BR.com-munity [TOP 25] Comedies of the '90s [VOTE NOW]

[Mothravka]

Originally Posted by qb2333

"Every full length feature ..."

Yes, I saw that. But as I said, at least one user listed a short film, and the one in charge hasn't said anything about it yet, so I thought it could be important to clear that up.

[Juels Winnfield]

I'm in

[Markgway]

1. Groundhog Day (30 points)
2. Dazed and Confused
3. City Slickers
4. The Last Boy Scout
5. The Frighteners
6. The Hudsucker Proxy
7. Clerks
8. So, I Married an Axe Murderer
9. My Cousin Vinny
10. Quick Change
11. Get Shorty
12. The Last Supper
13. Kindergarten Cop
14. The People Under the Stairs
15. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
16. The Distinguished Gentleman
17. Sister Act
18. Manhattan Murder Mystery
19. The Hard Way
20. Hudson Hawk
21. Wayne's World
22. What About Bob?
23. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
24. My Blue Heaven
25. Romy & Michele's High School Reunion (1 point)

[Markgway]

I see many people asking what qualifies as a comedy.

I thought it said in the original post that if the IMDb lists it as a comedy then it qualifies.

For that reason I cut Diggstown from my shortlist.

[esteban²]

Originally Posted by Mothravka

Can you elaborate and make the rules a bit clearer? How about short films and mini-series? At least one user posted a short film on a list, so this made me wonder. Personally I think short films and mini-series should count, but you are the one who is in charge.

The rule is in the opening post and couldn't be more clear. I don't know all the titles that came by so far and will check if valid in time. No mini-series, no shorts.

[Mothravka]

1. Naked (1993, Mike Leigh)
2. A Moment of Innocence (1996, Mohsen Makhmalbaf)
3. The Match Factory Girl (1990, Aki Kaurismäki)
4. Up, Down, Fragile (1995, Jacques Rivette)
5. As Bodas de Deus (1999, João César Monteiro)
6. A Comédia de Deus (1995, João César Monteiro)
7. Salaam Cinema (1995, Mohsen Makhmalbaf)
8. A Tale of Springtime (1990, Éric Rohmer)
9. A Summer's Tale (1996, Éric Rohmer)
10. Careful (1992, Guy Maddin)
11. Les rendez-vous de Paris (1995, Éric Rohmer)
12. Drifting Clouds (1996, Aki Kaurismäki)
13. Clouds of May (1999, Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
14. I Hired a Contract Killer (1990, Aki Kaurismäki)
15. Tatjana (1994, Aki Kaurismäki)

[Mrdamron]

1. The Big Lebowski (30 Pts)
2. Groundhog Day
3. Bottle Rocket
4. Office Space
5. Billy Madison
6. Rushmore
7. Kindergarten Cop
8. God of Cookery
9. Happy Gilmore
10. Austin Powers
11. There's Something About Mary
12. Galaxy Quest
13. Dumb and Dumber
14. Tommy Boy
15. The Bird Cage
16. Kingpin
17. Ace Ventura
18. Multiplicity
19. What About Bob?
20. American Pie
21. Trapped in Paradise
22. Nothing to Lose
23. Bowfinger
24. Honeymoon in Vegas
25. So I Married an Axe Murderer

Note: I love Ed Wood, Pulp Fiction, Fargo, Dazed & Confused and would rank them near or at the top of this list but do not consider them comedies.
Though I could say some I do have on my list may be borderline at that.

[esteban²]

Interesting so far. I thought the most obvious and well known comedies would dominate these voting lists completely, but so far that's not the case at all.

[Juels Winnfield]

30 Home Alone
27 Friday
24 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
22 Office Space
21 True Lies
20 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
19 Boomerang
18 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
17 The Nutty Professor
16 Life
15 Men in Black
14 Bad Boys
13 The Mask
12 What About Bob?
11 The Sandlot
10 Jerry Maguire
9 Nothing But Trouble
8 The Addams Family
7 Nothing to Lose
6 The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
5 Mrs. Doubtfire
4 Liar Liar
3 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
2 Mars Attacks!
1 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

[LegacyCosts]

Originally Posted by esteban²

Interesting so far. I thought the most obvious and well known comedies would dominate these voting lists completely, but so far that's not the case at all.

