Jess ScheulerUnderappreciated Comedies
July 12th 2009 03:27
Category: News
Most underrated Comedies of all time….Discuss….Rent
Just Friends- This movie is endlessly quotable, Oh my God your names are Clark & Darla! Anna Faris as a vapid, Paris Hilton type pop star is comedy gold and Ryan Reynolds in a fat suit? You can’t get any better than that, unless he’s looking like his normal self, which ok, is slightly better. But guys love this movie too because every guy regardless of how he looks has faced the dilemma of being put in the “friends zone” by a crush because she doesn’t see you as a sexual object. Rent and rewatch. It will only get better with every viewing.
Best Quote: Forgiveness, is more than saying sorry. To forgive is divine. So let's have a glass of wine. And have make-up sex until the end of time, time, time, time, timmmmmmeee! Time.
The Wedding Singer- Adam Sandler’s best movie. Yes, I realize that some people who love Happy Gilmore or Billy Madison may scream blasphemy at me, but this movie was from start to finish, a joy. Everyone has horrible 80’s hair and the soundtrack is phenomenal. It had real heart to it; while Drew Barrymore and Sandler have wonderful onscreen chemistry. Robbie Hart’s ode to his horrible breakup is the BEST breakup song of all time. Everyone who has ever had a breakup or fallen for a friend can completely relate to it.
Best Quote: Hey, psycho - we're not gonna discuss this, OK, it's over. Please get out of my Van Halen t-shirt before you jinx the band and they break up
Joe Dirt: I’ve never found David Spade particularly funny. But he’s not David Spade in this movie, he’s Joe Dirt. And Joe is a poor, sweet mullet wearing sap that was abandoned by his own family at the Grand Canyon as a child. He’s completely aware that he’s unattractive and trashy but he’s sweet and has awesome adventures across America on his journey to locate his family. This movie has Christopher Walken, Kid Rock and Brittany Murphy and surprisingly it all works. And EVERY time I hear the opening guitar riffs of “Who do you love?” I think of Joe Dirt seductively throwing his mullet over his shoulder and his skinny shirtless-ness.
Best Quote: Now, you're telling me you were so ingrained with white trash DNA, your facial hair actually grows in on its own all white trashy like that?
The Cutting Edge- This one is an oldie but a goodie. It came out in 1992 and the setting and clothing reflects that, and the movie does show its age. But what makes it funny is watching the adorable D.B Sweeny as a punk Midwestern hockey player matching wits with ice princess, blue blood snob Moira Kelly as they attempt to become a pair’s figure skating team. Women love the figure skating, guys love the humor.
Best Quote: (It’s a tie):
There's only two things I do really well, sweetheart, and skating's the other one!
Toepick!
Eagle Vs. Shark: You have to love things like Monty Python and Best in Show to really appreciate it. Jermaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords is a total loser, who for some reason attracts the admiration of quiet, plain Lily. This movie is really about a man attempting to achieve the attention of a parent by getting back at a high school bully. It’s quiet one moment and biting the next. And you will never guess how his revenge turns out. Shot in New Zealand, the scenery is beautiful and it will really make you want to wander about the countryside in a sleeping bag with a friend.
Best Quote:
I almost came as a shark actually, but then I realized an eagle's slightly better
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