Everyone is a Critic: My All-Time Favorites – Humor

Posted: April 13, 2026 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Everyone is a Critic, Humor, Movies, Review | Tags: Dumb and Dumber, Everyone is a Critic, Idle Hands, Kaye Lynne Booth, Movie Review, Talladega Nights, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The Great Outdoors, The Jerk, The Three Amigos, Writing to be Read |Leave a comment

There are some movies that I can watch over and over and never get tired of them because they are so fun to watch. I’m sure certain movies are the same for everyone, in this respect. For “Everyone is a Critic” in 2026, I’d like to talk about my all-time favorites, because if you haven’t seen them, they are worth watching, and if you have, maybe this will remind you how fun they are, and you’ll give one or two another go. I’ve categorized them by the values I find in them, or the reason that I watch them. Many of them, I have watched so many times, I can quote them word for word through many parts. (And, yes, I am old, but they really don’t make them like they used to.)

Now, here, I will share them with you in the hopes that you will get the same enjoyment I have from watching them. For those who have seen the movie, the quotes will bring certain scenes alive in their minds. And if you haven’t seen the movie and you watch it, when you see the scene, you’ll understand why I chose the quotes that I did.

Humor – Make me laugh and just be silly

The Great Outdoors (1988) with John Candy and Dan Aykroyd

Roman (Dan Aykroyd) is the uninvited guest on Chet’s (John Candy’s) family vacation. When you put these two guys together, there’s never a dull moment and the laughs never stop. This movie makes me laugh every time I watch it.

I have this one in my personal movie collection.

Favorite Quotes: “B… b…big…, big bear!” – Chet Ripley (Candy)

“S…Six…Six…Six…Sixty-s…six times!” – Reg (Britt Leach)

“Lips and ass holes.” – Roman Craig (Aykroyd)

“Let go of the rope, Dad!” – Ben Ripley (Ian Michael Giatti)

Favorite Scenes: Bat in the Cabin & Water Skiing

The Jerk (1979), with Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters

Born into a poor black family, Navin never quite fits in. So, he sets off on his own to see the world and find his special purpose.

Only Steve Martin could pull off this role, in this rags to riches comedy.

Favorite Quotes: Opening -“Huh? I am *not* a bum. I’m a jerk. I once had wealth, power, and the love of a beautiful woman. Now I only have two things: my friends, and… uh… my thermos. Huh? My story? Okay. It was never easy for me. I was born a poor black child. I remember the days, sittin’ on the porch with my family, singin’ and dancin’ down in Mississippi…” – Navin R. Johnson (Martin)

“Sir! You are talking to a nigger!” – Navin R. Johnson (Martin)

“You mean I’m going to stay this color!” – Navin R. Johnson (Martin)

“The new phone books are here! The new phone books are here! I’m somebody now!” – Navin R. Johnson (Martin)

“He hates these cans. Stay away from the cans!” – Navin R. Johnson (Martin)

“First I get my name in the phone book and now I’m on your ass. You know, I’ll bet more people see that than the phone book.” – Navin R. Johnson (Martin)

Favorite Scenes: Leaky Oil Cans & Cat Juggling & Broke and Hitting the road – “All I need is this ashtray. And that’s it.” – Navin Johnson (Martin)

The Three Amigos (1986), with Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short

Three out of work silent screen stars are invited to come to Santa Pocho, a small village in Mexico, to save the people from a terrible bandit. The three amigos, Lucky Day (Steve Martin), Dusty Bottoms (Chevy Chase), and Ned Nederlander (Martin Short), mistakenly believe they’re being invited to do a performance there and gladly answer the call, resulting in some hilarious situations when they come up against the real band of outlaws.

These three guys are true entertainers, all. Never get tired of this movie.

I have this one in my personal movie collection.

Favorite Quotes: “You sons of a motherless goat.” – Dusty Bottoms (Chase)

“Excuse me. We’re not Mexican.” – Lucky Day (Martin)

“It wasn’t me. It was my stuntman. But I think I remember how.” Ned Nederlander (Short)

Favorite Scenes: My Little Buttercup, & Good Night Ned, & The Singing Bush and The Invisible Horseman

Dumb And Dumber (1994), with Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels

Two buddies set off a road trip to Colorado, when the woman of Lloyd’s (Carey) dreams leaves her brief case at the airport and he is determined to return it to her. Unbeknownst to him, the briefcase contains ransom money and was left on purpose.

