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Post by jhar26 on Dec 8, 2006 12:18:17 GMT -5
Seven comedians and comedy teams from the silent era and early talkies. Which one of these brlliant actors made you laugh the most? ;D
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Post by robertaxel on Dec 8, 2006 12:25:38 GMT -5
nothing like the Marx Brothers for sheer lunacy.. .. Groucho for President of Fredonia
(BTW - I heard a survey on National Public Radio a few years about people's feeling on the US policy toward the (mythical) kingdom of Fredonia.. people felt quite strongly about it... one reason George W was elected twice!
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Post by arjan on Dec 8, 2006 13:26:11 GMT -5
Tempted to vote Lloyd - but I really am curious about Keaton, as he's being used as inspiration by Johnny Depp in his great movie "Benny & Joon". I'll probably buy some dvd's of him, they're really cheap here so than I can decide.
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Post by egoodstein on Dec 8, 2006 14:04:13 GMT -5
I love all of them-- all terrific. I voted for Keaton just coz I think he's underrated or else known for cameo stuff he did later in pretty dumb films or commercials. But his early films are very creative-- & he took a lot of chances both cinematically & physically. Chaplin may've had a broader & more creative vision, but BK deserves a lot of credit for creating stuff used & reused later. I also really like the Marx Brs.-- though I find them slightly dated sometimes. WC Fields's 'attitude' I love & many of his films-- esp. the short ones-- but I've never quite been sure how much he was acting & how much just him  . Ed |
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Post by bluesron on Dec 8, 2006 14:21:13 GMT -5
While I love the Marx Brothers and WC Fields, I went with Stan and Ollie. They can make me laugh so hard I cry.
I'm also a big 3 Stooges fan too. proably would rate them ahead of the brothers Marx and Bill Fields, but their comedy style is obviously vastly different.
But I truly think in their own way that Moe Howard and his brother Curly are two comic geniuses. And that Larry Fine could keep up with the two speaks well for him also.
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Post by jhar26 on Dec 8, 2006 15:30:27 GMT -5
In most polls we do it's very hard to make a choice among what are often equally impressive artists or achievements. But I think that this is the most difficult of them all (that's another fine mess I've gotten myself into ;D). All these guys are equally impressive in their own way. The Marx Brothers for their brilliant anarchic lunacy, Buster Keaton for his pioneering work and his death defying stunts, W.C Fields because he is what we would like to be when we're in a sarcastic mood, etc... Charlie Chaplin probably deserves it on overall achievement. He wrote, directed, acted, even composed. And while extremely funny, a lot of his movies were about serious subjects matters, most of them still relevant in our world of today. And he's probably the only one of the lot who could make you laugh and move you close to tears at the same time. But this poll ain't solely about who was the greatest movie maker persé, it's about who's the funniest. All these guys are able to make me end up under the table laughing. Chaplin and the Marx Brothers share the #2 spot for me, but Laurel & Hardy get my vote by the narrowest-ever of margins. I must have seen each of their movies 10 times or more by now, but it doesn't matter. I can never get enough of these guys. Gaston PS: Must be the first time that Ron and I have voted the same way in a poll.  |
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Post by bluesron on Dec 8, 2006 15:44:33 GMT -5
But this poll ain't solely about who was the greatest movie maker persé, it's about who's the funniest. All these guys are able to make me end up under the table laughing. Chaplin and the Marx Brothers share the #2 spot for me, but Laurel & Hardy get my vote by the narrowest-ever of margins. I must have seen each of their movies 10 times or more by now, but it doesn't matter. I can never get enough of these guys. Gaston PS: Must be the first time that Ron and I have voted the same way in a poll. actually we agree on alot more things than you know, it's just we have some noticable differences on certain subjects lol Ron |
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Post by Andrew on Dec 11, 2006 13:35:28 GMT -5
I'm actually severely underschooled with these actors...I went with WC Fields because his work is the only stuff I've seen in this group! *bows head in shame*
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Post by jhar26 on Dec 11, 2006 13:52:55 GMT -5
I'm actually severely underschooled with these actors...I went with WC Fields because his work is the only stuff I've seen in this group! *bows head in shame* You're kidding, right? I mean, you've NEVER seen Laurel & Hardy or Charlie Chaplin?  O well, you can see a few Chaplin clips in the video section of this board (top of the page). Gaston |
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Post by Andrew on Dec 11, 2006 17:32:58 GMT -5
I just need to rent a few. I'm sure I'll like them.
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Post by Antonio on Dec 15, 2006 12:23:40 GMT -5
Speaking of who merely makes me laugh the most, I have to pick Laurel & Hardy.
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Post by Kathy ~ on Dec 15, 2006 15:41:54 GMT -5
;D I WAS THE "OTHER" AND DIDN'T FINISH MY WRITE IN.. I VOTE FOR MAE WEST  SHE SPAT OUT SOME SASSY UNFORGETTABLE LINES IN HER MOVIES .. PLAYED OFF WC &.. MAYBE THE PIONEER IN WOMEN CLASSIC COMEDIANS  HER LINES ARE STILL USED TODAY.... "PEEL ME A GRAPE".. !! I THINK IT'S THE WAY SHE DELIVERED THOSE LINES THAT MADE HER TRADEMARK.. NOT ONE FEMALE ACTRESS/COMEDIAN CAN DELIVER LIKE MS. WEST.. "COME UP & SEE ME SOMETIME".. WITH THAT "YEAH" QUIP !! LOVE L&H.. NOT BIG ON GRAUCHO & CO... REALLY NEVER SAW MUCH BUSTER KEATON IF ANY.. CHAPLIN... I KNOW THE PIONEER, BUT NEVER GOT MUCH OF A CHUCKLE... W.C.. LIL HARSH.... SO, MAE FOR SASSY & L&H FOR HAPPY....  |
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Post by arjan on Dec 21, 2006 16:06:45 GMT -5
Well, I did it. I bought the Buster Keaton box, including 4 movies and 9 shorts.
So far I only saw 2 shorts but they are a lot funnier than the shorts I remember from L&H and Chaplin, specially "The Boat".
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Post by jhar26 on Dec 22, 2006 13:46:35 GMT -5
Well, I did it. I bought the Buster Keaton box, including 4 movies and 9 shorts. So far I only saw 2 shorts but they are a lot funnier than the shorts I remember from L&H and Chaplin, specially "The Boat". I have a Buster Keaton box that I bought from Amazon UK about five years ago...  featuring... -The General -College -Steamboat Bill Jr. And five shorts... -The Cops -The Ballonatic -The Blacksmith -One Week -The Boat (and yes, it's very funny  ) Gaston |
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Post by mattmidd1 on Dec 27, 2006 17:01:57 GMT -5
My favourite comedian is definitly Norman Wisdom.
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Post by jhar26 on Dec 28, 2006 6:21:02 GMT -5
My favourite comedian is definitly Norman Wisdom. Well, I think he's from a more recent time in history than the one that this poll is about. I've seen a few of Wisdom's movies actually. Don't remember the titles though. One I remember (I think) is where he plays a milkman, the same role that Harold Lloyd and Danny Kaye played before him. Another one is a comedy about world war II where he sings a hysterical version of a Schubert song (reminds me of a colleague of mine who always sings the same song to his wife on the phone ) Gaston |
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. Ed
O well, you can see a few Chaplin clips in the video section of this board (top of the page).
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