I think George C Scott is great in this film everyone always talks about Sellers but that one slap on his beer belley at the beginning was hilarious as shit no dialog needed at all
@@davidsenger4833 I read that Scott was angry at Kubrick when the film was released. He said that Kubrick told him, "George, show me some takes where you go over the top - wild stuff, crazy stuff. i'm not going to use it, but I want you to loosen up so you're relaxed when we shoot it for real." Then, Kubrick DID use Scott's 'over the top, crazy' takes. You see it when Scott is so excited he does a back roll and jumps up. Kubrick promised he wouldn't use those takes, but he did and it made Scott really mad. Personally, I love Scott's crazy antics.
Because these guys put time into their videos, not a channel that releases 5 fucking videos a day. Watchmojo is just a money greeding channel who don't care about their viewers. It will die off soon
@@totallybored5526 apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order... what have the Monty Python done for us?
The scene where john travolta accidentally shoots Marvin in the face is just one of the funniest accidental movie deaths because Sam Jackson got so angry
That plays a big part, I agree, but it's not ONLY because of that: coupled with Samuel Jackson's reaction we also have the dark consequence of Travolta's stupidity in handling the gun and, of course, HIS casual and unfazed reaction: "oh man, I just shot Marvin in the face".
You forgot a big category. The "running gag". Perhaps only mildly amusing at first, each time it repeats, sometimes with variations that add surprise, it gets funnier.
I love the drawbridge sequence from "The Pink Panther Strikes Again." It is repeated with variations at the castle, then visited again at the end when the bed acts like a drawbridge to sling Clouseau through the wall of the hotel into the "moat" outside.
The funniest moment I've ever seen was on the original Rosanne show; Rose discovers a quart carton of milk has gone bad... and puts it back in the fridge. Jackie goes to use it, reacts... and puts it back in the fridge. The running gag continues with the kids, with each reaction becoming more extreme... but the milk always gets put back. Finally, during the closing credits, Dan comes in the kitchen; with no one around, he decides to take a healthy gulp right from the carton. The ensuing 'death scene' is hilarious on its own. John Goodman forces blood into his face until it looks like it might explode, as he gasps and struggles, only to do a cartoonish pratfall onto the floor. There is a ten second pause.... suddenly, with every ounce of strength he can muster, he drags himself up to the table... and with his final effort before completely collapsing... puts the carton back into the fridge. Brilliant.
Props to CineFix for actually taking a look at comedies. I feel like, for the most part, comedies don't get their time in the spotlight when it comes to serious film analysis. For whatever reason, it's seen as something 'lesser' than dramas or tragedies - when, as this video proves, there's just as much thought put into a good joke as something more dour. Also, hot DAMN I had forgotten just how amazing Jim Carrey and Steve Carell were in Bruce Almighty.
Exactly. That was a funny scene but it seemed more placed on dialogue. If a scene like that won the category I feel like Han Solo's "Uh, had a slight weapons malfunction. But, uh, everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?" scene from 'A New Hope' would win that battle, better still that it was improvised.
Honestly not even the funniest exchange in His Girl Friday, nor an especially uniquely framed paraprosdokian, even for the time. Ninotchka, The Major and the Minor, Bringing Up Baby (even mentioned in the video) and To Be Or Not To Be all came out around the same time and all did it better. Don't blame the time period for a bad clip.
For me, the number 5 scene is easily one of the funniest scenes of all time. My favourite from the list. It doesn't rely on the actor that much, but it's hilarious!
If I'm not dating myself by using the phrase "DVD commentary," you absolutely owe it to yourself to watch the DVD commentary of this film -- a completely separate set of laughs, some of them just as big or bigger than the ones on screen.
Give me a vector Victor. Roger Roger. Should have taken the workday category. I understand the way they did the final edit was they showed it to a test audience and cut everything that didn't make the audience laugh.
I think you misunderstand pat of your "His Girl Friday" example. Cary Grant's character knows he has the wrong man. He is using the fake misunderstanding to further infuriate Hildy and, as a bonus, her real fiance.
Exactly it is a passive aggressive act, a test to see how the fiance reacts. The character is a cocky person who does things for their own entertainment & gain.
+hootypatootie I disagree. I think understanding the mechanics behind things can deepen your appreciation for them and amplify the quality you're learning about. I think that's part of why I enjoy all the videos from Every Frame a Painting so much. He goes into depth to explain a very narrow aspect of film and it makes me appreciate it all the more. Imagine one of these list points stretched out to an entire video and being presented by an actual filmmaker and lover of the craft. For the best example, see his video on Jackie Chan and physical comedy. Sheer brilliance.
