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Bad comedy films you find hilarious

Started by up_the_hampipe, March 30, 2016, 03:42:39 PM

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great_badir

Quote from: Johnny Textface on March 30, 2016, 06:08:52 PM
Is BASEketball considered a bad comedy film cos I love that? Again it's directed by one of the Airplane! guys I believe.
https://youtu.be/d1-QAF8gLy0

Great film, but it's never been considered bad by anyone.  It didn't do particularly well with UK critics at the time, primarily because they all considered it "too American sports centric" to be understood by general Brit cinema goers.  But you know as well as I do that it's not about American sports in that respect.  Over the years, critical opinion has greatly improved.


Quote from: Old Nehamkin on March 30, 2016, 06:49:25 PM
Most of Adam Sandler's output up to at least Mr. Deeds.

Sandler's an interesting one.  I absolutely HATE him and all his films (even the "good" ones like Happy Gilmore and The Wedding Singer).  Yet, at the same time, there's ALWAYS at least one genuinely good laugh out loud moment, even in the ones where Steve Buscemi doesn't have a cameo (Crazy Eyes).  The abominable Jack and Jill, for example - Sandler's reaction to being told by his sister that she'll be staying with them a lot longer than he thought.


Quote from: Shaky on March 31, 2016, 06:14:34 AM
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. Has everything I would normally loathe in such films but, somehow, the bastard works.

"That's a huggge bitch!"

"He made me pick up the ash...WITH MY ANUS!"

It does, especially given that Schneider is objectively even worse than Sandler.  Having said that, Deuce does have a HUGE cult following, and I think it's starting to be accepted as a genuinely good comedy film.  The sequel, on the other hand...[NB]save for this moment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCaGBqen9P4[/NB]


Quote from: non capisco on March 31, 2016, 09:01:20 AM
The Vacation remake with Ed Helms from last year got a rough critical ride but a lot of that's really funny, certainly in the first half. I wouldn't have bothered had Joe Cornish not named it as one of his favourites of 2015. It runs out of steam towards the end as most US comedies seem to do but there's a lot of amusing puerility to enjoy for most of it.

Agreed - my expectations were incredibly low, but I think it's brilliant.  Shame that Chevy is by far the worst thing in it.  He's totally lost it, hasn't he[NB]I say that as a huge Chevy fan[/NB].


Quote from: Viero_Berlotti on March 31, 2016, 09:22:30 AM
Mike Myers' middle of the road 1993 rom-com So I Married An Axe Murderer has some great cameo's and small roles in it.

The Alcatraz prison guard 'Vicky', Steven Wright as the spaced out pilot, Alan Arkin as the too polite Police Chief and my favourite the 'Commandeered Driver'.

His best work in my, and plenty of others', opinion.  Not really ever considered as a bad comedy.


Quote from: Entropy Balsmalch on March 31, 2016, 09:13:10 PM
The Man Who Knew Too Little

Bill Murray and a teenage crush on Joanne Whalley means I'll happily sit through this mostly lame, but saved by Murray load of tosh.

UHF

I have no idea whether or not this is a good film, but it's been a constant in my life from the age of about 10. I'll watch it at least once a year.

"Breakah breakah, 10-4, come on back to me".  I still like The Man Who Knew Too Little.

UHF is a genuine comedy masterpiece, and I don't believe it has ever been considered as bad.  It did get some negative reviews and it didn't do particularly well at the box office, but opinion very quickly turned around when it got to the home video market, and has been generally praised ever since.


Quote from: Shaky on April 01, 2016, 12:41:59 AM
For me, mid-90's Murray is defined by that film where he escorts his dead dad's elephant across America.

That would fit - everyone seems to hate it, and it's generally considered as one of the lowest points of his career.  If nothing else, Matthew McConaughey is genuinely brilliant in it.


My noms are the two David Landsberg and Lorin (brother of Richard) Dreyfuss starring straight to vid Cannon masterpieces - Detective School Dropouts, and Dutch Treat.  Wonderful but objectively terrible films.

And, on the Vacation note, I also nominate Vegas Vacation.  It's generally the weakest of the bunch[NB]what do you mean Christmas Vacation 2?  I'm sorry, you must have imagined that...[/NB] by far (although I personally think it has more individual LOL moments than European Vacation), but I still love it.

I'm a sucker for sports comedies so I'll watch any old shite in that genre but I honestly reckon Semi-Pro should get more props. Great cast, good soundtrack, stupidly daft but with a proper uplifting finale.

Black_Bart

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/frank_mcklusky_ci/

Badly directed, edited, thought out. But has Dolly Parton delivering one of the best "Muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmm!" lines, evah!


Junglist

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood. Meant to tape Life of Brian off Sky Movies when I was about 9, set the recorder wrong and ended up with this instead. Watched it with my cousin and we laughed our young heads off despite not getting any of it. Seen it about 30 times since and still love it.

