Best comedy film ever is now over 40 years old

[Stoney Mason]

Probably the only comedy film I can watch every 3 or 4 years and it still gets funnier to me ever since childhood

"'Young Frankenstein,'" he said, is "by far the best movie I ever made. Not the funniest — 'Blazing Saddles' was the funniest, and hot on its heels would be 'The Producers.' But as a writer-director, it is by far my finest."

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mel-brooks-20140909-story.html

[Am_I_Anonymous]

it's only 39

[Eric P]

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talk about nerds ruining shit.  this film is pretty much literally unwatchable for me now

But you're right, the best comedy film is over 40 years old since it came out in 1933.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Meh, I've only watched it a few times and I don't sport "Obscure Band Name Here" shirts so sue me

[Stoney Mason]

When I was a kid I thought the holy grail was the best python movie. But when I got older I realized it was Life of Brian by a landslide.

 

[Am_I_Anonymous]

When I was a kid I thought the holy grail was the best python movie. But when I got older I realized it was Life of Brian by a landslide.

 

Man, true. I really really hate the Romans.

[Stoney Mason]

Uncle Ruckus always made me reflect back to this scene and how great comedy or great material in general echoes itself.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

"He has a wife you knoooow"

[Beezy]

Came in to say that you spelled Blazing Saddles wrong, but then I read that quote.

[Joe Molotov]

Splitters!

[Brehvolution]

I'm more of a The Meaning of Life guy though it does trail off at the end. I still love the other MP movies though.

[Human Snorenado]

Blazing Saddles is the funniest movie ever. How is this even a thing?

Also, Life of Brian is the best MP movie.

And The Big Lebowski is just plain the BEST movie ever made.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Blazing Saddles is the funniest movie ever. How is this even a thing?

Also, Life of Brian is the best MP movie.

And The Big Lebowski is just plain the BEST movie ever made.

No.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

The Big Lebowski > Friday.

Real Talk, The Big Lebowski is a fucking FANTASTIC movie.

Not on it's best day.

Real talk: It's a good movie but it isn't Friday.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

disregard accepted truths, brehs.

Act as if everybody thinks like you brehs.



Good movie though.

[iconoclast]

Welcome Back Mr. McDonald is my favorite comedy, although it isn't the funniest movie I've ever seen. It just has an amazing cast of characters and an incredibly enjoyable story arc.

[Mr. Nobody]

Sorry fellas, but its Coming To America

  Your opinions and upcoming arguments

[sarslip]

no good can come from comparing an all time cac classic, to an all time hood classic

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Sorry fellas, but its Coming To America

  Your opinions and upcoming arguments

Top 10

Unsure if I put it ahead of trading places or not. I might have to call that a tie.

[sarslip]

coming to america > beverly hills cop > 48 hours > trading places > the golden child > bowfinger

[Am_I_Anonymous]

coming to america > beverly hills cop > 48 hours > trading places > the golden child > bowfinger

hmmmm

Trading Places = Coming to America > Beverly Hills Cop 1 > 48 hours > Beverly Hills Cop 2 > Golden Child

I refuse to believe bowfinger exists.


Dan Aykroyd and Eddie > Arsenio and Eddie >>>>>>> Nick Nolte and Eddie

[Eric P]

bowfinger is amazing.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

bowfinger is amazing.

[sarslip]

hmmm

blazing saddles > young frankenstein > robin hood men in tights > history of the world > spaceballs > high anxiety > silent movie

[Am_I_Anonymous]

hmmm

blazing saddles > young frankenstein > robin hood men in tights > history of the world > spaceballs > high anxiety > silent movie

blazing saddles > young frankenstein > spaceballs = robin hood men in tights > high anxiety > history of the world > silent movie

[nachobro]

i figured you were gonna link blazing saddles but young frankenstein is god tier as well.

[nachobro]

not mel brooks but silver streak is def in my top 10 comedy movies

[sarslip]

id make a woody allen list but then i'll have used up my cac life quota for the week. 

[nachobro]

Bananas > everything else > Whatever Works

[ToxicAdam]

Comedies are like a pop song. Great in the moment, but slowly lose their magic as the years pass.

The only one I can really watch still is Caddyshack. Not that it has a ton of great laughs or is evenly paced, but the characters are just fun to watch.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Comedies are like a pop song. Great in the moment, but slowly lose their magic as the years pass.

A few stand the test of time for me.

Friday, Naked Gun (first one), and quite a few in this thread hold up.

[toku]

Speaking about Beverly Hills Cop here is a great article on the director:
http://www.playboy.com/articles/what-happened-to-director-martin-brest

In my search for Brest, I miraculously make contact with the busy Bruckheimer (working solo since Don Simpson passed away in 1996), who speaks to why a producer may employ a fallen director: Brest was the answer to Beverly Hills Cop. “[Marty Brest] bases his work in verisimilitude and character, and the results have been some remarkable and memorable cinematic moments,” Bruckheimer says. Beverly Hills Cop would be a mix-and-match action vehicle that needed comedy and drama. Who else could do it? In a profile on the making of the film, the Times reported that Brest’s involvement came down to a coin toss. When the quarter came up heads, Bruckheimer had a director.

