"100 Funniest Movies"...Bravo TV's List?

scott1598 · 05-28-06, 04:08 PM

This special debut Friday (5.26) and completed Saturday (5.27). I didn't see it all, but I didn't like the ordering too much. Putting some of the more recent successful comedies like "Meet The Fockers" and "Wedding Crashers" in the top 25. No way MTF's is that highly ranked on any list.

Well, their #1 was "Animal House" which I can get behind, but of all time or whatever year they decided to start at?

Anyone have a complete list? I don't think it is published yet, but maybe someone jotted them down. I am particularly interested in where "Young Frankenstein" was ranked as a few critics have said this is the funniest film of all time.

AFI disagrees putting it at 13 with "Some Like It Hot" at #1. I don't even think SLIH was on their list or any Marx Brothers movies. Maybe they didn't go back that far. Anyone know if there was a certain year they started from as oldies weren't there at all I don't think.

Anyway let me know. TIA.

Matthew Chmiel · 05-28-06, 04:43 PM

I just shut the special off when Legally Blonde was listed as number 29.

Brent L · 05-28-06, 05:19 PM

Meet The Fockers?

Surely that was a type and was supposed to be Meet The Parents. Right?

Phod · 05-28-06, 05:26 PM

Meet the Fockers in the top 25, NO SALE.

DVD-ho78(DTS) · 05-28-06, 05:35 PM

I watched it but only to get an idea for some films I haven't seen. I guess I'm in the minority in hating Animal House. The only time I laughed was when Bluto is giving his inspirational speech...

"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
"Germans?"
"Forget it, he's rolling."

100. Anchorman
99. The Birdcage
98. School of Rock
97. Happy Gilmore
96. Four Weddings and a Funeral
95. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
94. Waiting for Guffman
93. The Aristocrats
92. Father of the Bride
91. Revenge of the Nerds
90. Clueless
89. Slapshot
88. Team America
87. The Kentucky Fried Movie
86. Zoolander
85. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
84. Silver Streak
83. Sister Act
82. Tootsie
81. Half Baked
80. Lost in America
79. Three Amigos
78. Bananas
77. Flirting with Disaster
76. Ghostbusters
75. Dumb and Dumber
74. Trading Places
73. City Slickers
72. Moonstruck
71. Roxanne
70. The Nutty Professor (Eddie Murphy)
69. The Blues Brothers
68. Broadcast News
67. Kingpin
66. Dazed and Confused
65. Office Space
64. This is Spinal Tap
63. Manhattan
62. The Pink Panther
61. Election
60. When Harry Met Sally
59. Police Academy Series
58. Private Benjamin
57. Swingers
56. Young Frankenstein
55. Bull Durham
54. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
53. Dr. Strangelove
52. Meet the Parents
51. National Lampoon's Vacation
50. The Princess Bride
49. American Pie
48. American Graffiti
47. 9 to 5
46. The Incredibles
45. Raising Arizona
44. Sixteen Candles
43. What About Bob?
42. Harold and Maude
41. Austin Powers
40. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
39. Mrs. Doubtfire
38. Best In Show
37. Dodgeball
36. Good Morning Vietnam
35. Beetlejuice
34. Rushmore
33. Clerks
32. Groundhog Day
31. The Big Lebowski
30. The 40 Year Old Virgin
29. Legally Blonde
28. Annie Hall
27. A Fish Called Wanda
26. Wayne's World
25. Meet the Fockers
24. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
23. Big
22. Beverly Hills Cop
21. Shampoo
20. The Jerk
19. Wedding Crashers
18. Stripes
17. M*A*S*H
16. Old School
15. Fast Times At Ridgemont High
14. Napoleon Dynamite
13. Naked Gun Series
12. The Producers
11. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
10. Arthur
9. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
8. Blazing Saddles
7. The Wedding Singer
6. Airplane
5. South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
4. There's Something About Mary
3. Shrek
2. Caddyshack
1. Animal House

tommyp007 · 05-28-06, 06:15 PM

Excuse me......The Wedding Singer in the top 10?

Young Frankenstein #56

scott1598 · 05-28-06, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tommyp007

Excuse me......The Wedding Singer in the top 10?

