If you could meet one BYC member in person, who would it be?

[azurbanclucker]

True dat! If I had seen Vacation as many times as Christmas Vacation, I wouldn’t have made that mistake.

That was a golden age for comedy. So mang really good movies that would never see the light of day today.

 

[The Moonshiner]

So mang really good movies that would never see the light of day today.

Why?

 

[azurbanclucker]

Why?

Opinion warning: My thoughts. Yours may vary, asking "why" is a bit of a subjective and loaded question in this case

There are very few comedians working today that could carry a Vacation, or a Stripes, or an Uncle Buck (as examples). Maybe Jim Carey? Even Chase and Murray are just not there anymore, and a good number of their contemporaries are gone. Forget the raunchier style like Blues Brothers, Porkys, Animal House, etc. Hollywood isn't that place anymore and I don't think they'd be made because of various things that no one cared about then but they do now. That torch got passed to flicks like the Hangover and Bad Santa (and they're just not as good). There have been some decent ones. Scott Pilgrim, Anchorman, Napoleon Dynamite, Knives out (which was better when it was Fish Called Wanda), Superbad, Some of the MCU flicks, etc. But they're just not that same level of those late 70's and 80's comedies. The era of the big budget comedy just seems to have faded. Deadpool may be one of the best comedies in the last 20 years, but it's niche and if you're not into Marvel, you may not only have missed it, you may not like/get it if you did see it.

 

[T-R-O-U-B-L-E]

Ah. The vacation movies, 50 first dates, water boy, Talladega Nights, and Zoo keeper, are all good movies in my book!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

It’s because I’m mostly active in PM’s and If I’m replying to the public forums I’m either that I’m posting pictures of my chickens or I’m being amazing

Love the tri-color Sheltie in your avatar! I'm a Sheltie mum, too!

 

[Silkie Princess]

Love the tri-color Sheltie in your avatar! I'm a Sheltie mum, too!

Thanks! Thought she’s actually a baby collie

 

[Iluveggers]

Opinion warning: My thoughts. Yours may vary, asking "why" is a bit of a subjective and loaded question in this case

There are very few comedians working today that could carry a Vacation, or a Stripes, or an Uncle Buck (as examples). Maybe Jim Carey? Even Chase and Murray are just not there anymore, and a good number of their contemporaries are gone. Forget the raunchier style like Blues Brothers, Porkys, Animal House, etc. Hollywood isn't that place anymore and I don't think they'd be made because of various things that no one cared about then but they do now. That torch got passed to flicks like the Hangover and Bad Santa (and they're just not as good). There have been some decent ones. Scott Pilgrim, Anchorman, Napoleon Dynamite, Knives out (which was better when it was Fish Called Wanda), Superbad, Some of the MCU flicks, etc. But they're just not that same level of those late 70's and 80's comedies. The era of the big budget comedy just seems to have faded. Deadpool may be one of the best comedies in the last 20 years, but it's niche and if you're not into Marvel, you may not only have missed it, you may not like/get it if you did see it.

Agreed. Blades of Glory and Happy Gilmore are pretty darn good, but nothing has come out in the past 10-15 years remotely even close.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thanks! Thought she’s actually a baby collie

Hard to tell on my phone. Avatars are about the size of my pinkie fingernail, lol. And now you've changed it to a chicken! Anyway she was a cutie, and I like Collies too, except for the grooming!

 

[Lovely Lettie]

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

I have a few I'd like to meet! But if I had just one it would be @AmeraucanaHank but I have so many BFFs I want to meet!!