Screenwriter Daniel Petrie’s original script for Beverly Hills Cop had the dose of comedy that made Brest an ideal choice. Those elements dissipated when the film landed a lead: Sylvester Stallone. The Rocky star tailored the picture to his aesthetic, delivering a script that was tough, action-packed, and, unfortunately, expensive. With two weeks before shooting, production scrambling to crack a shootable script, Stallone amicably bowed out of the film, leaving Bruckheimer, Simpson, and Brest without a lead. They wooed Eddie Murphy in under 48 hours and bumped production a month. Thinking he was out of a job, Reinhold heard from Simpson soon after the decision. He was safe, Murphy was in, but he had yet to exhale. The chips were still on the roulette table. As Reinhold recalls, “Don had this really tense moment where [Paramount Pictures CEO] Barry Diller looks at Marty in the room and says, ‘You think Eddie Murphy can carry this movie? Because if you’re wrong, you’re gone.’ And Marty said, ‘Yes I do.’”

[…]

Brest’s meticulous control enabled spontaneity in his actors. When nostalgic action buffs look back to Beverly Hills Cop and admire car chases infused with Eddie Murphy’s comic bravado, they wish today’s movies could revive vivid, personality-filled characters again. What they’re really dreaming of is the return of actor’s directors. Rewriting Beverly Hills Cop in a month provided Brest with the basis he needed for a good movie. He made a great one working with Murphy on set. Brest punched up the jokes with future Simpsonswriter Sam Simon and let his Saturday Night Live recruit improvise his way through plot mechanics.

And Brest saw something in Murphy that would transcend stand-up shtick. He saw an actor. “Marty pushed past the dick jokes,” Reinhold says. “Tony [Scott, director of Beverly Hills Cop 2] loved the dick jokes. So did Eddie! They’re always funny. But Marty pushed him. When he was already good, but Marty pushed him into something else. Especially in the dramatic things.” Early in the film, Axel and his soon-to-be-murdered friend Mickey reminiscence about the past, when the two were stealing cars. “How come you didn’t tell on me when we got caught?” Foley asks. “You don’t know?” Mickey says, surprised. “Because I love you, man.” Axel cracks a smile, Murphy soaks it in. Beverly Hills Cop is filled with these moments of compassion. Hearing it from his friends, these were the Marty moments. The ones he fought to protect.

[Great Rumbler]

What happened to Martin Brest? He directed Gigli.

[I'm a Puppy!]

bowfinger is amazing.

Shut up Squiddy.

[Himu]

Never seen a month Python movie

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Never seen a month Python movie

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

What happened to Martin Brest? He directed Gigli.

Meet Joe Black came before that.  He proves the adage "rather be lucky then good"

[Beezy]

Comedies are like a pop song. Great in the moment, but slowly lose their magic as the years pass.

A few stand the test of time for me.

Friday, Naked Gun (first one), and quite a few in this thread hold up.

I haven't watched Naked in probably over a decade. I need to fix that.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Comedies are like a pop song. Great in the moment, but slowly lose their magic as the years pass.

A few stand the test of time for me.

Friday, Naked Gun (first one), and quite a few in this thread hold up.

I haven't watched Naked in probably over a decade. I need to fix that.

[bork]

Never seen a month Python movie

 

[pilonv1]

History of the World doesn't get enough credit

[Stoney Mason]

Comedies are like a pop song. Great in the moment, but slowly lose their magic as the years pass.

The only one I can really watch still is Caddyshack. Not that it has a ton of great laughs or is evenly paced, but the characters are just fun to watch.

Comedy is often based on the unexpected so certainly the first time you hear a joke, it's almost always going to be the most unprepared you are for it.

But I think humor that is based on general human nature and not just shock or truly just flavor of the moment references lasts much longer. There are certainly great comedies of my life (some mentioned in this thread) that I can still come back to and find really funny.As long as I don't over dose on it when doing so.

I still love classic Looney Tunes cartoons that I loved as a kid. In fact I appreciate them in a different manner since as a kid it was more about the explosive violence I just liked.

[Robo]

but Dr. Strangelove is over 50 years old.

[Stoney Mason]

but Dr. Strangelove is over 50 years old.

I haven't seen that in a decade. I should give it a try again some time soon. It absolute was my favorite comedy for a good while.

[Eel O'Brian]

I've probably seen Raising Arizona over a dozen times but it still makes me laugh

[Cheddahz]

Pretty much gonna have to say that The Search for The Holy Grail is my favorite comedy of all time (Coming to America might be second)

[Stoney Mason]

I've probably seen Raising Arizona over a dozen times but it still makes me laugh

I have lots of movies that I come back to after a number of years that still make me laugh. Every 5 years or so I watch Planes, Trains and Automobiles and its still funny to me.

I remember seeing midnight run late on cable one night a few years back after having not seen it in forever and it was almost as funny as the first time I saw it, as I had forgotten nearly everything in it.