"romcoms aren't what he's looking for."
He's looking for "lighthearted comedies," and like I said, that usually refers to romantic comedies:
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles.
It could also refer to "family-friendly" comedies, which normally means "comedies" that are aimed at children.
"those movies have precisely in common what he said."
Not even close. My Cousin Vinny is about as far from a lighthearted comedy as you can get. The only thing farther from a lighthearted comedy is a full-on black comedy, like Very Bad Things (1998).
My Cousin Vinny is rated R. There are no lighthearted comedies that are rated R.
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jriley555 (7233)
12 days ago
I bet no one else would agree with you. The fact that its R-rated has to do, i suppose, with profanity, or something.
What genre would you say MCV falls into, if not light comedy ? And where is it written that light comedies and romcoms are synonymous ? The only reason I'm contending with you is your rather blustery/officious take on this stuff. Its a pure comedy. Its also a romance, so even by your own arbitrarily reductive categorization, MCV qualifies as that too.
Many of the films that have been mentioned in this thread are absent romance. Have you noticed ?
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MaximRecoil (4268)
12 days ago
"I bet no one else would agree with you."
It doesn't matter who agrees with me because Appeal to Popularity is a logical fallacy, obviously.
"The fact that its R-rated has to do, i suppose, with profanity, or something."
The profanity and black comedy elements are very much at odds with the concept of a "lighthearted comedy." Terms are defined by how they are normally used and "lighthearted comedy" is normally used to refer to romantic comedies and family-friendly comedies, neither of which tend to be actually funny (unlike My Cousin Vinny).
"What genre would you say MCV falls into, if not light comedy ?"
It's a comedy.
"The only reason I'm contending with you is your rather blustery take on this stuff."
So not only do you not know what "lighthearted comedy" means, you also don't know what "blustery" means. In reality, I haven't used any emotive language at all in these posts, let alone "blustery" language.
"Its a pure comedy."
What does it mean when a simpleton laughs?
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jriley555 (7233)
12 days ago
Agree to disagree. It has a slightly adult tone, etc., but that doesn't make it heavy, its still a goofball comedy - just perhaps for kids over a certain age. you seem to have a very exacting view about these categories that I, for one, don't share. Neither did the OP.
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