Best Mel Brooks Movie

Fritz · 06-12-2003, 07:59 AM

Which of these Mel Brooks movies do you enjoy the most?

condors · 06-12-2003, 08:12 AM

i voted for history of the world part I

very tough call spaceballs, and blazzing saddles are movies i could have voted for as well

oykib · 06-12-2003, 08:13 AM

"It's good to be the king."

Fritz · 06-12-2003, 08:16 AM

I left out a few, like the Nude Bomb. If you like one of those best you deserve a trout in the rectum.

KWhit · 06-12-2003, 08:17 AM

I voted for Blazing Saddles, but I love the Producers as well. Gene Wilder is one of the funniest people ever.

FYI - Wilder actually wrote Young Frankenstien (although ultimately share writing credits with Brooks for some additional material, but it was mostly Wilder's script). Of course, Brooks did direct it.

Coffee Warlord · 06-12-2003, 08:35 AM

Spaceballs. Definatly Spaceballs.

Samdari · 06-12-2003, 08:36 AM

You left out

"Mel Brooks is not funny. They are all crap."

Fritz · 06-12-2003, 09:43 AM

Trout in the Rectum for Samdari. I think the fish might have company.

KWhit · 06-12-2003, 09:45 AM

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Originally posted by Samdari
You left out

"Mel Brooks is not funny. They are all crap."

We'll put you down for "I had my sense of humor surgically removed."

Craptacular · 06-12-2003, 09:46 AM

Spaceballs, although HotW is a very close runner-up.

KWhit · 06-12-2003, 09:47 AM

I wish I would have voted for The Producers now. It's getting no love whatsoever!

cuervo72 · 06-12-2003, 09:55 AM

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Originally posted by KWhit
I voted for Blazing Saddles, but I love the Producers as well. Gene Wilder is one of the funniest people ever.

FYI - Wilder actually wrote Young Frankenstien (although ultimately share writing credits with Brooks for some additional material, but it was mostly Wilder's script). Of course, Brooks did direct it.

Speaking of Wilder, Silver Streak was on FMC last night...I was preoccupied with the no-hitter though.

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Originally posted by Coffee Warlord
Spaceballs. Definatly Spaceballs.

Spaceballs is the one I remember the best, considering the year it came out. I may have to lean to Blazing Saddles or HOTW though. Which one....

cuervo wishes less people would misspell 'definitely'....cuervo has seen it too many times in the last couple of days....cuervo doesn't mean to offend Coffee Warlord....

Fritz · 06-12-2003, 09:57 AM

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Originally posted by KWhit
I wish I would have voted for The Producers now. It's getting no love whatsoever!

I have not voted yet, and am torn between the first 3.

KWhit · 06-12-2003, 09:58 AM

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Originally posted by cuervo72
cuervo wishes less people would misspell 'definitely'....cuervo has seen it too many times in the last couple of days....cuervo doesn't mean to offend Coffee Warlord....

KWhit wishes less people would refer to themselves in the third person....KWhit has seen it too many times in the last couple of days....KWhit doesn't mean to offend cuervo.

KWhit · 06-12-2003, 10:01 AM

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Originally posted by Fritz
I have not voted yet, and am torn between the first 3.

Those are "definatly" (that's for cuervo) my top 3 as well.

I imagine people's age has a lot to do with the # of Spaceball votes there are. To the young guys, The Producers and to a lesser extent BS and YF look quite dated.

cuervo72 · 06-12-2003, 10:09 AM

Rickey Henderson is cuervo's hero

Seriously, when I was thinking it, I was thinking it in the Costanza voice....(George is getting upset! They're killing independent George!)

GrantDawg · 06-12-2003, 10:29 AM

Grantdawg thinks people voting for anything else definitaly ought to watch "Blazing Saddles" again.

54 Bravo 10 · 06-12-2003, 11:24 AM

Gotta vote for Men In Tights .