Young Frankenstein #56

exactly! one horrible list! thanks ho!

What About Bob? #43
Meet the Parents #52
Meet the Fockers #25

WTF!

Dean Kousoulas · 05-28-06, 06:28 PM

Ghostbusters #76??? At least they got #1 and #2 right.

Filmmaker · 05-28-06, 06:34 PM

THE BLUES BROTHERS is at #69 but THE WEDDING SINGER is #7?! Fuck me with a garden rake...

Canadian Bacon · 05-28-06, 06:40 PM

no Coming to America on the list= a fraud

RUSF18 · 05-28-06, 07:16 PM

I'll make the statement that this is the worst list ever.

Dean Kousoulas · 05-28-06, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terps54423

I'll make the statement that this is the worst list ever.

Every list is the worst ever. This is no different

Ok, one more...no Trading Places? Worst list ever!

ItsGreekToMe · 05-28-06, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean Kousoulas

Every list is the worst ever. This is no different

Ok, one more...no Trading Places? Worst list ever!

74. Trading Places

Joe Molotov · 05-28-06, 07:36 PM

Just some of the many crimes on the list:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail lower than Mrs. Doubtfire

National Lampoon's Vaction lower than American Pie

The Blues Brothers below Kingpin

Naked Gun lower than Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

This is Spinal Tap lower than What About Bob?

Meet the Parents lower than Meet the Fockers

Spaceballs, The 'burbs, Men in Black, Ed Wood, Army of Darkness not even on the list, but Eddy Murphy's The Nutty Professor and Sister Act are.

Edited to Add: Pixar barely even made the list with only The Incredibles charting at #46, but Shrek is #3.

ItsGreekToMe · 05-28-06, 07:46 PM

Unless I'm missing it, there's not much love for John Candy.

Planes, Trains & Automobiles?
Uncle Buck?

Personally, Robert Zemeckis' Used Cars would be very high on my list. That is one of the funniest films I've ever seen.

Also, did not see Stir Crazy - The funniest film Richard Pryor & Gene Wilder made.

BTW, has anyone watched Airplane lately. I remember it as so funny back when I first saw it in the theater, but now it really seems dated. (I always wonder too - Are kids watching the film today wondering who the old guy in the taxi is?

)

TheMadMonk · 05-28-06, 08:07 PM

The fact that Zoolander is on the list negates its validity, imho.

Also, Spinal Tap at #64? That really should be in the top 20 (at least)

Matty-O · 05-28-06, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Molotov

Just some of the many crimes on the list:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail lower than Mrs. Doubtfire

National Lampoon's Vaction lower than American Pie

The Blues Brothers below Kingpin

Naked Gun lower than Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

This is Spinal Tap lower than What About Bob?

Meet the Parents lower than Meet the Fockers

Spaceballs, The 'burbs, Men in Black, Ed Wood, Army of Darkness not even on the list, but Eddy Murphy's The Nutty Professor and Sister Act are.

Edited to Add: Pixar barely even made the list with only The Incredibles charting at #46, but Shrek is #3.

This is Spinal Tap lower than any movie on that list is a crime.

Palpadious · 05-28-06, 09:17 PM

This list is comedy treason. I watched it in amazment.

Groucho · 05-28-06, 09:18 PM

Uh, where is Duck Soup? Or any movie made before the 1960's for that matter?

mllefoo · 05-28-06, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Filmmaker

THE BLUES BROTHERS is at #69 but THE WEDDING SINGER is #7?! Fuck me with a garden rake...

Even worse, There's Something About Mary in the top ten? That has to be the most unfunny piece of shit ever put to film. Blues Brothers was way funnier. Shit, even Zoolander was way funnier.

Filmmaker · 05-28-06, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mllefoo

Even worse, There's Something About Mary in the top ten? That has to be the most unfunny piece of shit ever put to film. Shit, even Zoolander was way funnier.

Well, I can't go with you on that one...

sherm42 · 05-28-06, 09:33 PM

There's Something About Mary was funny once, the first time. It has no replay value in my opinion.

Andalusia · 05-28-06, 09:54 PM

Spinal Tap at 64 just broke my spirit.

