Love and Death : Funniest movie ever?
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I think Love and Death is his best writing wise, but Annie Hall is the best overall and bananas is the funniest.
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I think Annie Hall had the cleverest and wittiest dialogue and I agree it was the best overall. I think Love and Death was right behind Annie Hall, if not tied with it. Love and Death had a little more slapstick humor, whereas Annie Hall was primarily all in the dialogue. Both were great movies.
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Love and Death is my favorite Woody Allen movie, but I'm afraid I do have a list of films that I consider even funnier:
1) Bringing Up Baby
2) Harold and Maude
3) A Night at the Opera
4) The Lemon Drop Kid
5) It's A Gift
6) What's Up, Doc?
7) City Lights
8) Arsenic and Old Lace
9) What A Way To Go!
10) The Women
1) Bringing Up Baby
2) Harold and Maude
3) A Night at the Opera
4) The Lemon Drop Kid
5) It's A Gift
6) What's Up, Doc?
7) City Lights
8) Arsenic and Old Lace
9) What A Way To Go!
10) The Women
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I just saw this, and I'm surprised that so many people actually like this movie.
I thought this was the worst Woody Allen movie I had ever seen, and I think that's saying something considering I found only Annie Hall and Sleeper worth watching. Some of his newer ones are kinda fun to watch, and some of the things he does with the camera are novel for a comedy, but I just don't understand why so many people find him funny. I always feel like he's the one joke that I don't get, but I think he's a joke, so do I get it?
I thought this was the worst Woody Allen movie I had ever seen, and I think that's saying something considering I found only Annie Hall and Sleeper worth watching. Some of his newer ones are kinda fun to watch, and some of the things he does with the camera are novel for a comedy, but I just don't understand why so many people find him funny. I always feel like he's the one joke that I don't get, but I think he's a joke, so do I get it?
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Annie Hall is great, Bananas is Hilarious, but the best Woody Allen movie is Annah and her sisters.
Woody should do another movie like the old time: Bananas, Love and Death, Take the mony and run, Sleeper, What's up pussycat and his part in Casino Royale.
The funniest movie ever made is A Night at the Opera.
Woody should do another movie like the old time: Bananas, Love and Death, Take the mony and run, Sleeper, What's up pussycat and his part in Casino Royale.
The funniest movie ever made is A Night at the Opera.
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I love this movie. I'm glad there are so many people here commenting on it, no one I know has ever seen it. I agree with several comments about the funniest movies "Night at the Operah", "Monty Python", "Young Frankenstein", "This is spinal tap" but two other movies I watch when I need cheering up are blazing saddles and of course, The Jerk.
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In my opinion, he tried that with "Small Time Crooks." Didn't quite work like he probably had hoped to, as it was dreadful. His knack for comedy is so shot now that it's pathetic. Just sad to watch. "Curse of the Jade Scorpion", or whatever it was called, was just a cringe-fest. He's got to give it up.
"Deconstructing Harry" was IT for him. And even that had its lame parts.
"Deconstructing Harry" was IT for him. And even that had its lame parts.
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Im not a big fan of this movie either. Lots of one liners all over the place, some fly but most don't. The stuff that works is still pretty funny though. I didn't get the impression that Allen's favorite director is Bergman, but that the movie was calling Berman out as being pompous and tearing him down. I suppose Allen and Bergmen addressed alot of the same themes but did it with their own style, still I do not see this film as a loving tribute to Woody's 'Favorite director'. I'm no critic, I could wrong but that's the way I view it.
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I adore "Love and Death", and I truly feel that it is Woody's best movie. I think for people who don't seem to "get it" that I would say they aren't acquainted with either the writings of Leo Tolstoy or the cinematography of Ingmar Bergman. Woody is poking fun in a very light-hearted way at these two artists.
I would say that in my opinion another movie that rates right up there with "Love and Death" is Peter Seller's movie "The Party", which is another often-overlooked movie, but is well worth the viewing. However, I'd have a hard time deciding whether "The Party" or "Dr. Strangelove" was my favorite Seller's flick
I would say that in my opinion another movie that rates right up there with "Love and Death" is Peter Seller's movie "The Party", which is another often-overlooked movie, but is well worth the viewing. However, I'd have a hard time deciding whether "The Party" or "Dr. Strangelove" was my favorite Seller's flick
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The only other comedy i could think better than this one is Duck Soup from the Marx Brothers, and needless to say, a big influence in Woody's early films.
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"I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but hostility, chaos and murder."
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Love and Death is definitely one of Woody's best and funniest, although I did find Play it Again Sam just as funny if not slightly funnier.
As for it being the funniest movie ever, it's maybe in the top 20 but I wouldn't put it at number one.
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As for it being the funniest movie ever, it's maybe in the top 20 but I wouldn't put it at number one.
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For me it's the funniest movie I've seen. Practically every line makes me laugh out loud, even on the 15th rewatch.
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I agree, this is the funniest movie ever. I laugh at loud at almost every line. They're so well-delivered and witty.
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this Allens movie is really something! actually I think is one of his top five ever, dont you think? smart irony and good laughs.
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Hard to judge the funniest movie ever, but this is a very funny movie, and now of course a classic. The satire is not so much Bergman as it is the Russian films of Sergei Eisenstein. Great music. Other great comedies Duck Soup , Horse Feathers, A Shot in the Dark, this is Spinal Tap, the Gold Rush, City Lights, and Dr. Strangelove. As for Woody Allen, ALL his films from Manhatten and back to What's Up Tiger Lily are great comedies.
