In our last look at comedy, we were guessing to some extent. MAYBE we were talking about films that would stand the test of time, but maybe we weren't. It takes about thirty years to know. By now, ANNIE HALL is safe. MANHATTAN is in the pantheon. But for the moment, FUNNY PEOPLE is just a guess, a good guess in my opinion, but a guess all the same.
With these films, there's no guessing. ...