Why do people find these funny, did i miss the memo?

When did people start finding movies like Walk Hard, Knocked Up and Napoleon Dynomite funny? I don't find these movies funny at all. Napoleon Dynomite didn't make any sence. Walk Hard had maybe one funny part and Knocked Up wasnt funny at all. I don't understand why people find that sort of stuff funny. A loser gets a hot girl pregnant, how is that funny? I mean some of it can be funny to an extent, like if someone takes a dump on a lawn that is funny but I don't see what is so funny about genitals.





Can someone please explain to me why people find humor in such films?





Example of what I find funny: John Waters movies, Seinfeld, Wrongfully Accused, Heathers, Mean Girls, Little Miss Sunshine, Saved, Superbad.

Why do people find these funny, did i miss the memo?
I liked Walk Hard, as I am a fan of that kind of "mockumentary". OK, not as good as "Spinal Tap", but still a hoot.





I don't think ANYONE can explain napoleon Dynamite to me. I just have to assume it strikes a chord with a lot of people. Humor is personal, so what you find execreble, someone else finds entertaining
Reply:Well, in terms of Napoleon Dynamite, I like it because it's clean, dry in terms of humor, and something I think a lot of people can relate to. Being a nerd, not being popular, an outcast, whatever... It's also got some really funny scenes in it. I don't know, I love it. As far as the other ones you listed, haven't seen em, so I can't say.





Ironically, the ones you say you find funny to me are the opposite. Very unoriginal, not humorous, and harsh to watch...
Reply:It doesnt necessarily mean anything, you just have a different taste in comedy. Your sense of humor could be slapstick, screwball, grossout, dry, wit, sarcasm, dark, the list goes on. It comes down to what you find to be entertaining. Personally i like all the movies in your list but i liked knocked up and napoleon dynamite too. People find knocked up funny for the same reason you find mean girls funny- it comes down to whats gonna keep the viewer entertained. Youre not gonna like every movie that comes out- so then just dont watch em!
Reply:Napoleon Dynamite was funny to me but I had to watch it a couple of times before I really got the humor. It is just so ridiculous. But, You a correct about the other two. They weren't funny. For some reason, there have been a lot of comedies lately that aren't very comical. More like light dramas. I don't find find farting or genitals very humorous either.
Reply:I totally agree with you!! I don't see the humor in as you said "A loser gets a hot girl pregnant" it's all so pintless and stupid, and very crude, too. Nobody has any morals anymore. I hate the kind of humor like that, I call it "slap in the face" humor, because it's so egregiously obnoxious.
Reply:Everyone has there own sense of humour based on their own upbringings and experiences so of course peoples tastes are going to differ. I find it weird though that you didn't find Napoleon Dynamite funny but you like John Waters movies. He makes some of the most obscure films around!
Reply:You can't really explain humor. You obviously don't have the same sense of humor as a lot of other people. That's fine. Just remind yourself when you go see a comedy that's supposed to be really good that you don't always agree with everyone else.
Reply:Well,J, Napoleon Dynamite is so funny because it's random and all of them talk funny. And when Napoleon sees the Spanish guy ride his bike, they pause and you can see a spiderweb hanging from Napoleon's hair. So there u have it.
Reply:i think why people think that its so funny is that it is so stupid that its funny. I dont think that its funny anymore but when i first saw it, i thought that they were funny becuase they were so stupid. if that makes sense
Reply:Different people have different senses of humor. what you might find funny others wont. what does t matter to you anyways?!?


you just do you and stop haiting
Reply:People are amused by sexual jokes and anything inappropriate. Mature people don't find it entertaining, which I think is good.
Reply:Whats funny is you didnt like Knocked Up but you did like Superbad. Its like the same kind of humor. They are called movie PREFERENCES.
Reply:The ones you find funny, so do I. But I also thought Napoleon Dynamite was hilarious. Haven't seen or care to see Knocked Up - I'm kinda sick of that group of people.
Reply:yeah


then loser guys think they can get hot women





and they r dumb





its a man who wrote that


NO women would waste thier time on that kind of movie..
Reply:I think the 3 movies you mentioned above are all funny. Everyone has there own style of humour.
Reply:I understand, lots of my friends just don't get those movies. Its reverse phsychology
Reply:o ya i ttly agree


ppl r getting evn more imature i think


its not funny its dumb but those losers want hope tht they might sum day b ably to score sum hot girl but they wont unless they grow up
Reply:i have NO idea what you're smoking


napoleon dynamite rocked(=
Reply:You must have missed the memo - they were funny! Except for Knocked Up - I didn't like it either.
Reply:its commical humor. its ment to appeal to certain people. {stupid humor}
Reply:Napoleon Dynamite seems pretty stupid if you try too hard make sense of it. It's not really that type of movie.
Reply:idk either i find the same things you find funny funny so idk whats wrong with all those other people
Reply:everybody has different tastes. thats all there is to it
Reply:how dare u!! napoleon dynomite is the funniest movie every crated!!
Reply:I dont know how old you are, but you might like a sitcom named Wings. It is really funny.
Reply:Its guy/stoner humour...
Reply:It's dry humor..


I don't find the 3 stooges funny,


but you don't hear me whining


about it.
Reply:you have no abstract sense of humor.
Reply:cause they r stupid funny
Reply:i can understand why movies like napoleon dynamite and walk hard aren't funny. walk hard was lame and napoleon dynamite is possibly the worst movie ever made. But movies like knocked up use very direct humor. They make fun of everything there is to make fun of and that's what makes them funny. It uses the same kind of humor as superbad and heathers.