Subj : Re: state of movies
To   : Boraxman
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Sep 23 2021 08:43:38

  Re: Re: state of movies
  By: Boraxman to Nightfox on Thu Sep 23 2021 05:45 pm

 >>> The Naked Gun movies were based off it.  Same gag humor as Airplane
 >>> films

 Bo> I think what I liked about them, and what you don't find much, is they
 Bo> didn't take themselves seriously. They were wacky, but very much so. For
 Bo> example, in Airplane they say "light the runway" or something like that,
 Bo> and you see someone dump lamps on to it. They would do anything for a
 Bo> visual gag, it didn't have to concord with reality or have any continuity.
 Bo> The gags were thrown in just for laughs.

Yes, I think that's what made those movies great.  Also in Airplane, when they're taking off: "You have clearance, Clarence." "Roger, Roger.  What's our vector, Victor?"  It's full of gags.

There's little things here and there in those movies too.  In Hot Shots, there's a scene where it shows the name of a ship written on the side of the ship, which is the SS Essess.

 Bo> Comedies now are more, well, conservative. Some are 'screwball', but they
 Bo> kind of still take themselves too seriously. Modern Family I think is a
 Bo> good example. It tries to be quirky, but it just ends up being characters
 Bo> with particular mannerisms and affectations. There are some modern shows
 Bo> which I think still have this element, Family Guy is one, where something
 Bo> completely wacky will happen for a gag, though that show tends to overplay
 Bo> it a little. Malcom in the Middle, maybe, but I can't think of many or any
 Bo> movies like that. It seems there is too much concern about things making
 Bo> sense, about conforming with reality.

I haven't seen Modern Family.  I actually haven't seen a whole lot of TV these days, but there are some shows these days that I like.  I've seen a couple episodes of Family Guy and thought it was funny, but I think I'd agree it might overplay things a little.

The Orville is a newer show that I like.  It's created by Seth Macfarlane, who also made Family Guy, so I think it has some of the same type of humor.  I like the wacky humor on the show.  One of my favorite episodes was when they discovered a time capsule from the early 21st century (The Orville is set in the 2400s).  One thing they discover from the time capsule is cigarettes, and a couple of the characters (Bortus and Clyden) start smoking, for comedic effect. The scene with Bortus casually smoking a cigarette on the bridge was one of the funny moments..

Nightfox

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