I know, not at all kid related, but a recent Bravo top 100 best comedies was s0, so s0 wrong (Shrek? Top 10? Wha? Meet the Fockers? Better than Meet the Family? That’s just crazy talk.), I thought I should take a quick stab at it — but with a caveat: it’s gonna be movies released in my lifetime. Then, for fun, I’ll compile a list of the top ten worst comedies, cuz, you know, I’m good like that.
Top Ten Best Comedies
10. Top Secret! “And I’ll miss you most of all scarecrow”
9. Beetlejuice “We’ve come for your daughter, Chuck.”
8. Office Space “I don’t like my job, and, uh, I don’t think I’m gonna go anymore. ”
7. Vacation “Good talk Russ”
6. The Big Lebowsky “I’m the dude, dude.”
5. Rushmore “Oh that’s great. I wrote a hit play and directed it, so I’m not sweating it either. ”
4. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off “Ferris Bueller, you’re my hero”
3. Caddyshack “How about a Fresca?”
2. Animal House “Did we quit when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor!?”
1. Better Off Dead “Go that way really fast, if something gets in your way… turn.”
Yah, I know, that dark horse at number 1. What do you think? I think I’m gonna do the top 10 worst tomorrow.
Dan says:
July 29th, 2006 at 5:01 pm
You appear to be a fellow fan of 80’s comedy. Surely Bachelor Party has to be in there? Ok, maybe not - but what about The Sure Thing!? Of course it’s been about 10 years since I actually watched any of those films, but my tastes can’t of changed that much since my late teens?
Phil says:
July 29th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
For me it’s a toss-up between the first Vacation and Christmas Vacation. I’d put Office Space in the top 3. I’d find room in the Top Ten for Napoleon Dynamite, Say Anything, High Fidelity, School of Rock, and Raising Arizona. Big Lebowski is the only one on your list I haven’t seen. Better Off Dead hasn’t aged well in my view (kinda like Real Genius and The Sure Thing).
#1 would be Princess Bride.
The Zero Boss says:
July 30th, 2006 at 9:55 pm
Totally agreed about #1 - though my favorite line is: “Now it be a shame when folks be throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that.”
Jason says:
July 31st, 2006 at 7:00 am
I think Young Frankenstein should be in your list. It is definately one of my all time favorites.
CroutonBoy says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 1:26 pm
Bravo must be owned by the same company that made Shrek, because I agree it should be nowhere that high. And Meet the Fockers was one of the least funny comedies I’ve ever seen, up there with Billy Madison and Requiem for a Dream.
Your list is rock solid. I might promote Airplain, Spinal Tap, Strange Brew, the Jerk, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, and There’s Something About Mary ahead of Top Secret and Beetlejuice, but that’s still a good top 20.
Eric Sagalyn says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 1:28 pm
Oh, man, forgot about strange brew. What a hoser! Def would have moved top secret out of there, eh?
Genuine says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 4:34 pm
Tommy Boy
Dumb and Dumber
Cheech and Chong
This is difficult genre I could go on forever!