Nightmares not to be believed

What was funny in 1988 necessarily ain't funny now. Someone or something like Monthy Python have proved their comedy stands the test of time. Charlie Chaplin as well. Mel Brooks perhaps. I bet Ricky Gervais will do as well. The 80s and early 1990s Hollywood comedy (either Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase or Tom Hanks's cuts) seems some a little naive now. But at the same time, it's - like The Great Outdoors - adorably good-spirited and sincere. Hardly makes you laugh though.