My Top 35 Favorite Comedy Movies

1475   6   7.1 

For me, this movie is just plain stupid, simple & funny.
Not to mention my favorite comedy of all time.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

1372   6.8   7.5 

By far, my fave of the Apatow comedies. Like Knocked Up, his best films seem to be the ones in which he does triple duty as director, writer, & producer.
In this case, this triple-combo results in a movie whose strength lies not just with the high level of comedy (which probably would've been enough), but also for the fact that at it's heart, this is a story of a "late bloomer" that is handled not just intelligently, but even more importantly, with a genuine heart.
Ofttimes, many of the characters seem to deliver their punchlines with a tempered sense of sympathy towards the plight of the lead character, even when the results lead to a an exasperated situation of disintegrated success (a tried & true formula of the genre).
This movie can be touching & even socially in-depth at times, but without any cost the number of out-loud laughs.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

199   7.8   8.1 

Duck Soup is truly a classic, with the Bros. Marx carrying on with their timeless mayhem antics & spouting out lines like "I could dance with you till the cows come home. On second thought, I'd rather dance with the cows till you came home."
For any of you who haven't yet seen this, IMO, the best of the Marx movies, I recommend that you give it a looksee. And if any of you do decide to give it a view for the first time, then I envy you. It will truly be a gala day for you. And if you're anything like Groucho, the Marx's head hermano, a gal a day is enough for you. You probably couldn't handle any more.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

590   7.1   7.8 

Before Epic Movie, Scary Movie, Superhero Movie or Diaster Movie, there was this movie. The original gangsta of the "modern" take off movie.
Or to put it another way,
this is a movie about another movie but done as a spoof movie. And since I've used it nine times, here's the word "movie" one more time, just to make it an even ten.

438   6.4   7.3 

Best.
Santa.
Movie.
Ever.



If you ever got a visit from this Santa, then that could only mean that you've been outragously naughty that year.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

1139   5.9   6.3 

Ahh, I just can't help myself. When it comes to romantic comedies,
I'm just a sucker for love triangles.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

766   6.8   7.5 

Judd Apatow scored big with 40 Year Old Virgin, a comedy that explores the ups & downs of trying to get laid. He follows up with what is in my opinion, his 2nd. best film, Knocked Up, a film that explored the ups & downs that can come after getting laid.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

1176   6.7   7.6 

A cross country journey of discovery across America that includes a huge naked fatman running in public, anti-semitism, racism, Pamela Anderson & a chicken in a traveling bag.
And it's all for a good cause

.... not.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

775   6.5   7 

A man being killed by the senseless and violent act of being impaled with a trident is not funny.



Unless it's a rumble caught on T.V. & stars the Anchorman.
Then, just like the rest of this movie, it's frikkin' hilarious.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

324   6.9   7.6 

Check the "on button" to your brain at the door when entering the Animal House, pick up a handful of mashed potato, mixed greens or whatever your favorite choice of sloppy luncheon side order may be,
& then, prepare for battle.



Oh, and feel free to top this entry off by entering your own toga reference here.

486   8.1   8.4 

Being a movie from the late 50's, with it's screwball comedy centering on the now-over-used theme of cross dressing men, you'd think that Some Like It Hot would've gone cold by now.
And yet, in large part due to Billy Wilder's sharp-edged yet still slapstick script, it hasn't.
And let's not forget that adding fuel to fire, as always, is Marilyn Monroe. Even through modern eyes, the way she seems to always melt perfectly into her dress throughout the entire film is still an important contribution to the movie's enduring high heat factor.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

1154   7.8   8.2 

When it comes to flim-flam flicks speckled with heavily British accented wit with just a touch of over-the-pond mob humour,
I gotta admit,
I luvs me some Snatch.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

220   6.9   7.3 

And speaking of vacation,
I'm long due for one.
The last time I took one,
John Candy was still alive, Beverly D'Angelo was thin & Chevy Chase was actually funny.



