Author Topic: Mel Brooks (Read 950 times)

rpm · « **on:** March 12, 2007, 04:10:20 AM »

Greatest comedian evar.

DiabloTX · « **Reply #1 on:** March 12, 2007, 04:14:16 AM »

Is he dead, Jim????

JB88 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 12, 2007, 04:23:33 AM »

thats what i was wondering...nothing on google news about it yet...maybe ill try elsewhere.

rpm · « **Reply #3 on:** March 12, 2007, 04:27:37 AM »

No. Just sitting here watching History of the World, Part 1 and it got me to thinking, which is dangerous when Kentucky Bourbon has been applied. Has any other comedian equaled his achievements? Maybe Chaplin, but his work really did'nt stand the test of time where Mel's has over an equal period, but that's debateable.

Look at the filmography:
(no IMDB cheating)
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein
High Anxiety
Spaceballs
The Producers
History of the World, Part 1
Silent Movie
To Be or Not To Be (remake)

Every one of them a classic. He's a writer, actor, singer, dancer, songwriter, director, producer. That's a pretty damn impressive portfolio.

Sorry about the false dead pool alert.

JB88 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 12, 2007, 04:28:52 AM »

impressive indeed!!

(phew! thought we'd lost him)

DiabloTX · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2007, 04:30:48 AM »

Blazing Saddles...until There's Something About Mary, no movie ever made me laugh so hard.

Glad he's still tickin'.

Debonair · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2007, 04:33:18 AM »

the twelve chairs[/i] was fine too

AquaShrimp · « **Reply #7 on:** March 12, 2007, 05:14:29 AM »

I find Mel Brooks entertaining, but not laugh-out-loud funny.

Saintaw · « **Reply #8 on:** March 12, 2007, 05:25:32 AM »

Didn't he do some sort of robin hood movie as well?

JB88 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 12, 2007, 05:26:34 AM »

your avitar scares the hell out of me saintaw.

robin hood: men in tights.

Masherbrum · « **Reply #10 on:** March 12, 2007, 06:10:16 AM »

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Originally posted by AquaShrimp
I find Mel Brooks entertaining, but not laugh-out-loud funny.

...and the devil's advocate of the BBS chimes in like clockwork.

Shuckins · « **Reply #11 on:** March 12, 2007, 06:25:46 AM »

Don't forget about "Get Smart."

Mightytboy · « **Reply #12 on:** March 12, 2007, 07:01:36 AM »

I like Mel but my wife and I walked out 1/2 thru To Be or Not To Be.

Curval · « **Reply #13 on:** March 12, 2007, 07:09:26 AM »

I'm not a big fan of his movies at all...even Blazing Saddles didn't strike my funnybone.

Airscrew · « **Reply #14 on:** March 12, 2007, 08:32:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Saintaw
Didn't he do some sort of robin hood movie as well?

you're probably thinking of "Robin Hood, Men in Tights" he was the friar and he might have also been a producer or executive producer.