3rd funniest of all time?

Rating: 2/10 (15 May 2001)

I'm sorry but I found more to laugh at watching Battlefield Earth!!! This movie was just NOT FUNNY. Seeing it ranked so high on the "100 funniest movies" list, my wife and I figured it must be a Peter Sellers laugh-fest. Imagine our disappointment when we discovered we couldn't have been more wrong. 45 minutes into the movie, we literally looked at each other and said "this is a comedy, right?" 15 minutes later I fell asleep (that shows how boring the movie was) so it wasn't until the next day that I finally found 2 things to laugh at:
1) The scene with Sellers looking for spare change and the subsequent shooting of the Coca-Cola machine.
2) The bit with Dr. Strangelove referring to the president as "Der Fuehrer" and his hand continually attempting to raise in the style of a nazi salute.
Those of you who have seen this movie know what I'm referring to. Those who have not... I would not advise spending an hour and a half to see these two gags.
Seeing this movie has verified my serious doubts about the list of the so-called "100 funniest movies." Do yourself a favor... if you want to see a good comedy, ask a trusted friend to recommend a good one.