Bravo's 100 funniest movies list sucks!

[sooneron]

100. Anchorman
99. The Birdcage
98. School of Rock
97. Happy Gilmore
96. Four Weddings and a Funeral
95. Harold and Kumar go to White Castle
94. Waiting for Guffman
93. The Aristocrats
92. Father of the Bride
91. Revenge of the Nerds
90. Clueless
89. Slapshot
88. Team America: World Police
87. The Kentucky Fried Movie
86. Zoolander
85. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
84. Silver Streak
83. Sister Act
82. Tootsie
81. Half Baked
80. Lost in America
79. Three Amigos
78. Bananas
77. Flirting With Disaster
76. Ghostbusters
75. Dumb and Dumber
74. Trading Places
73. City Slickers
72. Moonstruck
71. Roxanne
70. Nutty Professor
69. The Blues Brothers
68. Broadcast News
67. Kingpin
66. Dazed and Confused
65. Office Space
64. This is Spinal Tap
63. Manhattan
62. The Pink Panther
61. Election (or, as the announcer pronounces it: “Ah-lection”)
60. When Harry Met Sally…
59. Police Academy Series
58. Private Benjamin
57. Swingers
56. Young Frankenstein
55. Bull Durham
54. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
53. Dr. Strangelove
52. Meet the Parents
51. National Lampoon's Vacation
50. The Princess Bride
49. American Pie
48. American Graffiti
47. 9 to 5
46. The Incredibles
45. Raising Arizona
44. Sixteen Candles
43. What About Bob?
42. Harold and Maude
41. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
40. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
39. Mrs. Doubtfire
38. Best in Show
37. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
36. Good Morning, Vietnam
35. Beetlejuice
34. Rushmore
33. Clerks
32. Groundhog Day
31. The Big Lebowski
30. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
29. Legally Blond
28. Annie Hall
27. A Fish Called Wanda
26. Wayne’s World
25. Meet the Fockers
24. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
23. Big
22. Beverly Hills Cop
21. Shampoo
20. The Jerk
19. Wedding Crashers
18. Stripes
17. M*A*S*H
16. Old School
15. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
14. Napoleon Dynamite
13. Naked Gun (series)
12. The Producers
11. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
10. Arthur
9. Blazing Saddles
8. The Wedding Singer
7. Ace Ventura, Pet Detective
6. Airplane
5. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
4. There’s Something About Mary
3. Shrek
2. Caddyshack
1. Animal House

[sooneron]

Shrek is the third funniest movie of all time?

[PrideTrombone]

Blazing Saddles should be #3.
Christmas Vacation is funnier than the original. Should be Top 20.
Trading Places should be in the Top 20.
Raising Arizona should be much higher.
Office Space should be in the Top 10.
Where the hell is Super Troopers?


Shouldn't be on the list (or much further down):

Shrek
Big
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (never did like it for whatever reason)
Legally Blonde
Four Weddings and a Funeral (WTF?)

[sooner_born_1960]

My first thought was; "Where is Christmas Vacation?"

[royalfan5]

There is no way 88 movies are funnier than Slapshot.

[birddog]

oh brother where art thou? should be on there somewhere. especially if you're going to have sister act as one of the top 100 comedies of all time.

[sooneron]

Young Frankenstein is WAY to friggin low!

Also, haven't these tools heard of any movies prior to 1960? I think the panel was made up of Gen Y'ers.

No Duck Soup or Night At the Opera??

Bringing Up Baby ???
Nothing

you can't tell me that Groundhog Day/Legally Blond rates higher than Raising Arizona, MP&THG, Princess Bride, Ferris, Young Frankenstein, Slapshot, Lost IN America

[swardboy]

"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" didn't make the list? Nor "Return of the Pink Panther"....unless they meant that with "the Pink Panther."

[sooneron]

"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" didn't make the list? Nor "Return of the Pink Panther"....unless they meant that with "the Pink Panther."
Ooh, My Dad will send them hate mail for sure with no Mad Mad Mad World on the list!
The Pink Panther was only for the original. Although, I think Strikes Again was better than Return of..

[OUAndy1807]

Spinal Tap should be higher.
Cabin boy should be on the list
These shouldn't:
99. The Birdcage
93. The Aristocrats
92. Father of the Bride
86. Zoolander

[Newbomb Turk]

The Wedding Singer? That show did nothing for me.

[OUHOMER]

some that should have made the list, Just off the top of my head.

Cannon ball express, Smokey and the bandit, Cat baloo (sp),

[Newbomb Turk]

Cannon ball express, Smokey and the bandit,

Good call.

[sooneron]

25. American Pie
24. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
23. It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World
22. Beverly Hills Cop
21. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
20. The Jerk
19. Wedding Crashers
18. Stripes
17. Dodgeball
16. Old School
15. Ace Ventura, Pet Detective
14. There’s Something About Mary
13. The Big Lebowski
12. Slapshot
11. Animal House
10. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
9. Duck Soup
8. Office Space
7. Young Frankenstein
6. Airplane
5. Annie Hall
4. This is Spinal Tap
3. Raising Arizona
2. Caddyshack
1. Blazing Saddles

[sooneron]

The Wedding Singer? That show did nothing for me.
But it's so cool with all the old songs...:rolleyes:

[King Crimson]

I saw Private Benjamin the other week on the movie channel....that movie sucks.

[sooneron]

I think a lot of criteria was if the film or someone in it was nominated for an oscar, cuz that's like the sign of a great comedy.