***** Isn't finding something funny just appreciating how funny it is? I see the two as linked. I don't think knowing WHY something is funny makes it any less funny.
What about unintentional humour? Just imagine a category in which "The Room", Shyamalan movies and Neil Breen movies etc. were all mentioned in the same bracket?
It was also done on Sesame Street...."but I wanna be over there"....muppet runs over to another muppet and he says, "Welcome kid, you are now here." "But I wanna be over there..." you get it.
@@junglelifelurefishingadven8918 who knows how long it goes back? Waddyatink amigo? Sometimes I think humor keeps me going at69! Always look on the bright side of life! Imagine whistling
In several of these films, you've misread the humor entirely. In His Girl Friday, Cary Grant's Walter hasn't made a mistake at all, and isn't fixated on trying to impress the "wrong" Bruce. He is having a dig at his ex-wife by pretending that surely her fiance must be the little old man. It's all part of his friendly banter with her and his "forgetting" to hold the door for her and his little comments; this is how they interact, and she's used to it. You can see it in her expression the whole time that she knows he's doing this on purpose to rile her. And in Office Space, the humor lies not in the incongruity of the music with the scene, but in the fact that the music is absolutely in complete congruity with how the men see themselves in their heads. It's funny because the music reveals to us how they feel. The scene from the Dragon Tattoo that you try (and fail) to compare with it doesn't have the same setup at all -- the music may clash with the scene, but it does not serve as a window into the character's self-image.
Exactly thank you **hoof bump**. With all of these there are many different levels to the humor & it seemed like they were just attempting to apply one theory to each scene rather than actually dissect & analyze it.
Yeah. I felt like Fincher really wasn't going for humor or levity in that scene from Dragon Tattoo. It takes place at a point in the story where you're still reeling from the realization that Martin Vanger is a sadistic killer, and that Mikael Blomkvist is in an increasingly hopeless situation, and you're not sure if Lisbeth will get to the scene in time to save him. The cheery sounding music clashing with the hopeless situation is supposed to heighten the feeling of discomfort, and fear of the brutal murder you're certain is about to take place. It makes me think of that squirming feeling I get in my gut when I think about the prospect of watching actual footage of real people dying (yeah, I know. How silly of me to get uncomfortable with the idea of death. I just don't like seeing people get hurt for real.).
I always crack up, in literal tears, at the telephone scene from Dr Strangelove. Even a short clip of it here, without the context of the film. Peter Sellers was a fucking genius.
Look for the video of Peter Sellers impersonating Laurence Olivier, playing the part of Richard III while reciting the lines from the Beatles, "Hard Days Night". Others have recited lines from a song in a serious manner to show us the incongruity but no one has done it in such a convoluted way, in such a funny fashion.
Or "your father was a hamster and your mother smelt of elderberries". That movie is #1 on my list of funniest movies! But many of the other selections are as great. Spaceballs, Office Space, Marx brothers... And BTW, these are also on my personal top 10. One that isn't mentioned that makes a great inconguity joke is the bomb scene early in Last action hero. The countdown for the bomb is perfect! "5, 4, 3, 2... It's a bomb!"
the whole movie is flat out amazing. As is The God of Cookery. Watch KFH with someone who is a native Cantonese speaker - they can fill in some of the other jokes that get lost in translation.
Karen Brown but does he REALLY need to elaborate the obvious? I understand a good or funny follow up point, but these are funny moments (that we all came to see without all the blah blah) that really don't need ANY further explanation... I mean my God, he's ruining GREAT FUNNY moments!!!
I think you forgot one type of joke, the gut punch. A joke that comes right out of no where and hits you hard. This can be a line or an action. Best example I can think of is the grade school line from fight club
Brother, you missed the entire take on the His Girl Friday scene... the Grant character deliberately chose the old man to demean the couple, it was no case of mistaken identity.
I also love Kung Fu Hustle, but I think the problem is that it's a really "tough sell" to new watchers. There just isn't that much crossover between "kung-fu flick fans" and "looney tunes fans" but that's who it's made for.
as much as I love Dr.Strangelove and Sellers delivery is pitch perfect...the one side of a two way phone conversation routine really should be credited to Bob Newhart.
