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furry
11-22-2009, 07:05 PM
I was at my bro's house this weekend, and this question came up. Here's pretty much what we agreed upon, in no particular order:

Napoleon Dynamite
Caddyshack
Office Space
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Jerk
Animal House
Borat
40 Year Old Virgin
Blazing Saddles
The Spy Who Shagged Me
loudboy
11-22-2009, 07:07 PM
Raising Arizona and Big Lebowski, in the Top 5.
Rockin J
11-22-2009, 07:10 PM
Porky's was one of the funniest - everyone in the theater was laughing so hard you missed a lot of the punch lines.
Guitar55
11-22-2009, 07:16 PM
Past 25 years? Get your dates straight...(or your math)

Blazing Saddles was 1974
MP & THG was 1975
Animal House was 1978
The Jerk was 1979
Caddyshack was 1980
Darth Tater
11-22-2009, 07:23 PM
Not to nitpick, but:

Blazing Saddles
The Jerk
Caddyshack
MP & Holy Grail
Animal House

Are all WAY older than 25 years! 1984 is the cutoff date. That means you have to add:

Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
'the Burbs
Uncle Buck
Dumb & Dumber
Toy Story
bkd_guitarist
11-22-2009, 07:27 PM
There's Something About Mary
So I Married An Axe Murderer
GAT
11-22-2009, 07:29 PM
Money Pit was that era too.
FiestaRed
11-22-2009, 07:32 PM
I disliked the Austin Powers movies. The gag got old really quick. Borat wasn't funny at all and Office Space was just OK.

I'd have to add Anchorman, Airplane, and maybe Better Off Dead
louderock
11-22-2009, 07:34 PM
Wayne's World
Hot Shots
Better Off Dead
jerseydrew
11-22-2009, 07:39 PM
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Porky's
Jackass the Movie
Hollywood Knights
Spinal Tap
NB_Terry
11-22-2009, 07:40 PM
Spinal Tap
Fish Called Wanda
Borat
Polynitro
11-22-2009, 07:42 PM
what about bob
big lebowski
zelig
old school
cable guy
furry
11-22-2009, 07:46 PM
wow, I'm freaking OLD--LOL!

and yeah, forgot about Spinal Tap (and Best in Show, for that matter), as well as Jackass, Big Lebowski and Airplane.
Turbozag
11-22-2009, 07:49 PM
Raising Arizona
Spinal Tap
The Big Lebowski
Tropic Thunder
Old School
Scrooged
anathema
11-22-2009, 08:02 PM
office space
anchorman
old school
groundhog day
spinal tap
zoolander
shawn of the dead
school of rock
tommy boy
friday
happy gilmore/billy madison
Dickie Fredericks
11-22-2009, 08:03 PM
Superbad!
Dexter.Sinister
11-22-2009, 11:18 PM
Team America and Undercover Brother gots to be up in it. IMO.

DS
jcmark611
11-22-2009, 11:50 PM
No love for Ghost Busters?
GAT
11-22-2009, 11:51 PM
Man, how could we forget Yentl? :p
guitbeef
11-23-2009, 02:23 AM
Superbad, Walk Hard, Knocked Up
Balok
11-23-2009, 02:29 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTJlr6xVxKc
I saw this little movie today and almost peed my pants
guitbeef
11-23-2009, 02:30 AM
Harlem Nights, Coming To America, Liar Liar, Daddy And Them, American Pie
amigo30
11-23-2009, 06:34 AM
I don't care if it fits the date range or not. Airplane! needs mention.
jhczar
11-23-2009, 06:45 AM
Nacho Libre
Tuberoast
11-23-2009, 06:48 AM
Punch Drunk Love
Hot Fuzz
Big Trouble
Tommy Boy
Superbad
40 Year Old Virgin
.......others that I can't think of right now
furry
11-23-2009, 07:16 AM
Punch Drunk Love


