stupid comedies can be smart. Zoolander, for instance.

[Still Servant]

Anyway, back on topic.

I second Major League

[Heather19]

I know I'm probably in the minority but I absolutely can not stand any of those Jim Carey or Adam Sandler films.

So you do have a little taste, in spite of your choice to second Scary Movie. I liked a couple with good scripts, though. Liar, Liar and Anger Management.

I know. I enjoyed scary movie because it poked fun at all those teen horror films that I loved at the time.

I'm not a huge comedy fan, what I tend to find to be the funniest movies are ones that aren't actually meant to be funny. I'm a sucker for super cheesy bad films. Of course I can't nominate any of them since they're not really comedy and they wouldn't fair well in the competition anyways.

[pathoftheturtle]

I'm not a huge comedy fan, what I tend to find to be the funniest movies are ones that aren't actually meant to be funny. I'm a sucker for super cheesy bad films. Of course I can't nominate any of them since they're not really comedy and they wouldn't fair well in the competition anyways.

Ok, that's it; on the record, I agree with earlier trending suggestion: Worst Movie of All Time should be our very next tourney!

The first Scary Movie was okay, I guess, but Lord, the sequels and spin offs... This Movie and That Movie and Movie 53, the incessant gutter humor we're awash in at this point.

[Mattrick]

Out of all those spoof movies, Not Another Teen Movie is probably my favourite. It's not great, but I thought it was smarter.

[pathoftheturtle]

Stupid comedies can be smart. Zoolander, for instance.

That's my favorite Ben Stiller. Maybe you're right.

Cake is vegan

It can be. I've never had much of a sweet tooth, either, but I do indulge in a dessert now and then. Not even as much as the majority of my vegan friends do, actually, but I take your point.

Anyway, back on topic.

You're right. There will be time after the nominating phase for getting critical at length. All I'm saying is that anyone who thinks that by now we already have nothing left but to scrape the bottom of the barrel has probably just never gotten to watch enough of the good movies out there.

[Mattrick]

Hey, it says Nominations AND Discussion in the thread title. We're almost done nominations now anyways. At least comedy discussion should prove to be entertaining at the very least.


We don't need to inundate the topic with discussion. I think a lot of us are just waiting until we can nominate again, anyways lol

[fernandito]

FYI


The complete list of nominees (titles not yet seconded):

Money Talks (1997)
The Band's Visit (2007)
Death at a Funeral (2007)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)
Murder, He Says (1945)
Scaramouche (1952)
...And God Spoke (1993)
About a Boy (2002)
Just One of the Guys (1985)
Crazy People (1990)
Major League (1989)
The Awful Truth (1937)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
21 Jump Street (2012)
The Graduate (1967)
Mon Oncle (1958
Pitch Perfect (2012)
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
Schlock (1973)
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Gridlock'd (1997)
Funny People (2009)

[skyofcrack]

M*A*S*H

[DoctorDodge]

Second About a Boy.

[Mattrick]

omg James, THANK YOU. Take a few units of time to pamper yourself.

Seconding: The Graduate and Major League. And someone else seconded Kentucky Fried Movie, I believe (I think the Graduate was seconded already too).

[pathoftheturtle]

Ten most recent nominations:

Gridlock'd (1997)

Funny People


p.s. for all you Sandler hater's I'm nominating another one next.

p.s. :groan:

Withnail & I

(already been seconded)

from needfulthings: John Waters' Pink Flamingos starring Divine

(already been seconded)

Female Trouble

My Sassy Girl

The Addams Family (1991)

Punch-Drunk Love

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

(already been seconded)

M*A*S*H

[divemaster]

And someone else seconded Kentucky Fried Movie, I believe.

YES. I already seconded KFM.

[RUBE]

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle


(mainly for the Neil Patrick Harris part.)

[needfulthings]

Before Austin Powers there was FLINT.

[pathoftheturtle]

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

[Mattrick]

I nominate:

Almost Famous

"'"Rock 'n' roll can save the world"? "The chicks are great"? I sound like a dick!"

[Iwritecode]

Nominate Click (2006)

It's not a typical "Sandler" film where he plays a moron.

[Still Servant]

I second Little Shop of Horrors

I nominate the King of Comedy