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Nicole's Top 10 Die Laughing MoviesJul 11 '07 (Updated Feb 25 '08) Write an essay on this topic.The Bottom Line What to watch when you're on double-secret probation...whatever that is. Finally! The next installment of the Top 10 Top 10 or whatever you want to call this little list thingy of mine. Now that we've done crazy action and fun romance, why not cap off the board genres with a bit of hilarity? I think there should be something for everyone here... 1. Noises Off The best part about this movie is that I always end up turning it on at the best part of the movie. You've got a fabulous cast ranging from Michael Caine to Carol Burnett to John Ritter and Christopher Reeve, all of them playing stage actors who just can't seem to get anything straight, either in life or on the stage. It's hard to say which is funnier - the crazy things that happen backstage or the ridiculous shinanigans that occur onstage. Sardines anyone? 2. Animal House This movie pretty much has to be on anyone's Top 10 comedy list. If it's not, you're insane. If you've never seen it, you need to. No, seriously, right now. For real, get off your keester and go rent this movie. John Belushi destroys a guitar. Tim Matheson hooks up with the Dean's wife. College in a way that only I wish I could have experienced. I would have been at every party Delta house threw. At least I can say I've been to a toga party. TOGA! TOGA! 3. Clue I LOVE Tim Curry. Love the man like nobody's business and this is just one of the reasons why. If you've ever played Clue, then that's great because it makes the movie even goofier and you'll never play Clue again without giggling like an idiot because you'll be busy thinking about 1+2+1+1+2 or singing telegrams. Whatever genius decided to create this movie is, well, a genius. Who misses that kind of comedic creativity besides me? 4. Young Frankenstein Gene Wilder's crown jewel (with the help of Mel Brooks of course; it was Wilder's idea) and the funniest story about Frankenstein you'll ever see. With Igor's shoulder hump moving around on it's own (Marty Feldman never told anyone he was moving it) and plenty of ridiculous moments and mild sexual innuendo, all of which are performed in black and white for that old movie feel, it's hard not to be amused. And yes, that blind man is Gene Hackman. 5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail Directed by a bunch of llamas because the people working on the credits were sacked (and I would like to take a holiday in Sweden this year), you have Arthur on his quest to find the Holy Grail. He needs knights, and with brave Lancelot, good Sir Robin, and many others at his side, as well as a holy hand grenade, he'll have to defeat many foes. Foes like the Black Knight who has issues with dying, a rabbit with nasty, big, pointy teeth, and the French. Wait, what are they doing in England? I love how the actors play multiple characters and it doesn't matter how obvious it is. "You've killed the bride's father is all!" "I didn't mean to." "Didn't mean to? You put your sword right through his head!" 6. Spaceballs Another joy from Mel Brooks, only this time we're going far into the future. Where apparently nothing works. This movie takes Star Wars as well as a few snippets from other space movies and turns them completely on their head. Why have the Millenium Falcon when you can have a Winnebago? Why bother with Light Speed when you can go Ludicrous Speed? And why have a Death Star when you can have Mega Maid? And don't you just hate it when your Schwartz gets twisted? And is it weird that this is one of the few times I think Bill Pullman is "Awww cute!"? And I want to say the best part of the movie is when he falls over in the sand and his head makes that loud thump sound. 7. 1941 In terms of ridiculousness, I think this movie takes the cake. It really is just....insane. I'm not even sure how much of a plot there is to it. We're following the stories of several characters who are all entwined during a few days and nights during WWII. With John Belushi as a psychotic fighter pilot, Dan Aykroyd has a few issues with his tank, and everyone else sort of goes nutso. Careful - not everyone likes this movie, so if you watch it, you'll need to be ready for a lot of mindlessness. 8. Caddyshack Who doesn't want to boogie when they hear "I'm all right! Nobody worry 'bout me!" You'll probably start thinking about that gopher puppet with the dolphin sound effects. Or about Bill Murray's Cinderella story. That's right. Golf was cool way before Tiger Woods ever showed up - a lot of people just forgot. All we needed on the course was someone like Rodney Dangerfield...or maybe just some crazy caddy kids. Who needs a golf scholarship when you can na-na-na-na-naa... 9. A Fish Called Wanda First of all, be ready for plenty of swearing and sexual situations in this one. Still, for all that it's pretty crazy. Good times are in England when a jewel heist goes a bit awry. Where are the jewels? Only one way to find out - hook up with the lawyer defending the thief. And make sure your boyfriend doesn't get too jealous. And that you don't lose the key in the lawyer's house. Crap. Another great cast - go see it for yourself, I don't think you'll be disappointed. And let me say, after this movie I loved Kevin Kline. 10. Robin Hood Men In Tights If you don't know what to do when someone near you starts singing "We're men! We're men in tights!" then this is how you fix that problem. Watch the movie, then you can sing along with them. Especially since Cary Elwes is apparently the only Robin Hood that can speak with an English accent. This movie is filled with so many good lines, I don't even know where to start. So be wary - once you watch it, you'll be reciting it for days on end afterward. And am I weird for laughing my butt off at that fake pig Robin throws on the table? Favorite line my sister and I always recite to one another: "Wot?" "Shut up!" There you have it! There are many more wild and crazy movies that bring tears to our eyes due to way too much laughter, but these are 10 that I remember cracking me up all throughout my youth, some of which still make me lose it today... NT Nicole’s Top 10 Top 10 Lists: Top 10 Dumb But Fun Movies Top 10 Feel Good Romance Movies Top 10 Love ‘Em / Hate ‘Em Movies Top 10 Hell Yeah! Movies Top 10 Fun for Fun Movies Top 10 Animated Goodness Movies Top 10 Back Then Movies Top 10 Movies Living in Obscurity Top 10 Movies the Award Goes To...  |
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