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@AlmostAGhost gif from my favorite gag

Well, do you and your long distance friends usually chat while watching movies? Before rabbit came along, my friends and I often used gchat to watch movies together, so the commentary feature of rabbit worked well for us. I actually think voice chat is more distracting.

You're evil!

Here it is.

@grudlian. the bod you were looking for

#teamMrBelding

@Cameron H. have you seen Dutch? Might be a good Thanksgiving movie. I haven’t seen it since I was a kid, but I remember loving it. ETA: I’m a dumb dumb

@Cameron H. I’m waiting too, although Love at the Christmas Table almost broke my resolve the other day

Forgot to tell you that Amazon Prime started recommending Hallmark Christmas movies to me already.

Omission (oops, wrong show): was anyone else scratching their head at Firefly's line "My father was a little headstrong, my mother was a little armstrong. The Headstrongs married the Armstrongs, and that's why darkies were born"? It felt like a vaguely racist joke, but I had no reference so I did some Googling. The internet says it's a reference to a 1931 song, "That's Why Darkies Were Born," and Wikipedia says it presents a satirical view of racism. But I looked at the lyrics to the song and there was no mention of Headstrongs or Armstrongs, so I'm puzzled again. Were Headstrong and Armstrong common surnames at the time?

Wow, Fargo is on this list! When it’s updated, will they add The Martian?

I pretty much agree with all the movies people have mentioned in the A category. Maybe I would replace Airplane! with Top Secret! and This is Spinal Tap with Best in Show. I would add Clueless and Ghostbusters to this category and if we could add non-American movies, I would add Hot Fuzz and MP & the Holy Grail. In category b, I would add There’s Something About Mary, Wayne’s World, Major League, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Mean Girls.

Lol I was gonna mention him or Edward G. Robinson.

In fact I would say Looney Tunes was my first exposure to classic movie stars. I thought it was interesting when Paul said 3 Stooges vs Marx Bros was like Bugs Bunny vs Tom & Jerry. I like both cartoons, during the Chuck Jones-era.

@ol' eddy wrecks I think Philadelphia Story leans more drama-comedy and Bringing Up Baby is more of a screwball rom-com.

How does your mom feel about Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)?

But Conan’s show has a set format each night: monologue, banter, interview, skit, musical guest (not necessarily in that order every night). Each self contained segment works by itself. I don’t think Duck Soup worked for me because the interesting bits were sort of sprinkled throughout the movie like separate skits. Taken alone, the mirror gag is amazing. But did it move the story along? I don’t know. And I don’t even know if story telling is important in a Marx Bros movie. The song and dance numbers didn’t help either. I hear you though about Conan’s show. I grew up watching it too. I still remember staying up late to watch his debut episode and I remember thinking, this is the most nervous person I’ve ever seen on tv. But you’re right, there was a definite Marx Bros-quality about his schtick that drew me in. So if Conan’s show exists because of Duck Soup, then thank goodness for Duck Soup!

Exactly, comedy is so subjective. Duck Soup didn’t make me laugh even once

I don’t think Duck Soup will be a frequent rewatch for me, but I’m glad it exists and influenced other great comedies. One of my favorite comedy lines ever is from Wayne’s World 2. Kim Basinger’s character, Honey Hornee, and Garth are about to get down. She says “take me, Garth!” and he says with a deadpan “where? I’m low on gas and you need a jacket.” I don’t think I’m stretching it to say this could have been part of a Marx Bros bit. So I recognize Duck Soup for being a huge influence on comedies, and there were important bits sprinkled throughout, but as a whole, it just didn’t work for me. Yes, I love puns, but there’s so much rapid fire string of dadjokes I can take in one sitting. And sure, it might have been “the first” since the sound era, but I honestly don’t know if we would’ve had Duck Soup without The General preceding it.

Absolutely none. Instead of comedies, he introduced me to the exciting world of televised golf.

Amazing, thank you!

I think one of them is Sharon Stone...?

But.....this was in Detroit? Would APS have fit in the 2014 Action Jackson film then?

Ok, so is Action Jackson a good cop? I mean, he comes face-to-face with the delivery man/hit man: Shouldn't he have noticed that his uniform says "APS"?