tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post4230551256099751571..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: The Year In FunnyNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18382557631113501602011-01-02T15:34:36.216-05:002011-01-02T15:34:36.216-05:00Michael Keaton seems to have been born to play the...Michael Keaton seems to have been born to play the role of a goofy-cop-who-isn't-trying-to-be-goofy. Jackie Brown and Out of Sight come to mind..Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311605990167115734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-2088467500323178542011-01-02T15:05:32.495-05:002011-01-02T15:05:32.495-05:00Totally random thought: I would have LOVED to see ...Totally random thought: I would have LOVED to see (or...hear, I suppose) Lesley Ann Warren as Grotel in <i>Tanlged</i>. How I miss her so.Erinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-45310295697621714622011-01-02T08:16:54.701-05:002011-01-02T08:16:54.701-05:00Four Lions, YES! I'm so glad it did well, it g...Four Lions, YES! I'm so glad it did well, it gives light to a dark situation. I hated that some people took it so seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3169438257392530742011-01-02T08:07:55.175-05:002011-01-02T08:07:55.175-05:00"Four Lions" is a perfect pick. Not only..."Four Lions" is a perfect pick. Not only is it brilliantly funny, it's also such a deeply meaningful film. The film lingered in my mind for days. Great choice.<br /><br />Spanish Buzz was truly brilliant!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045144948234112865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-65009536976067774272011-01-01T18:31:38.978-05:002011-01-01T18:31:38.978-05:00I loved "Hot Tub Time Machine"I loved "Hot Tub Time Machine"Kurtis Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946031309738374597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-9400647288510696952011-01-01T17:38:39.116-05:002011-01-01T17:38:39.116-05:00Several of the movies mentioned didn't make me...Several of the movies mentioned didn't make me laugh much. But one film which made me laugh nonstop was The Other Guys, a film I wasn't expecting to like.<br /><br />I also thought Youth in Revolt was laugh inducing in a good way.<br /><br />Another very funny movie that I saw in Toronto but probably won't be released in the US is The Trip, directed by Michael Winterbottom.<br /><br />The comedy that was most disappointing for me in 2010 was Dinner for Schmucks.<br /><br />And one movie that made me laugh for the wrong reasons was Black Swan, a truly ludicrous film that is being taken seriously by critics.gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-62620031477133079682011-01-01T15:23:51.835-05:002011-01-01T15:23:51.835-05:00I'm glad that "The Social Network" p...I'm glad that "The Social Network" placed in a comedy line-up. It's one of the funniest films of the year (in a good way).Mikeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-8103213613933323872011-01-01T14:25:55.845-05:002011-01-01T14:25:55.845-05:00As a Brit who loves Four Lions, I salute you sir!
...As a Brit who loves Four Lions, I salute you sir!<br /><br />"Bollocks, I'm a liability! I am the Invisible Jihadi! They seek him here, they seek him there, but here's not there, he's blowing up your slag sister!"<br /><br />Easily this year's In The Loop! :DCraig Kellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971892069783654223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-44253495206598729072011-01-01T04:59:12.421-05:002011-01-01T04:59:12.421-05:00I am a big fan of spanish fly...glad that you love...I am a big fan of spanish fly...glad that you love them toospanish flyhttp://www.her-libido.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-16966326115075464632011-01-01T02:58:50.760-05:002011-01-01T02:58:50.760-05:00OT :
So Kidman is better in Rabbit Hole than in Ma...OT :<br />So Kidman is better in Rabbit Hole than in Margot At The Wedding ? I don't think that's humanly possible.jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-20460817233586183502011-01-01T02:47:05.140-05:002011-01-01T02:47:05.140-05:00wellslud - Rare Exports, eh? I confess I have not ...wellslud - Rare Exports, eh? I confess I have not seen it nor heard much about it. But if you say it was equal to Lions I will have to seek it out.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343638129743484886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-30496959567609604902011-01-01T00:23:09.136-05:002011-01-01T00:23:09.136-05:00Four Lions and I Love You Phillip Morris are right...<i>Four Lions</i> and <i>I Love You Phillip Morris</i> are right side by side for me as funniest. I'd perhaps give the edge to <i>Morris</i>, but...<br /><br />I'd also say <i>Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work</i> is hilarious when it's not being serious (and even then, too, sometimes) and one title I didn't see listed which was <i>City Island</i>. Julianna Margules is terrific and Andy Garcia gives his best performance is... gosh, who knows how long?Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-66014802230441139322010-12-31T22:29:51.280-05:002010-12-31T22:29:51.280-05:00Four Lions = great.
