tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post113824789419200110..comments2024-03-14T00:16:32.077-07:00Comments on 50 Books: ETC: Do You Know the Difference Between a Smart Stupid Movie and a Stupid Smart Movie?Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143233014993444932006-03-24T12:43:00.000-08:002006-03-24T12:43:00.000-08:00I saw Young Frankenstein making it into someone el...I saw Young Frankenstein making it into someone else's list, but I just have to add Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles and Mel Brooks' History of the World, Part 1. <BR/><BR/>"The Inquisition, What a show!"<BR/><BR/>Can you tell I like Mel Brooks?Shadowspunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303574435119285359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143081747843034662006-03-22T18:42:00.000-08:002006-03-22T18:42:00.000-08:00Pee Wee Herman's Big Adventure - "...a-and knittin...<I>Pee Wee Herman's Big Adventure</I> - "...a-and knitting and knitting and ..." Come on! That's brilliant. <BR/><BR/><I>Cable Guy</I> - I looooved this movie. This film is a deal breaker for me. But don't get me wrong - I hated Ace Ventura. <BR/><BR/><I>Caddyshack</I> - I loved this movie when I was young and loved it even more when I got older and understood it better.<BR/><BR/><I>What About Bob?</I> - good stuff all around.<BR/><BR/><I>Cabin Boy</I> - this movie was...retarded. Excellent.<BR/><BR/>Okay, here's my most favourite and this will likely make me infinitely unlikeable, so...deal.<BR/><BR/><I>Monty Python and the Holy Grail</I> - this is the best of the best for me and normally I loathe those Python nerds who memorize lines and whatnot - but there is something about this movie that gives me pure pleasure. A clean, white high. <BR/><BR/>As you were....https://www.blogger.com/profile/11123313424374995066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143051213699698672006-03-22T10:13:00.000-08:002006-03-22T10:13:00.000-08:00What about "Top Secret"? It's supposed to be a spo...What about "Top Secret"? It's supposed to be a spoof on various war movies (...uh, I think) and I find it totally hilarious, especially considering the fact that I was fully expecting to hate it. <BR/><BR/>I think that "Clue", however, takes the cake for my most favourite movie of all time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143012331742135902006-03-21T23:25:00.000-08:002006-03-21T23:25:00.000-08:00That montage was the only part of Wet Hot American...That montage was the only part of Wet Hot American Summer that really worked for me, but I was in stitches. It was even better for me because I used to vacation in that town (Waterville, Maine) every summer growing up (to visit family friends).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143004939401482422006-03-21T21:22:00.000-08:002006-03-21T21:22:00.000-08:00I could put Young Frankenstein on a loop and laugh...I could put <B>Young Frankenstein</B> on a loop and laugh every time.<BR/><BR/>Marty Feldman is so my hero in that movie, that I once wrote a poem from the scene where he bites Madeline Kahn's stole ... and had it accepted into my college's annual literature publication.<BR/><BR/>"<I>Say nothing ... act casual.</I>"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143004323676933222006-03-21T21:12:00.000-08:002006-03-21T21:12:00.000-08:00I haven't been reading your blog long, but I now k...I haven't been reading your blog long, but I now know, without a shade of a doubt, that we are kindred spirits. Steve Carell is affectionately referred to as "baby daddy" around my house. I'll share. And my backups: Steve Buscemi and Jake Gyllenhaal (how polar opposite, eh?).Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1143001479500516102006-03-21T20:24:00.000-08:002006-03-21T20:24:00.000-08:00Oh my, when Jimmy Stewart starts talking about hea...Oh my, when Jimmy Stewart starts talking about hearthfires and holocausts, I just want to melt. I think Bringing Up Baby is a great smart stupid movie showing screwball comedy doesn't have to be cringe inducing. Young Frankenstein is also fantastic, as is Zoolander, which improved on repeated viewings. "What is this, a center for ants?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1142996730581263422006-03-21T19:05:00.000-08:002006-03-21T19:05:00.000-08:001. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead: Tim Roth...1. <I>Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead</I>: Tim Roth, Gary Oldman, Richard Dreyfuss ... written by Tom Stoppard ... favorite movie ever. <BR/><BR/>2. <I>Waiting for Guffman</I>: I just love Christopher Guest.