Exactly. If they're not funny, stick them in the drama section.

AAAAGH!

But if a Drama is funny, do you stick it in the comedy section?

If a comedy has a sad scene in it, do you stick it in the drama section?

If an action movie has a scary scene in it, do you stick it in the horror section?

If a horror movie has a gun fight in it,do you stick it in the action section?

If an American-drama has half-Italian dialogue in it, do you stick it in the foreign section?

You're taking this way too extreme LLC. If a movie doesn't make me laugh at all, yes, stick it in the drama section (don't mislead people). If a drama is funny (and it has funny lines in it), stick it in drama. Goodfellas for example is a drama but has a lot of humerous dialogue. It's a serious piece but a lot of the lines I find funny. It's still a drama. It's not trying to be National Lampoon's Goodfellas

But if you did not find it funny, does this mean it is not a comedy?

I thought Shawn of the Dead was funny. The bulk of American audiences seem to disagree with me. Should it be put in the drama section? No. Horror? I don't think so.

I don't think that shitty Will Ferrell NASCAR movie was funny. Rednecks and people of low IQ did. Should it be classified as a drama? Never.

If I didn't find it funny it would mean it is not a comedy because it is a drama (same thing with Schindler's List.




Yes but the aim of the film was to be funny or to be a comedy, not a drama. So whether or not you laughed or found it funny, it belongs in the comedy section.

NUH-UH! It wasn't funny! It belongs in the drama section!

Girls...girls...this conversation belongs in the drama section.

Damn straight it does. Right next to the Unrated DVD of Harold and Kumar. What a sad, dramatic movie. It brought my grandmother to tears...

Because she was laughing so hard on account of the eighth of weed she smoked, which is actually what possessed her to rent it.

Now that post was funnier than all of EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH!

If a comedy fails, it doesn't by default become a drama. That doesn't make sense, at all. Right, don't mislead people, by telling them this is a dramatic movie.

As if drama and comedy are mutually exclusive terms, anyway. (I think comedy's opposite is by definition tragedy, with drama, whatever that means, somewhere in between, or caught in the wilderness; but whatever.)

I've said it in another thread today, too, but the way you're using comedy, Irish, by definition, means there is no room for criticism. You're using the term as a criticism in itself, a positive criticism. It means that if you call something a comedy, it is by default very funny and worth seeing.

Wrong. There are loads of shit comedies out there. American Pie is a comedy, but I don't find it funny at all. It certainly isn't a drama, it is by stylistic conventions, a comedy. Add "teen" in front of that to signify its target demographic, but it's still a comedy.

Comedy doesn't mean good nor bad, it's just a shorthand label to describe a work's conventions. If a comedy fails to make you laugh, then it's an ineffective comedy. It's still a comedy, it's just not very good.

Know what I mean...?

The first question that you have to ask yourself is :

"Does it amuse you? Does it make you laugh? Funny how? Like a clown?

"It's here to fucking amuse you...?"

Spider-Man 3 *** 1/2
(First Viewing)

Peter Parker has finally managed to piece together the once-broken parts of his life, maintaining a balance between his relationship with Mary-Jane and his responsibility as Spider-Man. But more challenges arise for our young hero. Peter's old friend Harry Obsourne has set out for revenge against Peter; taking up the mantle of his late father's persona as The New Goblin, and Peter must also capture Uncle Ben's real killer, Flint Marko, who has been transformed into his toughest foe yet, the Sandman. All hope seems lost when suddenly Peter's suit turns jet-black and greatly amplifies his powers. But it also begins to greatly amplify the much darker qualities of Peter's personality that he begins to lose himself to. Peter has to reach deep inside himself to free the compassionate hero he used to be if he is to ever conquer the darkness within and face not only his greatest enemies, but also...himself.

My pick to be the highest grossing film of the year but it wasn't as great as I had anticipated. I'm not quite sure what my expectations were for the film prior to seeing it, but it didn't have the same affect 300 and Grindhouse had on me (which was an IMMEDIATE secong viewing ASAP). The action sequences were great however I felt some of them were a bit choppy due to the extreme use of CGI and the lighting. I'm also not the biggest Sandman fan and thought they tried to cram too much into this film. They could have easily left it at Venom and the New Goblin.

