Greatest Comedy Tournament: First Round Day 3
This is Day 3 of the Greatest Comedy Tournament. If you haven’t voted on the previous day’s match-ups, they can be found here. Four match-ups will be posted everyday until the first round concludes 15 days from today. Please vote to elect the greatest comedy ever put on film and tell everyone you know to make their opinion count. Each polls will remain open for 72 hours only so don’t forget to cast a vote within that time-frame. If you want to see the full field of play and the seeding, click here.
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(3) Some Like It Hot (1959) | (30) Galaxy Quest (1999) |
Directed by Billy Wilder | Directed by Dean Parisot |
Cast: Marylin Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft | Cast: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell |
IMDb Summary: When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. | IMDb Summary: The alumni cast of a cult space TV show have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. |
IMDb score: 8.4/10 | IMDb score: 7.2/10 |
Which movie is the best comedy?
- (3) Some Like It Hot (1959) (45%, 54 Votes)
- (30) Galaxy Quest (1999) (55%, 67 Votes)
Total Voters: 121
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(3) Hot Fuzz (2007) | (30) Grumpy Old Men (1993) |
Directed by Edgar Wright | Directed by Donald Petrie |
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy | Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Kevin Pollak |
IMDb Summary: Jealous colleagues conspire to get a top London cop transferred to a small town and paired with a witless new partner. The pair soon stumbles upon a series of suspicious accidents. | IMDb Summary: A lifelong feud between two neighbors since childhood, only gets worse when a new female neighbor moves across the street. |
IMDb score: 8.0/10 | IMDb score: 6.7/10 |
Which movie is the best comedy?
- (3) Hot Fuzz (2007) (75%, 70 Votes)
- (30) Grumpy Old Men (1993) (25%, 23 Votes)
Total Voters: 93
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(3) The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) | (30) Idiocracy (2006) |
Directed by Judd Apatow | Directed by Mike Judge |
Cast: Judd Apatow, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks | Cast: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews, Justin Long |
IMDb Summary: Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy 40-yr old guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother. | IMDb Summary: A guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program awakes 500 years in the future in a society so incredibly dumbed-down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive. |
IMDb score: 7.5/10 | IMDb score: 6.4/10 |
Which movie is the best comedy?
- (3) The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) (77%, 66 Votes)
- (30) Idiocracy (2006) (23%, 20 Votes)
Total Voters: 86
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(3) Ghost Busters (1984) | (30) Vacation (1983) |
Directed by Ivan Reitman | Directed by Harold Ramis |
Cast: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis | Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Anthony Michael Hall |
IMDb Summary: Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service. | IMDb Summary: The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated. |
IMDb score: 7.8/10 | IMDb score: 7.3/10 |
Which movie is the best comedy?
- (3) Ghost Busters (1984) (79%, 75 Votes)
- (30) Vacation (1983) (21%, 20 Votes)
Total Voters: 95
54 Comments
Hmmm… now things are getting tough.
I had a hard time deciding between Vacation and Ghostbusters, but I ultimately decided on Ghostbusters. Anything Bill Murray is in is gold in my opinion.
Oh the Ghostbusters/Vacation one was tough…went for Ghostbusters in the end. The early voting between Some Like It Hot and Galaxy Quest is a bit strange. Galaxy Quest is good but it doesn’t hold a candle to Billy Wilder’s masterpiece.
AGREED! So shocked to see things this close between the two. A generational thing, I suppose.
Oh man, no love for Vacation! That was a great movie but up against Ghostbusters makes it tough, had to go for Ghostbusters though since it’s got ghosts in it.
OK, Some Like It Hot is infinitely better than Galaxy Quest. It better not get knocked out this early.
Some Like it Hot is just pure classic. I loved Galaxy Quest the first time I saw it, but there’s really just no comparison (surprised it’s as tight so early on as it is).
It’s painful for me to vote against Lemmon and Matthau, but I’m saving my support for them for the Odd Couple.
While I know Fletch will hate this, never was a huge fan of Idiocracy (loved the concept more than the execution), so 40 Year Old Virgin wins there.
Finally, Vacation vs. Ghostbusters is a tough early round matchup. But Ghostbusters is just so ingrained in my family viewing and history I dare not vote against it.
Having not seen Some Like it Hot made for an easy Galaxy Quest vote for me – I’d imagine others are in the same boat. I don’t expect GQ to win, though.
Idiocracy is a polarizing flick. I dig 40YOV a lot, but I threw a vote towards Idiocracy in support anyway. Again, I don’t expect it to win, either, and that’s fine with me.
I’m the lone voter (thus far) for Vacation as well. I didn’t mean to be such a rebel today, it just worked out that way, I guess (after all, it’s not like I checked the results before voting).
Hot Fuzz over Grumpy was a real easy choice, though.
I’ll stand up for Galaxy Quest any day of the week, but am really surprised it is doing so bloody well…
If Some LIke It Hot gets knocked out at all I’d be surprised. I was expecting it to be a contender for the title. But it shouldn’t be losing out to Galaxy Quest, despite the sci-fi comedy being quality.
I think Fletch is definitely not alone on Some Like it Hot. Despite it being a pure classic, a lot of people just don’t go back to the 50′s and 60′s (or even earlier) to check them out. Which is a shame. Hoping they make it through anyways.
But I’m sure that will be the undoing of The Great Dictator since it’s a movie I know a lot haven’t seen, and it’s going up against (I think) Finding Nemo… a movie everyone has seen.
Some Like It Hot is pulling slowly ahead!
Yeah, you’re right, less people have seen it and its a shame when it comes down to a contest of the films most people have seen. But that’s going to happen, you can’t vote for a film you haven’t seen and it would be unfair to vote for a film purely on critical reception.
