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Scene with Benigni. Funniest ever!!!

posted 14 years ago by homecainered
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I'm too lazy to read thru all the posts here, i'm sure i would find one that's just like this one.. i think the scene with benigni and the priest is the funniest i've seen in any movie ever (and i've seen quite alot, movies that is), the briliance of it isn't just in the performance by benigni but it's the situation all together. Can anyone think of a scene more funny than this...

[–] Eric-1226 14 years ago

I thought the way Benigni talked that poor old priest to death (or at least it seemed like he talked him to death) was pretty funny, considering that he also damn near talked ME to death just listening to him rattle on, and on, and on, and on, and on...

Be that as it may, I think one of the funniest lines of the movie was from the Rome segment: "If there's no room at the Hotel Genius, I'll take a room at the Hotel Imbecile." I just couldn't stop grinning when he said that. lol

“If there's no room at the Hotel Genius, I'll take a room at the Hotel Imbecile.” — Roberto Benigni, "Night on Earth"

[–] PowderedToastMan333 14 years ago

The whole New York scene was funnier. The Public Enemy scene in Ghost Dog was funnier too. (IMHO)

[–] worldofbong 14 years ago

I just about had to stop watching the movie during this scene, that guy had one of the most annoying voices I've ever heard and just kept going on and on and on about some of the stupidest crap ever put on film, it was literally like the Italian version of somebody from Alabama - screwing sheep and pumpkins, wow.

This type of stuff might've been funny to me in the 3rd grade

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[–] sunshineboxi 12 years ago

I loved this segment as well!
The lines were ridiculously hilarious and it was the most animated part of the movie. Benigni executed the character perfectly and the situation added to the 'on-the-spot' humor.
Loved it!

[–] irresistable_danger 12 years ago

I, for one, can't think of anything funnier than this this...... It was absolutely hilarious........ The looks on the bishop's face as benigni delivers each of his punchlines are unforgettable....... man!!!! I can't stop laughing

[–] denham 11 years ago

Rome is the most enjoyable segment, and it's all the more impressive if, as we're told, a lot of the dialogue was improvised by Begnini. (Paris and Helsinki okay, LA sabotaged by Ryder, NY Mueller-Stahl excellent but Perez just too much.)

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[–] Tomopkin 11 years ago

Funny? More like relentlessly annoying.

[–] Ana_Banana 11 years ago

It's so annoying that it's hilarious! This is a very difficult style of humor, as it's constantly at the edge of ridicule and not for everyone, as it seems.

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