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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt
Why must funny films STAY funny? Aren't the true hilarious films ones that don't have play back value, I mean if you're watching something so funny and you just piss your sides the first time you watch it.. why would you piss yourself the second time you watch it? It's like watching a film that contains a twist so unfathomable, watching it for the second time - it wouldn't be as good. The Usual Suspects doesn't have play back value, for that reason.
And if Withnail isn't your favourite comedy, and Borat isn't... what is? Anchorman isn't as funny as Borat for a start.
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The true test of a good film IS repeated viewings. You don't listen to an album once and leave it at that. Repeated listens garner bigger rewards and truly great films are the same, even more so and it's easier to pick holes in films (something I am guilty of) so the rewards are greater if you still find it entertaining years on.
Withnail & I works because it's subtle. It's not full of belly laughs. It's nuanced and utterly believable because of it's realism and lack of heightened realism. I love it anyhow!