With Spring Football over, with our baseball team asking the 2012 football team to hold their beer, and with our basketball team losing to Yale… I’ve been thinking of movies that stick out as funniest to me in my lifetime. The kinds that have given me core memories in my growing up years. The actors that played in ‘em are legends in their own right, so the list will be broken down by actor. Feel free to add your own:
Adam Sandler
1. Ridiculous 6 - I grew up on Westerns, and love slapstick comedy. This combines the 2 in a pretty hilarious way. This one is new compared to the rest, but made my eyes water a time or 2.
2. Waterboy- another combination of slapstick with something I have loved all my life, Football. Win-win.
3. Grandma’s Boy - He’s not in it, but produced it. To some, I’m sure that’s a bonus. Stoner comedy has its place.
4. Joe Dirt - Not in it again, but produced it. I’ve seen and quoted this movie more than any other in my lifetime. “Yeah man, you like to see homos naked.. That’s cool.”
Will Ferrell
1. Anchorman 2 - you might say, “Wait just a minute, Snake. What about the first one?!” To which I say “Fuck the first one!”….. the 2nd one is his best stuff. Mrs. Buttersworth scene is top tier.
2. Talladega Nights - a satirical take on NASCAR culture and turning the volume all the way up on it. We all know some NASCAR fans in our lives and have questioned… “Why?”
3. The Other Guys - this one is more nostalgic for me. Came out shortly after I landed at my first duty station. Another one that’s easy to quote.
Jim Carrey
1. Dumb and Dumber - I feel like this is a universally loved movie. “You sold my dead bird to a blind kid?”
2. Ace Ventura - this will further show my age, but was a childhood favorite. Talking out of one’s ass is revolutionary.
3. Me, Myself, and Irene - this one is underrated. Very crude humor, not politically correct, and an original idea. Big fan.
Other Honorable Movie Mentions
1. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
2. Walk Hard
3. The Hangover
4. Harold and Kumar go to White Castle
5. Along Came Polly
6. Dodgeball
7. Wedding Crashers
8. Pineapple Express
9. Your Highness
10. The Wrong Missy
I could go on and on, but won’t. Feel free to put yours down.