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Post by killedbyboard on Nov 9, 2023 13:32:11 GMT -5
Where does Grandma's Boy fit? Feel like it's probably squarely in the ZSM category.
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Post by killedbyboard on Nov 9, 2023 13:32:49 GMT -5
Where does The Ringer fall? ZSM for sure. Hard to get a zanier situation than the premise of that movie tbh.
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Post by BIL Security Team Alpha on Nov 9, 2023 13:35:31 GMT -5
Orange County is definitely a top ZSM
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Post by BIL Security Team Alpha on Nov 9, 2023 13:36:12 GMT -5
Where does The Ringer fall? ZSM for sure. Hard to get a zanier situation than the premise of that movie tbh. Yes, but pretending to be a hard rocker is equally as zany.
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Post by devion tart on Nov 9, 2023 13:38:10 GMT -5
Name a “Thinking Man’s Comedy”
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Post by killedbyboard on Nov 9, 2023 13:38:21 GMT -5
Orange County is definitely a top ZSM 100%. If it had been written by anyone else, it would have been an R-Rated TBM.
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Post by killedbyboard on Nov 9, 2023 13:40:41 GMT -5
Name a “Thinking Man’s Comedy” 50/50, Mel Brooks movies I'd throw in there, Office Space, Wes Anderson movies, etc. If it could be categorized into a different genre (dramedy, for example) it's probably a TMC.
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Post by BIL Security Team Alpha on Nov 9, 2023 13:40:52 GMT -5
Surprised board’s resident zany guy, MMS, isn’t blowing up this thread right now.
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Post by BIL Security Team Alpha on Nov 9, 2023 13:42:37 GMT -5
Name a “Thinking Man’s Comedy” Wild Hogs
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Post by concealer on Nov 9, 2023 13:48:39 GMT -5
Orange County is definitely a top ZSM Agreed. Misread as ZGM at first and was going to disagree but the scenario is definitely zany and allows for much zany style comedy. Perfect movie. Same goes for Stealing Harvard, another ZSM classic The Cable Guy also holds up fantastic
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Post by killedbyboard on Nov 9, 2023 13:51:05 GMT -5
Orange County is definitely a top ZSM Agreed. Misread as ZGM at first and was going to disagree but the scenario is definitely zany and allows for much zany style comedy. Perfect movie. Same goes for Stealing Harvard, another ZSM classic The Cable Guy also holds up fantastic Sean...you and I the same height...THAT is neat.
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Post by JDS~~~* on Nov 9, 2023 14:00:02 GMT -5
adding to the Pauly Shore love... No lie, this scene is my roman empire.
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Post by Sorley Boy on Nov 9, 2023 14:02:56 GMT -5
I was getting pissed about Clifford not being mentioned until I reread the OP. Just the concept of a functionally bankrupt studio greenlighting a movie where a man in his 40s plays an out-of-control child is hilarious to me.
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Post by killedbyboard on Nov 9, 2023 14:19:19 GMT -5
Is this a safe space to say that the Focker movies are horrible? I tried watching one again when it came on TV and it was just so joyless and unfunny I couldn't believe it was ever as possible as it was. Throw Along Came Polly on that pile as well.
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Post by zwansuperfan69 on Nov 9, 2023 14:45:19 GMT -5
Holding a radio station hostage to play your tape is about as zany as it gets if you ask me so... Airheads. Only thing more Zany?
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Post by JDS~~~* on Nov 9, 2023 16:54:53 GMT -5
Holding a radio station hostage to play your tape is about as zany as it gets if you ask me so... Airheads. Only thing more Zany? one of my favorite scenes in the history of cinematic endeavors.
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Post by TheCauldronGlow on Nov 9, 2023 17:33:02 GMT -5
One of the weirdest ZGMs is Cable Guy. It’s like a zany guy who is also creepy and potentially wants to murder you and wear your skin. Recently talked with my friend about this one and I think it deserves a rewatch. the cable guy rules
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Post by excursions on Nov 9, 2023 18:19:14 GMT -5
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Freddy Got Fingered
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Post by killedbyboard on Nov 9, 2023 18:36:07 GMT -5
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Freddy Got Fingered
Jay and Silent Bob are pretty zany, but I'd probably throw that into the TMC bucket. Freddy Got Fingered is 100% a ZGM but defies some of the unspoken rules about ZGM's because it's a vehicle for Tom Green, a known commodity.
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Post by wheelienelson on Nov 9, 2023 19:06:03 GMT -5
Is High School High a ZSM or TMC?
Doesn’t matter because I’m going to watch it tonight anyways
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Post by killedbyboard on Nov 9, 2023 19:12:59 GMT -5
Is High School High a ZSM or TMC? Doesn’t matter because I’m going to watch it tonight anyways Definitely a TMC. Which stands for Tia Motherfucking Carrere.
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Post by waste of space on Nov 9, 2023 19:55:59 GMT -5
So was Macgruber the final ZGM? I can’t think of a later one that was at all relevant (excluding later ZGM sequels that had no cultural impact). Really solid end to the genre’s history though.
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Post by ironfistedfuckup on Nov 9, 2023 20:05:06 GMT -5
Where does Ernest P. Worrell land? Def straddled the boundries of ZGM and ZSM. Definite ZG Hall of Famer.
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Post by killedbyboard on Nov 9, 2023 20:09:37 GMT -5
Where does Ernest P. Worrell land? Def straddled the boundries of ZGM and ZSM. Definite ZG Hall of Famer. Oh 100% a ZGM. Fits the costume archetype, funny voice, sequels etc. And to be clear, Zany guys HAVE to be put in Zany situations. Zany situations are a must in ZGMs. But, zany guys are not a must in ZSMs, at least not among the main characters.
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Post by LOTR roleplay fetishist on Nov 9, 2023 20:17:38 GMT -5
Name a “Thinking Man’s Comedy” Phantom Thread Robocop Crimes Of The Future Election Tàr the auteur comedy
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Post by saturday vibe on Nov 9, 2023 20:29:41 GMT -5
no bruno/borat? sheesh!
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Post by killedbyboard on Nov 9, 2023 20:37:32 GMT -5
ZGMs for the thinking man.
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Post by antipasto on Nov 9, 2023 20:38:29 GMT -5
Name a “Thinking Man’s Comedy” Happiness
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Post by Cholo Molester on Nov 9, 2023 20:50:51 GMT -5
Vulgar by Kevin Smith.
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Post by killedbyboard on Nov 9, 2023 20:57:08 GMT -5
I should note that movies that are action/horror/drama that are like 51/49 comedy are not included. Similarly, I do not include RomComs, as they are their own category.
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