The first is still my favorite movie of the trilogy and I really can't see this franchise going on without Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi (although unfortunately it might). This is definitely the best comic book franchise ever in terms of the films. Each of these films is great whereas Batman and Superman had some bumps in the road, nothing has slowed down Spider-Man.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END
(First Viewing)

After Elizabeth (Keira Knightly), Will (Orlando Bloom), and Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) rescue Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) from the clutches of the Kraken, they must face their foes, Davey Jones (Bill Nighy) and Lord Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander). Beckett, now with control of Jones' heart, forms a dark alliance with him in order to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the Pirates. Now, Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, Tia Delma, and crew must call the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe, including the infamous Sao Feng (Chow-Yun Fat), to a gathering that will make their final stand against Beckett, Jones, Norrington, the Flying Dutchman, and the entire East India Trading Company.

Probably the weakest of the trilogy IMO. If you thought PIRATES 2 was long, this one's even longer (so prepare yourself). Not as much humor in this one and Johnny Depp I didn't find to be as loveably as he was in the original.

HOSTEL: PART II
(First Viewing)

3 beautiful college students are tricked into entering a hostel where the 'hosts' like to torture, rape and murder. Following a geographical tour of Slovakia, three women are lured into a hostel by a handsome young man who sells them to the twisted masters, who tie them up and bring upon an unthinkable world of pain.

A great sequel to follow up the original. A more in depth storyline that I thought was fascinating, since it focused more on how this business operates as opposed to focusing on another 3 American tourists who get captured, tortured, killed, etc. There was still some gore but probably not as much as the original. If you enjoyed HOSTEL, then I would endorse visiting your local theater to view HOSTEL: PART II.

FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER
(First Viewing)

After the death of Dr. Doom the Fantastic Four think life is back to normal. Reed Richards and Sue Storm make plans to get married, but are interrupted when the Silver Surfer shows up, trying to destroy the earth and it's up to the fantastic four to deal with them, as well as with the return of Dr. Doom.

Far superior to the original. As in GHOST RIDER, the special FX were out of this world (they really did a good job). I'm glad to see Tim Story and crew came back and did a better job with this Marvel property. I was surprised to see them get away with just a PG rating but they did a good job with it. Not as much humor in this one as there was in the original, but that didn't matter. The Silver Surfer character and again the special FX more than made up for it. I'm definitely looking forward to a third installment which I feel will be made. Also, there's talk of a possible SILVER SURFER spin-off. Can we be so lucky?

How did Miss Alba look?

Stupid question, like she ever looks bad...

There is some funny talk of Alba over on IMDB's discussion forums for the upcomming sequel to Sin City... Petition's to remove her from the film on the basis she won't go topless... bashing thread's... thread's calling her a slut... Oh, and one includes a quote from an interview in which she stated she's a fan of one-night stands, as long as the guy is gone when she wakes up. She's not a fan of cuddling, so it'd seem.

That don't make her a bad person.

I did read a recent interview with her where she stated she'd like to do a project that empowered women.

Rabble rousing slut!

That'd have to be a propaganda film, since, you know, all women are objects and all that.

I knew I could count on you, Capo.

Definitely. Women are just animated, portable vessels for depositing sperm when we see fit.

In the mouth, in the ears, in the hair, on backs, on stomachs, on, up, in... yeah.

Some of them aren't even animated.

Pirates of the carribean: At Worlds End ***
Better than the second film of the trilogy, but not as good as the first film. This film confirmed to me that Orlando Bloom cannot act, but that's just my opinion. Although it is a long film, it is filled up with many plots which can get confusing. All in all I enjoyed this movie although I do not want Disney to make a sequel even though they probably will considering Depp loves the character, as do the fans. I also think Geoffrey Rush and of course, Johnny Depp stole the show.

She looked good, maybe better than in the original. However suspect_5 is obsessed with her. I think she's attractive (she's not ugly), but I just don't see her as this "goddess" like every other male in the country seems to. I'd take Natalie Portman over her any old day of the week good sir!

BTW, did you ever get to see MR. BROOKS this weekend?

One of the funniest posts I've read in recent memory. Capo, like LLC, you have your moments and can put a smile on my face

Well, Bloom couldn't act in the first film....but Bloom was a different man in PIRATES 2. He seemed useful and worth a shit....and hey, he ACTED.

I know change and internet don't go together, but COME ON...

Hey Irish, why is it that you see every bad parody comedy and horror slasher, but not for BUG?

Its that good.

She looks good from the projection room.

Well, you know what I always say; a woman without a baby in her uterus is a woman with bruises.

Why do you think they make those belts with studs in them, anyway?