Some lazy capsule reviews, since I pretty much hate reviewing comedies:
Smile (1975)
A bit of a hidden gem from 1975, Smile stars Bruce Dern as the head judge of a beauty contest. The entire movie basically follows a group of girls from the rehearsal period through to the actual contest. It's better than it sounds. My favorite bits were just about anything involving Bruce Dern, and the subplot with his son and his son's friends trying to get naked pictures of the girls. Just about anything that the kids did was gold. Bruce Dern I always enjoy when I come across him. Coleen Camp and Melanie Griffith have early roles in this. Definitely worth a look if you're into this style of humor and the 70s.
RATING: 3/5
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
An all-time classic with a legion of dedicated fans. There are some people that will probably turn this off after the first scene, completely not getting the humor or enjoying it. I'll freely admit that there is a certain type of fan for this movie, and the word "nerdy" comes to mind. I like the movie, but I don't think it's the greatest comedy of all-time as a lot of other people seem to think. Yeah it's quotable and yeah it has some very funny moments, but overall I wouldn't say it's funnier than Airplane. But obviously that's my own personal tastes speaking. My favorite parts are the fella who always wants to break out into song and the "rescue" that follows it, the killer rabbit, and the bridge that can only be crossed if three questions can be answered. I also dig the ending, but I think it would be better if they hadn't hinted at it throughout the movie. But I guess that would have been too similar to Blazing Saddles.
RATING: 3.5/5
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