Best Comedy Tournament: Round 1 - Group B

[T-Dogz_AK47]

The weakest group of films so far, with no heavyweight comedies included. I really don't know what to vote for here...

[mae]

Bringing Up Baby is one of the best films ever made, not just comedy.

[frik]

http://www.threemoviebuffs.com/revie...d-the-pussycat

This is a comedy classic that too often gets overlooked. It is also a great time capsule, perfectly capturing the look and spirit of the late 60's and early 70's. While it's not Barbra's best comedy, that would be What's Up, Doc?, it is her best comedic performance.

I doubt many here have seen this little gem.
I love it.

sk

[Tommy]

Bringing Up Baby is one of the best films ever made, not just comedy.

Directed by the great Howard Hawks who's credits are incredibly diverse, he also directed the original Scarface
I really wish Katherine Hepburn had done more wacky screwball roles like this, she did do a lot more comedic work but never anything this silly again

[mae]

Just need to get a couple more votes. Heather promised to watch it finally and hopefully that's one. Come on, people!

[fernandito]

I've seen a few of the 1930s - 1940s screwball comedies, and none really do it for me. Just not my genre.

That's fine, but for Last Action Hero to advance toward our comedy title instead is just mind boggling.

I've always considered LAH more of a comedy than an action film, despite the title.

Even the action in the film is used as a platform allowing the satirical comedy to shine.



"Wait a minute... the bad puns, the hard rock... I'm in a movie!"

"I'm a good guy, I'm the sidekick, this has got to work! ... Oh shit, I'm the comic relief! This is not gonna wooooooooork!!"

[pathoftheturtle]

More camp than satire. It's a companion piece to Arnold's other films, which usually contain a little comedy and lots of action, made the other way around. It is a comedy, but a comedy about action films. I just think it's weird because the only comedy tournament you'd expect it to win best comedy in would have to be voted by some group like actionmovieforums.com

Bringing Up Baby as best of all time is not unusual at all. It's just funny.

[Heather19]

Sorry guys. I watched Bringing Up Baby but was pretty bored by it

[mae]

You have to be kidding

[Tommy]

[mae]

If not Bringing Up Baby, I hope maybe After Hours can knock Last Action Hero out of sixth place yet. That's a great one as well.

[T-Dogz_AK47]

If not Bringing Up Baby, I hope maybe After Hours can knock Last Action Hero out of sixth place yet. That's a great one as well.

I always found After Hours more disturbing than funny. It's a great film, but I wouldn't say that it's a great comedy.

[Heather19]

You have to be kidding

The whole storyline was just preposterous. I guess that was the point but I couldn't get over the fact that this guy was going to marry someone the very next day and he's out gallivanting around with some other women for the whole time.

[mae]

The plot is really beside the point in a screwball comedy.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Office Space is the only homerun for me in this group, but I also voted for Stripes, Knocked Up and Borat.

Borat is the iffy-est one for me. I hated a large portion of the movie, but blew coke out of my nose a couple of time. Some lines were outright hilarious, while the movie in general is not one of my favorites. Overall, I had to go ahead and vote for it for the lines that got to me.

[divemaster]

Borat is the iffy-est one for me. I hated a large portion of the movie, but blew coke out of my nose a couple of time. Some lines were outright hilarious, while the movie in general is not one of my favorites. Overall, I had to go ahead and vote for it for the lines that got to me.

Borat is a strange case. Parts of the movie actively pissed me off. Some of his scenarios were mean-spritied and unfair to the butt of the jokes. However, there are parts of Borat that had me laughing so hard I could not breathe. Gut busting, tears running down my face, laughter. Very few films have done that for me. So, even given my stated reservations, it certainly gets my vote.

[mae]

I'm still in disbelief that Last Action Hero and Scary Movie will be moving on in place of After Hours and Bringing Up Baby. Does not compute...

[fernandito]

Simple. They're funnier.

[mae]

The poll has closed. The following six titles are moving on to the next round:

1. Office Space (1999) 70.97%
2. Stripes (1981) 58.06%
3. Borat (2006) 41.94%
4. Knocked Up (2007) 35.48%
5. Scary Movie (2000) 35.48%
6. Last Action Hero (1993) 25.81%

And the following four titles have been eliminated:

1. After Hours (1985) 19.35%
2. Bringing Up Baby (1938) 16.13%
3. Another Year (2010) 9.68%
4. The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) 3.23%

[fernandito]

Last Action Hero (1993) 25.81%

[mae]

It's a sad day indeed.

[Tommy]

ye gods!

[mae]

In my wildest nightmares I couldn't imagine Bringing Up Baby being eliminated in the first round. I was certain it would make it at least to the Finals.

[Tommy]

In my wildest nightmares I couldn't imagine Bringing Up Baby being eliminated in the first round. I was certain it would make it at least to the Finals.

same here

[Still Servant]

Sorry, Pablo. I told you this might happen though. I remember watching Bringing Up Baby when I was a kid (it's my Mom's favorite movie), but a lot of people just haven't seen it.

The good news is that a lot of people are about to discover a classic. By the way, my Mom was equally horrified it got bounced first round when I told her.