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LETS DEBATE rd. 5 Are 90's & 00's Comedies > All Other Decades Combined?
Posted on 6/13/11 at 9:51 am
Posted on 6/13/11 at 9:51 am
Let me start by saying that if you have posted on this board much over the last few years you know I love my classic movies. More than most.
But I was just thinking about how I really don't care for classic comedies. Of course I like some of them, but overall, I can find much more comedies from the 90's and 00's that I like more than all the other years combined.
Here are some movies I love:
80's:
National Lampoons
Coming to America
Caddyshack
Raising Arizona
This Is Spinal Tap
70's:
The Jerk
Silver Streak
Slap Shot
I will say that I've never been a fan of Monty Python comedies. And I've actually never seen Annie Hall or Cheech and Chong.
60's:
The Graduate
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Dr. Strangelove
The Odd Couple
The Producers
50's:
Some Like it Hot
Harvey
Operation Petticoat
40's:
The Lady Eve
The Philadelphia Story
His Girl Friday
30's:
Duck Soup
Bringing Up Baby
I like Chaplin movies but I don't just laugh at them all that much.
There are movies in addition to these that I like but I'm probably forgetting them. But if I had to put together a 90'-00's list it would be well into the hundreds I'm sure.
It seems that comedies more than any other genre has a lot to do with the time period you grow up. I know that's the case for me.
So how do you guys feel?
But I was just thinking about how I really don't care for classic comedies. Of course I like some of them, but overall, I can find much more comedies from the 90's and 00's that I like more than all the other years combined.
Here are some movies I love:
80's:
National Lampoons
Coming to America
Caddyshack
Raising Arizona
This Is Spinal Tap
70's:
The Jerk
Silver Streak
Slap Shot
I will say that I've never been a fan of Monty Python comedies. And I've actually never seen Annie Hall or Cheech and Chong.
60's:
The Graduate
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Dr. Strangelove
The Odd Couple
The Producers
50's:
Some Like it Hot
Harvey
Operation Petticoat
40's:
The Lady Eve
The Philadelphia Story
His Girl Friday
30's:
Duck Soup
Bringing Up Baby
I like Chaplin movies but I don't just laugh at them all that much.
There are movies in addition to these that I like but I'm probably forgetting them. But if I had to put together a 90'-00's list it would be well into the hundreds I'm sure.
It seems that comedies more than any other genre has a lot to do with the time period you grow up. I know that's the case for me.
So how do you guys feel?
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Posted on 6/13/11 at 9:55 am to iwyLSUiwy
quote:
But I was just thinking about how I really don't care for classic comedies. Of course I like some of them, but overall, I can find much more comedies from the 90's and 00's that I like more than all the other years combined.
because 90 percent of the time comedies are topical.
Posted on 6/13/11 at 9:57 am to iwyLSUiwy
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Cheech and Chong
you should really watch the first one, Up in Smoke
the rest are all meh
Posted on 6/13/11 at 9:58 am to iwyLSUiwy
I would tend to agree although you need to add the Peter Sellers' Pink Panther movies in there. Those are some of my favorites.
But is it that more good comedies are being made now or that we are just more familiar with the new ones because we grew up in the times? Classics like Caddyshack and Vacation have stood the test of time and we are familiar with those. But will comedies that we loved in HS or college like Joe Dirt be remembered in 20 to 30 years? I'm sure there are some similar movies in relative terms to that one that were popular with the college crowd in the 70's that have been mostly forgotten.
But is it that more good comedies are being made now or that we are just more familiar with the new ones because we grew up in the times? Classics like Caddyshack and Vacation have stood the test of time and we are familiar with those. But will comedies that we loved in HS or college like Joe Dirt be remembered in 20 to 30 years? I'm sure there are some similar movies in relative terms to that one that were popular with the college crowd in the 70's that have been mostly forgotten.
Posted on 6/13/11 at 10:15 am to iwyLSUiwy
Actually all in all I'd say that the 90s were a shitty decade for comedy. I mean yeah we had a few greats like Dumb and Dumber, The Big Lebowski, and Dazed and Confused, but those are really the only 3 comedies I'd classify as classics from that period. The 2000s blew the 90s out of the water as far as comedies are concerned, however I'd say that all in all the 90s was a better decade for dramas. I'd say that the 70s and 80s were the strongest decade for comedy, with the 2000s close behind. 70s was Mel Brooks and Monty Python's glory days, so its easily my favorite decade for comedy.
This post was edited on 6/13/11 at 10:26 am
Posted on 6/13/11 at 10:21 am to etm512
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But is it that more good comedies are being made now or that we are just more familiar with the new ones because we grew up in the times?
I've seen more comedies in the last 30 years than any other decades, big surprise I'm in my early 30s. But then at least half or more of them were just average movies.
Posted on 6/13/11 at 10:25 am to etm512
I don't know if there is a comedy from the last two decades that is funnier than Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Dr. Strangelove, or Blazing Saddles. Furthermore, are there really more great comedies that are being made now? It seems that we get one or two a year, which does not seem that different from the past.
Posted on 6/13/11 at 10:27 am to etm512
quote:
But is it that more good comedies are being made now or that we are just more familiar with the new ones because we grew up in the times?
For me personally I would say yes to both.
quote:
Classics like Caddyshack and Vacation have stood the test of time and we are familiar with those. But will comedies that we loved in HS or college like Joe Dirt be remembered in 20 to 30 years?
I can't imagine a movie like Joe Dirt getting thrown in the wash and forgotten about. I would say in the grand scope of things that's viewed as a great comedy.
quote:
I'm sure there are some similar movies in relative terms to that one that were popular with the college crowd in the 70's that have been mostly forgotten
Yeah I was actually thinking about that when starting thread. There are just more comedies in general that I know about from the last two decades.