Get Him to the Greek was over...Four Lions = great.<br /><br />Get Him to the Greek was overrated and really, really, REALLY inconsistent. Brand and Combs were funny, but the rest of the film fell flat.Andrew R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08656464274438644356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-68433044262374212552010-12-31T20:18:29.494-05:002010-12-31T20:18:29.494-05:00I would have to say Tangled was the funniest this ...I would have to say Tangled was the funniest this year for me.Paul Baterinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687866772601996815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-48792312440532729142010-12-31T19:05:17.560-05:002010-12-31T19:05:17.560-05:00By putting FOUR LIONS first, you are obviously som...By putting FOUR LIONS first, you are obviously someone cut from the same funny-bone gene pool as I. Which means I will need to suggest the film that equalled 4L for me as 2010's funniest, and enquire as to whether you have seen it yet - RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE. (If you haven't, I suggest rectifying that soon.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-85534510511919635072010-12-31T15:30:43.257-05:002010-12-31T15:30:43.257-05:00Please Give is very good, funny but not ostentatio...<i>Please Give</i> is very good, funny but not ostentatiously so. For me, however, your most surprising omission was <i>Exit Through the Gift Shop</i>; I laughed more with this movie than any others this year, except for some of the animated movies and the first half of <i>The Social Network</i>.<br /><br />Did you leave <i>Gift Shop</i> out because of the debate as to whether the movie is a put-on or not? I personally lean toward "not", except to the extent that some of the people involved are obviously putting themselves on about the worth of some of the "art". Regardless of whether the film is 100% real, <i>Gift Shop</i> still touches on truths about the meaning and worth of art, and is a laugh riot either way you look at it.<br /><br />Incidentally, <i>I Love You Phillip Morris</i> premieres in my hometown next week (at the same theater that showed <i>Gift Shop</i>); I've been debating whether to see it amid all the Oscar-bait I have yet to get to, but you've helped convince me it might be worth making time to see it. Thanks for the tip!Rob T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-35341090527081402692010-12-31T13:31:29.696-05:002010-12-31T13:31:29.696-05:00I expected to get torched for leaving off Please G...I expected to get torched for leaving off Please Give. Maybe nobody's noticed yet. Better keep quiet.<br /><br />Andy - Glad to see more Lions love. Hope people check that one out.<br /><br />Nikhat - Truth be told Date Night was better than I thought it would be, but that's only due to my exceedingly low expectations with director Shawn Levy. I expected zero laughs and Fey got me a few times with her ad-libs. "I'm going to go home and fart in a shoebox."<br /><br />Nat - Had to give a special shout to Spanish Buzz. HIs Spanish soap opera delivery of "The Cowboy..." kills me.<br /><br />Other Robert - Fair point about Machete. But I would have forgiven all of that if I had laughed more. I got the impression that they were so in love with the idea of their film that they didn't step back to see if it was as outrageously funny as it was supposed to be.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343638129743484886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-87071913831604014302010-12-31T13:14:14.238-05:002010-12-31T13:14:14.238-05:00I laughed at Machete, but I also had my mind ready...I laughed at <i>Machete</i>, but I also had my mind ready for a halfway decent throwback exploit film, which often featured ham-fisted political commentary and wooden acting.OtherRoberthttp://sketchydetails.tknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-32452445071752783072010-12-31T11:46:04.668-05:002010-12-31T11:46:04.668-05:00I thought Greenberg was hilarious.I thought Greenberg was hilarious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81933565241720262632010-12-31T11:35:55.292-05:002010-12-31T11:35:55.292-05:00I thought True Grit was pretty funny. It is a Coen...I thought True Grit was pretty funny. It is a Coen Bros movie, after all. "If you would like to sleep in a coffin, it would be all right...."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-10900253452590517382010-12-31T11:33:27.453-05:002010-12-31T11:33:27.453-05:00Clash of the Titans, in that so-horrible-it's-...Clash of the Titans, in that so-horrible-it's-hilarious way. During Gemma Arterton's "death", my friend was practically weeping with mirth. We actually reenacted some of the more ridiculous scenes afterwards for sheer enjoyment. At least it was kind of worth the ticket price....kind of.stellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-69536957410213179452010-12-31T11:25:55.772-05:002010-12-31T11:25:55.772-05:00oh and also thumbs down on the three way tie for a...oh and also thumbs down on the three way tie for animated performance ;) that award SO belongs to Maximus with no runner up!NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-57188083022560687842010-12-31T11:24:19.423-05:002010-12-31T11:24:19.423-05:00Dave -- Michael ("Unsung Heroes") wrote ...Dave -- Michael ("Unsung Heroes") wrote this one :) That LITTER line you mention was indeed inspired, LOL worthy. But I actually felt more than a little uncomfortable when she went after that guy with claws out. Yeesh! Anyone else?<br /><br />Heckling and fighitng back always freaks me out though. Jackie Beat is one of my favorite live performers and she just destroys people if they heckle but it still feels violent somehow. I'm always like GET ME OUTTA HERE.<br /><br />Michael -- g-r-e-a-t choice to stick <i>Social Network</i> in there. It's not something many people would think to include in a comedy review but it's humor is just so sharp (and really elevates the film considering so much of it is otherwise deadly serious in filmmaking tone / mood)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-72026905730543315912010-12-31T11:13:31.777-05:002010-12-31T11:13:31.777-05:00Nathaniel!!!!
I can't believe you omitted the...Nathaniel!!!!<br /><br />I can't believe you omitted the 'heckling' scene in "Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work"...<br /><br />When the audience member chastises Rivers for making a joke about deaf children, Rivers strikes back instantaneously with a 5 minute tirade of zingers that brings down the house and has the audience both in the crowd and watching on dvd/in theaters peeing themselves!!<br /><br />"He lost his leg in the war, and then went back to get it, cus thats f*cking littering"<br /><br />Cut em with words Joan!! Cut em with words!!! <br /><br />One of the best comedy high points of the year!!Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88525549041754036012010-12-31T09:51:49.256-05:002010-12-31T09:51:49.256-05:00Jim Carrey is marvelous, awesome and genius in I L...Jim Carrey is marvelous, awesome and genius in I Love You Philip Morris.cal rothnoreply@blogger.com