Cris Edbauer, 1. Newhart never did that in a movie. 2. They never said he originated it, just that he played it perfectly. 3. Newhart’s gag was based largely on the incongruity/impossibility of the person he was speaking to being able to use a phone, or talk in 1960’s hipster speak, because they were all characters from history.
mklaing09 Newhart did his phone routine in uniform with a walkie-talkie in Hell is for Heroes, a 1962 WWII flick. Newhart’s character pretended to talk to HQ for the Germans to overhear via a microphone left behind when they withdrew from the bunker Newhart is taking cover in, and it was a classic bit of comic relief in a pretty grim war movie.
i heard that apparently he did the deadpan thing so well because he genuinely didnt find the movies he was in funny. like he understood why it was funny but it wasnt his cup of tea.
Can I just give a shout out to a little movie called About Time? Several scenes in this movie slay me, but the one at the daughter's first birthday party, where Rory brings a giant teddy bear, says "I've heard you're never supposed to bring a gift smaller than the baby" and the camera pans to Harry who has a tiny teddy bear and sunglasses on with this look of "Shut the fuck up." Love it.
The scene from "All of Me" where Steve Martin's character is fighting w/ Lily Tomlin's character, whose soul has entered his body, is hilarious. One of my favorites. That whole _movie_ is great.Steve Martin also has a great scene from "Parenthood", the one where he's trying to make up an interesting story for a bunch of kids. "And I was slipping around on his guts".🤣 Funny stuff.
From the few Monty Python scenes I've seen, it looks like child humour. Not my cup of tea. That's the difficulty with comedy, everyone has their own type of humour they like.
You’ve probably heard this a million times but I absolutely Love that you Love movies as much as I do, nay, way more so! The way you explain and dissect the movies and scenes and ground them with logic and respect and the passion in you voice makes me really tear up about finding a movie buff soulmate. Thank you for all your videos Cinefix! I will never not recommend them.
literally for years I would laugh at the scene in "Men in Tights" right after Robin and Little John are fighting over crossing a bridge. John looses his step and fall into a trickle of water. With screaming fear of death from drowning begs for help. Sorry, to me that was one of the funniest scenes ever.
I just rewatched this and my brain dug up an homage to the mirror scene in Lucille Ball’s post-I Love Lucy show. Harpo Marx was the guest and he was Lucy’s mirror image. She kept up quite well.
What's with the people complaining about Clint explaining or talking too much? Don't they know these videos aren't the conventional top 10 where they simply show clips? This channel and these videos in particular are more of film analysis so why are they so surprised/upset he analyzes these moments? By the way, this video was very fascinating and can't wait for more. Oh, I also recommend watching Every Frame a Painting, particularly his videos about Edgar Wright visual comedy, The Art of Buster Keaton and one about Jackie Chan to supplement this theme of comedy and funniest movie moments.
4 out of these 10 picks - *"Timing"*; 10 out of these 10 picks - *"SURPRISE".* Hahah, you didn't mention _the two_ elements that create comedy, from which all those other factors are way easier to explain. But heck, I love the work you put into this video, into writing, voice delivery (by the way impeccable!) and editing.
Thanks Daniel. Good to see you in the comments again. The Incongruity Theory actually does a really good job accounting for surprise - it suggests that comedy comes from a SUDDEN REALIZATION/COLLAPSE of incongruity, which... in your terms... is essentially surprise. We just failed to make that (obvious) connection. And you're totally right. Wasn't Clint on fire with this VO? I specifically told him that whatever secret sauce he's using to keep using it.
***** ! Your replying made my day! I guess I'mma read up on Incongruity Theory now (See the folks complaining about "explaining jokes" down here? I'm totally guilty along with you guys - I'll theorize the sheet out of humor (so I can do it too!)).
Abby Barron, while Grant is underrated as an actor, this seen has long been held up as sublime. Perhaps you’re confusing having been forgotten by later generations with being underrated.
What I love about the glass scene in The Princess Bride is that it is constant reversals of superiority. He could have just picked the glass in front of Westley, but he also needs to feel superior. He switches the glasses because he thinks he'll make Westley feel superior but then be torn down by "dying" from the poison, where he starts laughing about being superior before he dies because he was wrong.
In My Girl Friday, Cary Grant knows perfectly well that the old man is not her husband. He’s teasing his ex-wife and making fun of the new husband, who earnestly believes him, whereas the exwife knows better.
Quick Fire Fact: there was originally going to be an awesome sword fight scene but the other guy had diarrhea or something and couldn't shot the scene 🌈the more you know🌈
I nearly died when they only showed a clip of Lancelot's Charge from "Holy Grail" not only because of the hilarity of it, but also because of the scene's tension and anticipation, followed by it's release and relief from the first stabbing through the hilarious massacre that follows, and THEN, to top it all off, the incongruity of the conversation afterwords. That scene has it all and it's elfin' hilarious! Screw it, imma watch it now.