"I got these cheeseburgers man"

"Man I'll suck your dick man"

Utterly puerile and amazing.

Entropy Balsmalch

I haven't seen it for probably 25 or more years, but I remember as a young teenager loving Hudson Hawk. I was always surprised by the amount of shit it got. It was just a big caper movie.

I suspect if I were to watch it now, I would not enjoy it.

Might give it a go this afternoon.

checkoutgirl

Quote from: up_the_hampipe on March 31, 2016, 05:36:12 PM
Top Secret isn't considered bad. Plenty of good reviews and beloved by many comedy nerds.

I was about to say that. Stupid choice for this thread.

Jawaka

Quote from: Old Nehamkin on March 30, 2016, 06:49:25 PM
Most of Adam Sandler's output up to at least Mr. Deeds.

I've always liked Little Nicky but would probably enjoy it more if Sandler wasn't in it. Who to replace him, no clue, other than that the cast is alright.

Oh, Grandma's Boy that one seems to have generally negative reviews. Also a fan of Freddy Got Fingered.

The much-maligned Airplane 2: The Sequel has plenty of good bits. So does The Naked Gun 33 and 1/3.

neveragain

I agree about the last Naked Gun, for some stupid reason it has become traditional New Year's viewing in my household.

Oh, Stay Tuned with John Ritter! Described by a friend of mine as a 'load of Satanic bollocks', it moves quickly and has lots of funny Hell-themed parodies of films and TV.

Benjaminos

Does Kung Pow: Enter the Fist count as a bad film, or a cult classic?

Either way, I like it. THAT'S A LOT OF NUTS!

Lord Mandrake

Currently occupying entire shelves in poundshop/land - Nacho Libre by Jared Hess. It's at 40% on rotten tomatoes but the negative reviews are brutal and quite nastily personal about Jack Black. It has real heart though and even an authenticity in regards to Mexican culture and Lucha libre. The supporting cast are tremendous and a palpable surreality builds throughout much like Anchorman. Jack Black is polarising no doubt but who could fault his commitment? His accent is at least consistant and at best actually very good for a non Spanish speaker. His musical moments are very funny as are the physical jokes but there is a further layer to the comedy. £1.

studpuppet

Quote from: up_the_hampipe on March 31, 2016, 05:36:12 PM
Top Secret isn't considered bad. Plenty of good reviews and beloved by many comedy nerds.

Well, *I* consider it bad and I'm making the judgement call!

Tapiocahead

Should I say it...? The Home Shopping bit in Cat in The Hat cracks me up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLFn_wD2B8I

Utter Shit

Freddy Got Fingered is the obvious choice. It's just so utterly stupid I can't help but love it. Most of the best bits aren't even jokes, they're just weird little moments that don't have any point to them - most notably the final bit of the "make me proud, son" interchange, when Rip Torn just goes "proooooud" for fucking no reason at all, and also when Tom Green gets hit by a truck and reacts by laughing manically and shouting "I wasn't expecting that to happen!" at the driver.

Another one which hasn't been mentioned which I remember loving is Balls Out: Gary The Tennis Coach. I haven't seen it in years, but I definitely recall thinking it had Anchorman-esque vibe to it, with barely any plot and nothing really making sense at any point. The movie is available to watch in full on Youtube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7UqmcwhWFo

...I'm not going to though, in case I'm wrong and it's shit.

Kane Jones

Quote from: studpuppet on April 05, 2016, 05:18:28 PM
Well, *I* consider it bad and I'm making the judgement call!

Well I consider you bad now. Top Secret is brilliant.

Ignatius_S

Quote from: studpuppet on April 05, 2016, 05:18:28 PM
Well, *I* consider it bad and I'm making the judgement call!

Yeah, well I'm making the judgement call on your judgement call - it stinks!

up_the_hampipe

Quote from: Utter Shit on April 06, 2016, 12:37:44 PM
Freddy Got Fingered is the obvious choice. It's just so utterly stupid I can't help but love it. Most of the best bits aren't even jokes, they're just weird little moments that don't have any point to them - most notably the final bit of the "make me proud, son" interchange, when Rip Torn just goes "proooooud" for fucking no reason at all, and also when Tom Green gets hit by a truck and reacts by laughing manically and shouting "I wasn't expecting that to happen!" at the driver.

Yep, I watched that recently (after recommendations in the thread about the Freddy Got Fingered VHS scandal) and it was absolute nonsense. Almost art. I'd like to scoff at the weirdness of stuff like the backwards man, but I know I've done similar bollocks when I'm on my own.

thenoise

Another vote for FGF.  I also enjoy the other Tom Green vehicle (lol) Road Trip, which was a favourite of my friends and I at university, but it wasn't quite so critically mauled.

