COMEDIES
Zero Effect -- about a PI who is the best in the world, yet cannot help being a paranoid, neurotic recluse. 3.5/5
Barton Fink. An acclaimed dramatist moves to Hollywood to make his fortune writing for the movies but ends up with writer's block when he tries to write. A strange, surreal, but funny film. (see Drama) 4/5
Much Ado About Nothing -- romantic comedy by Shakespeare set in medieval times. 4/5
Being There. A story about a man whose only knowledge about the world has come from television until he has to leave his cocoon. A great cast and superb writing/story have made this film a classic satire. 5/5
The Big Lebowski. Cohen movie about a California bum who is mistaken for someone else and becomes entangled in a kidnapping/murder plot; hilarious story played by a star-studded cast. 5/5
Unstrung Heroes -— story of a young boy growing up with an inventor father and two crazy uncles, the latter at which he stays one summer. Coming-of-age. 3.5/5
Freeway -- satire, a white trash girl with bad temper gets into trouble. 3.5/5
Antz -- an animated movie with astounding graphics and premier actors. 4/5
Tampopo -- subtitled, a Japanese widow wants to open a noodle restaurant. Comedy. 5/5
Life is Beautiful -- subtitled, an Italian Jew in pre-Nazi occupied Italy meets and marries his wife, comedy/drama. 4/5
Shakespeare in Love -- a young Shakespeare tries to write Romeo and Juliet but then is inspired by love. 5/5
The Fisher King -- a radio show host feels condemned for inciting a homicidal psychotic on his show until he meets the man whose family was killed, about imagination and redemption. 4/5
High Fidelity. A unique and very funny story about an elitist record store owner trying to re-acquaint with his top ten ex-girlfriends. 4.5/5
Down and Out in Beverly Hills. A Hollywood bum (Nick Nolte) is saved by a rich family and is invited to live with them in their home. 4/5
Old School. Three thirtysomething buddies open a frat house. 4/5
Briget Jones' Diary. A British comedy about a thirty year old girl trying to juggle various pressures from boss, work, parents, and the lack of a love-life. 3.5/5
Adaptation. An original comedy-drama regarding a Hollywood writer adapting a book about orchids. Excellent acting and script. 4.5/5
Moonstruck. An woman of Italian descent falls in love with her fiancee's unpredictable brother. Romantic and funny. 5/5
Dr. Strangelove. A classic satire about the paranoia and madness during the Cold War. Kubrick and Peter Sellers at their best. (also in War Section) 5/5
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Steve Martin tries to get home on a snowy Thanksgiving holiday. 5/5
Working Girl. A classic comedy from the eighties about a secretarytrying to climb the corporate ladder. 3.5/5
Going South. Hilarious comedy about a horse thief (Jack Nicholson) that is forced to marry or hang for his crimes (Danny Devito, Chistopher Lloyd) 5/5
The Delicatessen. A french film. A black comedy set in an apartment building in a post-apocalyptic Paris. (also Foreign Sect.) 3.5/5
Say Anything. A high-school graduate falls for a quirky classmate and tries to work out what to do with her life. John Cusack is superb. 4/5
Tommy Boy. A boss' son (Farley) goes on sales tour with his wisecracking partner to save the family company. Simply... a classic. 4/5
Caddyshack. A golfcourse caddy must kiss various butts and win a tourney to get scholarship. Chevy Chase, Murray, Dangerfield, and Baxter make this a must see. 5/5
The Player. A satiric look at the Hollywood machine that churns out one crappy genre picture after another as it chews up executives and spits them out. Sharp and witty. 4/5
O Brother Where Art Thou?. Three escaped convicts on the lamb travel across 1930's South toward a buried treasure. Another Cohen masterpiece. 5/5
Young Frankenstein. A hilarious spoof on monster movies by Mel Brooks with Gene Wilder, Gene Hackman, and Peter Boyle. 5/5
Secondhand Lions. Two old bachelors take in a young boy without a father. Duvall and Caine. 3.5/5
A Fish Called Wanda. Thieves and thugs screw up extortion schemes. The monty python cast headline this film with Jamie Curtis and Kevin Cline as a hilarious paranoid assassin. 4/5
Do the Right Thing. Spike Lee's debute film, a series of comic stories set in Harlem. A brilliant independent picture. John Turturro is great as an Italian pizzaria worker in black harlem. 3.5/5
Good Morning Vietnam. Based on a true story. A radio host arrives in Vietnam and jump-starts a dreary military radio station with his comedy. 3.5/5
The Accidental Tourist. A beautiful film about loss and love. A damaged man becomes intrigued with a woman who helps him with his dog. 4.5/5
Amelie. French film. A young woman in Paris becomes intrigued by a 'secret admirer' and tries to discover who he is. A quirky, very original, and very romantic comedy. 4/5
Animal House. A hilarious comedy about a frat house full of malcontents and slackers bent on partying and cheating their way through school. Great movie, and an inspiration to my scholastic life. 4/5
Risky Business. This film shows a young Tom Cruise being left alone at home in the suburbs as his parents travel to Europe for a vacation; he tries and fails to resist the temptations of having the house to himself. 3/5
Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The classic comedy about a highschool student (a charming Matt Broadrick) skipping school with his girlfriend and bestfriend to hang out and have fun. 4/5
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