To preface this entire post, I'd like to say that I really don't watch movies. I'm very busy, and I find the idea of having to sit for 2-3 hours to a watch a movie that's probably not even that good a little daunting. I'm also an avid reader, so I'd much prefer to read in my free time than watch movies. In looking at internet lists of the top comedies, I just really haven't seen enough of them to pass judgement. That being said, here is my top comedies list:
1. She's the Man (also my favorite movie of all time)
2. Pitch Perfect (my second favorite movie of all time)
3. Napoleon Dynamite
4. 21 Jump Street
5. The Heat
As far as the silent comedy compilations, they weren't my favorite, but I did find humor in them. As new age as it sounds, I strongly dislike watching both black and white AND silent films, so I could never watch an entire comedic film from the early 20th century. I will, however, list here my favorite scene from each of the actor compilations:
Fatty Arbuckle: The first scene where he was cleaning his car window and then leaned out of it meaning there wasn't actually a window at all seriously threw me for a loop.
Harold Lloyd: The scene where him and another guy hid themselves inside hanging coats to escape from a woman reminded me of modern videos where boyfriends/husbands find creative ways to hide from the women in their lives.
Buster Keaton: Although it was simple, my favorite scene was him riding down a river in a canoe and then simply standing up and walking since the water was maybe 3 inches high.
Charlie Chaplin: I'm currently in the middle of watching a World War II documentary, so the scene with Charlie Chaplin as Hitler I found incredibly funny (especially when the world balloon popped).
Overall, I wouldn't purposely watch a film with one of these actors in it, but I did appreciate certain scenes from the compilation videos.
1. She's the Man (also my favorite movie of all time)
2. Pitch Perfect (my second favorite movie of all time)
3. Napoleon Dynamite
4. 21 Jump Street
5. The Heat
As far as the silent comedy compilations, they weren't my favorite, but I did find humor in them. As new age as it sounds, I strongly dislike watching both black and white AND silent films, so I could never watch an entire comedic film from the early 20th century. I will, however, list here my favorite scene from each of the actor compilations:
Fatty Arbuckle: The first scene where he was cleaning his car window and then leaned out of it meaning there wasn't actually a window at all seriously threw me for a loop.
Harold Lloyd: The scene where him and another guy hid themselves inside hanging coats to escape from a woman reminded me of modern videos where boyfriends/husbands find creative ways to hide from the women in their lives.
Buster Keaton: Although it was simple, my favorite scene was him riding down a river in a canoe and then simply standing up and walking since the water was maybe 3 inches high.
Charlie Chaplin: I'm currently in the middle of watching a World War II documentary, so the scene with Charlie Chaplin as Hitler I found incredibly funny (especially when the world balloon popped).
Overall, I wouldn't purposely watch a film with one of these actors in it, but I did appreciate certain scenes from the compilation videos.
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