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QUOTE (Dread Pirate Robert @ Jan 30 2006, 11:25 PM)
It's on right now -- Animal House.

I was thinking about this movie just the other day. I at first thought that it was, pound for pound, the funniest movie ever made. However, after further deliberation, I realized that would not be correct. Airplane, has more "spot on" jokes per minute. Overal, Animal House is a "better" movie, but Airplane has more flat out laughs in it.

 

 

 

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QUOTE (Dread Pirate Robert @ Jan 30 2006, 11:25 PM)
It's on right now --  Animal House.

I was thinking about this movie just the other day. I at first thought that it was, pound for pound, the funniest movie ever made. However, after further deliberation, I realized that would not be correct. Airplane, has more "spot on" jokes per minute. Overal, Animal House is a "better" movie, but Airplane has more flat out laughs in it.

I enjoyed both of those movies, but my first pick (in the comedy category) is Caddyshack. Another wall to wall comedy movie I liked was Cheech and Chong's Next Movie.

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QUOTE (anagramking @ Jan 31 2006, 05:25 PM)
QUOTE (pedro2112 @ Jan 31 2006, 02:42 PM)
QUOTE (Dread Pirate Robert @ Jan 30 2006, 11:25 PM)
It's on right now --  Animal House.

I was thinking about this movie just the other day. I at first thought that it was, pound for pound, the funniest movie ever made. However, after further deliberation, I realized that would not be correct. Airplane, has more "spot on" jokes per minute. Overal, Animal House is a "better" movie, but Airplane has more flat out laughs in it.

I enjoyed both of those movies, but my first pick (in the comedy category) is Caddyshack. Another wall to wall comedy movie I liked was Cheech and Chong's Next Movie.

Caddyshack has more one-liners than any other movie that I can think of.

 

Animal house is way up there though.

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(in no order)

 

The original Star Wars

Blues Brothers

Ghostbusters

This is Spinal Tap

Forrest Gump

Friday Night Lights

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Wow, tough to name just one "greatest" of all time..

 

For comedic brilliance, I'd have to go with Young Frankenstein (with honorable mention to Caddyshack and many others).

 

For a non-comedy, I'd go with Amercian Beauty.

 

 

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QUOTE (KenJennings @ Feb 2 2006, 02:18 PM)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Good call! new_thumbsupsmileyanim.gif

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QUOTE (pedro2112 @ Jan 31 2006, 02:42 PM)
QUOTE (Dread Pirate Robert @ Jan 30 2006, 11:25 PM)
It's on right now --  Animal House.

I was thinking about this movie just the other day. I at first thought that it was, pound for pound, the funniest movie ever made. However, after further deliberation, I realized that would not be correct. Airplane, has more "spot on" jokes per minute. Overal, Animal House is a "better" movie, but Airplane has more flat out laughs in it.

I agree with your analysis.

 

I have seen Airplane about 10 times, but STILL laugh at it constantly with each new viewing. Truly a brilliant bit of comedy.

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QUOTE (pixey @ Feb 2 2006, 05:02 PM)
All The Presidents Men!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is not my favorite movie of all time, but it's WAY up there. yes.gif

 

Some of my all time faves:

 

Star Wars (1977)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Excalibur

Chariots of Fire

Field of Dreams

The Accidental Tourist

The Matrix

The Lord of the Rings (all 3)

Brazil

Altered States

Lost Highway

Naked Lunch

Goodfellas

The Shawshank Redemption

Wings of Desire

The Shining

Annie Hall

Manhattan

The Empire Strikes Back

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

High Fidelity

Almost Famous

 

 

etc.

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QUOTE (liquidcrystalcompass @ Jan 31 2006, 05:30 PM)
QUOTE (anagramking @ Jan 31 2006, 05:25 PM)
QUOTE (pedro2112 @ Jan 31 2006, 02:42 PM)
QUOTE (Dread Pirate Robert @ Jan 30 2006, 11:25 PM)
It's on right now --  Animal House.

I was thinking about this movie just the other day. I at first thought that it was, pound for pound, the funniest movie ever made. However, after further deliberation, I realized that would not be correct. Airplane, has more "spot on" jokes per minute. Overal, Animal House is a "better" movie, but Airplane has more flat out laughs in it.

I enjoyed both of those movies, but my first pick (in the comedy category) is Caddyshack. Another wall to wall comedy movie I liked was Cheech and Chong's Next Movie.

Caddyshack has more one-liners than any other movie that I can think of.

 

Animal house is way up there though.

No movie comedy has more inspired casting than "Caddyshack." I have to assume those parts were written specifically for Ted Knight, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray, but still.

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For the record, I did not actually intend to start a "what is the greatest movie, or movies, of all time" thread.

 

Such a thread is a great idea, and I am happy that this has turned into one. Lots of great movies have been named so far.

 

In all honesty, however, this thread arose purely as an unintentional byproduct of my being really drunk on Bigfoot Ale at a time when Animal House came on and then feeling inspired to praise that movie wink.gif

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http://www.ymdb.com/thestand/l17870_ukuk.html

 

1. Donnie Darko

2. Citizen Kane

3. Pulp Fiction

4. Fight Club

5. Reservoir Dogs

6. Requiem For a Dream

7. Lost in Translation

8. Coffee and Cigarettes

9. Snatch.

10. American History X

11. Shaun of the Dead

12. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

13. Taxi Driver

14. Pi

15. One Hour Photo

16. American Beauty

17. Memento

18. Se7en

19. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

20. Magnolia

 

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QUOTE (Dread Pirate Robert @ Feb 3 2006, 08:04 PM)
In all honesty, however,  this thread arose purely as an unintentional byproduct of my being really drunk on Bigfoot Ale at a time when Animal House came on and then feeling inspired to praise that movie wink.gif

"My advice to you... is to start drinking heavily."

 

Oh wait... too late! wacko.gif laugh.gif

 

 

 

-War's over. Wormer dropped the big one.

-What? "Over"? Did you say "Over"? Nothing's over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell, no!

-Germans?

-Forget it, he's rolling."

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"Will you tell those assholes to shut up?"

"Hey shut up you assholes!"

 

[Flounder has just fired a blank cartridge near Neidermeyer's horse, and the horse has dropped dead]

Bluto: Holy sh*t!

D-Day: There were blanks in that gun!

Flounder: I didn't even point the gun at him!

Bluto: Holy sh*t!!

[D-Day checks the gun]

D-Day: There WERE blanks in that gun!

Flounder: Maybe he had a heart attack.

Bluto: Holy sh*t!!!

 

You mind if we dance with your dates? icon_really_happy_guy.gif

 

 

(I just noticed that I am now a Prime Mover!! common001.gif )

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