I saw this movie a long time ago. Let's say it was the mid '80s.
ALL (to camera): "It was the mid '80s."
That's the kind of kidding around you typically find in a Zucker/Abrams type comedy more than a Brooks venture (which this is not, but maybe as close as it gets)... and no matter your taste, I think we can agree this movie needed more of it. Sly and subtle worked much better on Gene Wilder in "Young Frankenstein" and it would've worked much better here as well.
The only thing I remembered about TAOSHSB from the first viewing so long ago (before seeing it again last night) was the ridiculous hopping song and the presence of Marty Feldman. And, with the exception of Albert Finney's cameo - which is the funniest bit in the movie, sadly, and not because of the writing - I'm hard pressed to remember anything else only one day after watching it again.
I can't imagine anyone really appreciating TAOSHSB - except a die-hard fan of the Wilder/Feldman/Kahn team-up who's already seen "Young Frankenstein" and really really wants to get this one under his belt. It's just not very funny at all. Most people should definitely avoid it... trust your instincts this time.
ALL (to camera): "It was the mid '80s."
That's the kind of kidding around you typically find in a Zucker/Abrams type comedy more than a Brooks venture (which this is not, but maybe as close as it gets)... and no matter your taste, I think we can agree this movie needed more of it. Sly and subtle worked much better on Gene Wilder in "Young Frankenstein" and it would've worked much better here as well.
The only thing I remembered about TAOSHSB from the first viewing so long ago (before seeing it again last night) was the ridiculous hopping song and the presence of Marty Feldman. And, with the exception of Albert Finney's cameo - which is the funniest bit in the movie, sadly, and not because of the writing - I'm hard pressed to remember anything else only one day after watching it again.
I can't imagine anyone really appreciating TAOSHSB - except a die-hard fan of the Wilder/Feldman/Kahn team-up who's already seen "Young Frankenstein" and really really wants to get this one under his belt. It's just not very funny at all. Most people should definitely avoid it... trust your instincts this time.
