bigdaddy2003;1087644 wrote:This was a pretty early screening wasn't it? I was thinking 21 Jump Street didn't come out until like April.

As far as comedies go there are only 2 that I consider since Hangover. Change Up and Horrible Bosses. All of the other big name comedies had moments of funny content but I didn't think any of them were as good as these two.

bigdaddy2003;1087644 wrote:This was a pretty early screening wasn't it? I was thinking 21 Jump Street didn't come out until like April.

justincredible;1087560 wrote:Hot Tub Time Machine was also funny.

martyirish;1087691 wrote:Tonight at Easton seeing "Act of Valor".
Really looking forward to that one

Raw Dawgin' it;1087456 wrote:You know your credibility has been gone since you said you went to see the twilight saga, right?

FatHobbit;1087461 wrote:Kick Ass? I wouldn't put that in the same category as the rest of your list.

Commander of Awesome;1087465 wrote:Not one good movie on that list.

Commander of Awesome;1087471 wrote:Horrible Bosses - 57 meta score
Bad Teacher 47 LOL
Hangover II - 44
Little Fockers - 2 ****ing 7, ranked as one of the worst movies of 2010.
She's Out of my League - 46
Date Night 56
Due Date 51

Lot of mediocrity and terribleness in that list. Nice fail Scarlet.

se-alum;1087530 wrote:Yea, Kick-Ass definitely wasn't a comedy.

justincredible;1087562 wrote:I agree with SB, I thought Youth in Revolt was fantastic. I also liked Horrible Bosses. Oh, and 50/50 is probably the funniest movie I've seen in a long time.

Commander of Awesome;1087761 wrote:I used metacritic not RT. Two different sites, but overall I'd say the site compliing all the critic scores is a fairly accuracte assesment. I forgot you were a good movie critic, and I should disregard what everyone else says about a movie. What an idiot ego trip you're on.

Iliketurtles;1087788 wrote:Justin great call on Hot Tub Time Machine. Can't believe I forgot about that one I'd probably list that one as my favorite comedy for a movie that has came out after The Hangover.

It's funny that SB makes fun of Raw Dawgs username since it used in a movie he listed.

SnotBubbles;1087782 wrote:I am interested COA, not to mock you, just curious. Give me your Top 5 movies of all-time. Go!

Raw Dawgin' it;1087796 wrote:If i saw twilight and lost my man hood i'd be jealous i was no longer able to raw dog.

I also think most comedies now are just shock value laughs, i don't think they hold up after 1 watch. I thought superbad was hilarious the first time, but didn't laugh at all the second time. I feel the same way about the hangover. I think "get him to the greek" is really funny, only one in a while where i laugh everytime i see it.

SnotBubbles;1087803 wrote:I thought "Get Him to the Greek" was brilliant the first time I watched it. Great the second time...but "meh" ever since. And I shit you not, I fast forwarded to the "Jeffrey" part on my DVR last night because I wanted a good laugh. I barely smiled at that part anymore and I nearly pissed my pants the first time I saw it.

Raw Dawgin' it;1087805 wrote:ha i know what you mean. My ribs hurt from laughing the first time i saw it, i still laugh but not as hard. I also think Grandma's Boy is really funny, even though overall it's a pretty shitty movie.

Commander of Awesome;1087798 wrote:That's very tough for me to do. I can give top 3

Seventh Seal
Lost in Translation
the Big Lebowski (to this day I still think John goodman played the best supporting actor I've ever seen. Walter makes the movie for me and its a total shame he wasn't nominated for an Oscar. Complete snub.)

I don't think I could top 5 without really thinking hard about it. Those 3 movies I generally point to as my favorites.

Scarlet_Buckeye;1087746 wrote:What category would you put it in?

Commander of Awesome;1087421 wrote:Not exactly high praise. I can't think of one good comedy to come out since the Hangover.

Commander of Awesome;1087798 wrote:the Big Lebowski (to this day I still think John goodman played the best supporting actor I've ever seen. Walter makes the movie for me and its a total shame he wasn't nominated for an Oscar. Complete snub.)

FatHobbit;1087823 wrote:I don't know if I've ever been more disappointed in a movie than the Big Lebowski. I did not see until just the last few years and everyone always talked about how great it was. It had a few funny quotes, but overall I didn't see what the hype was about. I think my expectations were too high.

FatHobbit;1087823 wrote:I don't know if I've ever been more disappointed in a movie than the Big Lebowski. I did not see until just the last few years and everyone always talked about how great it was. It had a few funny quotes, but overall I didn't see what the hype was about. I think my expectations were too high.

SnotBubbles;1087826 wrote:I think you had to watch the Big Lebowski when it came out to respect it as much as many fans do. Scripts change, comedy changes...if you aren't watching it "in the time," you're not going to respect it as much. I for one, love it. But I saw it in the theater.

It's like Tommy Boy or Happy Gilmore...some of the best comedies of (most of) our time. Those movies for today's comedy crowd wouldn't bring the laughs like they did back then. And when you quote them to some young 20 year old punk in your office and they just stare blindly at you like a retard...it burns...

bigdaddy2003;1087908 wrote:I didn't realize so many people looked for great plots in comedies. A comedy is supposed to be funny. It doesn't have to be a great movie but that is just my opinion I suppose.

I watched Big Lebowski for the first time a couple years ago and I must say I love that movie. Goodman was great in it but so was Bridges. I can't think of a Coen Brothers movie that I have watched that I didn't enjoy though.

justincredible;1087791 wrote:This is why I often don't take critics ratings too seriously: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/safe_house_2012/

Critics rated the movie rotten, with 53% while the regular audience liked it at a rate of 72%. I'm not a critic, I'm just a regular guy that likes to be entertained.