Back in the day,
there was no one who didn't think this movie was just some funny ass sh#t.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

680   7.8   8.1 

The British try their hand at imitating some of the Tarantinoisms of Pulp Fiction. Or maybe Reservoir Dogs. I dunno. But what I do know is the way that my smile tends to crook as a result of listening to the way Lock Stock's script manages to continually weave up, down & sideways to finally coalesce into an English flavored "duck soup", full of chunky bits of quips, guns & sometimes-almost-hard-to-decipher-yet-humuorously-satisfying East End slang. This film proves that despite their pasty skin pigment, drab skies & even drabbier food, the English can have style.
Not to mention that among the vast cast is included a small but solid bite-strewn & really cool role for Sting (the former Police-man, not the clown-faced wrestler .....you buncha nerds). It has been said that after filming was done, Sting supposedly was responsible for introducing the director of this flick to Madonna. Which later would result in a relationship 'tween said director & material girl. Which later would result in marriage. Which later would then result in the movie Swept Away. Which later would then result in the conclusion that Sting needs to learn to mind his own business.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

181   6.2   6.9 

"Since then he's been slappin' the salami, no offense..... apparently he's goin' for a world record.... anyway, uh, he was afraid there was somethin' wrong with him, like he was a pervert or somethin'. I told him 'That's just what little dudes do. We've all done it'."

"... you need a license to buy a dog or drive a car, hell you need a license to catch a fish! But they'll let any butt-reamin' @sshole be a father."

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

1876   7.1   7.8 

The dead are starting to rise on the streets of New York. Well, moreso that usual that is. And at the center of it all, is the head ghost demon known as Gozer The Destructor. Who, even in marshmellow form, is still a destructor. So when ol' Goze decides to start giganticly rampaging down through the avenues of the Big Apple, who you gonna call....? The only guys around who know how to show this prehistoric b#tch how we do things downtown.
Ghostbusters is a fun, 80's summer-blockbuster defining sci-fi comedy that not only features Bill Murray at his sharpest & Sigourney Weaver at her sexiest (even though at one point, she does turn into a dog....), but also cool specials effects, a couple of proton packs, sliming goblins, a key master, a gatekeeper, streams crossing, cats & dogs living together, not to mention one really big "Twinkie".

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

106   7   7.5 

This is one of those movies that I never get tired of watching. If I'm flipping thru channels and come across even just the last minutes of Midnight Run, I have to watch it.
And even though it's a good film to watch on TV, I really recommend watching it uncensored. Robert Deniro's use of the F-word is really crucial in depicting his absolute frustration with Charles Grodin's character. I laugh every single time to DeNiro's facial reactions whenever Grodin pushes him to the limit. Words are not enough to describe the slight pause in Deniro's expression every time he says, "Shut up.... just shut the f#ck up!!"

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

350   6.7   7.5 

For me, this is John Candy's best movie role (& yeah, that includes Uncle Buck). He does an excellent job of portraying a pain in the ass who can touch a person's last nerve & yet in the end, have just enough pull at their heartstrings to make him endurable. Plus, his comedic chemistry here with Steve Martin is impeccible.
For me, this is the only holiday movie that I consider as a true Thanksgiving movie. Therefore, in addition to the football game,
Planes, Trains & Automobiles is a must see on my television set every year on that final Thursday of November.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

715   7.1   7.8 

Back in the day, Michael Jackson may have been the skinny guy who was bad,
but here in the present,
the new skinny king for bad is named McLovin.
And he's not just bad.
He's supe....
well,
you get the picture.



The Apatow train keeps on rolling, this time with a high school coming of age that seems to blend the 70's bluntness of Animal House like films with those of the 80's Pretty In Pink/16 Candles sensibilities of John Hughes' works, all capped off with the modern in your face sly banter that is Apatow's signature.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

1625   7.8   8 

A suicidal gay uncle, an unspoken emo brother who dreams of flying jet fighters, a motivational-speaking dad who always seems to be out of touch, a seven year old out of shape, pangeant-contesting "super-freak", and a heroin-addicted grandpa with the power to spout out Oscar-worthy expletives, all capped off by a mom who tends to serve popsicles for dessert.
Everything you need to provide a big yellow vehicle such as this one with a solid push.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

1096   6.3   6.8 

Sure, a flick with the standard "two cops from different worlds must unite" storyline with alot of the formula bits solidly put into place, but I ended up enjoying this movie alot more that I expected to.
Can you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?
Or more specifically, the words that are coming from my thoughts as I type 'em down on this here keyboard?

