Best Comedy Movie of all time tournament - preliminary picks...

[dinopoker]

Cliff Notes: I'm drunk and bored

With the raging debates about Eastwood and comic movies, I thought it was time to hold a tournament for the best comedy movie of all time. Let's start with people throwing out random titles of their favorites which I'll seed and put into a tournament draw.

Now, this is something that will require a lot of thought from the posters, because many terrific comedies are from years past, and they stand the test of time. For example, don't forget classics by the Marx Brothers or W.C. Fields, and also consider ultra classics like Blazing Saddles and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

Okay, let fly...

edit - I just remembered a W.C. Fields film where he was sitting drinking in a bar called the Black Pussy and he said something like "I love it in this place." I about killed myself laughing considering the movie was made in the 1930's.

[KSPD]

Hot Shots
Naked Gun
Airplane

[WackityWhiz]

These are the movies off the top of my head that I enjoy the most. Most probably aren't worthy of being in your poll, but here are my entries:

Tommy Boy
Black Sheep
Super Troopers
Liar Liar
Office Space
Happy Gilmore
Nothing to Lose

If I were to pick the most funny out of all of these... Liar Liar probably takes the prize. I remember when I saw this for the first time in the theaters. It was truly unbelievable how hard people were laughing during the entire movie. I <3 Jim Carrey

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The Producers (the original one)

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And I like KSPD's nominations-- but I must say Police Squad >>> Naked Gun, even the first one, which dampens it in my eyes a little
If you consider movies like Dr. Strangelove or His Girl Friday comedies in whatever sense you intended for this poll, they belong on there
aaaand I'd also like to throw Duck Soup onto the list

edit: I also added Clerks, which is possibly a stretch but god damn few movies have made me laugh so hard

[KOTLP]

The Big Lebowski
Caddyshack
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Amelie
Rushmore

[Prodigy54321]

most of these have no chance of winning, but I just want to give my respect to some of my favorite comedies..

BASEketball
Money Talks
Not Another Teen Movie
Airplane
Clue
Forrest Gump (should count)
Clerks

I have seen way too few comedies...I've never even seen Caddyshack, wtf.

[sightless]

Dumb and Dumber

Amelie is a comedy?

[Prodigy54321]

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Dumb and Dumber

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I forgot this one

[KOTLP]

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Dumb and Dumber

Amelie is a comedy?

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Yes. It's #3 here:
http://imdb.com/chart/comedy