because i really have this much free time on my hands today

i checked out AFI's top 100 movies. i've only seen 35 of those. hrmph. i didn't think the number would be that low. a large chunk of that 35 are Hitchcock thrillers and musicals. such an eclectic taste i have. :)

then i checked out AFI's top 100 funniest comedies, thinking i'd definitely score high with this list.

1. Some Like It Hot (1959)
2. Tootsie (1982)
3. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
4. Annie Hall (1977)
5. Duck Soup (1933)
6. Blazing Saddles (1974)
7. M*A*S*H (1970)
8. It Happened One Night (1934)
9. The Graduate (1967)
10. Airplane! (1980)
11. The Producers (1968)
12. A Night at the Opera (1935)
13. Young Frankenstein (1974)
14. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
15. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
16. Singin' In The Rain (1952)
17. The Odd Couple (1968)
18. The General (1927)
19. His Girl Friday (1940)
20. The Apartment (1960)
21. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
22. Adam's Rib (1949)
23. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
24. Born Yesterday (1950) (I've even seen the Not-Nearly-As-Good remake)
25. The Gold Rush (1925)
26. Being There (1979)
27. There's Something About Mary (1998)
28. Ghostbusters (1984)
29. This is Spinal Tap (1984)
30. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
31. Raising Arizona (1987)
32. The Thin Man (1934) (this is one of my mom's favorites so she's probably made me watch it at some point during my childhood. i'm just not sure.)
33. Modern Times (1936)
34. Groundhog Day (1993)
35. Harvey (1950)
36. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
37. The Great Dictator (1940)
38. City Lights (1931)
39. Sullivan's Travels (1941)
40. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) (have seen Rat Race, a newer similar type movie, which is absolutely hilarious)
41. Moonstruck (1987)
42. Big (1988)
43. American Graffiti (1973)
44. My Man Godfrey (1936)
45. Harold and Maude (1972)
46. Manhattan (1979)
47. Shampoo (1975)
48. A Shot in the Dark (1964)
49. To Be Or Not To Be (1942) (I have seen Mel Brooks version of this movie. Very funny.)
50. Cat Ballou (1965)
51. The Seven Year Itch (1955)
52. Ninotchka (1939)
53. Arthur (1981)
54. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
55. The Lady Eve (1941)
56. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
57. Diner (1982)
58. It's a Gift (1934)
59. A Day at the Races (1937)
60. Topper (1937)
61. What's Up Doc? (1972)
62. Sherlock, Jr. (1924)
63. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
64. Broadcast News (1987)
65. Horse Feathers (1932)
66. Take the Money and Run (1969)
67. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
68. The Awful Truth (1937)
69. Bananas (1971)
70. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) (have seen the awful Adam Sandler version)
71. Caddyshack (1980) (am simply horrified this is so low on the list)
72. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
73. Monkey Business (1931)
74. 9 To 5 (1980)
75. She Done Him Wrong (1933)
76. Victor/Victoria (1982)
77. The Palm Beach Story (1942)
78. Road to Morocco (1942) (I've seen one of the 'Road' movies. Not sure which one)
79. The Freshman (1925)
80. Sleeper (1973)
81. The Navigator (1924)
82. Private Benjamin (1980)
83. Father of the Bride (1950) (Have only seen Steve Martin version)
84. Lost in America (1985)
85. Dinner at Eight (1933)
86. City Slickers (1991)
87. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
88. Beetlejuice (1988)
89. The Jerk (1979)
90. Woman of the Year (1942)
91. The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
92. Ball of Fire (1941)
93. Fargo (1996)
94. Auntie Mame (1958)
95. Silver Streak (1976)
96. Sons of the Desert (1933)
97. Bull Durham (1988)
98. The Court Jester (1956) (I can never remember which vessel has the brew that is true. hehehe)
99. The Nutty Professor (1963) (have seen Eddie Murphy remake)
100. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

Total: 34

Only 34? Sheesh. I didn't score high at all.

Maybe the score is so low because they didn't include such wonderful movies as Cary Grant's movie My Favorite Wife. I seriously can't believe it didn't make the list. Yeah, there were a lot of Cary Grant movies on the list already, but My Favorite Wife is hilaaaarious! The look on Cary Grant's face when he sees his first wife, who he'd just had declared legally dead after being missing for 7 years, as he stands next to the new wife, whom he just married, in an elevator that's about to take them up to their honeymoon suite, is absolutely priceless. Damn. I wish I owned this movie.

And again, there were a few movies I've seen at least half way through that I didn't think should count. I really need to finish those movies sometime. And watch all the others too while I'm at it. It will be my Mission of Funny. :)