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

282   7.5   7.8 

I was a big fan of the TV series, & often watched it in syndication during my tweener years, when my tastes in entertainment were just beginning to experience their own particular brand of puberty. I had heard that there was a movie from which this series was based off of, but never watched it until just a few years ago. After getting so used to the TV version, it took me a bit before I started becoming comfortable with the feel of the movie, which is more raw, not as tightly focused on "preaching" the anti-war message as it's small screen counterpart. However, once I began adjusting my viewing senses to more readily absorb the movie's integrity, it's brlliance of creativity, "war-time operating-room realism" & humor, all became more apparent. It's ability to interweave these aspects with such a spontanetic balance was not only a reminder of a director's (Robert Altman) prime, but also, why this movie is considered such a classic of the genre, particularly in the realm of it's genre of dark comedy & satire.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

224   6.5   6.8 

Early Bill Murray. That's all I need to like this flick.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

437   7.1   7.5 

Babynapping (napping as as in kidnapping, not baby napping) at it's finest. By far, my favorite Nick Cage performance. And also by far, the funniest movie in the whole of the sublimely funny hick movie genre. (Which, BTW, is a genre that I really don't how to clearly define. Which is why I like to categorize Coen Bros. film in it.)

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

1099   7.6   7.9 

The title character of this movie has a name which will probably end up forever carved on Matthew Broderick's tombstone.



A baseball game, a song & dance performance in the middle of a parade, wrecking your best friends expensive sports car & then, chillin' out by the pool.
That's one heck of a sick day from school.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

1087   6.7   7.2 

It this movie, Tom Hanks isn't really big.
He just plays someone who is.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

471   8.2   8.5 

Before there were special effects, CGI graphics & matrix-style action sequences in film, there was human physical talent.
And in the early 1900's, the height of this talent was displayed to movie viewing audiences through the almost impossible stunt routines of Charlie Chaplin.
back then, watching his ability to choreograph & incorporate his crazy stunts into the props & background sets (particularly in this film, with the complicated set designs of the factory) must've been the equivalent of watching a summer blockbuster of today.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

496   6.4   7.2 

What if the the first alien life-forms to make contact with us happen to be the kind that watch too much television? Or even worse, what if they're Trekkies?
Galaxy-Quest starts out as a parody of the Star Trek franchise, but then, with just the right amount of heart, wry humor & even some satirical intelligence, this movie then evolves into a sci-fi adventure film with a premise that is alot of fun, on point and with a story that ends up standing distinctively on it's own.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

447   6.3   7.2 

A sliders road trip with with the living legend of Doogie Howser.
'Nuff sed.

2544   7.6   8.4 

'Ey, it's that's one dude from Family Ties teaming up with that one other dude from Taxi & that one chick from Howard The Duck.
Michael J. Fox, Leah Thompson, Christopher Loyd, along with Crispin Glover, form a cadre of actors whom, at the time of that BTTF occupied theatres, were not considered top marquee celebtitries. It was a situation that changed after this movie's release, particularly for Fox.
Directed by Robert Zemekis, Back To The Future is a time-traveling tale which inarguably solidified the the fact that it's never a good idea to take your mother to the school dance. Even if it's before she becomes your mother.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

1141   7.7   8 

I knew that this was gonna be my kind of zombie movie when in one early scene, the main character, Shaun (duh!) said that he still liked Second Coming, the much under-appreciated 2nd. album by the Stone Roses.
After that part, my hairy pimp-ass just sat back into my easy-chair, relaxed, & enjoyed all the thrills, chills & gags.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

340   6.8   7.2 

For me, the story of Pineapple Express wasn't as strong as an earlier Apatow film from this year, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but the laughs were more constant & consistant. Though still not in the range of Super-Bad, Knocked Up or especially 40 Year Old Virgin,
but,
if Apatow was able to keep his moves over-all at this level, I'd still go see 'em.

1339   6.4   6.6 

In this family, dysfunctionality is a form of functionality.
Stretching mom out on a torture rack or throwing the baby out of a third story window is simply a way of communicating "You're okay, I'm okay".
And one of the advantages that comes with having the last name of Addams is that, no matter how many family-friendly games of tag you play,
your cousin will always be Itt.

The Mighty Celestial's rating:

215   6.7   7.2 

Role Models is a film that, with it's plot of grown men learning to grow up with the help of a couple of non-grown-ups, in my opinion, came off sort of as a waterdowned Apatow movie. However, it still provided me with more out-loud laughs than I had expected walking in. Not to mention that it's a comedy that comes with a message: "Don't try to bulls#t the bullsh#tter".
I think.

78   6.1   6.7 

An L. A. story ( duh-uh.....!) about how life is constantly is showing us signs about the directions of our lives, if only we pay attention.
Particularly when that sign is a traffic condition sign that appears off the side of freeway.

The Mighty Celestial's rating: