Greatest Comedy Tournament: Round 3 Day 2
The third round of our Greatest Comedy Tournament finally kicks off. Thank you to all of you who have been participating so far, we very much appreciate it. We can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel as we have only 32 movies still in the field. To make this more fun, don’t forget to share using the social media icons on the right. The rules for this round will be:
- Four match-ups a day for 4 days
- You can cast a vote every 6 hours (Come back often!)
- Polls will remain open for 72 hours
- Win by two votes
If you have any suggestions, opinion or insight, feel free to let us know in the comments!
Check out the Bracket >>
Vote on the Previous Day’s Match-Ups >>
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(1) Blazing Saddles (1974) | (8) Election (1999) |
Directed by Mel Brooks | Directed by |
Cast: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks | Cast: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Phil Reeves |
IMDb Summary: To ruin a western town, a corrupt political boss appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary. | IMDb Summary: A high school teacher's personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections. |
IMDb score: 7.8/10 | IMDb score: 7.4/10 |
Previous Round: 29-10 (Super Troopers) | Previous Round: 23-20 (Tommy Boy) |
Round 3: Which is the best comedy?
- (1) Blazing Saddles (1974) (61%, 33 Votes)
- (8) Election (1999) (39%, 21 Votes)
Total Voters: 54
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(4) Caddyshack (1980) | (5) The Apartment (1960) |
Directed by Harold Ramis | Directed by |
Cast: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Bill Murray | Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston |
IMDb Summary: An eclusive gof course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. | IMDb Summary: A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. |
IMDb score: 7.3/10 | IMDb score: 8.4/10 |
Previous Round: 29-14 (Rushmore) | Previous Round: 28-11 (Wayne's World) |
Round 3: Which is the best comedy?
- (4) Caddyshack (1980) (44%, 27 Votes)
- (5) The Apartment (1960) (56%, 35 Votes)
Total Voters: 62
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(3) Ghost Busters (1984) | (11) The Hangover (2009) |
Directed by Ivan Reitman | Directed by |
Cast: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis | Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham |
IMDb Summary: Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service. | IMDb Summary: A Las Vegas-set comedy centered around three groomsmen who lose their about-to-be-wed buddy during their drunken misadventures, then must retrace their steps in order to find him. |
IMDb score: 7.8/10 | IMDb score: 7.9/10 |
Previous Round: Previous Round: 29-12 (Black Dynamite) | Previous Round: 18-13 (Old School) |
Round 3: Which is the best comedy?
- (3) Ghost Busters (1984) (74%, 42 Votes)
- (11) The Hangover (2009) (26%, 15 Votes)
Total Voters: 57
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(23) Little Miss Sunshine (2006) | (15) Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) |
Directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris | Directed by |
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Steve Carell | Cast: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean, Kevin Bacon |
IMDb Summary: A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country tip in their VW bus. | IMDb Summary: A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving, with an obnoxious slob of a shower ring salesman his only companion. IMDb score: 7.5/10 |
IMDb score: 8.0/10 | IMDb score: 7.5/10 |
Previous Round: 26-24 (Monty Python and The Meaning of Life) | Previous Round: 21-19 (Anchorman) |
Round 3: Which is the best comedy?
- (23) Little Miss Sunshine (2006) (31%, 17 Votes)
- (15) Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) (69%, 38 Votes)
Total Voters: 55
24 Comments
Election or Blazing Saddles…since I saw the latter, I went with that.
Caddyshack or The Apartment…really? No contest. The Apartment, hands down.
Ghostbusters or The Hangover…saw the former; went with that.
Little Miss Sunshine or Planes, Trains and Automobiles…saw neither, but I went with the former.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles is the best! If it’s ever losing at any moment, John Candy should be able to bargain with the voters by presenting a valid argument “and a Casio” for payment.
Not to be overdramatic but if “Ghostbusters” doesn’t beat “The Hangover” I’m going to do something drastic.
Boy, this round was tough! I know I’m one of the few people out there that’s not totally nuts for Caddyshack. Dangerfield, excellent! Murray, talking like a dolt out of the side of mouth…pass.
I rue the day Election beats Blazing Saddles. Rue!
I voted for Election, though it has no shot. Rue away…
Whew, here we go again. Blazing Saddles hands down. Election is fun, not necessarily funny.
The Apartment because I secretly dream of morphing into Jack Lemmon, and dating Shirley MacLaine. .
Ghostbusters = legendary. The Hangover = forgotten in 10 years. Enough said.
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles… because it’s funnier than Little Miss Sunshine. Darned this isn’t the Cutest Comedy Tournament!
Pretty hard day to vote, Ghostbusters vs Hangover was the toughest.
yeah, right? I had to go with the classic Ghostbusters here. Tough call, but it is still funny after this long.
Whoever voted for the The Hangover over Ghostbusters should meet a similar fate as William Wallace. Peter Venkman is one of the greatest movie characters ever and that film is hilarious!
I agree Kai, but here’s my dilema. I personally think The Hangover is a funnier movie than Ghostbusters. Reason there being it’s more uproarious. But Ghostbusters, the classic that it is, is the better movie overall and is a much more fun “adventure” film with great amounts of humor thrown in (likened to Back to the Future which was stripped from this tourney). Oh decisions, decisions…
It’s tough voting against some of your favourites which will inevitably happen now. Blazing Saddles is the only Mel Brooks film I’m a fan of but I love Alexander Payne films so I went with the underdog – Election.
The other tough one for me was Caddyshack against The Apartment. That’s not to say the choice was difficult. The film I want to win this thing is The Apartment – I’m rooting for it, but it’s a shame Caddyshack’s time in the tournament will now have to end.
The others – easy…Ghostbusters and Planes, Trains!!!
Caddyshack vs. The Apartment??? You’re killing me! Looks like Ms. Sunshine’s run ends here. Thank the good Lord.
Amen to that!
Tough one here as there are a few I haven’t seen, but LOVE Planes, Trains, and Automobiles! Saw it with my twin brothers and we just love the banter of these odd couple.
Though I haven’t seen the latter, methinks Ghostbusters vs Hangover is such a no brainer! Having Sigourney Weaver in a comedy is a winner to me… that woman is as funny as she is bad ass!
I’m a little freaked out that people are voting for movies they haven’t even seen. And whatever happened to Airplane!? It’s still in the running, right? If freakin’ Little Miss Sunshine can make to the semi-finals surely Airplane made it this far right?
Yes, it still in the competition, you will be able to vote for it tomorrow (Wednesday)
I mean, it’s not in my collection, but I cannot deny its classic status. It can at least take on Blazing Saddles, if it comes down to it.
In the world of road trip movies, “Planes Trains” would kick the crap out of Sunshine…that gets my vote:P
…how in the world is The Apartment now losing! :O
I know! I keep voting but it doesn’t seem to be enough.
Kudos to Little Miss Sunshine for making it this far. I love that flick.
Election………….Reese Witherspoon when she was cool.
OK I really have to see Election if it’s made it this far. Perhaps I’m missing out??
Yes you should see it. It’s a wickedly dark and funny movie!
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