Bustronaut Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 My only real cmplant about it was that the 4th wall asides got annoying after a bit (not the stuff where they explain the Wall Street terms, but the character asides) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Gotta admit, I didn't like anchorman at all. I couldn't believe how bad it was when I finally caught it on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Just saw The Big Short. I thought it was wonderful. I write a lot about finance so I was curious to see how a lot of complex terms and concepts would get explained to a mainstream audience. I thought they did a really wonderful and entertaining job explaining tranches and CDOs and the like. My wife is allergic to anything involving numbers and/or finance and she was able to follow along really well. Great movie. Haven't seen it yet, but I am heartened by this. My main issue with Wolf of Wall St is when Belfort starts explaining what he was doing, then cuts himself off and says something along the lines of "...but you don't really care about any of that." Actually, I do. I left the movie without any clue as to what it was that he actually did and what was so wrong about it, other than "Wall St is shady." For the purposes of The Wolf of Wall Street, Belfort's actions are insignificant. Scorcese really takes some things that really happened and raised them to 11. I don't think his intent was to give an accurate depiction on Belfort as much as it was to make a commentary on the corrupting power of money and the excesses of American life when someone who has a dark side is given that much money. Speaking of Leo. I was just reading this fun article about The Revenant that I think hits the nail on the head. I am curious to experience the film visually so will probably see it today, but my expectations of it being an enthralling film are quite low. http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/12/28/i-dont-care-how-hard-it-was-to-make-the-revenant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Gotta admit, I didn't like anchorman at all. I couldn't believe how bad it was when I finally caught it on TV. I thought the parts featuring the supporting cast and other newsmen were the best bits. The multi-team gang fight was hilarious, but in general I didn't think it was anything special. Then again I think that like a lot of SNL alums, Will Farrel is massively unfunny outside of SNL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Anchorman and The 40-Year-Old Virgin are probably the two most influential comedies of the 21st century. Every big studio comedy for the next eight years bit off of one or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Speaking of Leo. I was just reading this fun article about The Revenant that I think hits the nail on the head. I am curious to experience the film visually so will probably see it today, but my expectations of it being an enthralling film are quite low. http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/12/28/i-dont-care-how-hard-it-was-to-make-the-revenant Visually - the film is stunning - Lubeski will win his 3rd straight Oscar for this. There's lots to pick at with regards to pacing and the actual story. Di Caprio is fantastic - with Tom Hardy just a smidge behind him - and he'll be in for some Oscar talk too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Definitely up there. My favorite of the entire Apatow and friends style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Comedies from after 2000 that I think are actually funny: Shaun of the Dead Hot Fuzz Death at a Funeral (US) at times I laughed more at Borat than I'd like to admit at this juncture but I can't imagine it'd be nearly as funny in a rewatch outside of the theater experience Burn After Reading Kiss Kiss Bang Bang In a World Robot and Frank Wes Anderson movies That's about all I can come up with. Lots of lowest common denominator stoner comedies with overly stupid characters where you shut your brain off on Friday after a long week of work that I just can't get into touted in the last 15 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I thought Pineapple Express was legit hilarious. Just remembering that now. Yeah, it's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 It was fun, but I've never really wanted to rewatch it. Get Him To The Greek has its moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I can't get this down to 10, so here's my 11 fave comedies since 2000 -Anchorman (The first one, not the dreadful second one) -Hot Rod (So stupid, so good) -The Other Guys (Just really silly and dumb, while also a terrific parody of action comedies) -Observe and Report (A dark, dark comedy as well as superb satire of superhero movies/Taxi Driver) -Four Lions (So British, so insanely funny and so, so dark) -Walk Hard (This send-up of the musical biopic hits all the right notes...see what I did there?) -In the Loop (Great British political satire with an incendiary Peter Capaldi performance) -Idiocracy (Though sometimes it's just frightening, really, how accurate it is)-Napoleon Dynamite (This is a hate-it-or-love-it movie and I love it. I love the performances from everyone involved.)-Hamlet 2 (Completely insane comedy with Steve Coogan as a talentless drama teacher written by a couple South Park contributors) -Black Dynamite (Silly send-up of blaxploitation films has so many great lines...in fact, after posting this, I'm watching it tonight) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I loved "The Other Guys". Funny movie, great performances, and a terrific twist at the very beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 -In the Loop (Great British political satire with an incendiary Peter Capaldi performance) Thank you for saying it so I didn't have to yell at everyone for not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Wet Hot American Summer and Pootie Tang both came out in 2001. All other comedies are playing for third place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 My comedy tastes lean heavily British so much of what has been mentioned never really did it for me, or were funny in a theatre but don't hold up on a rewatch. Most of all I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Zoolander. That would be my #1 US comedy of the 2000s easily (It may have been Anchorman at one stage, but the sequel soured me on ever wanting to see those characters again) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 And here comes 2oolander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I tried watching Superbad once. I think I got 10 minutes. Saw Old School on a plane too and hated that. Also don't think I've seen any other non animated Will Ferrell movies this century except for Stranger than Fiction (which I thought was good) and the Producers (which isn't nearly as good as the original). I like wordplay and rube goldbergian joke set ups and payoffs. I watch a lot of TCM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 If it counts, The Aristocrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I tried watching Superbad once. I think I got 10 minutes. Saw Old School on a plane too and hated that. Also don't think I've seen any other non animated Will Ferrell movies this century except for Stranger than Fiction (which I thought was good) and the Producers (which isn't nearly as good as the original). I like wordplay and rube goldbergian joke set ups and payoffs. I watch a lot of TCM.Superbad is tough to watch for about 10-15 minutes then gets A LOT better right after that. Still, I won't re-watch it - my tolerance for constant, unnecessary profanity has gone way down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Talladega Nights and The Campaign should go on the list. I like Ferrell better in films than on SNL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Hot Fuzz and Scott Pilgrim are the two funniest, while Shaun and Scott Pilgrim are the two best, for my money. I really like Edgar Wright 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Allz I knowz iz I've never laughed harder at a movie than watching Superbad in theatres. I watched it last year and while I still find it funny ("big veiny triumphant bastard"), it wasn't quite the same. 40 Year Old Virgin also had me dying when I watched it for the first time and I think a lot of the humor holds up better on rewatch than Superbad. Team America wins though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I recall liking the stuff with Hill and Cera, but fucking hating the McLovin stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I rewatched 'Superbad' a month or two back (After not really re-watching it because I figured most of the laughs were shock-based) and upon a rewatch, was shocked at how funny the first half hour or so it was, but how much less funny it got after all the hijinks ensued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Mad Max: Fury Road debuted on HBO over the weekend. You really have no excuse for not having seen this gloriously apeshit insane movie. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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