A Comedy Masterclass, From Slapstick To Screwbal

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The King Of Comedy [1982] [DVD]
1.  The King Of Comedy [1982] [DVD] DVD ~ Robert De Niro
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  "Scorsese doing somthing a little different here, looking at celebrity culture and ofcourse black comedy!"
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Charlie Chaplin - the Gold Rush [DVD]
2.  Charlie Chaplin - the Gold Rush [DVD] DVD ~ Charles Chaplin
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  "The Grandaddy of all comedy brought us this wonderful slice of silent slapstick, together with Llyod and Keaton he pioneered film comedy"
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Team America: World Police [DVD]
3.  Team America: World Police [DVD] 
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  "Nothing is off limits in comedy Matt Stone and Trey Parker know this, to hell with political correctness this creates some hilarous social commentry with anarchic and surreal comedy thrown in"
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Broken Flowers [DVD]
4.  Broken Flowers [DVD] 
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  "Jarmusch's latest perfectly showcases his talent for subtle comedy, slow pased, dramatic and emotional, like real life, and just as funny"
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The Naked Gun [1988] [DVD] [1989]
5.  The Naked Gun [1988] [DVD] [1989] DVD ~ Leslie Nielsen
The list author says:
  "Surreal slapstic humour from the airplane guys, the gags just keep coming"
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Duck Soup [DVD]
6.  Duck Soup [DVD] 
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  "With sound came Groucho Marx, and boy did he use it, vaudaville bringing its laugh a minute comedy to the ig screen, with some great quick witted one liners"
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Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid [DVD]
7.  Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid [DVD] DVD ~ Steve Martin
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  "Parody, always ripe for comedians, but never has a genre been so lovingly made fun off as here, Martin at his comic best"
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Man On The Moon [DVD]
8.  Man On The Moon [DVD] DVD ~ Jim Carrey
The list author says:
  "A biopic of a comedian, therefore comedy ensues, a great look at kaufman's life with a great performance from Jim Carrey, its reminds us just how funny Kaufman was"
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Bringing Up Baby [DVD]
9.  Bringing Up Baby [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Screwball, i wanted to put Dumb and Dumber here but we already have Carrey and you got to show where it all started, hilarity with a mischivous leopard"
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13 Moons [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
10.  13 Moons [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Jennifer Beals
The list author says:
  "Alexandre Rockwell well worth a look at, here dramatic comedy plays out with a great ensamble cast an almost melancholy comedy"
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Dr. Strangelove (Collectors Edition) [DVD] [2002]
11.  Dr. Strangelove (Collectors Edition) [DVD] [2002] DVD ~ Sterling Hayden
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  "Brilliant social satire from the master of cinema himself, Kubrick's only all out comedy showed us the lighter side of nuclear war"
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Sanjuro [1962] [DVD]
12.  Sanjuro [1962] [DVD] DVD ~ Toshirô Mifune
The list author says:
  "A Samurai epic with comic undertones, Mifune creates a wonderfull character that kicks ass without even trying, Kurosawa always had a good sence of humour, shown well here!"
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Citizen Toxie: Toxic Avenger 4 [DVD] [2003] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
13.  Citizen Toxie: Toxic Avenger 4 [DVD] [2003] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ David Mattey
The list author says:
  "Comic horror, some great gems about, Evil Dead II's a fave, but this goes to a new level, very sick, very bad, very funny"
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Clerks - 10th Anniversary Edition (3 Disc Special Edition Box Set) [DVD]
14.  Clerks - 10th Anniversary Edition (3 Disc Special Edition Box Set) [DVD] DVD ~ Brian O'Halloran
The list author says:
  "Kevin Smith the modern day Groucho, uses diologue expertly, takes what all us nerds talk about (sex mainly) and makes it funny as hell"
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Groundhog Day (Collector's Edition) [DVD] [2002]
15.  Groundhog Day (Collector's Edition) [DVD] [2002] DVD ~ Bill Murray
The list author says:
  "Sci fi Comedy, theres not alot about but here we have an awsome idea with the brilliant Bill Murray turning it into character comedy at its best"
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