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Post by shield on Mar 22, 2017 20:23:27 GMT
Thanks gogoschka1! Didn't know that the Mel Brooks-film was a remake and will search for the original. Thanks for the great suggestion! You're very welcome! I hope you like it as much as I do; along with 'Life of Brian', 'Groundhog Day' and 'The Big Lebowski' it's one of my all time favorites comedies (all time favorite films, in fact). Oh yes, if it resembles those comedies I'm a very happy man! I also count Groundhog Day as one of my all time favorites, think among my top 5 even. Life of Brian and The Big Lebowski are also very funny.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Mar 22, 2017 21:32:40 GMT
When they moved to MGM to make "A Night At The Opera" they lost Zeppo and had a formula imposed on them. There would be a tighter plot and a pair of young lovers who the Marxes would help out. The conventional wisdom is that "Opera" and "A Day At The Races" were their best from that period and that - with one exception - as you go down the list, slavish adherence to the formula produced diminishing results, even though all of the movies have moments of brilliance. The exception is "Room Service," an experiment that had a Broadway hit comedy (a door-slamming farce) adapted for the Marx Brothers. Interesting and funny if not altogether successful. They never tried anything like that again. I seem to rate Room Service generally higher than most. Although Opera and Races feature some of their best and most well-remembered moments of anarchic lunacy (the "Stateroom" and "Examination" sequences, for example), they suffer from uneven pacing and numerous instances of "comedus interruptus" brought about by that formula. It's perhaps counterintuitive that the brothers should have integrated so smoothly into the existing Room Service framework, lending the film adaptation a sense of cohesion missing from even their best MGM efforts, and which was aided by the importation of original Broadway cast members Donald MacBride, Clifford Dunstan, Philip Loeb, Alexander Asro and Philip Wood (all but Loeb recreating their stage roles), alongside of whom the versatile Frank Albertson makes a more-than-acceptable substitute for Broadway's Eddie Albert. If you think about it, even Groucho himself is not far removed in spirit from the nasally, "Noo Yawk" wiseguy persona of Sam Levene (Broadway's Gordon Miller). Rather than being constrained by the play's construction, the Marxes merely stretch it until it fits, and the result is a briskly-tempoed farce that contains but never tames them.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Mar 23, 2017 1:07:52 GMT
Czechoslovakian comedy especially 60's onwards great fun to explore!...
Limonádový Joe aneb Koňská opera , Lemonade Joe, or the Horse Opera (1964) Directed by Oldřich Lipský Absolutely Hilarious American Western parody & social satire...Lemonade Joe is a clean-living, soft-drink-selling gunfighter who takes on a town full of whiskey-drinking cowboys.. riotous fun! brilliantly crafted. Henry Fonda was apparently a huge fan... 10/10
Kdo chce zabít Jessii? , Who Wants To Kill Jessie (1966) Directed by Václav Vorlícek Pop art, satire, comic characters brought to life in this totally original science fiction comedy...
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 23, 2017 3:53:25 GMT
mikef6"About becoming a Marxist" made me laugh ! thanks !
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 23, 2017 3:58:28 GMT
manfromplanetxLimonádový Joe aneb Koňská opera , Lemonade Joe, or the Horse Opera (1964) Directed by Oldřich Lipský Absolutely Hilarious American Western parody & social satire...Lemonade Joe is a clean-living, soft-drink-selling gunfighter who takes on a town full of whiskey-drinking cowboys.. riotous fun! brilliantly crafted. Henry Fonda was apparently a huge fan... I am trying to picture Tom Joad sitting and enjoying this Czechoslovakian comic western and that is funny even without seeing the film.
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Post by shield on Mar 23, 2017 6:12:13 GMT
manfromplanetxThanks! These goes up on my list and I will try and find them because they sound very interesting and also because I probably never would have known they existed if it weren't for your suggestions. Thanks for these!
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Post by shield on Mar 23, 2017 6:24:06 GMT
It's impossible to keep up, but I'll try to add a few without repeats: His Girl Friday (1940) Woman of the Year (1942) Adam's Rib (1949) Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1942) The Lady Eve (1941) The Talk of the Town (1942) The Major and the Minor (1942) Auntie Mame (1958) Great spider! Better to have a repeat than missing out on a great movie I always say (first time I've said it but it might be my new mantra). His Girl Friday are among my favorites but I haven't seen the rest and will put them on my list for later considerations. This thread have given me so many great choices and I'm very grateful for them. Thanks again!
