[Julien]

Originally Posted by LeftWriteFemme

Turtle,

Thank you for this thread. I was having this discussion with a friend just the other night. She is a lover of drama and I am very selective of the drama I watch. If I don't feel it will help me move forward to a happier life I chose to avoid it. Death of a Salesman is on my avoid list for sure; my friend was suggesting I watch Glenn Gary Glenn Ross and when I asked her how I might benefit from watching this, her comment was.....the pain is so real. Personally, I've had enough real pain and am not looking for a refresher course. She has also recommended, Come Back Little Sheba.....it's not that I'm suggesting these aren't good films, I'm just saying they don't ring for me, say the way that, The Lion in Winter, does; it's drama, but I feel hopeful when I watch it.

I am a comedy watcher, but I will admit that I don't understand the attraction of The Three Stooges, I love the Marx Brothers, but the Stooges leave me cold.
Likewise, Woody the Woodpecker is something I don't understand, though I love The Animaniacs.

Again, thanks Turtle for this thread, there are so many things that strike a cord for some and not for others, it will be nice to hear from all sides.

I think it is an intellectual response versus an emotional response or even a superfiscial knee jerk response when it comes to comedy and what we like. I like wit better than slapstick and the turn of a phrase over someone having a building fall on them. However at this moment, I am thinking now how Charlie Chaplin was able to put the emotions of compassion into his films, without dialogue let alone sound. I can see that type of comedy because it's about self. I do not see the draw of the Three Stooges either, but that's just me. In terms of films I prefer the intellectual comedy of a Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy with it's witty banter and innuendo. You have to pay attention to it and it is subtle. I like that.