Funniest FIlms of the Past 20 Years

[Pete C]

The two nominations off the top of my head are:

Johnny Stecchino
Le Diner des Cons (The Dinner Game)

[Gary Sisco]

A Fish Called Wanda

[walto]

I like all the Mr Bean/Johnny English stuff. Also Meet the Parents and Zoolander.

Let's see, what else....Being John Malkovich. Napolean Dynamite. But what do I know?--I actually think The Emperor's New Groove is wicked funny.

[Pete C]

Originally Posted by Gary Sisco

A Fish Called Wanda

Yes. 1988, just makes it!

[Pete C]

Yeah, Being John Malkovich is another one. Also Big Lebowski. I'd even add Eddie Murphy's Nutty Professor.

[Gary Sisco]

I thought it would squeak by, Pete. I saw it with a long-gone girlfriend so had a rough idea of the year.

I thought *Pulp Fiction* was a funny movie.

[Gary Sisco]

The Big Lebowski, I'd agree.

Nutty Professor, also, if only for the dinner table scene.

[Gentle Giant]

The Spy Who Shagged Me.

[Scott Dolan]

No-brainer folks:





Even PW agrees that this is the greatest movie ever made. That should tell you all you need to know. And then some...

[Derek Taylor]

Misses by a year, but I'm including it anyways...

[Derek Taylor]

This one too, excluding THIS IS SPINAL TAP, Guest's best, IMO.

[Rob C]

Originally Posted by Derek Taylor

This one too, excluding THIS IS SPINAL TAP, Guest's best, IMO.

Just watched his For Your Consideration. What a dud!

[Vince Kargatis]

Originally Posted by Scott Dolan

No-brainer folks

You're right, it would take about no brain to think Meatballs was made in the last 20 years.

Office Space is my #1 pick unmentioned above. I'll second The Dinner Game, that one is uproarious. One off-the-wall film I thought was very funny (on the absurd tip) was Soderbergh's Schizopolis.

Couple more:
Election
Drop Dead Gorgeous (uneven, but when funny, funny as hell)

[walto]

Oh yeah, I love Office Space, Lebowski, and several of the Christopher Guest mockumentaries. I also really liked Anthony Michael Hall in 16 Candles. (I don't know whether that's within 20 years, actually.)

[Brian Olewnick]

Best in Show

Tough to think of movies (as opposed to collections of skits like The Aristocrats or Borat) that have been real funny, though I'm with walto on the Mr. Bean series. Wanda holds up ok though for me, Clockwise, from a couple years prior I think, is better.

I put Diner des Cons on my queue.

[clinthopson]

Groundhog Day
Best of Show
Saving Pvt. Ryan

Rowan Atkinson has just rehashed Jaques Tati and he doesn't come close.

[Gentle Giant]

Originally Posted by Scott Dolan

No-brainer folks:

C'mon, not even the funniest Murray. That would be Stripes.

[Gentle Giant]

High Fidelity. Still Jack Black's best role.

[Derek Taylor]

Originally Posted by Rob C

Just watched his For Your Consideration. What a dud!

Yeah, only so many times you can roll out the same carbonated comedic formula before it loses most of its fizz.

OFFICE SPACE is funny, but it hasn't aged all that well for me.

Seconds on Walt's shout out to Anthony Michael Hall circa 16 CANDLES (even though it doesn't qualify under Pete's guidelines). He *absolutely* makes that movie.

[Scott Dolan]

Originally Posted by Vince Kargatis

You're right, it would take about no brain to think Meatballs was made in the last 20 years.

Sorry, Brother.

There is no time or space when it comes to Meatballs.

It was made in the 70's, it was made last week. It was made when I was born, it was made when you got married. It is the breathe of life itself. It continues to be, because it is.

Your feeble logic will gain no traction here.

[Jon Abbey]

hmm, I'd say most of the ones mentioned above (that I've seen) are mediocre to bad. I'll second Election, though, and add Heathers and Happiness.

[Jon Abbey]

Originally Posted by Scott Dolan

Sorry, Brother.

There is no time or space when it comes to Meatballs.

It was made in the 70's, it was made last week. It was made when I was born, it was made when you got married. It continues to be, because it is.

whenever it was made, it's not very good. if you need one along these lines, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Animal House, even Caddyshack, all of these are better than Meatballs.

[Gary Sisco]

Yeah, Best of Show is another.

[Gary Sisco]

Mars Attacks

[Derek Taylor]

Originally Posted by Jon Abbey

hmm, I'd say most of the ones mentioned above (that I've seen) are mediocre to bad. I

No surprise here

I like ELECTION, but calling HAPPINESS a "comedy" is a stretch.

[walto]

I didn't think Heathers was particularly funny, myself. I liked it though.

[Jon Abbey]

To Die For was also a good one. I likes my comedy black!

[Scott Dolan]

Originally Posted by Jon Abbey

whenever it was made, it's not very good. if you need one along these lines, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Animal House, even Caddyshack, all of these are better than Meatballs.

I watched Animal House again a couple of years ago and found it almost embarrassingly awful.

I couldn't believe I found it so funny when I was younger.

Either way, your taste in movies sucks just as much as mine does.

[Jon Abbey]

Originally Posted by Derek Taylor

No surprise here

hey, since I don't comment on Bags anymore, your lead on that Milford Graves review was one of your most laughable efforts ever, and that's saying something.

[Scott Dolan]

Originally Posted by walto

I didn't think Heathers was particularly funny, myself. I liked it though.

I thought it blew.

Oh my, but it was so clever! And so dark!

*yawn*