Your list reminded me to put the brilliant three kings of my list too.

[Rodney-2187]

work in progress:

30. The Big Lebowski
27. Groundhog Day
24. Office Space
22. Mallrats
21. Friday
...............
20. Home Alone
19. Galaxy Quest
18. Chasing Amy
17. The Hudsucker Proxy (You know, for the kids.)
16. Manhattan Murder Mystery
...............
15. Clerks
14. Dogma
13. City Slickers
12. What About Bob?
11. Empire Records
...............
10. Home Alone 2
9. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
8. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
7. There's Something About Mary
6. Mystery Men
...............
5. Jingle All the Way
4. Mars Attacks
3. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
2. Liar Liar
1. Dumb and Dumber

[esteban²]

Originally Posted by LegacyCosts

Your list reminded me to but the brilliant three kings of my list too.

Great satire, indeed. This seems to be a forgotten treasure in the genre.

[LegacyCosts]

Originally Posted by esteban²

Great satire, indeed. This seems to be a forgotten treasure in the genre.

His team up and movies with J-Law just don't interest me at all but David O. Russell has a lot of talent. Great gif!

[Markgway]

Originally Posted by Mothravka

1. Naked (1993, Mike Leigh)
2. A Moment of Innocence (1996, Mohsen Makhmalbaf)
3. The Match Factory Girl (1990, Aki Kaurismäki)
4. Up, Down, Fragile (1995, Jacques Rivette)
5. As Bodas de Deus (1999, João César Monteiro)
6. A Comédia de Deus (1995, João César Monteiro)
7. Salaam Cinema (1995, Mohsen Makhmalbaf)
8. A Tale of Springtime (1990, Éric Rohmer)
9. A Summer's Tale (1996, Éric Rohmer)
10. Careful (1992, Guy Maddin)
11. Les rendez-vous de Paris (1995, Éric Rohmer)
12. Drifting Clouds (1996, Aki Kaurismäki)
13. Clouds of May (1999, Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
14. I Hired a Contract Killer (1990, Aki Kaurismäki)
15. Tatjana (1994, Aki Kaurismäki)

Too mainstream for my tastes.

[LegacyCosts]

Originally Posted by Markgway

Too mainstream for my tastes.

I'm sure they're all knee slappingly hilarious.

[LokiMok]

Originally Posted by LegacyCosts

I'm sure they're all knee slappingly hilarious.

Aki Kaurismäki is pretty great. Anyone who likes Jim Jarmusch will probably like him. Unfortunately, I don't think I've seen any of his 90s movies. Guy Maddin's Careful is one of the more hysterically bizarre movie experiences I've had. It'll be making my list too.

[LokiMok]

30 Points | The Big Lebowski
27 Points | Defending Your Life
24 Points | Delicatessen
22 Points | God of Cookery
21 Points | Army of Darkness

20 Points | Chungking Express
19 Points | Joe Versus the Volcano
18 Points | Quick Change
17 Points | Ed Wood
16 Points | Happiness
15 Points | Simple Men
14 Points | Jamon Jamon
13 Points | Careful
12 Points | Trainspotting
11 Points | Out of Sight

10 Points | Toy Story
09 Points | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
08 Points | Sweet and Lowdown
07 Points | Miami Blues
06 Points | Manhattan Murder Mystery
05 Points | Galaxy Quest
04 Points | Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
03 Points | The Odd One Dies
02 Points | A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
01 Points | The Freshman

Finalized?

[esteban²]

Toy Story? Hmm. I've never seen it as a comedy. Even as a kid, I thought it was surprisingly serious. But it does remind me of the fact I forgot Aladdin in my list, I laughed my ass of with that one!

[LokiMok]

Originally Posted by esteban²

Toy Story? Hmm. I've never seen it as a comedy. Even as a kid, I thought it was surprisingly serious.

Well, it can be poignant, but it spends more time being funny. I don't even need to quote lines, I can just list characters: Rex, Hamm, Potato Head, Slinky Dog. Almost everything they say or do is comedy.

That said, I'm not very good at classifying by genre and I've got a few movies I'm not sure about. A lot of movies I like have a little bit of everything.

[Markgway]

The IMDb classes Toy Story as a comedy so you're alright.

All this confusion...? It's not hard to check the IMDb. Took me 15 seconds.