Comedies that weren't funny
#76
Re: Comedies that weren't funny
The Bank Dick- W.C Fields.
The comedy is VERY dated. I didn't laugh once.
The comedy is VERY dated. I didn't laugh once.
#78
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: Comedies that weren't funny
Another vote for Idiocracy. The movie felt as stupid as the people they are portraying. Every joke felt flat, good try though
#80
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Comedies that weren't funny
Anything Judd Apatow related. Anything Will Ferrell related. Anything Seth Rogen related. (Adam Sandler goes without saying). In fact, pretty much any of the mainstream American comedies that are so popular these days, I just don't find funny at all. Hell, I think Iron Man 3 had more good comedy in it than all of the Will Ferrell and Seth Rogen movies I've ever seen, combined!
#81
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: Comedies that weren't funny
Don't get the love for Blazing Saddles. Young Frankenstein, sure. And yes, I love me some Spaceballs.
#82
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Comedies that weren't funny
Wow, you listed some of the greatest comedies ever made, ones that have actual repeat value because they get funnier on repeated viewings (which is such a rarity among comedies).
#83
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: Comedies that weren't funny
I like Hall Pass too, sure not great but Sudeikis has a lot charm so it helps a lot
#84
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Comedies that weren't funny
I'll add City Lights and Modern Times. Chaplin is the patron saint of good comedians who overreach and fall because they want to make Serious Art.
I once saw a showing of The Gold Rush with the sound off. We loved it. During a reel change, the projectionist apologized to the audience and said that he'd figured out how to turn on the sound, and he did so. After two minutes of hearing that awful soundtrack, the audience voted to turn the sound back off.
Last edited by Nick Danger; 08-24-13 at 10:18 AM.
#85
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Comedies that weren't funny
has anyone seen LOOSE SHOES?? It's an old movie, that is kind of like a Kentucky Fried...but it is absolutely NOT FUNNY, except for one scene called DARKTOWN AFTER DARK....anyone who's seen it will know what I mean! The 90minute movie sucks, but one five minute sequence is pure gold...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJYRJhopcy4