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Perhaps that's why it worked for me. Also, I watched it with some kids who had seen Star Wars and they were laughing a lot.
The humor in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, BLAZING SADDLES, and GET SMART isn't just funny, it's smart. I can't say the same about SPACEBALLS. Yeah, it warrants a lot of chuckles in places. But it's all pretty dumb.
SPACEBALLS is over-rated and honestly not very good. And I say that as an avid Mel Brooks fan.
There is a vital key to doing good satire, and Mel used to know it: You have to love and appreciate what you're satirizing to a degree. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is brilliant because it is evident that Brooks truly loved the original movie and genre. Same thing with BLAZING SADDLES or even GET SMART. But with SPACEBALLS it was evident he had nothing but disdain for the source material.
Brooks did not grow up with the Star Wars phenomena as he had with the old time horror flicks, cheesey musicals and cliche splattered westerns. Brooks was 50 years old when Star Wars came out and one's love of movie genres and specific films is usually formed between the ages of 12 and 25.
SPACEBALLS is over-rated and honestly not very good. And I say that as an avid Mel Brooks fan.
There is a vital key to doing good satire, and Mel used to know it: You have to love and appreciate what you're satirizing to a degree. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is brilliant because it is evident that Brooks truly loved the original movie and genre. Same thing with BLAZING SADDLES or even GET SMART. But with SPACEBALLS it was evident he had nothing but disdain for the source material.
I agree.
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Originally Posted by Grandstander
Brooks did not grow up with the Star Wars phenomena as he had with the old time horror flicks, cheesey musicals and cliche splattered westerns. Brooks was 50 years old when Star Wars came out and one's love of movie genres and specific films is usually formed between the ages of 12 and 25.
SPACEBALLS is over-rated and honestly not very good. And I say that as an avid Mel Brooks fan.
There is a vital key to doing good satire, and Mel used to know it: You have to love and appreciate what you're satirizing to a degree. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is brilliant because it is evident that Brooks truly loved the original movie and genre. Same thing with BLAZING SADDLES or even GET SMART. But with SPACEBALLS it was evident he had nothing but disdain for the source material.
Dude, Spaceballs is a silly good time. No need to dissect it. "JAM THE RADAR!"
I find it interesting that the "unofficial" Star Wars movies are better than the "official" ones. I really like Rogue One, and I thought Solo was pretty good too. But The Force Awakens was only somewhat decent, and The Last Jedi was truly disappointing. I probably won't like The Rise of Skywalker much either, but I'll go see it anyway, just so I can complete the series.
Maybe they can focus on making the "unofficial" movies from here on out. Honestly, they're just better.
Yep, dumb = silly. It's a good time. You're the last person I'd expect to dunk on Spaceballs, haha.
Well, if it makes you feel any better, I also disliked DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT and ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS. Somehow, Mel lost his mojo in the '90s.
I admit I never saw DDaLI. Leslie Nielsen. About time I get on it.
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