[BGB] AFI Top 100

[DSeanBarnett at aol.com]

Yeah, comedies don't do well at the Oscars either.  I think Monty  Python and 
the Holy Grail is certainly one of the top 100 films of all time, but  its 
British, so it didn't qualify here.
 
Sean
 
 
In a message dated 8/7/2007 11:30:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Chengd at cna.org writes:

I  suppose this is only making the point that everyone defines "bad movies" 
in  different ways. 

While "Caddyshack" is not a movie for the ages, it's  certainly fun. It's 
hardly worse than, say, "Back to School," and is probably  only a little "worse" 
than, say, "Animal House," which is rated by many as a  great movie. 

Indeed, it's interesting that relatively few comedies  make the 
list---probably b/c what's funny has changed over time (although it's  interesting that 
"Modern Times" IS included). 

Caddyshack may not be  high-brow, but it's not like, say, "The Core," or "The 
Black Hole" (which some  people actually LIKED). Or, say, "Pluto Nash," "Used 
Cars," or some of the  truly horrendous "You owe me two hours of my life!" 
movies. 

I'd  venture it's more like "Tron," or "The Abyss," a case of "de gustibus."  

(Truth-in-advertising note: I own both "Animal House" and "Back to  School.") 





Sean  Barnett
dseanbarnett at aol.com



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