This movie is so dumb you can’t help but laugh. I mean, how dumb can it get?

I watch this one on Pluto T.V. for free.

Favorite Quotes: “Are those your skis? …. Both of them?” – Harry Dunne (Daniels)

“Just when I think you couldn’t possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this… and totally redeem yourself!” – Harry Dunne (Daniels)

“Nice set of hooters you got there.” – Harry Dunne (Daniels)

“She gave me a bunch of crap about me not listening to her or something. I don’t know, I wasn’t really paying attention.” – Harry Dunne (Daniels)

“So, you’re telling me there’s a chance. Yah!” – Lloyd Christmas (Carey)

“What was all that one in a million stuff?” – Lloyd Christmas (Carey)

“That’s as good as money, sir. Those are I.O.U.s.” – Lloyd Christmas (Carey)

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), with Will Ferrell

Ricky Bobby loves to go fast, making him the ideal race car driver, but his philosophies on life are a little messed up, and all he really wants is to impress his long-lost daddy.

Another one that is so stupid, you just gotta laugh.

I watch this one on Pluto T.V for free.

Favorite Quotes: “If you’re not first, you’re last.” – Ricky Bobby (Ferrell) – (“Or…, you’re on fire?” – Me. Lol)

“I’m all jacked up on Mountain Dew!” – Texas Ranger Bobby (Greyson Russell)

“Shake and Bake.” – Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Riley)

“I was only gone three hours!” – Ricky Bobby (Ferrell)

Idle Hands (1999), with Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Hensen, and Jessica Alba

This one has an original story line that naturally leads to humor. What do you do when your hand is possessed, turning you into a serial killer?

I watch this one on Pluto T.V. for free.

Favorite Quotes:

“We’re gathered here today… um… because you’re all dead.” – Anton (Sawa)

“Anton, it’s killing me to see me to see you this stressed-out man. You cut off your hand in the interest of who knows how many others.” – Mick (Green)

“Why would we go to hell? We’re not bad, we’re not exactly good or anything, but at least we don’t go around killing people!” – Pnub (Hensen)

“We need a place to kick it. Don’t be selfish, Anton! No one else’s parents are dead!” – Pnub (Hensen)

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966), with Don Knotts

Don Knotts plays a bungling newspaper typesetter with aspirations to be a reporter, challenged to spend the night in the local haunted house, called ‘the murder house’, to get a story and prove himself to the whole town.

This movie may be old, but that doesn’t make it any less funny. Who can watch Don Knotts and not laugh. Not me. This is just a fun movie to watch, plain and simple.

Favorite Scenes: Finding the secret passage, and organ playing by itself

Favorite Quotes: “Atta boy, Luther!” – man in the crowd

“My whole body is a weapon” – Luther Heggs (Knotts)

“And they used Bon-Ami!” – Mrs. Cobb (Nydia Westman)

“Now you’re apt to see some pretty frightening things, but don’t panic, you’re in no real personal danger. Now you ladies of the jury, stay close together. Hold hands if you wish.” – Luther Heggs (Knotts)

About Author Kaye Lynne Booth

For Kaye Lynne Booth, writing is a passion. Kaye Lynne is an author with published short fiction and poetry, both online and in print, including her short story collection, Last Call and Other Short Fiction; and her paranormal mystery novella, Hidden Secrets; Books 1 & 2 of her Women in the West adventure series, Delilah and Sarah, and book 1 in her Time-Travel Adventure series, The Rock Star & The Outlaw, as well as her poetry collection, Small Wonders and The D.I.Y. Author writing resource.

Kaye holds a dual M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing with emphasis in genre fiction and screenwriting, and an M.A. in publishing. Kaye Lynne is the founder of WordCrafter Quality Writing & Author Services and WordCrafter Press, where she edits and publishes two short fiction anthologies and one poetry anthology every year amidst her many writing projects. She also maintains an authors’ blog and website, Writing to be Read, where she publishes content of interest in the literary world.

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