<BR/><BR/>3. <I>The Princess Bride</I>: Beware the ROUSes y'all.<BR/><BR/>4. <I>Passion Fish</I>: My friends and I say "It's a joke, Precious." all the time.<BR/><BR/>5. <I>Alien Vs. Predator</I>: Two great tastes that taste great together andnd some staggeringly bad dialogue and acting. But when that Predator comes flying through the air near the end of the movie ... it's cinematic magic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1142993439822831102006-03-21T18:10:00.000-08:002006-03-21T18:10:00.000-08:00Oh yes - Philadelphia Story is the greatest!I also...Oh yes - Philadelphia Story is the greatest!<BR/><BR/>I also have a hopeless weakness for anything by Kevin Smith, especially Clerks (a few years of working retail will do that for you).<BR/><BR/>I also have a deep and abiding love of Clue (the multiple endings are so fun) and Simply Irresistible (apparently panned everywhere, but loved by me!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1142993289942119612006-03-21T18:08:00.000-08:002006-03-21T18:08:00.000-08:00Dude, "Airplane!" Am I really the first with this...Dude, <B>"Airplane!"</B> Am I really the first with this one? I've probably seen in 50 times and it still makes me laugh 'til I pee. Even though the first time I saw it I was 7 and terrified that the plane was going to crash and everyone would die.<BR/><BR/>Another old classic: "What's Up, Doc?" starring Ryan O'Neal and, Barbra Streisand. No, really, she's funny! Plus it's Madeline Kahn's first movie! Seriously, you'll be achy and weeping. In a good way.<BR/><BR/>And because I'm an editor who adores this movie -- it's "Best <B>in</B> Show." I apologize for my schoolmarmery. I just can't sustain another desk-shaped dent in my skull.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1142985304579216252006-03-21T15:55:00.000-08:002006-03-21T15:55:00.000-08:00Never seen Philadelphia Story, but it's on my list...Never seen <I>Philadelphia Story</I>, but it's on my list. I watch movies very rarely.<BR/><BR/>You might well like:<BR/><BR/>- Witness For the Prosecution. (Original version.) Brilliantly performed, brilliant script, every key role filled by a legend. They don't make 'em this good any more.<BR/><BR/>- Le Diner de Cons (aka The Dinner Game). Assuming you like movies in French. It's mostly smart-stupid, even though it's in French and therefore swanky; a farce that manages to carry witty dialogue across even with subtitles. And stars Thierry Lhermitte, so you can see what sort of man passes for a heartthrob in France.<BR/><BR/>- Bad Eggs. This is an Australian film, so your video shop is highly unlikely to have it, but you might like it if ever it comes your way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1142982398502131242006-03-21T15:06:00.000-08:002006-03-21T15:06:00.000-08:00I love Philadelphia Story so much that my friend w...I love Philadelphia Story so much that my friend wrote a poem comparing me to Tracy Lord (I laugh every time I speak that name). I think she just liked the idea of me naked howling at the moon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1142975297048663672006-03-21T13:08:00.000-08:002006-03-21T13:08:00.000-08:00Ahhhhhhh, The Philadelphia Story. Best movie of a...Ahhhhhhh, The Philadelphia Story. Best movie of all time, and the reason that Katharine Hepburn is my eternal girlcrush; the skill of her line delivery when she is first meeting, and goading, Jimmy Stewart is one of the great joys of the movies.<BR/><BR/>And another vote here for "Dazed and Confused" as smart stupid.<BR/><BR/>What you were saying about that feeling when a movie lets you know you can relax, you're in good hands? The reason I love "Blood Simple" more than any other Coen Brothers movie is that I got that feeling 30 damn seconds into the film, and never once lost it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1142975083534710262006-03-21T13:04:00.000-08:002006-03-21T13:04:00.000-08:00Any of the Christopher Guest movies: Best of Show,...Any of the Christopher Guest movies: Best of Show, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind. Love them all.<BR/><BR/>Wet Hot American Summer is one of my favorite movies. I've rented it a dozen times---and not just to see Will Tippen and Michael Ian Black make out. I really should buy it. If you like this movie, watch The Baxter. Almost all the same cast. Definitely a smart stupid movie.<BR/><BR/>If I ever break up with my current imaginary boyfriend, I'm absolutely having an imaginary rebound with Seth Rogen.