Brett Favre, "hair gel", and
an evil zipper make comedy gold?
Obviously it does as "There's Something About Mary"
took the crown for best comedy of the 90's. It is a deserving
choice. It was laugh out loud funny but had some heart as well.
You couldn't help but be happy at the end when Cameron Diaz chose
Ben Stiller over the jock Favre. Like that would ever happen in
real life, but hey, it's the movies.
Scoop's favorite, "Groundhog Day", finished in a
strong second. I will let the good uncle tell you about this one
in his Fun House thoughts. Although it was almost doubled in
votes by "Mary", it did easily outdistance "My
Cousin Vinny", which finished a surprising third. Does
anyone think that Jack Palance really was drunk, as is the rumor,
and read Marisa Tomei as the winner of Best Supporting Actress
when she really didn't win? That seems logical because the
Academy rarely gives out Oscars for comedic performances unless
your name is Jack Nicholson and the movie is a comedy disguised
as a drama.
I received a few emails asking why I didn't include "Clerks"
or "Billy Madison" and the answer is that we had to cut
it to thirty five and Kevin Smith and Sandler were already well
represented. However, after this weekend, I think I should have
included "Big Daddy". Okay so it's probably not one of
the best comedies of the 90's but I thought it was very funny and
surprisingly touching. Sandler has absoutely nailed the frat boy
attitude and reminds you of the guy you either hated or wanted to
be like, depending on your perspective. Hey, that guy's making
like 22 million fish per movie now so he's obviously doing
something right.
The top three of the poll will be included in the poll naming
the overall best movie of the 90's. We will probably have two to
three more themes at least and then we will do the big poll.
The next poll will hopefully keep the interest high but I don't
know. Who is the greatest pitcher of the 20th century? I included
all the nominees from Major League Baseball's All-Century team
and a few more that I thought deserved inclusion. Baseball is the
best sport for this type of thing because it makes for the best
arguments. Could Bob Gibson have struck out Mark McGwire?
Probably not, because they would both be playing for the
Cardinals. Yuk yuk yuk. Seriously, it's fun to argue baseball.
Vote away and I'll write Bud Selig and tell him who really should
have made the All-Century team. He probably visits the Fun House
anyway.
Comments and suggestions to lawdogusc@hotmail.com. Keep the
emails coming.
| There's
Something About Mary |
 19.3% - (99 Votes) |
| Ground
Hog Day |
10.3% - (53 Votes) |
| My
Cousin Vinny |
7.8% - (40 Votes) |
| American
Pie |
7.2% - (37 Votes) |
| Austin
Powers: International Man of Mystery |
5.2% - (27 Votes) |
| Dumb
and Dumber |
5.2% - (27 Votes) |
| Men
In Black |
4.1% - (21 Votes) |
| Grosse
Pointe Blank |
4.1% - (21 Votes) |
| Happy
Gilmore |
3.3% - (17 Votes) |
| Chasing
Amy |
2.5% - (13 Votes) |
| The
Full Monty |
2.3% - (12 Votes) |
| Austin
Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me |
2.1% - (11 Votes) |
| Swingers |
2.1% - (11 Votes) |
| Shakespeare
in Love |
2.1% - (11 Votes) |
| City
Slickers |
2.1% - (11 Votes) |
| Four
Weddings and a Funeral |
1.9% - (10 Votes) |
| What
About Bob? |
1.9% - (10 Votes) |
| Dogma |
1.3% - (7 Votes) |
| Birdcage |
1.1% - (6 Votes) |
| Rushmore |
1.1% - (6 Votes) |
| The
Nutty Professor |
1.1% - (6 Votes) |
| The
Mask |
0.9% - (5 Votes) |
| Ace
Venture: Pet Detective |
0.9% - (5 Votes) |
| White
Men Can't Jump |
0.9% - (5 Votes) |
| Election |
0.7% - (4 Votes) |
| Friday |
0.7% - (4 Votes) |
| Maverick |
0.7% - (4 Votes) |
| The
Sandlot |
0.7% - (4 Votes) |
| Ed
Wood |
0.7% - (4 Votes) |
| The
First Wives Club |
0.5% - (3 Votes) |
| Being
John Malkovich |
0.5% - (3 Votes) |
| The
Freshman |
0.3% - (2 Votes) |
| In
and Out |
0.3% - (2 Votes) |
| Doc
Hollywood |
0.3% - (2 Votes) |
| Zero
Effect |
0.3% - (2 Votes) |
| A
Life Less Ordinary |
0.3% - (2 Votes) |
| Reality
Bites |
0.1% - (1 Votes) |
| 10
Things I Hate About You |
0.1% - (1 Votes) |
| My
Best Friend's Wedding |
0.1% - (1 Votes) |
| Father
of the Bride |
0% - (0 Votes) |
| Idle
Hands |
0% - (0 Votes) |
| The
Delivery Boy |
0% - (0 Votes) |
Total Votes: 511 |