wow, was that even a comedy? as I recall, it was an incredibly riveting and disturbing drama.
slopeshoulder
11-23-2009, 07:53 AM
caddyshack
something about mary
best in show
waiting for guffman
spinal tap
The Inlaws!!!!!!!!!!! (This one is great!)
Hot Fuzz
Turbozag
11-23-2009, 08:05 AM
Step Brothers
The Life Aquatic
bjjp2
11-23-2009, 08:12 AM
Spinal Tap
Meet the Parents
Borat
Something About Mary
TNJ
11-23-2009, 08:14 AM
Something about Mary
Meet the Parents
Tommy Boy
Anchorman
So I married an Axe Murderer
Happy Gilmore
Hot Shots
O Brother where art Thou
Dutch
Clerks

S.
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Altanon
11-23-2009, 08:15 AM
Another vote for Better Off Dead.
bjjp2
11-23-2009, 08:22 AM
caddyshack
something about mary
best in show
waiting for guffman
spinal tap
The Inlaws!!!!!!!!!!! (This one is great!)
Hot Fuzz

Caddyshack and Inlaws were more than 25 years ago.
skillet
11-23-2009, 10:25 AM
If I thought about it longer, I could probably come up with a different list as far as 'top 10', but here's the 'off the top of my head... top 10' in no particular order:

The Princess Bride
Sixteen Candles
Real Genius
Better Off Dead
3 O'clock High
The Big Lebowski
Office Space
Super Troopers
The Wonder Boys
High Fidelity

Honorable mention:

A Knight's Tale
Vertical Limit (Greatest Unintentional Comedy of All Time; supposed to be a serious action movie, but it's so bad it's good [hilarious])
lpfella
11-23-2009, 10:26 AM
Happy gilmore fo sho
Boobala
11-23-2009, 10:27 AM
I guess I'm alone in my love for...

1941
Me, Myself, & Irene
lpfella
11-23-2009, 10:31 AM
Nope.

I am with you on Me Myself and Irene. Love that movie and one of those that keeps getting better with viewings.

Another movie like that for me is Oh Brother Where Art Thou.
Boomdoggy
11-23-2009, 10:39 AM
Big Lebowski
Tropic Thunder
Tenacious D
Goldmember
Me Myself Irene
Frankee
11-23-2009, 10:47 AM
Kingpin
Team America
Bad Santa
RichieD
11-23-2009, 10:52 AM
Another vote for "So I Married an Axe Murderer".

Mike Myers as Stuart Mackenzie was just brilliant. His rant about "The Colonel" and the secret pentavirate, or his constant chiding of his son, William, and his head. "Head, pants! Now!" Brilliant!

And the cameos by Michael Richards, Phil Hartman, Charles Grodin, and Steven Wright were funny too.
Boobala
11-23-2009, 11:02 AM
Screw the 25 year and 10 movie limit!


In no paticular order:

Dr. Strangelove
The Odd Couple
Clerks
1941
Me, Myself, & Irene
Bad Santa
What's Up, Doc
Mr. Blanding Builds His Dream House
The Money Pit
Big Lebowski
Airplane!
Kingpin
Tropic Thunder
Father Goose
The Pink Panther
Better Off Dead
Young Frankenstein
Snatch
O' Brother Where Art Thou
M*A*S*H
Lady Killers
Kelly's Heroes
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Jerk
Animal House
Bringing Up Baby
Operation Pettycoat
bkd_guitarist
11-23-2009, 11:05 AM
Another vote for "So I Married an Axe Murderer".

Mike Myers as Stuart Mackenzie was just brilliant. His rant about "The Colonel" and the secret pentavirate, or his constant chiding of his son, William, and his head. "Head, pants! Now!" Brilliant!

And the cameos by Michael Richards, Phil Hartman, Charles Grodin, and Steven Wright were funny too.

Absolutely. Stuart Mackenzie is one of the most quotable characters ever. Every time I pass a KFC, I harangue my wife with the rant about the Colonel. And my children are probably getting tired of being called "Head" by now. That movie has ruined life for my family, but it's kept me laughing all these years. :D

Phil Hartman's "Vickie" character is priceless. "In this cell block, Machine Gun Kelly had what we in the prison system call...a bitch..."