Samdari · 06-12-2003, 11:27 AM

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Originally posted by KWhit
We'll put you down for "I had my sense of humor surgically removed."

If you find Mel Brooks funny, I'll put you down for, "I had my intellect removed."

BFleming · 06-12-2003, 11:33 AM

And what year did Brooks do "I have a trout in my rectum"??

Calis · 06-12-2003, 11:53 AM

Blazing Saddles easily gets my vote.

Kodos · 06-12-2003, 12:36 PM

History of the World!

"Pissboy, here's your tip." *ploink*

Franklinnoble · 06-12-2003, 12:47 PM

You left out "Life Stinks"

Fritz · 06-12-2003, 12:48 PM

trout in the rectum for Franlinnoble. bet he likes it

KWhit · 06-12-2003, 12:50 PM

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Originally posted by Franklinnoble
You left out "Life Stinks"

Because it stinks.

Airhog · 06-12-2003, 12:50 PM

This poll is asinine

Marmel · 06-12-2003, 12:58 PM

Fritz, you left your extra large trout at Quiksand's place the other night. He said he is done with it for now.

Franklinnoble · 06-12-2003, 01:00 PM

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Originally posted by KWhit
Because it stinks.

I was being sarcastic.

But, hey... go ahead and leave that trout in my rectum, Fritz... I hear it helps prevent hemorrhoids .

Fritz · 06-12-2003, 01:00 PM

Marm, most folks use disposable trout now. The reusable ones are just so messy.

Marmel · 06-12-2003, 01:02 PM

I was under the assumption that messy=good.

Fritz · 06-12-2003, 01:13 PM

You obviously don't recall the old rhyme "Messy trout will stain your grout." Who wants splotchy grout?

sterlingice · 06-12-2003, 04:24 PM

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Axxon · 06-12-2003, 04:53 PM

For many a year I would have chosen Blazing Saddles but I voted with Young Frankenstein. It just ages better for some reason. I guess partially because it was far less over the top and also it really very closely mirrored the classic Frankenstein film that it parodies. In any case, it gets my vote for sure.

Neuqua · 06-12-2003, 05:06 PM

I really gotta start watching more Mel Brooks films. My alltime favorite has to be Spaceballs though, only because I'm such a Star Wars geek and to portray big menacing Vader as little Rick Moranis gave me laughs to this day.

"I'm my own best friend."

WussGawd · 06-12-2003, 07:36 PM

The current Broadway musical notwithstanding, the Producers. It launched the career of Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks as a writer/director. It won the 1967 Oscar for Best Screenplay, and it was a work of sheer genius.

Besides, how could you not vote for a movie bold enough to do a full Busby Berkely production number called "Springtime for Hitler?"

That being said, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein were wonderful sendups of their genres, gothic horror films and westerns.

The other wonderful thing about Mel Brooks' early works was that they were some of the few films my parents took me to at a young age that weren't G rated.

Vince · 06-12-2003, 07:37 PM

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Originally posted by 54 Bravo 10
Gotta vote for Men In Tights .

Anyone else find it funny that as of now, Men In Tights still has no votes?

Spaceballs is the way to go. I'm sorry that Men in Tights has to be up against these, because I really enjoyed the movie. But compared with Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs, it's no contest. Perhaps I should go watch History of the World again...I don't seem to remember liking it as much as the others.

WussGawd · 06-12-2003, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by BFleming
And what year did Brooks do "I have a trout in my rectum"??

I hear it's coming out later this year.

QuikSand · 06-12-2003, 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by Marmel
Fritz, you left your extra large trout at Quiksand's place the other night. He said he is done with it for now.

How did I get into the middle of this, exactly?

Sharpieman · 06-12-2003, 08:41 PM

I loved Blazing Saddles and History of the World, but I couldn't get past Young Frank. That movie is a classic of classics.

oykib · 06-12-2003, 08:59 PM

HoTW edged our Blazing Saddles and YF for me. History has aged well-- better than YF and much better than Blazing Saddles. Blazing Saddles was probably the best of these at release, though.

