Top 10 Comedy Movies

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Blazing Saddles (1974)
Duck Soup (1933)
Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975)
Dr Strangelove (1964)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Candyshack (1980)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Airplane! (1980)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Anchorman (2004)

Sci Fi History: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Comedy legends met horror legends in 1948. Abbott and Costello have run-ins with the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney), Dracula (Bela Lugosi), and Frankenstein’s monster (Glenn Strange). The movie marked the end of the golden age of monster films and reinvigorated Abbott and Costello. The movie is considered one of the funniest in history and the duo’s finest.  Boris Karloff declined the role of the monster leaving the spot to Strange. Strange found the duo hilarious and laughed throughout filming leading to excess retakes.  At the very end, Vincent Price makes a cameo as the Invisible Man.  This is the movie to watch during Halloween season.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg5N9FJc__Q

Sci-Fi History: Dracula (1931)

Bela Lugosi defined the vampire for the next century. Every incarnation of the creature has been influenced by Lugosi either as a knock-off or as a reaction to. Lugosi dominates the film and is a presence even when not on screen. The classic spawned several sequels including Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. The film is now in the National Film Registry in the Library of Congress.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVPxAgy7lBA

The Greatest Movie Scenes #51-60

51. Who’s on First?-The Naughty Nineties (1945): The classic baseball sketch from Abbott and Costello.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sShMA85pv8M

52. Apes to Man-2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): Thanks to Alien monoliths, mankind evolved from apes to man. In this version, tool use was the key. In real life, chimps, wasps, and octopus all use tools.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML1OZCHixR0

53. The Funeral Oration- Julius Caesar (1953): One of the great speeches in history delivered by Mark Antony. It fired the crowd up against Caesar’s assassins and changed the course of Western History.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNRoeMvzMVo

54. The filibuster-Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939): Jimmy Stewart was a Republican!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWyEc7FAMTg

55. I’m Melting/Ding Dong the witch is dead-The Wizard of Oz (1939): When I worked at Comerikkka, a really obnoxious bitch got fired. People around the office sang this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfV_ENR5IZE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oVfBrD04oo

56. Girls don’t float-Frankenstein (1931): One of the creepiest scenes ever. A little girl throws flower petals into a pond. Frank digs it, so he decides to see if a little girl can float like the petals.

57. The Speech-The Pride of the Yankees (1942): Lou Gehrig probably played a few years with ALS. Amazing considering the high standard he set.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbNrCxqxzgo

58. What is your major malfunction Private Pyle - Full Metal Jacket (1987): Back to back Kubrick. R. Lee Ermey basically wrote his own part.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD4q3leE5Uw

59. Here’s Johnny!- The Shining (1980): Jack makes a great psychopath.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TVooUHN7j4

60. The question- Dirty Harry (1971): Once again, Clint Eastwood teaches us how to deal with criminals. While we are at it, perhaps we could deal with the ACLU the same way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnMLGkj91Og

Greatest Movie Scenes: #126-130

126. Zipper Scene: There’s Something About Mary (1998)

Ouch! Then came the ambulance.

127. The mine shaft gap: Dr. Strangelove (1964)

Peter Sellers calling the president "Mein Fuehrer" is priceless (especially since Nazi scientists helped the US after WWII). George C. Scott arguing that we can not allow a mineshaft gap is a dig at the fear over a missile gap with the Russians.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEi8Mj6WDKM

128. The Inquisition: History of the World (1981)

How do you deal with torture and religious intolerance? With a song and dance number!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5McSEU48Y8

129. The bride vs. The Crazy 88s: Kill Bill Vol.1 (2003)

Kill Bill is one the decade's highlights...Uma taking on the Crazy 88s in not very realistic, but it was fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdjuS17DGlA

130. Frank vs. Bud and Lou and Wolfman vs. Dracula: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Lon Chaney and Bela Legosi throw down. Bud and Lou chased by Frankenstein's Monster. Vincent Price with a cameo as the Invisible Man. Does not get any better...