[jimdgoulding]

with loads of bad guys and some seriously witty and clever dialog and story telling.  "Montana" and "Thick as Thieves".  In the latter, Alec Baldwin plays a music collector when he's not doiing capers.  There is a scene in a used record shop you will get a kick out of.  Cool soundtrack with the likes of Monk and The Swingle Singers and GREAT character bits.  Andre Braugher is in the supporting cast and plays one of the well developed characters.  The former is also too cool for school.  A cameo by John Ritter as a slimey bad guy is a hoot.  Lots of momentum in this thanks to the twists and turns as the plot thickens.  These two movies are huge fun and brilliant.  Highly recommended by yours, truly.

[Noseyears]

Thanks for the recommendation man, i think we should start a comedy thread. Is there one? i dont remember..

[jimdgoulding]

Thanks for the recommendation man, i think we should start a comedy thread. Is there one? i dont remember..

Not in a long while.  Start one, Nose.  It would be great for newer members and a refresher for older ones.  A few guys are fans of British comedy, too, like me.

[Matty_J]

I def like the dry humor of British comedy.  I'm sure we could all use some refresher as there is more than I can keep up with.

[thunderbrick]

Me, too!

Oooops! Apocalypse! dates from the late 70's, but be sure to get the Brit version with John Cleese, not the US version with Loretta Swift.

Speaking of Brit comedies, "Waking Ned Devine" is a hoot.

And let's not forget the Masterpiece Theatre version of "Morons from Outer Space".  Think "Spinal Tap" meets "2001, A Space Odyssey"

[Letitroll98]

with loads of bad guys and some seriously witty and clever dialog and story telling.  "Montana" and "Thick as Thieves".  In the latter, Alec Baldwin plays a music collector when he's not doiing capers. 

"Thick as Thieves" appears to be a very popular title, it refers to the 1999 movie you mention directed by Scott Sanders based on the novel by Pat Quinn, a 2009 thriller with Morgan Freeman, a 1974 British TV mini series with Bob Hoskins, a 1991 Canadian film featuring Tony Munch, a play, a 1999 pornographic film starring Buddy Jones, an album by Trooper, an album by Kicked in the Head, nine different songs by nine different musical groups, three novels including the aforementioned one by Pat Quinn, and six television episodes, all of the above courtesy of Wiki.  Thus it took a few internet clicks to find a review of the comedy in your post.

In any case, sounds like the sly, intelligent humor I like best.  My nomination of the genre is "Local Hero" directed by Bill Forsyth, a delightful 1983 Scottish comedy starring Peter Riegert and Burt Lancaster.   

[jimdgoulding]

ZLS and I, that I know of, are fans of Local Hero .