I’m not looking forward to The Great Dictator versus Finding Nemo – Nemo is (arguably) Pixar’s best movie, it would hurt to vote against it.
Though an argument could also be made Dan that you shouldn’t vote against a movie you haven’t seen. But I can’t expect everyone to have that same sort of viewpoint as I do.
…People are encouraged to vote therefore the natural instinct when deciding between two films, one of which you haven’t seen, is vote for the one you have seen rather than not voting at all. I’m guessing that’s happening with Some Like It Hot. Other’s will no doubt cite the more contemporary humour of Galaxy Quest making them laugh more than SLIH. But SLIH is timeless, and brilliant, and genius. It makes me laugh!
Yep, the reason I haven’t voted too much is that (to my secret film buff shame) there are a lot I haven’t seen – I don’t think it’s fair for me to do that. On the other hand, I don’t think it’s unreasonable for people to vote however they please – it’s their vote. It might be unfair on the less well-seen movies, but such are the perils of democracy.
Hot Fuzz wins over Grumpy any day of the week, but the rest could easily change depending on what I’m in the mood for. Galaxy Quest versus Some Like it Hot is totally unfair– don’t make me choose between those two!
I will say that for most of us, Ghostbusters versus Vacation shouldn’t even be a contest.
I voted for Galaxy Quest and have pull a call to voting on our facebook to vote for Galaxy Quest instead.
I gotcha on reddit and actually got you on twitter twice, so you should be covered today dearest Red and Castor.
BTW, Ghost Busters is far better and Hot Fuzz was one of my favorite comedies of the decade.
Thanks Heather! You are the best
I’ve re-tweeted your tweet also Castor, I’ll do that again for today. We have to get a bunch more people on this thing, it’s so much fun!
Heather, I so LOVE you for voting Galaxy Quest and Hot Fuzz, too!
Heather I very worried about you. Galaxy Quest better than Some Like it Hot, the greatest comedy of all time.
I sort of hate to vote against Galaxy Quest so early since I really love that movie, but it’s just no competition against Some Like it Hot. Damn these hard decisions!
It’s going to get tougher and tougher!
Apparently I’m one of the few who didn’t vote for Hot Fuzz (which I didn’t even find funny).
(When it starts coming down to the grind Castor, I think you should allow us us to start campaigning for our favourite on our own blogs.)
Excellent idea Andrew! Definitely something I will consider once we get to the 2nd or 3rd round.
I actually think that would be cool, with each of us picking comedy and commenting on its strengths and weaknesses. It would be nice if every film got a champion (maybe random draw?). It’d be like a film nerd’s word cup!
Yes, we shall see when the first round ends. Maybe, stop the competition for a day or two and have willing people choose what they want to review. Then we can have an excerpt and link to the external blog post in the table
Keep the ideas coming!
I also didn’t vote for Hot Fuzz. I loved Shaun of the Dead but Fuzz fell flat for me. Never seen Grumpy Old Men, but I’m willing to bet that I’d enjoy it more just because of the Matthau/Lemmon vibe.
I didn’t vote for it either. Didn’t do much for me….
Whoa – I know people like Galaxy Quest, but I’m kind of shocked at the lack of love for Some Like it Hot. Is this going to be the first major upset of the tournament??
Are we going to see the first upset of the tournament?? This is really close but remember how Anchorman had some early troubles but then pulled through
Hot Fuzz is totally rockin’… Love that film.
I thought that the Ghostbusters/Vacation votes would have been closer…
I’m one of, like, six people who voted for “Idiocracy,” but I don’t care. I will defend this film until my dying day!!!
Agreed, Idiocracy is hilarious.
Me too, M. Me too.
Cool, looks like ALL my picks are aligned with the votes. Glad to see Galaxy Quest won, LOVE that movie!! Today’s actually an easy one for me.
In what world is Galaxy Quest funnier than Some Like It Hot? Someone fix this!
Idiocracy all the way! And also here we have Hot Fuzz which is the best comedy ever.
Wow, Heather has worked her magic and Galaxy Quest has pulled ahead yet again! Kinda shocking. I love me some Galaxy Quest, but over a classic like Some Like it Hot? It’s a toughy.
I wanted to vote for Grumpy Old Men, even though I think the sequel is better, but had to go with Hot Fuzz.
Yeah, I’ve had to spam my twitter on behalf of Some Like it Hot just to counter the Heather affect
Me too! Lol!
Ghost Busters versus Vacation? Tis a tough one you’re throwing.
I really enjoyed Galaxy Quest, but it is a shame that it is running so close to a terrific classic like Some Like it Hot. It reads like many haven’t even seen it, which is a shame and obviously a younger audience is voting for the more recent film. Hope there is no upset on this draw. Yes, Ghostbusters/Vacation was the first one (in my opinion) that is pretty evenly matched up. Touch pick.
Man it hurt to vote against Vacation. But I’m going to cross the streams and stick behind Ghostbusters till the end. It’s no marshmallow.
glad my vote put Galaxy Quest level with Some Like It Hot But Some Think Its The Most Overrated Comedy Ever Made
Harsh. I kinda agree with it, but being the softie that I am, I might have phrased it more delicately.
Ha!
Hot Fuzz over Grumpy Old Men was a no-brainer.
I can’t believe Stephen A. Smith wasn’t involved in this discussion…inspired work, Castor.
It’s probably cinematic blasphemy that Galaxy Quest is beating out Some Like It Hot, but Galaxy Quest is soooooo goooooooooood. I need to watch that one again.
How in the f–k did Ghostbusters face Vacation in the first round? Something is rotten in the state of Finland… if you know what I mean… those would both be in my Top 10 all time!
Oh, and unless 40 Year Old Virgin ends up facing an opponent similar to Vacation’s, I think it might make a run at this!
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