Alan Arkin's kinder, gentler police chief trying to be mean was also brilliant.
Boomdoggy
11-23-2009, 11:06 AM
Another vote for "So I Married an Axe Murderer".

Mike Myers as Stuart Mackenzie was just brilliant. His rant about "The Colonel" and the secret pentavirate, or his constant chiding of his son, William, and his head. "Head, pants! Now!" Brilliant!

And the cameos by Michael Richards, Phil Hartman, Charles Grodin, and Steven Wright were funny too.

My one buddy used to run around yelling "Head ,Pants !Now!".lol
I remember another guy that used to get drunk and round the bar,telling chicks"Git in ma belly!!!"
pickslide
11-23-2009, 11:13 AM
Although it is new, I think that The Hangover will stand the test of time.

Also, I would add Dazed and Confused.
Rob Sharer
11-23-2009, 11:21 AM
Porky's was one of the funniest - everyone in the theater was laughing so hard you missed a lot of the punch lines.

Yeah, but y'all were high at the time. Asterisk in the record book.


Rob
duckbunny
11-23-2009, 11:46 AM
1. Dogma
2. This Is Spinal Tap
3. Trading Places
4. Best In Show
5. Withnail And I
6. South Park: Bigger, Longer, And Uncut
7. Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
8. Zoolander
9. Bad Santa
10. Office Space


But to my mind, the three greatest Comedies ever are:
1. Life Of Brian
2. Some Like It Hot
3. Duck Soup



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king-albert
11-23-2009, 12:12 PM
Showgirls
ImmortalSix
11-23-2009, 12:20 PM
Hot Shots
Hot Shots Part Deux
The Big Lebowski
Anchorman
Tropic Thunder
Naked Gun
Frankee
11-23-2009, 12:26 PM
I forgot Clerks! :jo
zekmoe
11-23-2009, 02:22 PM
Superbad
Big Lebowski
Spinal Tap
Kevin Smith movies...An Evening with.. was pretty funny.
There are many that had great moments, but few for me held it for the entire movie like the ones older than 25. (Caddyshack, Animal House era). Superbad comes close.
Rockin J
11-23-2009, 09:21 PM
Yeah, but y'all were high at the time. Asterisk in the record book.


RobLassie Awhooooooooooo!!
PAF
11-23-2009, 09:35 PM
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CharAznable
11-23-2009, 09:37 PM
Borat
Anchorman
There's Something About Mary
Ghostbusters
Meet The Parents
Napoleon Dynamite
Best In Show
Office Space
American Pie
Coming To America
Peeb
11-23-2009, 09:40 PM
Anchorman and any other 9 movies you want.
pnksntdead
11-23-2009, 10:08 PM
Kingpin
Team America
Bad Santa

yup, kingpin is awesome!:)
something about mary, bruno, office space, full monty are hilarious (might be older than 10 years)
Wesman61
11-23-2009, 10:17 PM
How is it that nobody has mentioned The Three Amigos yet? That and Undercover Brother and Dumb and Dumber are my top 3 faves.
jb70
11-23-2009, 10:24 PM
my 10 from the past 25 years (that means from 1985 and on) are:

best in show
swingers
made
borat
clerks
napoleon dynamite
superbad
anchorman
high fidelity
the hangover
iamdavea
11-23-2009, 10:33 PM
If you're referring to the Spielberg movie, I believe it was actually called "1941".
Boobala
11-23-2009, 10:41 PM
If you're referring to the Spielberg movie, I believe it was actually called "1941".

You're right. Thanks.
Tuberoast
11-23-2009, 11:02 PM
wow, was that even a comedy? as I recall, it was an incredibly riveting and disturbing drama.

A dark comedy. Dramatic overtones perhaps, but a comedy in the "The Graduate" vein