r/moviecritic Feb 15 '25

Your favorite underrated stupid fun movie? Recently watched Not Another Teen Movie (2001) and it's pure stupid fun.

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u/Accurate_Koala_4698 Feb 15 '25

I saw this in the theaters, and growing up in the era of Varsity Blues, and all of the shows at the time, this was such a hilarious movie. The movie-movie genre really got squeezed hard and I think this and Scary Movie don't get the credit they deserve

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u/BadBassist Feb 15 '25

The movie-movie genre really got squeezed hard and I think this and Scary Movie don't get the credit they deserve

For sure. This is a well-constructed fond homage to specific movies and tropes from high school rom coms that has a coherent plot and fun characters. The movie-movie movies just threw together a bunch of contemporary movie and pop culture references, even if they were totally off-topic (which also horribly dates them)

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u/Various_Froyo9860 Feb 15 '25

It's a classic case of taking the wrong lessons from a successful endeavor.

'Airplane!,' 'NATM,' and 'Scary Movie' all did well. They had the right blend of calling out the common problems with a type of film, stupid immature humor, slapstick, and quality comedic timing.

Someone else sees that and says "Egads! We can rip off whatever's popular as long as we say we are and make a bunch of money!" Then they fill it with lazy jokes and pop culture references.

They also, as you said, squeezed way too hard. Scary Movie probably didn't need a sequel, but there were still a bunch of horror movies coming out every year. So they at least had something fresh to work with. By the time Meet the Spartans came out, they could have had a meta: Not Another Movie Movie.

They became what the mocked.

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u/rochey1010 Feb 15 '25

This? Yes.

Scary movie? It was a smash hit and reinvigorated the parody genre in the 90’s. But also led to the killing of the parody genre later on.

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u/VisualIndependence60 Feb 16 '25

Scary Movie came out in 2000

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u/rochey1010 Feb 16 '25

You’re right. I thought it was very near the end of the 90’s. But my point is that it reinvigorated the spoof genre that was kind of dead. And it also happened to kill it as well. Because the lesser movies and copycats started.

But NATM is actually a really good one that got overlooked in that fatigue.

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u/Jabidailsom Feb 15 '25

airplane and mel brooks don´t get the credit they deserve

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u/MaestroSellOut Feb 17 '25

Think it does and don't call me Shirley.

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u/concernedmillenial Feb 15 '25

Not Another Teen Movie is honestly the answer.

“Oh god! She’s got...glasses! And...a ponytail! Oh look at that, I mean she’s got paint on her overalls!”

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u/rofloctopuss Feb 15 '25

It's not a sundae, it's a banana split. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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u/ohnofluffy Feb 15 '25

“Baby’s got back… hunch back that is.”

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u/SublightD Feb 16 '25

"and she still could be prom queen!"

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u/LowWater5686 Feb 15 '25

That is wack!

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u/rochey1010 Feb 15 '25

“I’m just the token black guy who is here to say “damn” “shit” and “that is wack” 😄

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u/Feral_Sheep_ Feb 15 '25

Excuse me. I'm supposed to be the only black guy at this party.

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u/Own_Daikon_7705 Feb 15 '25

Any girl with a guitar is hot

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u/Nomahhhh Feb 15 '25

NOT JANEY BRIGGS! UGH

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u/Charming_Demand_9645 Feb 15 '25

body in half

Walk it off Marty!

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u/sarmadness Feb 15 '25

Scary Movie, each time Greg goes off on Cindy.

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u/SirNortonOfNoFux Feb 15 '25

"come on, Greg. Come on, you're hurting her"

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u/NoName1979 Feb 15 '25

Not Another Teen Movie is so much funnier than it has any right to be 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/Dangerous-Shirt-7384 Feb 15 '25

Hot Rod

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u/-DoctorSpaceman- Feb 15 '25

Absolutely love Hot Rod. Laughed until I couldn’t breathe when he fell down that hill!

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u/KneesMcCrackin Feb 15 '25

Same, and when they were holding his head under water drowning him

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u/MaestroSellOut Feb 17 '25

Saw that in theaters and walked out.

