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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

If I recall, that was a huge hit when it came out. I wouldn’t call it an uncommon film.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's nice. I'd still consider it more of a cult film for anyone not of that generation compared to the other films by these two.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, but half the people here weren't even born when it came out.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So for that matter, one could respond with Cleopatra, or Ben Hur?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh. I’ve never really thought of Ben Hur as a comedy.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What type of movie it is is irrelevant. The point remains that old and outdated, doesn’t mean uncommon.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oooo...yeahhhh, ummm...I'm gonna have to go ahead and sort of disagree with you there. Yeah, uh, this is a thread about comedies, and I'm just not sure that this is the caliber movie that we would want for an uncommon comedy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Replace Ben Hur with ANY Jerry Lewis film then. The point remains.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Common if you grew up with HBO in the 80s and 90s, otherwise maybe not so much.