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Not only is it hilarious but it has by far the most quotable lines of any movie I've ever seen. One thing that kind of surprises me is how many people out there either don't get or don't enjoy this kind of humor. It's actually a good yardstick by which to measure the quality of someone's sense of humor.
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One shouldn't forget the influence of Bob Hope on Allen. His nebbish Boris is something of an homage to Hope's character in "Cassanova's Big Night."
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I was shocked at how much I adored this movie. Woody Allen is one of my very favourite directors, writers, and actors, but in the past I've admired him more for his more dramatic films (i.e., "Hannah and Her Sisters," "Manhattan," "Annie Hall," etc.) than his purely comedic ones ("Sleeper," "Bananas"). "Love and Death," however, I consider a masterpiece, the equal of something like "Hannah." On top of that, I think that (along with the Marx Brothers' "Duck Soup") it may be the funniest movie I've ever seen. It was Allen's first solo screenplay, and it showsit has all the genius of Allen's short pieces for "The New Yorker." I loved it.
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I definitely have it as one of my top comedies of all time. I wouldn't call it condescending though. If you don't get the Bergman parodies or the references to Russian literature and history, then this movie gives you more reason to go out and study them. You might be suprised at how rewarding educating yourself can be.
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It's a close call between L&D, The Great Dictator, and The Producers.
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difficult to gauge funniest movie ever
but this certainly way funny
i just watched it the other day
and thought, Gosh, Woody Allen used to be so very very funny
but this certainly way funny
i just watched it the other day
and thought, Gosh, Woody Allen used to be so very very funny
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I posted in this thread two years ago and said I thought Annie Hall was better and that Bananas was funnier. Since then I've completley changed my mind. Love and Death is the greatest.
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One of, alonmg with the work of Wes Anderson and uh, dare I say it, Friday.
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Yes, yes it is. Because it proves that you can be hysterical and intelligent.
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I am just watching this for the first time on the TCM channel..its a HOOT! Reminds me of the Airplane movies a little, its THAT funny!
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L & D is an absolute riot. So many hilarious lines. Diane Keaton is extraordinary in this movie.
"Annie Hall" is probably my favorite, but not the funniestI'd say L&D is the funniest WA film. I also like "Hannah" and "Crimes & Misdemeanors" for various reasonsplus the one with the tennis playing wacko killer with Scarlett Johansen was surprisingly engaging. Can't think of the title.
In the "funniest" acetgory, I also love "Radio Days"when the kid tells the rabbi after stealing the money from the collection box for Palestine, "You speak the truth, my faithful Indian companion!"priceless. Julie Kavner and Dianne Wiest are amazing. And the relatives! "Bicarbonate is too good for you! You deserve an enema!"
"Annie Hall" is probably my favorite, but not the funniestI'd say L&D is the funniest WA film. I also like "Hannah" and "Crimes & Misdemeanors" for various reasonsplus the one with the tennis playing wacko killer with Scarlett Johansen was surprisingly engaging. Can't think of the title.
In the "funniest" acetgory, I also love "Radio Days"when the kid tells the rabbi after stealing the money from the collection box for Palestine, "You speak the truth, my faithful Indian companion!"priceless. Julie Kavner and Dianne Wiest are amazing. And the relatives! "Bicarbonate is too good for you! You deserve an enema!"
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this one was damn funny too but if you loved this i suggest you try kind hearts and coronets which is by far the funniest movie i have ever seen.
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Turner Classic Movies just broadcast this film, the first time I've seen it in many years, and I would have to agree that it's the most hilarious comedy ever, a non-stop joke fest. Many of Woody's lines were obviously patterned on Groucho Marx's insolent patter, and Woody's wartime coward is reminiscent of Bob Hope's comedic persona. Diane Keaton often seems to be aping Woody here. The frequent philosophical digressions are riotous in their maddeningly circular logic, and there's a plethora of visual comedy as well. Unlike the Marx Brothers' best comedy "Duck Soup", this movie has no scenes at all that slow down the pace. It almost demands a second viewing just to take it all in. *****
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I have Deconstructing Harry as the funniest movie ever. But Love and Death second
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'bananas' & 'play it again, sam' are just as funny.
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For me it's the funniest. Can't think of any other movie that is as jam packed with more great lines. Just incredible.
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I just saw it for the first time and loved it! Definitely a classic, and absolutely hysterical.
But for pure, non-stop laughter, I will probably always maintain that The Naked Gun is the funniest of all time. I would also put Animal House way up there.
But for pure, non-stop laughter, I will probably always maintain that The Naked Gun is the funniest of all time. I would also put Animal House way up there.
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It certainly is one of the funniest films I've ever seen, arguably the funniest. SO many great lines.
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This is possibly the funniest Allen film. It's certainly got the best ratio of jokes per minute. I think there are films that match it, such as The Jerk or Life Of Brian, but I don't think it's possible to make a film funnier than Love And Death. It's all subjectiveand that's objective.
Just forget you ever saw it. It's better that way.
Just forget you ever saw it. It's better that way.
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I love Love and Death, but I haven't seen it in awhile. It's a brilliant, funny film. I don't know how to judge what is funniest. Bananas, The Ref, and Flirting with Disaster would also be on my list of funniest, though.
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For WOODY it's probably a tie between 'Love And Death', 'Play It Again Sam' or 'Broadway Danny Rose'
As for other movies, 'The Jerk' is pretty much up there as one of the greats
'Female Trouble' and 'Napoleon Dynamite' also crack me up.
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As for other movies, 'The Jerk' is pretty much up there as one of the greats
'Female Trouble' and 'Napoleon Dynamite' also crack me up.
"If you're lying..I'll be back"
Funniest movie ever?