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80s comedies V Todays comedies

  • 02-08-2005 12:16pm
    #1
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,325 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    ok I watched the brilliant Planes,Trains and Automobiles last night and it was just so much better than the crappy teen comedies etc that we have today.
    The 80s had such fantastic comedies that are just so much funnier than most around today. For example:

    Ghostbusters
    Planes, Trains and Automobiles,
    Trading Places,
    Coming to America,
    Ferris Buellers Day Off,
    The Blues Brothers,

    There are some exceptions such as The Big Lebowski which are absolute classics but compared the 80s comedies were generally funnier.

    Im interested in hearing peoples views and post up ur favourite comedies too

    Do you prefer 80s comedies or more recent comedies? 13 votes

    80s comediest were the best
    0% 0 votes
    The more recent comedies are the best
    84% 11 votes
    They are both equally good
    15% 2 votes


Comments

  • #2
    Baz_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,660 ✭✭✭Baz_


    a complete decade and you name 6 movies, I'm sure there have been more than one and at least six classic comedy movies in the last ten years, but then again it comes down to taste doesn't it?


  • #3
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,325 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    Baz_ wrote:
    a complete decade and you name 6 movies, I'm sure there have been more than one and at least six classic comedy movies in the last ten years, but then again it comes down to taste doesn't it?

    They were examples there Baz. What do you want me to do, post every comedy from the 80s? Then post every comedy that I think was good in the 90s?

    Your right it is a matter of opinion hence the reason I POSTED UP THE POLL!!


  • #4
    garred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭garred


    Yeah liked:
    Ghostbusters
    Golden Child
    Beverly Hills Cop
    Naked Guns (were they the 80s)
    The Jerk
    Top Secret
    Nightmare on Elm Street (I'd classify that as a comedy)
    And a few others. Don't think they hold their appeal now. I mean a comedy is supposed to make you laugh but don't find these funny anymore, but in their time they were classics. Suppose you could compare 80s tv comedies (Only Fools and Horses, etc) to todays and they would not be necessarily better.
    Would'nt say they were better in the 80's I mean there are very good comedies in the 90s/00s:

    The American Pies
    A lot of the Jim Carrey films
    Rush Hours
    Leslie Nielson
    And more I'm sure but as you say its just peoples opinions.


  • #5
    s8n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭s8n


    was top secret not late 70's ??


  • #6
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,325 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    s8n wrote:
    was top secret not late 70's ??

    No it was in 1984 according to imdb


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  • #7
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 52,406 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I prefer the 80's comedies. Far more original. Since American Pie all we have had was really dumb gross out comedies. And anyway Porkies did them much better.
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  • #8
    Dave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,922 ✭✭✭Dave


    Anchorman
    Old School
    Dodgeball
    Zoolander
    Waynes World 1/2

    To name a few from the 90s/00s


  • #9
    Miguel_Sanchez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭Miguel_Sanchez


    Super Troopers
    Rushmore
    Royal Tenenbaums
    The Life Aquatic
    O Brother Where Art Thou?


    Heh Heh. Oh how I laughed.


  • #10
    Kazaanova
    Closed Accounts Posts: 626 ✭✭✭Kazaanova


    Wes Andersons films are hardly just normal comedy. I'd never classify one of his films as just a comedy film.

    The 80's and late 90's/early 00's both have terrible, horrible comedies and brilliant ones.

    Best of the 80's is probably Planes, Trains and Automobiles and the Blues Brothers. Best of now is probably Office Space and Old School.

    I'm not sure the when the Vacation movies with Chevy Chase(excluding the Vegas one) were made, I've found them pretty funny throughout my whole life.


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