Posted on 6/13/11 at 10:29 am to glaucon
Comedy doesn't age well, as a general rule. What we find funny changes as society changes. Which means I think we'll always been drawn to more recent comedies, in general, than older ones. Not to say some old comedies do not absolutely hold up, but they are the exception.
I'll use the Honeymooners as an example. Classic comedy, and everyone pays homage to Jackie Gleason, and rightfully so. Watching the old shows though, I don't find them all funny. and the central joke is the threat of spousal abuse.
I'll use the Honeymooners as an example. Classic comedy, and everyone pays homage to Jackie Gleason, and rightfully so. Watching the old shows though, I don't find them all funny. and the central joke is the threat of spousal abuse.
Posted on 6/13/11 at 10:30 am to iwyLSUiwy
quote:
I can't imagine a movie like Joe Dirt getting thrown in the wash and forgotten about. I would say in the grand scope of things that's viewed as a great comedy.
Joe Dirt won't and hasn't aged well. We just enjoy it because we grew up in the 90s. Teenagers these days don't like Joe Dirt like we liked Caddyshack for instance. Plus it was critically panned during its initial release.
Posted on 6/13/11 at 10:32 am to iwyLSUiwy
quote:
I can't imagine a movie like Joe Dirt getting thrown in the wash and forgotten about. I would say in the grand scope of things that's viewed as a great comedy.
I'm not even sure I'd view it as an average comedy.
Posted on 6/13/11 at 10:32 am to Baloo
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and the central joke is the threat of spousal abuse.
I always found that odd as well.
Also, as a note...Joe Dirt is a decent comedy, but shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as things like Caddyshack or Blazing Saddles (or even newer movies like Dumb and Dumber or 40-Year-Old Virgin).
Posted on 6/13/11 at 10:45 am to OMLandshark
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I mean yeah we had a few greats like Dumb and Dumber, The Big Lebowski, and Dazed and Confused, but those are really the only 3 comedies I'd classify as classics from that period.
Austin Powers
Groundhog Day
Ace Ventura's
There's Something About Mary
Tommy Boy
Billy Madison
Happy Gilmore
Office Space
The Wedding Singer
Cable Guy
The Sandlot
Mystery Men
Robin Hood: MIT
Rush Hour
The Mask
Father of the Bride
Waynes World
Friday
Clerks
Ed Wood
Shakespeare In Love
Get Shorty
Home Alone
Liar Liar
Romy and Michelle
The Birdcage
City Slickers
A Night At the Roxbury
Waiting For Guffman
Kingpin
American Pie
Life
Id consider ALOT of these as classics
That's just off the top of my head
Edit: I went and grabbed my cd case bc there were a few that were on the tip of my tongue that I couldn't think of.
This post was edited on 6/13/11 at 10:49 am
Posted on 6/13/11 at 10:46 am to CocomoLSU
I would say the 80s > the rest
Just a quick list, sure I have missed some.
Fish Called Wanda
Ferris Bueller
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Revenge of the Nerds
Spaceballs
Stripes
Blues Brothers
Airplane
Fletch
Trading Places
Batchelor Pary
Uncle Buck
Just a quick list, sure I have missed some.
Fish Called Wanda
Ferris Bueller
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Revenge of the Nerds
Spaceballs
Stripes
Blues Brothers
Airplane
Fletch
Trading Places
Batchelor Pary
Uncle Buck
Posted on 6/13/11 at 10:46 am to CocomoLSU
quote:
Also, as a note...Joe Dirt is a decent comedy, but shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as things like Caddyshack or Blazing Saddles (or even newer movies like Dumb and Dumber or 40-Year-Old Virgin).
That was my point of bringing it up. For every Dumb and Dumber that I would say is our generation's Blazing Saddles there are a dozen Joe Dirts that future generations will not recognize.
Posted on 6/13/11 at 10:52 am to OMLandshark
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Joe Dirt won't and hasn't aged well. We just enjoy it because we grew up in the 90s.
Like six months ago I watched this with a group of like 10+ people and 4-5 of them were teens. Everybody in the room was cracking up. Why do you say it hasn't aged well and teenagers don't like it?
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Plus it was critically panned during its initial release
Which means nothing.
Posted on 6/13/11 at 11:05 am to LSUFanNTX
quote:
Fish Called Wanda
Ferris Bueller
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Revenge of the Nerds
Spaceballs
Stripes
Blues Brothers
Airplane
Fletch
Trading Places
Batchelor Pary
Uncle Buck
Summer Rental
The Great Outdoors
Sixteen Candles
Lost in America
A Christmas Story
Better Off Dead
When Harry Met Sally
Mr. Mom
Real Genius
Weird Science
Ghostbusters
Heathers
The Princess Bride
Valley Girl
Beetlejuice
Posted on 6/13/11 at 11:13 am to iwyLSUiwy
Yeah Joe Dirt was on last night and I don't think it has an aging problem yet. Now Austin Powers and Tommy Boy have gone way downhill for me over the years.
Posted on 6/13/11 at 11:15 am to iwyLSUiwy
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Like six months ago I watched this with a group of like 10+ people and 4-5 of them were teens. Everybody in the room was cracking up. Why do you say it hasn't aged well and teenagers don't like it?
It relies on alot of things that happen in 90s dramas and is more or less a parody of films from the 90s. It's good to people who grew up in the 90s. Teenagers may find it humorous, but I doubt it's a film they will watch repeatably.
Posted on 6/13/11 at 11:19 am to Baloo
quote:
Comedy doesn't age well, as a general rule. What we find funny changes as society changes. Which means I think we'll always been drawn to more recent comedies, in general, than older ones.
great point, I'd add the comendy also tends to be a younger genre. People will gravate more to the comedies they grew up with more than other movies.
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