Mad Dawg · 05-28-06, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ItsGreekToMe

BTW, has anyone watched Airplane lately. I remember it as so funny back when I first saw it in the theater, but now it really seems dated.

Dated, yes. And hysterical. One of a handful of movies that I can put in and laugh at just about every joke that made me laugh the first and second times. It just never gets old.

Anyway, this list is almost as funny.

FRwL · 05-28-06, 11:18 PM

Dr. Strangelove #53? Do they know comedies existed before the 70s? These people ever heard of Peter Sellers? Charlie Chaplin? All those '30s comedians? No Ladykillers '55?
This really has to be near the top of the worst lists ever made, even other film lists had some sort of semblance among their criticisms, this is just ghastly.

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DVD-ho78(DTS) DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Florida Posts: 3,529	I watched it but only to get an idea for some films I haven't seen. I guess I'm in the minority in hating Animal House. The only time I laughed was when Bluto is giving his inspirational speech... "Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!" "Germans?" "Forget it, he's rolling." 100. Anchorman 99. The Birdcage 98. School of Rock 97. Happy Gilmore 96. Four Weddings and a Funeral 95. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle 94. Waiting for Guffman 93. The Aristocrats 92. Father of the Bride 91. Revenge of the Nerds 90. Clueless 89. Slapshot 88. Team America 87. The Kentucky Fried Movie 86. Zoolander 85. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 84. Silver Streak 83. Sister Act 82. Tootsie 81. Half Baked 80. Lost in America 79. Three Amigos 78. Bananas 77. Flirting with Disaster 76. Ghostbusters 75. Dumb and Dumber 74. Trading Places 73. City Slickers 72. Moonstruck 71. Roxanne 70. The Nutty Professor (Eddie Murphy) 69. The Blues Brothers 68. Broadcast News 67. Kingpin 66. Dazed and Confused 65. Office Space 64. This is Spinal Tap 63. Manhattan 62. The Pink Panther 61. Election 60. When Harry Met Sally 59. Police Academy Series 58. Private Benjamin 57. Swingers 56. Young Frankenstein 55. Bull Durham 54. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 53. Dr. Strangelove 52. Meet the Parents 51. National Lampoon's Vacation 50. The Princess Bride 49. American Pie 48. American Graffiti 47. 9 to 5 46. The Incredibles 45. Raising Arizona 44. Sixteen Candles 43. What About Bob? 42. Harold and Maude 41. Austin Powers 40. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 39. Mrs. Doubtfire 38. Best In Show 37. Dodgeball 36. Good Morning Vietnam 35. Beetlejuice 34. Rushmore 33. Clerks 32. Groundhog Day 31. The Big Lebowski 30. The 40 Year Old Virgin 29. Legally Blonde 28. Annie Hall 27. A Fish Called Wanda 26. Wayne's World 25. Meet the Fockers 24. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 23. Big 22. Beverly Hills Cop 21. Shampoo 20. The Jerk 19. Wedding Crashers 18. Stripes 17. MAS*H 16. Old School 15. Fast Times At Ridgemont High 14. Napoleon Dynamite 13. Naked Gun Series 12. The Producers 11. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure 10. Arthur 9. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 8. Blazing Saddles 7. The Wedding Singer 6. Airplane 5. South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut 4. There's Something About Mary 3. Shrek 2. Caddyshack 1. Animal House

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ItsGreekToMe Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 401	Unless I'm missing it, there's not much love for John Candy. Planes, Trains & Automobiles? Uncle Buck? Personally, Robert Zemeckis' Used Cars would be very high on my list. That is one of the funniest films I've ever seen. Also, did not see Stir Crazy - The funniest film Richard Pryor & Gene Wilder made. BTW, has anyone watched Airplane lately. I remember it as so funny back when I first saw it in the theater, but now it really seems dated. (I always wonder too - Are kids watching the film today wondering who the old guy in the taxi is? )

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TheMadMonk DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,172	The fact that Zoolander is on the list negates its validity, imho. Also, Spinal Tap at #64? That really should be in the top 20 (at least)

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sherm42 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Sacramento Posts: 2,930	There's Something About Mary was funny once, the first time. It has no replay value in my opinion.

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