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[–] CAPSLOCKFTW@feddit.de 64 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Hot Fuzz. One of the best movies of all time.

[–] ChamrsDeluxe@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

I don't feel like Hot Fuzz is uncommon.

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No luck catching them swans then?

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

It's just the one swan, actually

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Colorcodedresistor@lemm.ee 60 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (14 children)

Idiocracy is the funniest comedy I've ever seen, but its becoming like a documentary of our time now.. And that wasn't intended I think.

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[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 49 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Is Kung Fury uncommon enough? Most people I talk to irl never heard of it

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[–] VentraSqwal@links.dartboard.social 47 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Inspired by another answer in this thread, Kung Fu Hustle. It's also a pretty good Kung Fu movie, similar to how Shawn of the Dead manages to be both a comedy and a pretty good zombie movie.

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[–] Especially_the_lies@startrek.website 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Clue. One of Tim Curry's finest performances. Madeline Kahn's, too.

[–] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One of Tim Curry's finest performances

That's like saying one of the Beatles best songs. He is outstanding in everything, so all of his performances are one of his best.

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[–] Haphazard9479@lemm.ee 35 points 1 year ago

Big Trouble in Little China

Nothing but Trouble

[–] pavnilschanda@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What We Do in the Shadows (the movie, not the series). For something more obscure, An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn. Yes, both feature Jemaine Clement

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[–] DustyNipples@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The TERRIBLY mysterious Sphinx. The Shoveller, who shovels VERY well. You can't go wrong with Mystery Men, absolutely rewatching this asap!

[–] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 11 points 1 year ago

Also Tom Waits!

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[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Death to Smoochy is criminally underrated. Robin Williams and Ed Norton are so good in it.

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[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 30 points 1 year ago

Top Secret! (1984), a WW2 parody featuring Val Kilmer. From the same guys who made Airplane!.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 1 year ago (4 children)

If everyone hasn't watched Hot Tub Time Machine, everyone should watch Hot Tub Time Machine.

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[–] bucho@lemmy.one 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it fair to say that Mel Brooks movies are uncommon now? Have they gotten old enough that people today are generally ignorant of them? If so, "Blazing Saddles", "History of the World: Part 1", "Young Frankenstein", and "Spaceballs" are incredibly worthy of a watch.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No mention for Robin Hood: Men In Tights?

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[–] Kayel@aussie.zone 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Very uncommon. Arguably one of the most disturbing comedy's ever made.

Meet the Feebles is a 1989 musical comedy produced and directed by The Lord of the Rings mastermind Peter Jackson. The film is set behind the scenes at a Muppet Show-like theatrical company, and it nods to The Muppet Movie with its story about raggedy puppet entertainers dreaming of making it big. Except in Meet the Feebles, most of the puppets are diseased, drug-addicted, and / or sexually perverse. Jackson, his partner Fran Walsh, and fellow New Zealand weirdos Danny Mulheron and Stephen Sinclair collaborated on a screenplay that weaves together about half a dozen subplots; the most prominent involves the talented hippopotamus Heidi, whose lover (and the troupe’s impresario) Bletch is cruelly dismissive and adulterous. As the Feebles prepare for the show that could be their big break, their personal problems start to spill over onstage.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/24/17778026/happytime-murders-peter-jackson-meet-the-feebles-perverted-puppets-streaming-recommendation

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[–] properlypurple@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

'My cousin Vinny' seems relatively uncommon, and is a beautiful courtroom comedy drama.

[–] guidothekillerpimp@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

Great film but not uncommon. She won the Oscar for her performance.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 year ago

Uncommon to the young folks. Pretty much everyone over the age of 35 has seen my cousin Vinny. It was also super popular and well known and is still definitely a great movie.

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[–] goddammit_donut@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] SecretPancake@feddit.de 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I feel like "The Man Who Knew Too Little" is pretty uncommon even though it's a Bill Murray movie. One of my favourite comedies of all time!

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[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] 50MYT@aussie.zone 19 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Hercules returns

Grandma's boy

Fat pizza

Hudson hawk

True lies

The Kentucky fried movie

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[–] Extrasvhx9he@lemmy.today 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

My personal favorite tucker and dale vs evil.

Edit: also Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

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[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] puppy@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

My Cousin Vinny.

[–] lythor@feddit.de 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The Death of Stalin

Four Lions

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[–] TheBiscuitLout@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] psion1369@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago

Freddie Got Fingered is a masterpiece that, when released, was one of the worst rated movies ever.

It’s so incredibly ahead of its time, coming out before all the Adult Swim absurdist stuff that we all know and love.

Bless Tom Green.

[–] CAPSLOCKFTW@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago

Also Adam's Apples (Adams Γ¦bler) and if you like that also The Green Butchers.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oscar.

https://youtu.be/QbfVZBsgC4s

Directed by John Landis (Animal House, Blues Brothers, Trading Places, Coming to America)

Starring:

Sylvester Stallone
Don Ameche
Tim Curry
Marisa Tomei
Linda Gray
Chazz Palminteri
Kurtwood Smith
Yvonne De Carlo
Martin Ferrero
Harry Shearer
Arleen Sorkin
Kirk Douglas

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[–] Legolution@feddit.uk 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Intouchables (SIC). The original French film with Omar Sy. Not the pointless Hollywood remake. Its my favourite comedy of all time.

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[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. Early Steve Martin love letter to classic film noir. Everything is played super straight and it just works

[–] betwixthewires@lemmy.basedcount.com 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] the_boxhead@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I always liked Dr. Strangelove

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[–] ensignrolaren@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Drop dead gorgeous Muppet treasure island Muppets from space

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Idle Hands.

2000-era disaffected teen horror-comedy. Not shy about the horror elements. Absolutely bombed. Basically a forgotten stoner comedy that you reeeally shouldn't watch high.

Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba, Vivica Fox.

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[–] Interstellar_1@pawb.social 11 points 1 year ago

A Night at The Opera has some of the funniest physical gags I've seen in a movie. It is from 1935, but I found it very entertaining.

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