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    Seen this movie a couple handful of times and it is still funny (just watched again tonight). What are the movies that turn your crank like this one turns mine? I'm looking for funny movies that can use repeated viewings.

    Also on this list:

    The Jerk.
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      CommentAuthorMorac
    • CommentTimeAug 28th 2012
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    Scott Pilgrim vs The World is on my list, though I am led to believe there are some people out there that didn't like it (heathens). Also: Doctor Strangelove and anything by the Marx brothers.

    Unfortunately, most of popular Python has become so oft-quoted as to ruin it for me. I still find much enjoyment in the lesser known stuff, though, primarily because I either haven't seen it before, or I've only seen it a few times (the shock value is higher).
    • CommentAuthorFishelle
    • CommentTimeAug 28th 2012
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    The Princess Bride seems obvious to add to the list, though it's perhaps been seen by me a few times too many at this point. Once you have an entire film memorized, you should probably pick up something else.

    My little brother was obsessed with A Christmas Story one summer when he was little, and watched it at least once a day for around a month. Despite this, that movie still makes me laugh. It holds up pretty well, all things considered.

    Most of the films I've watched again and again, apart from the one's already mentioned and the one that is the title of this thread, are Jane Austin-y or musicals. So I guess I'll leave it at that.
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      CommentAuthorMorac
    • CommentTimeAug 28th 2012
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    Ooh, ooh: Wayne's World.
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      CommentAuthorGreasemonkey
    • CommentTimeAug 28th 2012 edited
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    The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. If you appreciate the movie's foundational gag, it stands up extremely well to multiple viewings. It's even better if you enjoy the music of Devo and Bowie.
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    repo man
    Leningrad Cowboys go America
    spinal tap
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    I generally hate watching any film more than once, unless I put at least a couple of years between viewings.
    Exception to that rule: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

    @Morac: I agree about Python. I think the Holy Grail stands up better than Life of Brian though, because people only qoute a couple of bits maybe?
    • CommentAuthorNorbert
    • CommentTimeAug 29th 2012
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    I can watch The Big Lebowski any day. The dialogue is funny and sharp every second of that movie.

    For more immature humor: Old School.
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      CommentAuthorFoamhead
    • CommentTimeAug 29th 2012
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    The Big Lebowski, obvs, but I love The Royal Tenenbaums (though The Life Aquatic is a close second).

    In The Loop and Best In Show both leave me knackered afterwards - from both laughing and cringe-squirming.

    Does Brazil count as a comedy?
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      CommentAuthorFinagle
    • CommentTimeAug 29th 2012
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    The Princess Bride. Yeah yeah, annoyingly quoted too often, I don't care. Whenever I pass it flipping channels I watch.
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    Ghostbusters. I could watch that film over and over. Hell, I could listen to it over and over - the dialogue is fantastic!
    • CommentAuthorandycon
    • CommentTimeAug 29th 2012
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    Ghostbusters
    Black Dynamite
    • CommentAuthorBMTMTC
    • CommentTimeAug 29th 2012
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    Have to second Spinal Tap
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    Grosse Point Blank. I must have watched it fifty times or more when I was a teenager. More recently there's Kung Fu Hustle...

    Wait a minute.

    Nobody's mentioned Airplane yet.

    Surely?
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      CommentAuthorFoamhead
    • CommentTimeAug 29th 2012
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    @ Ryan S(hirley) Thomason: I see what you're trying to do there and I'm not going to fall for it, no sirree.

    Grosse Point Blank! Can't believe I forgot that one.
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    The Big Lebowski's already been mentioned, but I would also throw O Brother, Where Art Thou? into the ring. The "...And people who say we come descended from mon-kays!" line always kills me, without fail.
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    If you like your humour black, Clay Pigeons keeps its shine after many revisits.
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    I'm no doubt breaking the rules here by sidling into the world of television, but I could happily watch Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister on continuous loop for weeks without ill effect.
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    Oh, I forgot one.

    In Bruges. That is one twisted ass film, but I can watch it over a million times.
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    Well, I'm not much of one for a lot of comedies and most of my favorites have already been listed, but I find Snatch is always good for a laugh - very quick dialogue and ridiculous scenes. More recently I must admit that Your Highness was stupidly amazing and holds up much better than it should.

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