Question:
What did you think of this programme that featured on Channel 4 on Saturday night. I know it's been on before, but what did you think of the list, and how many of the films have you seen?
I was actually quite pleased with their choices and the order they put them in, but after watching Private Benjamin last night, there's no way that should have been in the top 100. Stripes is virtually the same movie, but a lot, lot better. And There's Something About Mary at 27 was way to high, and that is one I wouldn't have put on the list anyway.
The top 100:
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
Can this only include American films:confused: If not then where's Monty Pythons Holy Grail and Life Of Brian:oh-hum:
No Dumb And Dumber either. The prudes;) Would also have included 'The Mask' just for the dance sequence when Carrey runs into the police after escaping from the park :lol: :notworthy
Plus i wouldn't exactly class 'The Graduate' a comedy. Mind you haven't seen it for a while.
Yes, only American films were allowed to be considered - what can you say, the yanks are full of themselves! :rolleyes:
Where's Schindler's List?!! :mad:
But, in all seriousness... Trouble in Paradise? Ferris Bueller's Day Off? The Bank Dick? Pee Wee's Big Adventure? Rushmore? The Shop Around the Corner? Dark Star? My Favourite Year? Wayne's World? Down by Law? Showgirls?
I ask you... :oh-hum:
Of course Holiday on the Buses would have been number 1 if they'd have included British films.
:notworthy 70 MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN 1936:notworthy
A Fantastic film, its a shame when it was remade they had that d-head adam sandler playing deeds.:oh-hum:
King Of Comedy should of made it in to the Top 100.
What about The Sting, Gremlins, All Of Me, Rocky Horror Picture Show, a Cheech and Chong or Kevin Smith movie, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, a Coen brothers movie, The Princess Bride etc etc etc.
And there are some VERY dubious inclusions in that list I won't even pretend to call comedy.
Shoddy, very shoddy.
In terms of the Coen's, it does seem strange that Fargo should beat The Big Lebowski. While I love Fargo, and think it is very funny, I remember laughing out loud a lot more during TBL.
But they have a soft spot for Fargo as it does well on their top 100 films of all time. That again is American films only though.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles!
Pretty shoddy only having one Laurel & Hardy film included and at such a low position. No Way Out West?!
Mrs Doubtfire but no Naked Gun ... nice list. :lol:
Father of the Bride! Im sure Steve Martin can do a lot better then that!
american pie
please go ahead flame on.... i don't care its a great film
Originally posted by Goblin
Father of the Bride! Im sure Steve Martin can do a lot better then that!
I didn't watch the show but i'll place a large wager they were refering to the original Spencer Tracey version.
I was actually quite pleased with their choices and the order they put them in, but after watching Private Benjamin last night, there's no way that should have been in the top 100. Stripes is virtually the same movie, but a lot, lot better. And There's Something About Mary at 27 was way to high, and that is one I wouldn't have put on the list anyway.
The top 100:
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
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Can this only include American films:confused: If not then where's Monty Pythons Holy Grail and Life Of Brian:oh-hum:
No Dumb And Dumber either. The prudes;) Would also have included 'The Mask' just for the dance sequence when Carrey runs into the police after escaping from the park :lol: :notworthy
Plus i wouldn't exactly class 'The Graduate' a comedy. Mind you haven't seen it for a while.
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Yes, only American films were allowed to be considered - what can you say, the yanks are full of themselves! :rolleyes:
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Where's Schindler's List?!! :mad:
But, in all seriousness... Trouble in Paradise? Ferris Bueller's Day Off? The Bank Dick? Pee Wee's Big Adventure? Rushmore? The Shop Around the Corner? Dark Star? My Favourite Year? Wayne's World? Down by Law? Showgirls?
I ask you... :oh-hum:
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Of course Holiday on the Buses would have been number 1 if they'd have included British films.
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:notworthy 70 MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN 1936:notworthy
A Fantastic film, its a shame when it was remade they had that d-head adam sandler playing deeds.:oh-hum:
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King Of Comedy should of made it in to the Top 100.
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What about The Sting, Gremlins, All Of Me, Rocky Horror Picture Show, a Cheech and Chong or Kevin Smith movie, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, a Coen brothers movie, The Princess Bride etc etc etc.
And there are some VERY dubious inclusions in that list I won't even pretend to call comedy.
Shoddy, very shoddy.
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In terms of the Coen's, it does seem strange that Fargo should beat The Big Lebowski. While I love Fargo, and think it is very funny, I remember laughing out loud a lot more during TBL.
But they have a soft spot for Fargo as it does well on their top 100 films of all time. That again is American films only though.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles!
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Pretty shoddy only having one Laurel & Hardy film included and at such a low position. No Way Out West?!
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Mrs Doubtfire but no Naked Gun ... nice list. :lol:
Father of the Bride! Im sure Steve Martin can do a lot better then that!
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american pie
please go ahead flame on.... i don't care its a great film
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Originally posted by Goblin
Father of the Bride! Im sure Steve Martin can do a lot better then that!
I didn't watch the show but i'll place a large wager they were refering to the original Spencer Tracey version.
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