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POLL- THE WEAKEST LINK: SELECT COMEDY FILMS - ROUND 2

MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
edited June 2021 in All Encompassing Trip
I would like us to continue on the movie path for one more 'WEAKEST LINK'. I decided to go with one of some of my all-time favorite comedy films, so we can now discuss which of these films in the best comedy from the ones selected. Pick the film that you think is the WEAKEST LINK from the ones provided. I do know there are MANY comedies that are just as funny as any of these and some probably better. But, when I was putting together a list of just 10, these are the ones that came to mind. Again, thanks to everyone who plays.

Now to to 2nd Round to determine the BEST of these SELECTED COMEDIES.

You are going to pick the film that you think is the "Weakest Link" after 2 days I remove the two (2) movie with the most votes. We will then move on to ROUND 3.

SELECTED COMEDY FILMS
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Animal House (1978)
The Jerk (1979)
Airplane (1980)
Caddyshack (1980)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
The Naked Gun (1988) - Eliminated Round 1
Dumb and Dumber (1994) - Eliminated Round 1

POLL- THE WEAKEST LINK: SELECT COMEDY FILMS - ROUND 2 38 votes

Blazing Saddles
5%
MayDay10markymark550 2 votes
Young Frankenstein
10%
mfc2006PapPJ_Soul1ThoughtKnown 4 votes
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
13%
HesCalledDyererebusBLACK35JojoRiceMatts3221 5 votes
Animal House
18%
hedonistLedbetterman10goldrushdankindGern Blanstened243421Hobbes 7 votes
The Jerk
15%
pjhawkscutzeeriepadavebrianluxbbiggsGlorified KC 6 votes
Airplane
21%
PoncierYefaMedozKAsterisk on the StreeteddiecF Me In The Brain23scidooRenfield 8 votes
Caddyshack
5%
mcgruff10Johnny Abruzzo 2 votes
This Is Spinal Tap
10%
mickeyrattbergstempo_n_groovePurple Fairy Tree 4 votes

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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,137
    edited June 2021
    Young Frankenstein
    I am not sure I can really relate with someone who thinks Young Frankenstein is funnier than the Holy Grail, lol.
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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,600
    Airplane
    YF is pretty darn funny.
    (I like Grail more as well, though.)
    I laugh at Airplane but I was it at the bottom rung given the rest of the list.  Animal House is next, I think.
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  • 23scidoo23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,510
    Airplane
    Ha, now i vote right..
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  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Young Frankenstein
    My two favourite comedies of all time are:

    A Fish Called Wanda
    Big Lebowski

    Still a great list with the Jerk and Monty Python a class above the rest. There is also a Canadian comedy from the early nineties called “The Road to Saddle River” which is amazing, but the humour may not transfer well outside our borders.. lol. 


  • 23scidoo23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,510
    edited June 2021
    Airplane
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    My two favourite comedies of all time are:

    A Fish Called Wanda
    Big Lebowski

    Still a great list with the Jerk and Monty Python a class above the rest. There is also a Canadian comedy from the early nineties called “The Road to Saddle River” which is amazing, but the humour may not transfer well outside our borders.. lol. 


    Both are great movies.. also love a french comedy called The dinner game..

    Post edited by 23scidoo on
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • HobbesHobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,433
    Animal House
    23scidoo said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    My two favourite comedies of all time are:

    A Fish Called Wanda
    Big Lebowski

    Still a great list with the Jerk and Monty Python a class above the rest. There is also a Canadian comedy from the early nineties called “The Road to Saddle River” which is amazing, but the humour may not transfer well outside our borders.. lol. 


    Both are great movies.. also love a french comedy called The dinner game..

    I enjoyed Le Dîner de Cons. The American Dinner for Schmucks was inspired by this French gem.
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,510
    Airplane
    Hobbes said:
    23scidoo said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    My two favourite comedies of all time are:

    A Fish Called Wanda
    Big Lebowski

    Still a great list with the Jerk and Monty Python a class above the rest. There is also a Canadian comedy from the early nineties called “The Road to Saddle River” which is amazing, but the humour may not transfer well outside our borders.. lol. 


    Both are great movies.. also love a french comedy called The dinner game..

    I enjoyed Le Dîner de Cons. The American Dinner for Schmucks was inspired by this French gem.
    And there is also a greek adaption, theatrical play..
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Animal House
    Love John but I can watch the zit scene only so many times. 
  • tbergstbergs Posts: 10,106
    This Is Spinal Tap
    Boo, on Naked Gun being eliminated. This list could've used National Lampoons Vacation instead of Dumb and Dumber.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • tbergstbergs Posts: 10,106
    This Is Spinal Tap
    This round is all over the place.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,770
    The Jerk
    tbergs said:
    Boo, on Naked Gun being eliminated. This list could've used National Lampoons Vacation instead of Dumb and Dumber.

    Yeah, I'm sorry to see Naked Gun gone, especially put up against a few that remain.  Odd.

