http://blog.cfrq.net/chk/archives/2005/11/15/comedy-film-canon/ yet another warped perspective Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:17:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://blog.cfrq.net/chk/archives/2005/11/15/comedy-film-canon/#comment-3265 Jeff K Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:38:07 +0000 http://blog.cfrq.net/chk/?p=798#comment-3265 I think we need to rewrite this list. Easily 50% are dogs, but maybe I missed something. Why is the slow paced "A shot in the Dark" any better than one of the "Pink Panther" movies? Also, owning comedy is like retelling the same joke, but fortunately, most of that list is deliberately serious satire. I think we need to rewrite this list. Easily 50% are dogs, but maybe I missed something. Why is the slow paced “A shot in the Dark” any better than one of the “Pink Panther” movies? Also, owning comedy is like retelling the same joke, but fortunately, most of that list is deliberately serious satire.

]]> http://blog.cfrq.net/chk/archives/2005/11/15/comedy-film-canon/#comment-3255 David Brake Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:39:56 +0000 http://blog.cfrq.net/chk/?p=798#comment-3255 Some rather more obscure ones in there - The General is 1927 - and some real dogs too. Tootsie? I think personal taste has a lot bigger role when it comes to comedy. And several of these are as much drama as comedy - like The Graduate. Some rather more obscure ones in there – The General is 1927 – and some real dogs too. Tootsie? I think personal taste has a lot bigger role when it comes to comedy. And several of these are as much drama as comedy – like The Graduate.

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