Young Frankenstein...THAT'S FRANKEN-STEEN!

[Swoop]

Originally posted by Curval
Mel Brooks sucks....sorry, but I just don't find his stuff very funny.  

Blasphemy!   Blazing Saddles is the best western ever made.

Originally posted by Curval
Monty Python is so much better..

Um.....well yeah.  And Life of Brian was way better than Meaning of Life.  

[DmdMac]

Originally posted by Curval
Mel Brooks sucks....sorry, but I just don't find his stuff very funny.  

Monty Python is so much better..

For the most part I agree.  With the exception of Young Frankenstein and selected portions of Blazing Saddles, the rest of Brooks' stuff is crap.  Space Balls was phenominally dumb.

[Swoop]

Nah there were some part of Spaceballs that were kinda funny.  

Rediculous speed!

For example.

[Wanker]

It's too bad that Brooks couldn't maintain the quality of Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. They were both instant classics upon release. He hasn't done anything even half as funny since.

"Goodnight, Frau Blucher."

[Curval]

Originally posted by Swoop
Blasphemy!

Look, all I said was "That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehova".

[Sandman]

I think "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" is right up there...

[Swoop]

Originally posted by Curval
Look, all I said was "That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehova".
 

Have I got a big nose Mum?

[ra]

Originally posted by Swoop
Nah there were some part of Spaceballs that were kinda funny.  

Rediculous speed!

For example.

I thought is was Ludicrous Speed.

[Stringer]

Originally posted by Sandman_SBM
I think "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" is right up there...

Agreed!

[Mini D]

It was "ludicrous speed" followed by the realization that "They've gone plaid".

Spaceballs was pretty weak with alot of forced gags.  Some good stuff in there (mostly from Rick Moranis), but overall pretty lame.

Mel Brooks and Monty Python movies are completely different animals.  I can't say I like YF or Blazing Saddles any less than Meaning of Life or The Holy Grail.  Some of Monty Python's humor is a bit more dry, but some of Mel Brooks stuff is suprisingly original.

I have all their stuff listed above (except meaning of life that was pulled from shelves for some reason) and will get more from both of Mel and Monty.

MiniD

[Syzygyone]

The absolute funniest movie ever made was "There's Something about Mary"
Laughed so much my face hurt!

[Mini D]

Hehehehe... the Ferelly Brothers are pretty good.  I've liked most of their movies so far.  Kingpin definately had some memorable moments in it as did My Myself and Irene.  I've seen previews to the new siamese twin movie they're making with Bob Canier and Matt Damon and suppose I'll have to watch it just to see if they can pull it off.

MiniD

[Udie]

How about old Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor movies?  Silver Streek and Stir Crazy are 2 of my all time fav's

[Mini D]

Those were good movies, though they are somewhat dated.  Plus, the scene where Gene Wilder goes blackface and is trying to be hip actually made my skin crawl when I saw it (and really hit Richard Prior hard too according to an interview I saw).  It's what makes alot of the Monty Python and Mel Brooks stuff so classic... they're timeless.

MiniD

[rpm]

Originally posted by Mini D
It's what makes alot of the Monty Python and Mel Brooks stuff so classic... they're timeless.

Thats what I'm talking about. I think Python is hilarious also. Possibly because Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles were period pieces is the reason they are still so funny, they haven't "aged". Gene Wilder is another huge reason those 2 movies are the quality films that they are. I agree that most of Brooks' later stuff was crap, with the exception of History of the World, Part 1. It had it's moments...."It's GOOD to be The King!"