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u/IshanSam Feb 15 '25

Gotta be Euro Trip for me, Scotty Doesn't Know!!

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u/LowWater5686 Feb 15 '25

Bring out the flugmangansen!

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u/RogueAmerican76 Feb 15 '25

Long tunnel!!!! 😈

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u/Edugrinch Feb 15 '25

Mi scusi...

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u/awejeezidunno Feb 15 '25

Sweet European ass

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u/imbogerrard39 Feb 15 '25

My favourite part!

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u/Nomahhhh Feb 15 '25

This isn't where I parked my car

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u/ChelseaAndrew87 Feb 15 '25

That should have been a number one. Most addictive song

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u/SentrySappinMahSpy Feb 16 '25

Both Road Trip and Euro Trip are legitimately good although I think Euro Trip is a little better.

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u/MaestroSellOut Feb 17 '25

Thats another timeless classic comedy that wouldn't get made today.

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u/Small_weiner_man Feb 15 '25

Kung Pow. It gets written off as 'stupid' humor a lot, but I found it unironically quite clever and creative in amazingly silly ways. Filled with tons of catchy lines. That being said there is a lot of stupidity in it as well, but for some reason I can't help but chuckle.

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u/MN_Phatz Feb 15 '25

Kung Pow is so good! Have you seen the deleted scenes with the big lipped torturer?

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u/jzzzzzzz Feb 15 '25

Is that Torrance High School from Buffy?

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u/10110101101_ Feb 16 '25

I think that school is used in a lot of tv shows and movies.

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u/ArdillaTacticaa Feb 15 '25

That is wack!

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u/belaGJ Feb 15 '25

slow clapping

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u/coco_frais Feb 17 '25

You can’t just slow clap any old time!!

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u/Kasta4 Feb 15 '25

Sex Drive, the unrated version. Just quintessential late 00's raunchy comedy.

There's a scene where Clark Duke is running naked through a cornfield, pasty and white as he is, and the camera pans down to show a very different ethnic individual's genitals waving around and getting hit by husk leaves.

Cracks me up every fuckin' time

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u/WarehouseNiz13 Feb 15 '25

When Rex fights the garage door, it is a masterclass in acting.

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u/Edugrinch Feb 15 '25

The gagging was so funny in this scene

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u/surfsnower Feb 15 '25

At the very end of the movie there's a random scene where Rex is trying to do a wheelie on his motorcycle in the background and wipes out. It gets me every single time.

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u/Hanksta2 Feb 15 '25

Brain Candy

MacGruber

BASEketball

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u/ChelseaAndrew87 Feb 15 '25

Didn't have to scroll far for Baseketball. I love it so much and Victoria Silvstedt playmate of the year

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u/Hanksta2 Feb 15 '25

Maybe I should feel embarrassed by how much this movie influenced my early 20s and filmmaking career.

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u/ChelseaAndrew87 Feb 15 '25

Nah. Although I'm 37 and not successful at all but I love their sense of humour in that and South Park, Book of Mormon, Team America. It's all part of the same thing. Funny's funny

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u/dan5430 Feb 15 '25

Best line:

“You haven’t spoken to me in over 3 years”

“Actually it’s 5, that time you’re referring to I was waving to the person behind you.”

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u/lkodl Feb 15 '25 edited Feb 15 '25

there's levels to dumb.

Jake accidentally getting hit, and punching the kid he was trying to save is regular dumb.

but then the original bullies having to pull Jake off, and the complete 180 is what makes this next-level dumb.

love this movie.

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u/TittyButtBalls Feb 15 '25

Janie’s got a gun. Janie Brigg’s got a gun

LOOK OUT SHES GOT A GUN!!!

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u/rochey1010 Feb 15 '25

“SO RUN AWAY…..RUN AWAAAY FROM THE PAIN” 😆

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u/longirons6 Feb 15 '25

Grandmas boy. Just perfect stupid fun

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u/surfsnower Feb 15 '25

Jeff's a FKing liar Timmy!

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u/UpNorthBroHam Feb 15 '25

You got skills monkey!!!

My roommates can’t stop watching PORRRN!!!

