Fun, Light-hearted Movies You Enjoy

[scarletnyx]

Zombieland

Talladega Nights ( Anything with Will Ferrell in it, he's a good comedic actor )

Army of Darkness ( Yes it's a funny movie! )

Hot Tub Time Machine

Super Troopers

Hebrew Hammer

Beerfest

I feel like I'm missing about a dozen other movies that deserve to be on this list... Mel Brooks and and Monty Python are always relevant! Also, I just learned that the writer of "World War Z" and "The Zombie Survival Guide" is Mel Brooks son! Geek. Over. Load.

[Merlin the Elder]

We just watched a mockumentary entitled Corked, an indie movie by a bunch of unknowns that was funny as hell.

[Lady Renee Buchanan]

Love, love, love "Almost Famous."

Hocus Pocus.  I can watch it anytime, not just around Halloween.

Bridget Jones' Diary

Serendipity

There's more, just can't think of them right now.  

Thought of another one.  POTC the first one.  Saw them all, love that one the most.

[Rowan MacD]

 Ivanhoe

The Neverending story

The wizard of Oz

  Shirley Temple movies

 
 

[cowgrrl]

Return To Me:  romantic comedy without a bunch of sex. Sweet & funny.

[DonaCatalina]

Our recurring favorite is "Princess Bride". We pull that out whenever we need something to lighten the mood.

I even love the printed version
"I find Goldman's irreverent annotations the best of the story. He will cut in "Morgenstern"'s story at the strangest of places to rant about how Morgenstern was a megalomaniac who put in lots of irrelevant details. It's as if Goldman is poking fun at the academia's pretentious sobriety (in this book, there's a fictitious Morgenstern scholar from Columbia University who kept emphasizing some far-out grandiose notions of Morgenstern's rambling prose, and whom Goldman ridiculed bad) as well as at himself. Consider this, where Goldman explains why he "abridged" Chapter 3:

    Me again. Of all the cuts in this version, I feel most justified in making this one. Just as the chapters of whaling in Moby Dick can be omitted by all but the most punishment-loving readers, so the packing scenes that Morgenstern details here are really best left alone. That's what happens for the next fifty-six and a half pages of The Princess Bride: packing. (I include unpacking scenes in the same category.)

    What happens is just this: Queen Bella packs most of her wardrobe (11 pages) and travels to Guilder (2 pages). In Guilder she unpacks (5 pages), then tenders the invitation to Princess Noreena (1 page). Princess Noreena accepts (1 page). Then Princess Noreena packs all her clothes and hats (23 pages) and, together, the Princess and the Queen travel back to Florin for the annual celebration of the founding of Florin City (1 page). They reach King Lotharon's castle, where Princess Noreena is shown her quarters (1/2 page) and unpacks all the same clothes and hats we've just seen her pack one and a half pages before (12 pages).

    It's a baffling passage. I spoke to Professor Bongiorno, of Columbia University, the head of their Florinese Department, and he said this was the most deliciously satiric chapter of the entire book, Morgenstern's point, apparently, being simply to show that although Florin considered itself vastly more civilized than Guilder, Guilder was, in fact, the far more sophisticated country, as indicated by the superiority in number and quality of the ladies' clothes. I'm not about to argue with a full professor, but if you ever have a really unbreakable case of insomnia, do yourself a favor and start reading Chapter Three of the uncut version. "

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

My 2 cents worth-

Romancing the Stone

Secondhand Lions

Worlds Fastest Indian

Eldorado

[Merlin the Elder]

Secondhand Lions was one we stumbled upon a few years ago. I never remember hearing any hype about it when it came out, but it's one we like to pull out and watch once a year.

Are you referring to the El Dorado with John Wayne, Morgan?

I haven't caught the World's Fastest Indian yet, but it's in my queue.

[groomporter]

Someone mentioned Danny Kaye's "Court Jester," how about his similar spoof "The Inspector General "

[KeeperoftheBar]

Are you referring to the El Dorado with John Wayne, Morgan?

I suspect Morgan may be referring to the Disney cartoon.  I can't thnk of anything with John Wayne that could be considered "light hearted".  Except may for Donovan's Reef or the first half of The Wings of Eagles.  Not the second part.  ("Gonna move that toe")

[Merlin the Elder]

The Duke's El Dorado had some light moments, although I certainly wouldn't call it a comedy.  Wayne did other funny movies, North to Alaska, McLintock, and maybe even Quiet Man come to mind immediately.

I did like the Disney movie though...

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

Are you referring to the El Dorado with John Wayne, Morgan?

Yes. Great western with comedy, snarkasm, fights , shootouts and OHH OHH A PLOT!

[Lady Amy of York]

My husband , son and I just watched the new Muppet movie that came out this past year and it was very funny in parts.

Another funny one not mentioned yet is Mel Brooks in his spoof of Star Wars in a movie called " Space Balls."

" Naked Gun "

" Airplane "

"National Lamptoons Christmas Vacation."

Any of the " Pink Panther " movies.

[Lady Gryphon]

Someone mentioned Danny Kaye's "Court Jester," how about his similar spoof "The Inspector General "

I think ANYTHING Danny Kaye would lift your mood.  What a great way to spend a rainy afternoon. 

Another movie We stumbled on was  "Kinky Boots"  It funny in places, poignant in others, but great entertainment.  If cross-dressing disturbs you, then maybe you might want to pas on this one.  But it is great the way it's handled in this movie.

Muppet Treasure Island,  Again Tim Curry at his finest.   And I liked the McHale's Navy Movie too.  It was a good laugh.

I know I'll think of more, but that's my start.

[Merlin the Elder]

We ran across Kinky Boots last year on NetFlix and quite enjoyed it.

Lady Amy, I'm always up for any Mel Brooks movie...and may the Schwartz be with you!

Watching old movies with Leslie Nielsen when he was still doing serious parts seem so strange now. He can be so funny!