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The author considers "smart-stupid" movies to be cleverly written comedies disguised as silly films.

A list of the top 10 "smart-stupid" movies includes classics like "Airplane!", "Borat," and "Young Frankenstein."

These films utilize absurdity and meticulously crafted jokes to elicit laughter.

It’s the summer of movies like “Happy Gilmore 2” and “The Naked Gun.”

Stupid movies, in other words.

I’ll withhold judgment on both, other than to note that there are movies that are smart-stupid and just plain stupid. Draw your own conclusions.

I am a fan of the smart-stupid movie.

They are, in fact, actually smart movies, with meticulously crafted jokes, presented in the casual way of a stand-up comic delivering a joke that sounds off the cuff but has been workshopped f

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