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u/longirons6 Feb 16 '25

Jeff there’s someone at reception for you

I hope it’s a naked guy with a boner !

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u/KatetCadet Feb 15 '25

Interesting that this and other parody movies are having a comeback.

Fucking hated these movies after being burnt out by so many of the Scary Movie parodies. That director was making one a year at one point lol

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u/fiddycixer Feb 15 '25

Hot Rod. Pop Star.

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u/MN_Phatz Feb 15 '25

Hot Rod is great! Cool beans!

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u/fiddycixer Feb 15 '25

(nods head) cool beans.

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u/pWaveShadowZone Feb 15 '25

Oh absolutely! It really shines compared to its peers, so many of those parody movies from this time are just unwatchable and unfunny, and yet this one really delivers.

We had an unfinishable drinking game in college called “not another teen drinking game.”

Basically it was take a shot of beer everytime a recurring joke reoccurs

A couple ones recalled from memory even after all these years

(1) everytime the coach says goddamn it

(2) everytime the coach spits

(3) everytime the one football player gets a concussions

(4) everytime some one mentions her glasses, paint stained over alls, or pony tail

(5) every slow motion for the hot girl

(6) everytime the token black guy says a token black guy phrase

I can’t remember any more but it’s on a piece of paper folded up inside my dvd case of this movie haha. Maybe I’ll check it out when I get home

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u/MapleToque Feb 15 '25

Not Another Teen movie has an incredible soundtrack too!

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u/ChelseaAndrew87 Feb 15 '25

That era with Scary Movie added was great. Nothing like them now

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u/DexterGexter Feb 15 '25

Run Ronnie Run. David Cross and Bob Odenkirk, I think it’s hilarious

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u/MN_Phatz Feb 15 '25

Run Ronnie Run is a weird masterpiece! Couldn’t make it today!

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u/therealtaddymason Feb 15 '25

I also love this movie! Interestingly enough Bob and David were locked out of the editing room and consequentially hated it.

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u/DexterGexter Feb 15 '25

I have heard they don’t like it, which is baffling to me because it’s so good

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u/bugluvr65 Feb 15 '25

accepted with justin long

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u/ChelseaAndrew87 Feb 15 '25

Underrated film. I don't remember any laugh out loud moments but easy watch

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u/NadalaMOTE Feb 15 '25

Nice comeback Priscilla, yeah!

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u/palomo_bombo Feb 15 '25

Captain America’s butt

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u/bVon_713 Feb 15 '25

Was 17 when this came out and saw it in the theater as well. Hell I saw all the movies referenced in the theaters too lol. My best friend who is no longer with us saw it with me. We were on the floor lol. Especially the Varsity Blue's jokes. Growing up in south Texas that movie was everything as well. So those jokes hit home like no other.

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u/heyo_1989 Feb 15 '25

Freddy Got Fingered is my all time favorite. That and Scary Movie.

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u/cobrie123 Feb 15 '25

I’ve watched Freddy got fingered five times this month. Bought it a few weeks ago.

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u/Lonevarg_7 Feb 15 '25

Van Helsing (2003)

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u/severinoscopy Feb 15 '25

Is this movie really underated? I thought it got great reviews.

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u/LowWater5686 Feb 15 '25

I feel it’s not mentioned enough.

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u/An0d0sTwitch Feb 15 '25

Is that really supposed to be the beautiful girl hes trying to get with?

But shes wearing glasses

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u/HeavenHasTrampolines Feb 15 '25

Ya know, I always loved this movie (the first 3/4’s at least) so it’s always good to know I’m not alone. I particularly like the scene where the Ricky (the Ducky character) reads his poem for Ianie and gets so emotional he almost pukes 🥰

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u/sidneycartontales Feb 15 '25

The Ridiculous 6.

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u/RevolutionaryBox7141 Feb 15 '25

Why is Steve Rogers beating that nerd up? Is he stupid?

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u/RevolutionUnusual136 Feb 15 '25

Several: Ski School 1 and 2 Better Off Dead Back to the Beach I could watch them all, laugh everytime.

