Gotta admit, I DO think Blazing Saddles has held up. Just saw it again recently, and laughed quite a bit. Juvenile, corny, and obvious? Yes, indeed. But WELL DONE and WELL ACTED juvenile, corny and obvious.
OTOH, another Brooks film that I thought was the shit when I was thirteen was “History of the World”. I remember it being a non-stop laugh-fest. Saw it again recently, and realized it was just… shit. Barely even smiled.
Yeah, Young Frankenstein holds up, in spite of Brooks’s lame jokes, on the strong performances of cast members Madeline Kahn, Teri Garr and Marty Feldman.
After reading X-Entertainment’s take on ‘The Worst Witch’, I want to see that movie, if only for the Tim Curry music video.
When I was little, I thought ‘Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn’ kicked major ass, but I saw it a few years ago and it was utter garbage.
First I’d like to toss my 2 cents on the Mel Brooks debate and say that I still think The Producers, Young Frankenstein, and Blazing Saddles are funny.
Now here’s the sad part.
[sub]I used to freaking LOVE Jerry Lewis movies[/sub]
Let the canings begin.
Bend over, Crunchy Brat. This won’t hurt much.
I actually saw Hardly Working in the theater when I was young. Spent my own money, too. What the hell was I thinking?
However, the one movie that has aged the worst for me has got to be Breakfast Club. I thought it was oh so perceptive, real, and deep when I saw it in the theater. I caught a bit of it a while back on cable and I thought “what dreck.”
I used to love Repo Man and when I rented it a couple of years ago I thought that it sucked.
Anybody who says that This is Spinal Tap is bad is not welcome in my home.
Thanks for the link, that was hilarious! Now I wanna see that movie again too. I’m sure it will suck, but I need to see those cheesy 80’s special effects again.
Both movies were released in 1974. In fact, I think Blazing Saddles came out first that year.
I think the difference in the humor is due to Gene Wilder. He was a writer, along with Mel, in Young Frankenstein but not in Blazing Saddles. They even got an Oscar nomination for the writing!
I like both movies but Young Frankenstein is definitely better.
I just bought This is Spinal Tap on DVD and it’s great!!!
Back to the OP:
I love Star Wars but when I finally saw it on the big screen during its re-release I almost fell asleep!
The parts with Luke whining were ponderous.
I absolutely adored that movie as a teenager. I watched it over and over and practically had orgasms over strange little details, like Peter Weller’s checkered shoes, and the watermelon in the laboratory. (Jeff Goldblum asks, “Why is there a watermelon here?” and a guy says, “Tell you later.” Watermelon never refered to again. I thought that was hysterical.)
It is NOT a good movie.
Plunging into the Mel Brooks debate: I think Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles are very funny (and I’m older than 13, too). But most of his other movies are extremely bad, and Robin Hood: Men In Tights made me feel ritually unclean.
I still love Casino Royale!
That’s one of my keepers, and I run it by a new friend every year or so. They always laugh, and I can quote half the lines.
Every Which Way But Loose starring Clint Eastwood and an orangutan. Ruth Gordon swearing isn’t as funny as it used to be.
I refuse to watch Buckaroo Banzai because I know it will be crap, and I have very good memories of it.
Blazing saddles still holds up; I am 28. I like men in tights, and I like Dracula : Dead and Loving It. I’m afraid to rewatch secret of NIMH for fear it will turn out to be crud; loved it way back when.
I remember the poster for Buckaroo Banzai (was it ‘and the the thirteenth dimension’ or something?) enthralled me as a kid. Got round to watching it only lately - so really this doesn’t count I suppose - and it is truly bad. But not as bad as John Landis’ ‘Susans Plan’ - THE worst movie I’ve seen recently. Again this doesn’t count but I had to warn you. Mmmm let me think… aah
‘Cohen and Tate’
‘Run’(although secretly like Patrick Dempsey - fine actor)
‘The Godz Must Be Crazy’ - starts funny
‘Rambo II’
‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’
… just realised that my list is extensive so will stop slagging there!