    1ThoughtKnown said:
    My two favourite comedies of all time are:

    A Fish Called Wanda
    Big Lebowski

    Still a great list with the Jerk and Monty Python a class above the rest. There is also a Canadian comedy from the early nineties called “The Road to Saddle River” which is amazing, but the humour may not transfer well outside our borders.. lol. 



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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 42,001
    This Is Spinal Tap
    hedonist said:
    Love John but I can watch the zit scene only so many times. 
    the guitar scene, the inspiration speech scene.....

    fucking hilarious

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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Animal House
    It wasn’t UNfunny, just not a par with some of the others. 
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Animal House
    The Jerk?! You people suck! A quarter of you, anyway :whistle:
  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    Animal House
    23scidoo said:
    Hobbes said:
    23scidoo said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    My two favourite comedies of all time are:

    A Fish Called Wanda
    Big Lebowski

    Still a great list with the Jerk and Monty Python a class above the rest. There is also a Canadian comedy from the early nineties called “The Road to Saddle River” which is amazing, but the humour may not transfer well outside our borders.. lol. 


    Both are great movies.. also love a french comedy called The dinner game..

    I enjoyed Le Dîner de Cons. The American Dinner for Schmucks was inspired by this French gem.
    And there is also a greek adaption, theatrical play..
    Does it have a chorus?
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  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    Animal House
    hedonist said:
    The Jerk?! You people suck! A quarter of you, anyway :whistle:
    “There was a time when we'd take a guy like you in the back and beat you with a hose. Now you've got your God-damned unions.”

    —Captain O’Hagan (from a film that should be in the running)
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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,570
    This Is Spinal Tap
    hedonist said:
    It wasn’t UNfunny, just not a par with some of the others. 
    I gave my love a cherry…
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,510
    Airplane
    dankind said:
    23scidoo said:
    Hobbes said:
    23scidoo said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    My two favourite comedies of all time are:

    A Fish Called Wanda
    Big Lebowski

    Still a great list with the Jerk and Monty Python a class above the rest. There is also a Canadian comedy from the early nineties called “The Road to Saddle River” which is amazing, but the humour may not transfer well outside our borders.. lol. 


    Both are great movies.. also love a french comedy called The dinner game..

    I enjoyed Le Dîner de Cons. The American Dinner for Schmucks was inspired by this French gem.
    And there is also a greek adaption, theatrical play..
    Does it have a chorus?
    Not sure 😸😸
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • Matts3221Matts3221 Posts: 658
    Monty Python and the Holy Grail
    Get off this list lol 
  • MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    Airplane
    Close round
  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,955
    The Jerk
    brianlux said:
    tbergs said:
    Boo, on Naked Gun being eliminated. This list could've used National Lampoons Vacation instead of Dumb and Dumber.

    Yeah, I'm sorry to see Naked Gun gone, especially put up against a few that remain.  Odd.

    1ThoughtKnown said:
    My two favourite comedies of all time are:

    A Fish Called Wanda
    Big Lebowski

    Still a great list with the Jerk and Monty Python a class above the rest. There is also a Canadian comedy from the early nineties called “The Road to Saddle River” which is amazing, but the humour may not transfer well outside our borders.. lol. 



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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,570
    This Is Spinal Tap
    Airplane?

    Classic.  Can't believe it is in the lead...
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,964
    Caddyshack
    In our family we do the "You got to pull yourself together!!!" routine all the time but the kids are still a little young to watch the real thing so they don't even know what it's from. The scene is kinda offensive but still hilarious.
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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,600
    Airplane
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Airplane?

    Classic.  Can't believe it is in the lead...
    You voted for Spinal Tap!  
    C'mon mannnnnnnnnnn.  
    Lol.

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  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    Animal House
    F Me In The Brain said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Airplane?

    Classic.  Can't believe it is in the lead...
    You voted for Spinal Tap!  
    C'mon mannnnnnnnnnn.  
    Lol.

    Surely, he can’t be serious. 
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  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 11,964
    Caddyshack
    dankind said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Airplane?

    Classic.  Can't believe it is in the lead...
    You voted for Spinal Tap!  
    C'mon mannnnnnnnnnn.  
    Lol.

    Surely, he can’t be serious. 
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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,570
    This Is Spinal Tap
    F Me In The Brain said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Airplane?

    Classic.  Can't believe it is in the lead...
    You voted for Spinal Tap!  
    C'mon mannnnnnnnnnn.  
    Lol.

    Equating Spinal tap to Airplane is a major fail...
    night airplane GIF
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,600
    Airplane
    tempo_n_groove said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Airplane?

    Classic.  Can't believe it is in the lead...
    You voted for Spinal Tap!  
    C'mon mannnnnnnnnnn.  
    Lol.

    Equating Spinal tap to Airplane is a major fail...
    night airplane GIF

    Agree.
    Spinal Tap is far superior!
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  • MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    Airplane
    With 8 votes Airplane and with 7 votes Animal House have been eliminated in Round 2
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