I think you kinda missed it on the his girl-friday one. He knew the whole TIME that the old man wasn't her fiance. He was intentionally insulting her by pretending to THINK he was. He was essentially saying; this is the best I think you can do for a prospective husband, then acting shocked that she actually landed something better. The pretending the old man had caused the mix-up was just icing on the cake.
I dunno, This one here is even better: Rumack: Captain, how soon can you land? Captain Oveur: I can't tell. Rumack: You can tell me. I'm a doctor. Captain Oveur: No. I mean I'm just not sure. Rumack: Well, can't you take a guess? Captain Oveur: Well, not for another two hours. Rumack: You can't take a guess for another two hours? The Dialog humor was top notch :D
Worried that you actually thought that Cary Grant thought the old man was his ex's fiance. Ironically the scene is actually smarter and funnier than you realized.
The banter in movies in the 30’s & 40’s was just off the charts. So witty & fast paced. Unfortunately that art has been lost today. Now gross out humor & foul language is all they’ve got.
He also did some fine work in Charade. But don't forget William Powell and Myrna Loy! Oh, yeah, and Kate Hepburn. (Thinking particularly of Philadelphia Story and Bringing Up Baby, both with Archie.)
Life is Beautiful’s “seven seconds”, “Praying to Mary for a new hat”, and “Maria, the key!” cracks me up every time along with most of the first half of the film where we fall in love with the family before our hearts break. His Girl Friday is more funny because Cary Grant’s character knows full well who the real husband is. He’s just playing the fool to play a joke on his ex and the fiancé.
I’m not saying this is necessarily my favorite comedic scene, although I do love it, but I’ve never seen a crowd react in hysterics like the “Franks and Beans” scene from There’s Something About Mary. The entire sold-out theater was convulsing in laughter.
I was waiting for the Bruce Almighty scene to be on the list and glad it was. I really like the lists you guys create, as I say every video. +1 Kudos to the editors to these videos. Amazing job.
His Girl Friday isn’t about mistaken identity: he’s trying to make his Ex embarrassed because he is pretending to think she would marry an old man. And he’s also insulting her fiancée by saying he MUST be an old man. Silly Cinefix.
One of my favorite lines of incongruity is fromDr. Strangelove: Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room. Even funnier is that Kubrick wanted to make a serious movie, but after reading about nuclear war, he thought that it was more likely to be a comedy
"What does foc mean?" "It's slang. It's when a man and woman love each other, the man puts his... " "No, no. See? Here, f.o.c." "unless I miss my guess, it stands for Friends Of Carlota."
However, the brilliant capper to the whole scene was treated like it never even happened: "All that time, it was your cup that was poisoned." "They were both poisoned. "I've spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocaine powder."
#3 I have to thank you for including this scene. I laughed harder than I ever had in my life during that scene. I was in a VERY small theater with only about 30 seats. There were only three people in there; a couple and me. All three of us laughed so hard we literally fell out of our seats.
I was sixteen years old when i saw Dr. Strangelove and I remember one thing. I went alone to the movies and sat on an aisle seat. When Peter Sellers, playibng the German scientist starts spinning in his wheel chair and his arm uncontrollably keeps giving the nazi salute... I FELL OUT OF MY SEAT AND INTO THE AISLE WITH UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHTER. I never did that before or since. I found the scene so funny that I actually ached because my sides hurt from laughter. i wish I could feel that 'release' again. The closest I ever came to it was reading some things in Mad Magazine, but I never fell out of my chair from laughter. I read that Kubrick originally ended the movie with a pie fight in the War Room. He filmed it but never used it. Instead, he used videos of nuclear bombs exploding and a happy, peaceful song is playing in the background. He made the right choice. Thanks, Stanley Kubrick for my wonderful experience of uncontrollable laughter.
Didn't make yours--but in my top 10 would be the Jack Lemmon Walter Mathau restaurant scene where lemmon is trying to clear his sinuses. Hmeh!! Mathau's reactions, Lemmon's antics--oh man. Hard, uncontrollable laughter for me. Perfectly choreographed between the two.
Love these lists because you guys really explain the topic using examples instead of just rattling off a list. I have trouble with some types of humour though. I hardly ever watch newer comedies because they tend to focus on sex and/or humiliation jokes. I definitely prefer old school comedy.
A clever addition to the 'Princess Bride' scene is that Vizzini is completely correct. During his verbal gyrations, he concludes that he "can clearly not choose the wine in front of you, can clearly not choose the wine in front of me."; given that both goblets contained the poison, Vizzini actually figured it out! He just didn't realize it.
