Comedy Archive

  • When I first heard about the concept of spending five whole frigging weeks in one balloon, I thought it had a high potential for turning quite tedious after the initial...0June 8, 2011

    Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)

    When I first heard about the concept of spending five whole frigging weeks in one balloon, I thought it had a high potential for turning quite tedious after the initial…

  • Apparently this movie had nineteen minutes deleted from it and some scenes shuffled around for its American release. I suppose that had I seen the movie in its original form,...0January 22, 2011

    Vampire Effect (2003)

    Apparently this movie had nineteen minutes deleted from it and some scenes shuffled around for its American release. I suppose that had I seen the movie in its original form,…

  • This is family values stuff about a woman who is so crappy at raising her three bratty kids that she has to hire an obviously closeted gay guy to move...0November 21, 2010

    Sitting Pretty (1948)

    This is family values stuff about a woman who is so crappy at raising her three bratty kids that she has to hire an obviously closeted gay guy to move…

  • As most stories involving women named Roxie do, this one begins in a bar where a seasoned reporter starts to tell the tale of the greatest story of them all,...0September 1, 2010

    Roxie Hart (1942)

    As most stories involving women named Roxie do, this one begins in a bar where a seasoned reporter starts to tell the tale of the greatest story of them all,…

  • After watching For the Love of Willadean, I’m reasonably confident that even now, decades later, that J.D. Gray is still a virgin.0April 11, 2010

    For the Love of Willadean (1964)

    After watching For the Love of Willadean, I’m reasonably confident that even now, decades later, that J.D. Gray is still a virgin.

  • This is a deservedly-obscure Disney flick from 1969 that features a bunch of has-beens embarrassing their families in a movie about a dog that steals stuff. Most of the movie...0April 6, 2010

    My Dog, the Thief (1969)

    This is a deservedly-obscure Disney flick from 1969 that features a bunch of has-beens embarrassing their families in a movie about a dog that steals stuff. Most of the movie…

  • Did you know that the United States manned space program began at a diner party when a chimpanzee stabbed an Air Force captain in the ass with a fork? I...2March 31, 2010

    Moon Pilot (1962)

    Did you know that the United States manned space program began at a diner party when a chimpanzee stabbed an Air Force captain in the ass with a fork? I…

  • Once the movie actually starts (the opening credits take long enough that we have to hear every bit of that horrible, horrible song sung by co-star Annette Funicello with the...0March 21, 2010

    The Monkey’s Uncle (1965)

    Once the movie actually starts (the opening credits take long enough that we have to hear every bit of that horrible, horrible song sung by co-star Annette Funicello with the…

  • One has to wonder after enduring two hours of this mess whether its audience of 1966 was in on the joke or whether it was only the movie that thought...0March 19, 2010

    Modesty Blaise (1966)

    One has to wonder after enduring two hours of this mess whether its audience of 1966 was in on the joke or whether it was only the movie that thought…

  • Jimmy Stewart stars as the befuddled old coot trying to cope with his crazy family for a month on the Pacific coast. This mostly unfunny comedy mines all the expected...0March 17, 2010

    Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)

    Jimmy Stewart stars as the befuddled old coot trying to cope with his crazy family for a month on the Pacific coast. This mostly unfunny comedy mines all the expected…

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