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Post by glenesq on Mar 24, 2017 7:01:24 GMT
Here's some I've given '10' or '9' votes on imdb. Comedy is pretty personal so of course ymmv, I don't think these have been mentioned:
Real Life (1973) <-- edit should be (1979) Playtime (1967) Dr. Strangelove (1964) It's Always Fair Weather (1955) The Baker's Wife (1938) Lady for a Day (1933) The Quiet Man (1952) Guys and Dolls (1955) Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) They Might Be Giants (1971) French Cancan (1955) The Great Garrick (1937) Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) Genevieve (1953) On Approval (1944) Seduced and Abandoned (1964)
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Post by shield on Mar 24, 2017 10:50:16 GMT
glenesqThanks glenesq! From your list I've only seen Playtime, Dr Strangelove, Kind Hearts and Coronets and liked them all. Will add all and check them out. Thought at first that Real Life was a very obscure movie as I couldn't find it until I realised that you must have meant Real Life from 1979. This thread have given me so many wonderful films to explore and thanks again for your contributions!
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Post by jeffersoncody on Mar 24, 2017 11:37:54 GMT
Trying to catch up on comedies that I've missed (there's a lot of them!) released before 1980. I've seen more but my favorites so far are: What's Up Doc? (1972) The Pink Panther-serie Young Frankenstein (1974) His Girl Friday (1940) The Court Jester (1955) Pillow Talk (1959) Oscar (1967) Foul Play (1978) Animal House (1978) Monthy Pythons Life of Brian (1979) What's some of your favorites? I'm not a big comedy person, but I love HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971). www.imdb.com/title/tt0067185/?ref_=nv_sr_1www.youtube.com/watch?v=avfnCu_BwsA
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Post by glenesq on Mar 24, 2017 16:11:24 GMT
Oops a typo, yes Real Life is (1979). A funny movie, Albert Brooks was ahead of the curve predicting reality TV and then lampooning it very effectively.
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Post by rateater on Mar 24, 2017 16:19:49 GMT
the party (1968)
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Post by shield on Mar 24, 2017 16:31:50 GMT
I've wanted to see Harold and Maude but haven't done it yet. Thanks for the reminder jeffersoncody!
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Post by shield on Mar 24, 2017 16:33:38 GMT
Thanks rateater! Watched it and enjoyed it. Peter Sellers had some very funny moments in it.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 24, 2017 16:35:36 GMT
glenesqSo you are the other person who has seen and loves "Genevieve". It's such a terrific film but sort of "lost". Another one from that same era is "Wee Geordie". I finally located that on ewe-tube. It's not a "fall down laughing" comedy but it's fun. "The Lavender Hill Mob" is a heist story with some laughs.
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Post by Lynx on Mar 24, 2017 16:47:44 GMT
My 2 all-time favorites pre 1980 would have to be: "The Magic Christian" and "Blazing Saddles".
Post 1980 would have to be: "Airplane"
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Post by shield on Mar 24, 2017 17:11:19 GMT
My 2 all-time favorites pre 1980 would have to be: "The Magic Christian" and "Blazing Saddles". Post 1980 would have to be: "Airplane" Thanks lynx0139! Seen Blazing Saddles and Airplane although it was some time ago and maybe time for a rewatch, def liked them the first time around. Have not seen The Magic Christian and will check it out. BATouttaheckYeah, Genevie looks interesting but tougher to find. Will check out The Lavender Hill Mob. Thanks again bat!
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Post by Lynx on Mar 24, 2017 17:48:46 GMT
For those who are interested, "The Magic Christian" stars Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, is set in London, England and is basically about a Billionaire (Sellers) adopting a grown man as his son (Ringo) and going around England seeing how far people will go for money. Some parts are dark humor but it's absolutely side-splitting hilarious, especially if you enjoy British humor. And the music is excellent also. A little known Classic!
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Post by Mr_K_Pratt on Mar 24, 2017 18:12:24 GMT
One of my all time favourite comedies is Nuts in May (1976).
It was directed by Mike Leigh for the Play for Today series on the BBC.
Here's a review;
Also, have you checked out Laurel & Hardy?
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Post by shield on Mar 24, 2017 19:00:19 GMT
Mr_K_PrattHaha, yeah, now I want to see it but it seems like a hard find. In a pinch the whole movie is available on youtube! Thanks for the rec! I've seen some Laurel & Hardy a long time ago but have probably missed a few. May check them out again.
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