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07708528079142986732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1142974386508486972006-03-21T12:53:00.000-08:002006-03-21T12:53:00.000-08:00The 40 Year Old Virgin is the funniest damn movie ...The 40 Year Old Virgin is the funniest damn movie EVER. My boyfriend and I watched it while we were in a hotel in Ohio visiting his grandparents, and we loved it all the way through and then the end came with Aquarius and we called our friends in Indiana to tell them to go out THAT MINUTE to buy it. I love it more than just about any "funny" movie I've seen in an age.<BR/><BR/>Also, 50 First Dates was way funnier than it had any right to be ever. It was definitely smart stupid funny.<BR/><BR/>Smart Smart awesome was Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.<BR/><BR/>Office Space, Best in Show, oh definitely yes. Anything Christopher Guest touches is gold to me.<BR/><BR/>Oh, your taste in movies makes me happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1142972190454239382006-03-21T12:16:00.000-08:002006-03-21T12:16:00.000-08:00Almost unheard of, but PLEASE believe me. You must...Almost unheard of, but PLEASE believe me. You must find "Safe Men." <BR/><BR/>Wacky, bizarre and full of heart without being cheesy.<BR/><BR/>Actually it is cheesy as hell, but in a good way. Damn people, it has Harvey Fierstein as a Jewish Mob Boss.Hazel Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776475158182294831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1142971941692054422006-03-21T12:12:00.000-08:002006-03-21T12:12:00.000-08:00This is a great distinction. Some smart stupid (at...This is a great distinction. Some smart stupid (at least to me) movies that I own and adore: <B>Bottle Rocket</B> and <B>Dazed and Confused</B>. I remember seeing Bottle Rocket in the theater when it first came out and laughing until I could hardly breathe. I know the movie hasn't aged well for others, but for me it'll always be golden. (And yes, apparently I am that other non-stoner stoner movie lover you've been wondering about.)Zilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169012830293072980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1142970953916442002006-03-21T11:55:00.000-08:002006-03-21T11:55:00.000-08:00Yay! I love the mart stupid movies! I love Wayne's...Yay! I love the mart stupid movies! I love Wayne's World SO MUCH, and Dude, Where's My Car?, and Scooby Doo, and Clue and Clueless and now I am just starting to list every movie I own so I'll stop. <BR/><BR/>Except The Philadelphia Story was indeed one of the greatest movies of all time, and if I ever have to choose between Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart I can die right then a happy woman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1142969664700423202006-03-21T11:34:00.000-08:002006-03-21T11:34:00.000-08:00I adore Philadelphia Story. (Really, as you say, w...I adore Philadelphia Story. (Really, as you say, what's not to love?) And Jaws? My mother abhors horror films of all kinds, but she watches this for the scenery because it was filmed in her favorite place in the world, Martha's Vineyard. My favorite movies, though? They tend to be romantic comedies--When Harry Met Sally is hard, hard to beat.--Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503615321799912549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1142966739202639712006-03-21T10:45:00.000-08:002006-03-21T10:45:00.000-08:00K Jones, you are a man/woman/entity after my own h...K Jones, you are a man/woman/entity after my own heart. I should have stated in my original post that I was confining my list to movies I own. All the movies you mentioned are movies I've rented over and over and over again.<BR/><BR/>"It says here you've been missing a lot of work."<BR/>"Oh, I wouldn't say I've been missing it."Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1142964240994947552006-03-21T10:04:00.000-08:002006-03-21T10:04:00.000-08:00A couple others that I lump into that category as ...A couple others that I lump into that category as well. <BR/><BR/>Best of Show--There's just something about Fred Willard talking about dogs in heat that I love.<BR/><BR/>Office Space--I don't know where this fits in on the continuum you established but three nerds pounding a copier into oblivion is good fun.<BR/><BR/>Zoolander--yes, it is overtly dumb/smart, but it has its laugh out loud moments.Cool Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448975928402154399noreply@blogger.com