I would also like to nominate 'Thunderpants' (2002), a children's comedy starring him out of Harry Potter and a soundtrack mainly of fart noises.  Thought I'd watch a few minutes of it on TV in order to sneer at it, but it got me hooked.  Hilarious!

monolith

I remember liking Little Nicky when I watched it, but I was probably pissed, it was years ago and I've only seen it once. Might hate it today.

Grown Ups 2 is awful but due to The Worst Idea of All Time podcast I sort of have a weird relationship with it. It's so bad that it's a depressing experience to watch but having heard two funny and amiable Kiwis talk about it for 52 weeks adds another layer to it.

Plus the laugh and subsequent delivery of this line always brings a smile:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCvUYuVw9fk

up_the_hampipe

Has anyone here seen Weekend At Bernie's? I always hear about it and the plot sounds like something I'd enjoy, but it also looks very shit and had some pretty rotten reviews at the time. It's a cult classic and all, but that's not always a good sign. Is it worth a watch?

Crabwalk



Johnny Textface

I would be interested in a making of doc of WAB.

mobias

Quote from: studpuppet on April 05, 2016, 05:18:28 PM
Well, *I* consider it bad and I'm making the judgement call!

Top Secret is one of the greatest comedy films ever made. If you consider it 'bad' I'd recommend going back and reconsidering everything about life, the universe and everything.

Quote from: Viero_Berlotti on March 31, 2016, 09:22:30 AM
Mike Myers' middle of the road 1993 rom-com So I Married An Axe Murderer has some great cameo's and small roles in it.

The Alcatraz prison guard 'Vicky', Steven Wright as the spaced out pilot, Alan Arkin as the too polite Police Chief and my favourite the 'Commandeered Driver'.

I don't think anyone considers So I married an Axe Murderer a bad movie. It was a flop at the box office but I've since heard Mike Myers himself say its one of his favourite movies and he says he gets lot of people coming up to him in the street saying its a favourite of theirs.

The film's main problem is that it has a really weak final act. It's like they really couldn't work out how to end it properly. I think it really lets the rest of the film down. So I Married an Axe Murderer sits as a curious entry in Mike Myres output in that its pretty much the only film he's done where he's playing a straight up every day guy and not some over the top comic creation, although there's a bit of that in his brilliant portrayal of the Scottish ex pat Father. Its failure clearly stung him though as he never went back to that sort of movie. 

great_badir

Weekend at Bernie's 2, on the other hand...

Dex Sawash

Quote from: Lord Mandrake on April 05, 2016, 04:21:37 PM
Currently occupying entire shelves in poundshop/land - Nacho Libre by Jared Hess. It's at 40% on rotten tomatoes but the negative reviews are brutal and quite nastily personal about Jack Black. It has real heart though and even an authenticity in regards to Mexican culture and Lucha libre. The supporting cast are tremendous and a palpable surreality builds throughout much like Anchorman. Jack Black is polarising no doubt but who could fault his commitment? His accent is at least consistant and at best actually very good for a non Spanish speaker. His musical moments are very funny as are the physical jokes but there is a further layer to the comedy. £1.


spot on about nacho, the problem is that it isn't funny

Icehaven

 Love, Honour and Obey, kind of spoof on the 'Brit gangster' genre that started with 'Lock Stock...' etc. It got mauled critically and I can see some of their points, Jude Law as a tracksuit wearing wideboy was even more absurd in 2000 than it would be now and a few of the clearly improvised scenes just don't work, however where the massively over stylised Guy Ritchie stuff that was huge at the time glamourised the whole Lahndahn crime caper thing, this did the exact opposite, no fancy camera work or excessive music (actually there was hardly any music at all) just naturalistically showing very average looking, not particularly witty or charismatic supposed gangsters arsing around in pubs, bumbling hold-ups and shoot outs and generally trying to batter each other, and a lot of it is really, really funny. And it's literally the only time I've ever enjoyed watching Rhys Ifans too.

chand

The worst comedy film I've ever actually enjoyed is Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. An absolute fucking mess of a film, doesn't make any sense, massively self-referential to the point of ridiculousness, full of bad cameos and terrible callbacks to the previous Kevin Smith films. But I remember enjoying it as a piece of pure self-indulgent pissing about. Having said that, I haven't seen it in about 10 years and the only bit I can actually remember making me laugh was Jay's "YOU ARE THE ONES WHO ARE THE BALL-LICKERS" speech.

lazarou

Aye, good call. I saw it at our local pissy little cinema in Lifford with about five other people, all of which were obviously Smith fans, and had a blast with it. Just the right kind of mood to just go with it and let all the nonsense just wash over you.

Not sure I could sit through it again though. It has its moments but by christ is it self-indulgent.

great_badir

Against all odds, I rather enjoyed American Crude, which was on MovieMix last night.  Even more against the odds, the main thing I enjoyed about it was Rob Schneider handcuffed to a transgender hooker and getting more and more angry as the film goes on.  Odd paedo sub-plot going on, though.

A whopping 3.8 on IMDB.