Great Comedies since 2000? - Page 4

Alien · 08-13-2012, 06:10 PM

The American version of Death at a Funeral is the same movie. I don't think they even bothered to change the script at all, maybe changed the odd character name. Even Tyrion Lannister was in both!

shained · 08-13-2012, 06:16 PM

Never saw the remake.

Deexan · 08-13-2012, 06:22 PM

I never saw the Bridget Jones movies.

Neverending · 08-13-2012, 06:50 PM

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Airplane might be more well known than Zero Hour, but it's jokes are much much less rooted in specific references than Scary Movie is. Ditto for the rest of your examples.

About half of the jokes in Scary Movie are specific references. I mean, I don't think the scene with Anna Faris' pubic hair is a spoof of a certain movie or TV show.

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Marketing campaigns often completely ignore that things are adaptations.

Not when you're using the same exact title and concept.

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And the telenovela for Maid in Manhattan isn't?

There are only two major spanish networks. Compared to the 4 english networks. Or 5 if you wanna include the CW. As a result, they reach a much wider audience. Univision, on a daily basis, out-performs all the english networks. They're actually #1 in the 18-49 demographic. You think The Big Bang Theory is popular? It's nothing compared to the highest-rated soap opera. You think the NFL is popular? It's only a fraction of the audience that Soccer gets.

Dracula · 08-13-2012, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Neverending

There are only two major spanish networks. Compared to the 4 english networks. Or 5 if you wanna include the CW. As a result, they reach a much wider audience. Univision, on a daily basis, out-performs all the english networks. They're actually #1 in the 18-49 demographic. You think The Big Bang Theory is popular? It's nothing compared to the highest-rated soap opera. You think the NFL is popular? It's only a fraction of the audience that Soccer gets.

"Una Maid en Manhattan" averaged 1.6 million viewers per episode. To put that in perspective, the nearly cancelled and uber-nichey Community has never failed to get at least two million viewers for a single episode.

Neverending · 08-13-2012, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dracula

"Una Maid en Manhattan" averaged 1.6 million viewers per episode. To put that in perspective, the nearly cancelled and uber-nichey Community has never failed to get at least two million viewers for a single episode.

It airs 5 days per week. That's 1.6 million viewers per day. Would Community average 2 million viewers if it aired Monday thru Friday? As you said, it barely survives the one day it airs.

Dracula · 08-13-2012, 07:12 PM

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It airs 5 days per week. That's 1.6 million viewers per day. Would Community average 2 million viewers if it aired Monday thru Friday? As you said, it barely survives the one day it airs.

Dude, can you ever just admit when you're wrong about something?

Neverending · 08-13-2012, 07:15 PM

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Dude, can you ever just admit when you're wrong about something?

I gave you Little Miss Sunshine. So, yes.

Henri Ducard · 08-13-2012, 09:25 PM

Let's all agree that Freddy Got Fingered is the greatest comedy of the '2000s.

sshuttari · 08-14-2012, 05:13 PM

There's Something About Mary

Neverending · 08-14-2012, 05:21 PM

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there's something about mary

1998.

**JBond** · 08-14-2012, 05:33 PM

I've always liked Wedding Crashers.

DAN! · 08-14-2012, 08:26 PM

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Nothing will ever surpass The Marx Brothers.

Pretty much.

As for most of the movies being posted here, some of them are fun movies, but hardly great comedies. In Bruges, Dodgeball, and I guess the hangerover were pretty cool. But they are lacking from what some of the best comedies have. Was shaun of the dead the 90s or 2000s? i liked that one, and hot fuzz. Kinda liked Tropic Thunder and Pineapple express, just not as much as other comedies.

It is a shame that comedies have gone down hill the most in recent years, because growing up it was always my favorite genre. Young Frankenstein, Marx Brothers, Silver Streak, Dr. Strangelove, Airplane, Major League, Wayne's World, Blues Brothers, Office Space, Friday, Dumb and Dumber, Beetlejuice, Ghostbusters, Swingers, and just a bunch of great stuff.

Oh, and best comedy of the 2000s? Kiss kiss bang bang. but that probably isn't true, but that is the best off the top of my head. I was thinking maybe the cohen brothers might have had a good comedy in the 2000s, but I can only think of Burn after reading, which was meh.

Does Inglorious Bastards count as a comedy? i did laugh several times during it

MovieBuff801 · 08-15-2012, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DAN!

Oh, and best comedy of the 2000s? Kiss kiss bang bang.

Damn it, how could I forget Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang? Yeah, that movie is hilarious.

Ramplate · 08-15-2012, 07:33 PM

I saw one of the Bridget Jones movies - must have been the first, and I liked it

DAN! · 08-15-2012, 09:12 PM

I liked parts of it. I heard the sequel had a little more of a punch to it.

