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  • Young Frankenstein (1974)

    15 48.39%
  • The King of Comedy (1982)

    5 16.13%
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

    12 38.71%
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

    22 70.97%
  • Old School (2003)

    11 35.48%
  • A Christmas Story (1983)

    18 58.06%
  • The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

    14 45.16%
  • The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)

    6 19.35%
  • Analyze This (1999)

    7 22.58%
  • Back to the Future (1985)

    20 64.52%
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    Used all six votes on this group as well.

    Back to the Future was my favorite of the group, and I believe this is rightly labeled a comedy. A Christmas Story and Monty Python, as well as Young Frankenstein were also no-brainers for me.

    Also voted for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Though not as good as Planes, Trains and Automobiles which I've always thought of together for some reason) and 40 year-old virgin.

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    I'm surprised King of Comedy did so poorly. I wonder if it's because people didn't like it or they just haven't seen it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Still Servant View Post
    I'm surprised King of Comedy did so poorly. I wonder if it's because people didn't like it or they just haven't seen it.
    This group has two De Niro movies, and both are on the outside looking in right now.

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    Interesting. I think Meet the Parents will prove to be more successful. Maybe people just don't see him as a comedic actor. That's too bad because he was great in comedies way before Analyze This and Meet the Parents. Even Midnight Run was more of a traditional comedy than King of Comedy and those were in the 80's, so DeNiro has been doing comedy for a while.
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    When I think of DeNiro, I don’t really think of comedy. Even in Meet the Parents/Fockers or Analyze This he was paired with another more “traditional” (for lack of a better word) comedic actor(s) like Ben Stiller and Billy Crystal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iwritecode View Post
    When I think of DeNiro, I don’t really think of comedy. Even in Meet the Parents/Fockers or Analyze This he was paired with another more “traditional” (for lack of a better word) comedic actor(s) like Ben Stiller and Billy Crystal.
    Good point. He mainly played the straight man in his comedies. Even in Midnight Run. I guess you could say King of Comedy was one of the few films where he didn't play the straight man.
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    Come to think of it, I guess the straight man was Jerry Lewis! How about that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pathoftheturtle View Post
    Come to think of it, I guess the straight man was Jerry Lewis! How about that?
    As such, it is probably my favorite performance by him, not a big fan of his comedy (however I do love the professor from the Simpsons imitation of him)

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    The poll has closed. The following six titles are moving on to the next round:
    1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 70.97%
    2. Back to the Future (1985) 64.52%
    3. A Christmas Story (1983) 58.06%
    4. Young Frankenstein (1974) 48.39%
    5. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) 45.16%
    6. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) 38.71%

    And the following four titles have been eliminated:
    1. Old School (2003) 35.48%
    2. Analyze This (1999) 22.58%
    3. The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) 19.35%
    4. The King of Comedy (1982) 16.13%

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    I underestimated the popularity of Old School. I thought it would breeze through the first round. For some reason I thought that was more popular. I hear it constantly quoted.

    Sorry to see two of my DeNiro nominations go (Analyze This and King of Comedy.) I'm not surprised though. I just hope people give King of Comedy a chance. It's one of the films that proves what a versatile filmmaker Scorsese is.
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