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Superbad  is such a wonderful movie. One of the wonderful things about it is the fact that it was a passion project for Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. I've read multiple places that the two wanted to create this film and recount different parts of their teenage years and frankly it turned into one of the greatest teen comedy films, if not greatest comedy films, of all time. Passion clearly dictated them into putting a ton of effort into creating this raunchy, gut-busting, awkward movie. That is the beautiful thing about passion; it can turn what could have been something very standard into something incredible. For comedy we have Superbad , for horror we have Hereditary , for drama we have The Room  (I joke, but it truly is incredible in its own right). Superbad  gave us the absolutely iconic character McLovin. He is referenced quite often just due to the sheer awkwardness of the character. The role helped Christopher Mintz-Plasse's career take off. Jonah Hill also has th...

What is there to say for Tom and Jerry ? It is one of the most well-known television shows of all time and for very good reason. Constant action and hilarious violence inhabit a cartoon landscape. I remember waking up on Saturday mornings and turning on Cartoon Network just to watch this show. Most every episode featured the same basic premise of Tom and Jerry violently assaulting each other with just about anything they could get their hands on. Household items such as books and even laundry boards become deadly weapons in the hands of two small creatures and it is absolutely hilarious. I have never met a person who said they don't enjoy Tom and Jerry  and that is for good reason. Tyler mentions the incongruities found around every corner and I agree, the nature of comedy in this show is one that seems rather absurd on paper. The tale as old as time, cat and mouse but instead of the cat always catching the mouse, the mouse usually ends up kicking the cat's butt. That is where...

Deadpool  is awesome. I had to get that out into the open before anything else because frankly this movie did something wonderful. The only other movie interpretation of Deadpool was in X-Men Origins: Wolverine  and that movie kind of sucked. Deadpool had his mouth sewn shut and didn't have his signature costume. Ryan Reynolds played this version of Deadpool and was so upset about it that he spent the next few years trying to get an accurate version of Deadpool made. Finally his dream came to fruition with this new movie. Upon its opening, Deadpool  became the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time. This is due to the deserved hype surrounding it. Clearly love and passion fueled this project and it showed in the final product. I think that it improved itself in its sequel, Deadpool 2 . But the first movie laid an immediate groundwork for what was to come with its opening scene. We find our hero perched on an overpass, rapping "Shoop" by Salt and Peppa and drawing a c...

I will admit that I haven't really watched The Good Place , although I have seen a few episodes from early in the series. That being said, I did find those episodes funny and have been meaning to watch more. I remember the one who was supposed to be a silent monk and I think it is quite humorous that he's actually just some guy from Orlando. Your comment on how he was most concerned about being "too old to order from the kid's menu but too young to die" seemed to do a very good job of summarizing this character. He doesn't seem particularly bright but he also just seems to have a strange sense of priorities. As for the second scene, this was the one I found the funniest. I'm very strong in my disdain for Christopher Columbus and it wouldn't shock me to know that he was in the "Bad Place" in real life. I also just found it funny how the robot piped up and told everyone that. It's also ironic that she said that given that they too are in t...

I am also very excited for the arrival of December. I love laying inside under a blanket while it is cold outside and then falling asleep with the Christmas lights softly glowing outside of my bedroom window. I adore Fall as a whole, but the entirety of December is my favorite time of year. While I'm not really sure which Christmas movie is my favorite, I do agree that Elf is up there. I wholeheartedly agree with the ideas of incongruity and benign violation that Kaitlin brought up, but I also think much of Buddy's initial humorous moments traversing New York City falls under superiority. For example, we see Buddy walk out into the streets of New York with a look of wonder on his face and he is immediately struck by a car. We laugh at him due to his misfortune and due to his lack of comprehension of the situation he is in.  Moving away from the theories of comedy, I think a crucial thing to bring up when discussing this film are some of the adult jokes that fly over the heads...

I just want to preface this by saying that I never had Vine on my phone.  That being said, I  still pay attention to Vines and even occasionally watch Vine compilations on YouTube. This shows the cultural impact that Vine had! Even people like me, who never had Vine, still watched Vines and can quote many of them. My favorite Viner was Victor Pope Jr. because his sort of humor was goofy while still being dry at times. One of my favorite Vines of his involved Seaworld firing Shamu. The worker says, "I'm sorry Shamu we've  gotta  let you go." Shamu says, " Awwwwww  that's some bullshit. What'd I do?" The worker responds with, "You ate a guy!" Shamu, "Greg?" Worker, "Yeah!" Shamu, "Fuck Greg!" Every time I see this  Vine,  I find myself cracking up. Its use of situational humor by showing a killer whale as an amusement park employee being fired for murder is just hysterical.    These short videos were also s...