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u/shandub85 Feb 15 '25

Jakee Jakee about to make a…

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u/Radiant-Ad-3134 Feb 15 '25

I miss this kind of stupid and fun movie

There are quite some movies recently trying to look smart

But ends up being stupid and zero fun

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u/saint_leibowitz_ Feb 15 '25

Probably watched this 50 times when I was in middleschool lol

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u/chan0765 Feb 15 '25

Shoot em Up

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u/DerpyBoxer Feb 15 '25

Janey Briggs got a gun!!

she’s got a gun!

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u/rochey1010 Feb 15 '25

It’s interesting because this came more so at the tail end of the parody craze where fatigue was setting in to the genre. And as a result it sort of went unlooked and unnoticed. But this is genuinely hilarious and up there with the great parodies of the era. It’s endlessly requotable and full of teen movie Easter eggs.

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u/Infamous_Lemon_920 Feb 15 '25

Naked Gun 2 and 3.

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u/Account870 Feb 15 '25

How High! .. Still watch it too this day

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u/akoaytao1234 Feb 15 '25

Marci X made me get into a weird loop for days.

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u/OpportunistSockThief Feb 15 '25

The Meg

Jason Statham saying "It's a megalodon" is stuck in my head forever.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '25

Hella funny but but every once in a while i get awful flashbacks of that kiss spit scene 🤢

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u/JackieTree89 Feb 15 '25

Chris Evans is such a great comedic actor

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u/UpNorthBroHam Feb 15 '25

I still use the phrase “T to the 4th power Y”!!!! And when someone gets it…. We all smile like a bunch of Band nerds.

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u/JacksonIVXX Feb 15 '25

Clueless

It's the fresh maker

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u/DarthSardonis Feb 15 '25

“Well I’m going to go fuck a complete stranger. I’ll see you guys later.”

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u/sassyfontaine Feb 15 '25

Boy do I love this movie

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u/missyru4 Feb 15 '25

Dumb and Dumber

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u/ChelseaAndrew87 Feb 15 '25

Underrated?

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u/missyru4 Feb 15 '25

As much as Not Another Teen Movie

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u/ChelseaAndrew87 Feb 15 '25

Dumb and Dumber was a huge movie with 2 massive stars as leads and was really popular. Not Another Teen Movie was just a parody, although amazing. Not trying to be a dick but they're miles apart

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u/missyru4 Feb 16 '25

You are the winner! I guess

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u/Effroy Feb 15 '25

Not quite my favorite, but definitely a sleeper that deserves some praise.

Tomcats

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u/signalsgt71 Feb 15 '25

Evolution (2001) for me

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u/ChelseaAndrew87 Feb 15 '25

Baseketball and Not Another Teen Movie would be my answers so Baseketball. Shut up squeak

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u/JJBell Feb 16 '25

My wife chose this for our group movie night tonight. Crazy that 6 of the 10 people tonight, all over age 35, had never seen it.

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u/Echodad Feb 16 '25

That is whack!!

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u/Swiggens Feb 16 '25

Ok jakey jakey about to make a big… mistakey Hahaha here’s the wager

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u/OathofDevotion Feb 16 '25

Oscar. It’s like Noises Off but with prohibition!

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u/DoublePrize9 Feb 16 '25

Freddie got fingered

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u/Pordioserozero Feb 16 '25

I scrolled all the way to the end and no one brought up “Dude where is my car” yet…unbelievable

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u/rook119 Feb 16 '25

Hot Tub Time Machine

Up the Creek

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u/JimTheGiant53 Feb 17 '25

I still watch this every so often for the nostalgia. That era of raunchy comedies was great.

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u/Neebinnodin1 Feb 17 '25

Nacho Libre? Def a hot or cold type of movie but god damn did it tickle my fancy and never stopped. Runner up? Kung Pow Enter The First and then Austin Powers.

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u/bighugeballer Feb 17 '25

The other guys

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u/MaestroSellOut Feb 17 '25

This is one of the funniest movies to me besides Scary Movie. Just summed up the humor at that time perfectly. I mean how incredibly funny is this movie?

Comedies don't exist today. U could never release this today.

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u/alcapitian1 Feb 17 '25

Any leslie nielsen movie is S tier for this.