[sanantoniosooner]

43. What About Bob?
Bought it off the $5 rack at walmart the other day and actually introduced my sons to it this morning.

I had forgotten a lot from that movie.

Good stuff.

[OUHOMER]

OK, the Ghost and MR Chicken!!!!!!! no Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, Abbott and Costello??????????????

[yermom]

American Graffiti is funny?

Waiting for Guffman was kinda overrated, i'd imagine Best in Show was as well ;)

[Tulsa_Fireman]

We need more Mel Brooks love.

I mean, it's GOOD to be da King!

So KEEP FIRING, A**HOLES!

[proud gonzo]

AFI's list is better.



AFI's 100 YEARS...100 LAUGHS
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The winners are:
1. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
2. TOOTSIE (1982)
3. DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (1964)
4. ANNIE HALL (1977)
5. DUCK SOUP (1933)
6. BLAZING SADDLES (1974)
7. M*A*S*H (1970)
8. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
9. THE GRADUATE (1967)
10. AIRPLANE! (1980)
11. THE PRODUCERS (1968)
12. A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935)
13. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)
14. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
15. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940)
16. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
17. THE ODD COUPLE (1968)
18. THE GENERAL (1927)
19. HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940)
20. THE APARTMENT (1960)
21. A FISH CALLED WANDA (1988)
22. ADAM'S RIB (1949)
23. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… (1989)
24. BORN YESTERDAY (1950)
25. THE GOLD RUSH (1925)
26. BEING THERE (1979)
27. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (1998)
28. GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)
29. THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984)
30. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944)
31. RAISING ARIZONA (1987)
32. THE THIN MAN (1934)
33. MODERN TIMES (1936)
34. GROUNDHOG DAY (1993)
35. HARVEY (1950)
36. NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE (1978)
37. THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940)
38. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
39. SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1941)
40. IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD (1963)
41. MOONSTRUCK (1987)
42. BIG (1988)
43. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
44. MY MAN GODFREY (1936)
45. HAROLD AND MAUDE (1972)
46. MANHATTAN (1979)
47. SHAMPOO (1975)
48. A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964)
49. TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942)
50. CAT BALLOU (1965)
51. THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955)
52. NINOTCHKA (1939)
53. ARTHUR (1981)
54. THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK (1944)
55. THE LADY EVE (1941)
56. ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948)
57. DINER (1982)
58. IT'S A GIFT (1934)
59. A DAY AT THE RACES (1937)
60. TOPPER (1937)
61. WHAT'S UP, DOC? (1972)
62. SHERLOCK, JR. (1924)
63. BEVERLY HILLS COP (1984)
64. BROADCAST NEWS (1987)
65. HORSE FEATHERS (1932)
66. TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN (1969)
67. MRS. DOUBTFIRE (1993)
68. THE AWFUL TRUTH (1937)
69. BANANAS (1971)
70. MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936)
71. CADDYSHACK (1980)
72. MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE (1948)
73. MONKEY BUSINESS (1931)
74. 9 TO 5 (1980)
75. SHE DONE HIM WRONG (1933)
76. VICTOR/VICTORIA (1982)
77. THE PALM BEACH STORY (1942)
78. ROAD TO MOROCCO (1942)
79. THE FRESHMAN (1925)
80. SLEEPER (1973)
81. THE NAVIGATOR (1924)
82. PRIVATE BENJAMIN (1980)
83. FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1950)
84. LOST IN AMERICA (1985)
85. DINNER AT EIGHT (1933)
86. CITY SLICKERS (1991)
87. FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982)
88. BEETLEJUICE (1988)
89. THE JERK (1979)
90. WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942)
91. THE HEARTBREAK KID (1972)
92. BALL OF FIRE (1941)
93. FARGO (1996)
94. AUNTIE MAME (1958)
95. SILVER STREAK (1976)
96. SONS OF THE DESERT (1933)
97. BULL DURHAM (1988)
98. THE COURT JESTER (1956)
99. THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1963)
100. GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM (1987)

[sanantoniosooner]

Fargo was a comedy?

Funny yeah, but a comedy?

[PhilTLL]

AFI's list is excellent but skews a little old, making it less accessible. You could show half the movies on that list to half the people today and they wouldn't find them funny (Ninotchka, Sullivan's Travels, etc). Bravo's list leans so recent that it has no historical perspective or credibility.

Proof:
20. The Jerk
19. Wedding Crashers
18. Stripes
17. M*A*S*H
16. Old School
15. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
14. Napoleon Dynamite

Uh huh, Wedding Crashers better than The Jerk, Old School and Napoleon Dynamite better than M*A*S*H, yep.

[sooneron]

American Graffiti is funny?


I have always thought that AG was a slice of life film that is refreshing, yet, not very funny.

[Newbomb Turk]

AFI's list is better.

um no.
Caddyshack #71??....I think not.

[tbl]

I don't think Fargo was a comedy at all. That movie was pretty friggin dark. As with most Coen movies, I loved it, but OBWAT should have outranked it.

I love Zoolander. That movie is greatness. Anybody that says otherwise is nuts.

[soonerbrat]

I just watched Harold and Maude.


I don't get it.

[Hot Rod]

How did Pee Wee beat all those really good comedies? (scratches head)

[shaun4411]

what about the most quoteable funny movie ever? come on. DUMB AND DUMBER? half of the male population has memorized the script.

[Vaevictis]

Any list which does not include Raising Arizona, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstien, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, and the Princess Bride in the top thirty fails, automatically.

(Note that some of these belong in the top 10 or top 5, but none of them belong lower than 30.)