Comedy is one of the most underrated art forms out there. How best to drive your point across, and to truly reach people, than with laughs? The Marx Bros. were some of the first to really understand comedy as art. Their 1933 movie Duck Soup still holds up as one of the best political farces ever construed. It was so effective, that Benito Mussolini went so far as to ban the film, claiming that it hit too close to home for him.
Cut to 2010. While there weren’t as many comedies that showed the absurdity of politics (we have the Daily Show for that), you can’t say there weren’t some great laughs. And so it has come to this: the best comedy of 2010. Will it be the dearly loved Scott Pilgrim? The highly underrated and under seen Mystery Team? Or the surprisingly decent Easy A? Hit the jump for the results.
Comedy is one of the most underrated art forms out there. How best to drive your point across, and to truly reach people, than with laughs? The Marx Bros. were some of the first to really understand comedy as art. Their 1933 movie Duck Soup still holds up as one of the best political farces ever construed. It was so effective, that Benito Mussolini went so far as to ban the film, claiming that it hit too close to home for him.
Cut to 2010. While there weren’t as many comedies that showed the absurdity of politics (we have the Daily Show for that), you can’t say there weren’t some great laughs. And so it has come to this: the best comedy of 2010. Will it be the dearly loved Scott Pilgrim? The highly underrated and under seen Mystery Team? Or the surprisingly decent Easy A? Hit the jump for the results.
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And the Flixie goes to… Scott Pilgrim! It was a close one, but the Canadian movie directed by a Brit with American actors beat the competition. With it’s unique visual style, fast paced dialogue, and Kieran Culkin, Scott Pilgrim delivered the laughs, the romance, the action, and brilliant music. But let’s not discount our other nominees! Mystery Team, a story of grown up child detectives solving a murder, is a favorite around Flixist, and very much worth seeing. Tied with Mystery Team came Easy A. What can I say? We’re all suckers for Emma Stone.
Great job, Scott Pilgrim! You did it!
Votes Breakdown
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World – 4
Mystery Team – 3
Easy A – 3
Kick-Ass – 1
The Other Guys – 1
Dinner for Schmucks – 1