Ramplate · 08-19-2012, 01:53 PM

Well, I just watched Anchorman for the first time.

I think I laughed about 3 times (only once in the first 55 minutes)
Pretty sad to say that the funniest part was the outtakes in the ending credits.

I think I'd have to be pretty wasted to find the rest of it funny

DAN! · 08-19-2012, 02:50 PM

I haven't seen it since it came out. I liked it, but not enough to love it like most. I should watch it again. I do remember laughing pretty hard when jack black drop kicked the dog on the bridge. Probably the only Tim jack black made me laugh

IanTheCool · 08-19-2012, 03:04 PM

Yet I think within the public zeitgeist its probably the most memorable comedy of the decade.

Henri Ducard · 08-19-2012, 05:52 PM

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Yet I think within the public zeitgeist its probably the most memorable comedy of the decade.

I'd argue The Hangover took the crown. People paid to see the sequel which was a carbon copy of the original. That's how much they enjoyed the first movie. They paid to see it twice.

The Kid · 08-19-2012, 05:59 PM

You know what's a great comedy no one saw because the advertising was awful? Sex Drive.

shained · 08-19-2012, 06:00 PM

I'd say the Hangover is the most popular comedy with lads. I don't know anyone who didn't enjoy the first one.

I remember Anchorman cracking me up at the time but have never felt the need to watch it again. My rather hated it that much he turned it off after half an hour, and he's not the only person I know who hates it. Very hit and miss.

The Kid · 08-19-2012, 06:21 PM

favorites of the decade:

Bring It On
Me, Myself & Irene
Ghost World
Series 7: The Contenders
American Splendor
Elf
Head of State
School of Rock
Mean Girls
The Terminal
Meet the Fockers
40 Year Old Virgin
Borat
Nacho Libre
Talladega Nights
Knocked Up
Superbad
Drillbit Taylor
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Tropic Thunder
Role Models
Sex Drive
Adventureland
The Hangover
500 Days of Summer

IanTheCool · 08-19-2012, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Henri Ducard

I'd argue The Hangover took the crown. People paid to see the sequel which was a carbon copy of the original. That's how much they enjoyed the first movie. They paid to see it twice.

Yeah, you may be right. Its between those two anyway.

**JBond** · 08-19-2012, 09:09 PM

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I'd say the Hangover is the most popular comedy with lads. I don't know anyone who didn't enjoy the first one.

You do now.

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Henri Ducard Executive Producer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 690	Let's all agree that Freddy Got Fingered is the greatest comedy of the '2000s.

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DAN! I love me some me! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In a van down by the river Posts: 13,163	I liked parts of it. I heard the sequel had a little more of a punch to it.

08-19-2012, 01:53 PM	#92
Ramplate Muwahahaha!...Hamster. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,786	Well, I just watched Anchorman for the first time. I think I laughed about 3 times (only once in the first 55 minutes) Pretty sad to say that the funniest part was the outtakes in the ending credits. I think I'd have to be pretty wasted to find the rest of it funny __________________ "When I said 'nuke the Chinese' I meant put the take out in the microwave!" "We're not spies, mate. I don't even speak Russian." "What?" "I don't...Am I speaking Russian? How come I'm speaking Russian?"

08-19-2012, 02:50 PM	#93
DAN! I love me some me! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In a van down by the river Posts: 13,163	I haven't seen it since it came out. I liked it, but not enough to love it like most. I should watch it again. I do remember laughing pretty hard when jack black drop kicked the dog on the bridge. Probably the only Tim jack black made me laugh

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IanTheCool Executive Lego Producer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 13,483	Yet I think within the public zeitgeist its probably the most memorable comedy of the decade.

08-19-2012, 05:59 PM	#96
The Kid Director Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 161	You know what's a great comedy no one saw because the advertising was awful? Sex Drive.

08-19-2012, 06:00 PM	#97
shained Y.N.W.A Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: liverpool, england Posts: 3,387	I'd say the Hangover is the most popular comedy with lads. I don't know anyone who didn't enjoy the first one. I remember Anchorman cracking me up at the time but have never felt the need to watch it again. My rather hated it that much he turned it off after half an hour, and he's not the only person I know who hates it. Very hit and miss. __________________ Liverpool Football Club You'll Never Walk Alone Letterboxd

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The Kid Director Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 161	favorites of the decade: Bring It On Me, Myself & Irene Ghost World Series 7: The Contenders American Splendor Elf Head of State School of Rock Mean Girls The Terminal Meet the Fockers 40 Year Old Virgin Borat Nacho Libre Talladega Nights Knocked Up Superbad Drillbit Taylor Forgetting Sarah Marshall Tropic Thunder Role Models Sex Drive Adventureland The Hangover 500 Days of Summer