Spaceballs was pretty good. But it's not a classic. It's not much better than Men in Tights IMO.

Radii · 06-12-2003, 09:16 PM

I found Blazing Saddles thoroughly average and Spaceballs was only slightly better. I actually love Men in Tights, but History of the World was a very easy choice for me.

cuervo72 · 06-12-2003, 09:18 PM

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Originally posted by oykib
HoTW edged our Blazing Saddles and YF for me. History has aged well-- better than YF and much better than Blazing Saddles. Blazing Saddles was probably the best of these at release, though.

Spaceballs was pretty good. But it's not a classic. It's not much better than Men in Tights IMO.

I think the stars of Spaceballs has to count against it...I mean, Bill Pullman and Daphne Zuniga? Ok, Rick Moranis and John Candy are at least comedians/comic actors...but Pullman and Zuniga? Certainly can't compete with Wilder, that's for sure. And the triumverate of pseudo celebs Joan Rivers, JM J Buttocks and Dick Van Patten....yet I still love the movie.

That and the fact it was from 1987. For me, nothing from 1987 can really be a classic yet, it is still too fresh in my memory (dating myself again).

tucker342 · 06-12-2003, 10:41 PM

Tough choice between Spaceballs and Blazing Saddles, but I choose Blazing Saddles.

Craptacular · 06-12-2003, 11:13 PM

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Originally posted by Airhog
This poll is asinine

I think the better phrase for this poll would have been "This poll has gone from suck to blow."

Airhog · 06-13-2003, 12:19 AM

You know Im pissed that I never got a trout or even a salmon. You are a big wanker fritz

EagleFan · 06-13-2003, 01:26 AM

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Originally posted by Radii
... I actually love Men in Tights...

The power of taking quotes out of context...

Radii · 06-13-2003, 08:50 AM

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Originally posted by EagleFan
The power of taking quotes out of context...

Argh. Nice catch.

ACStrider · 06-13-2003, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Craptacular
I think the better phrase for this poll would have been "This poll has gone from suck to blow."

Good one Crapy

Suck! Suck! Suck! Spaceballs gets my vote.

View Poll Results: Which of these Mel Brooks movies do you enjoy the most?
The Producers (1968)	5	5.38%
Blazing Saddles (1974)	22	23.66%
Young Frankenstein (1974)	16	17.20%
Silent Movie (1976)	0	0%
High Anxiety (1978)	0	0%
History of the World: Part I (1981)	18	19.35%
Spaceballs (1987)	25	26.88%
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)	3	3.23%
I have a Trout in my Rectum	4	4.30%
Voters: 93. You may not vote on this poll

06-12-2003, 08:16 AM	#4
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	I left out a few, like the Nude Bomb. If you like one of those best you deserve a trout in the rectum. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

06-12-2003, 08:36 AM	#7
Samdari Roster Filler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cicero	You left out "Mel Brooks is not funny. They are all crap." __________________ http://www.nateandellie.net Now featuring twice the babies for the same low price!

06-12-2003, 09:43 AM	#8
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	Trout in the Rectum for Samdari. I think the fish might have company. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

06-12-2003, 10:09 AM	#16
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06-12-2003, 08:12 AM	#2
condors College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	i voted for history of the world part I very tough call spaceballs, and blazzing saddles are movies i could have voted for as well

06-12-2003, 08:13 AM	#3
oykib College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	"It's good to be the king."

06-12-2003, 08:17 AM	#5
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	I voted for Blazing Saddles, but I love the Producers as well. Gene Wilder is one of the funniest people ever. FYI - Wilder actually wrote Young Frankenstien (although ultimately share writing credits with Brooks for some additional material, but it was mostly Wilder's script). Of course, Brooks did direct it.

06-12-2003, 08:35 AM	#6
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Spaceballs. Definatly Spaceballs.

06-12-2003, 09:46 AM	#10
Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	Spaceballs, although HotW is a very close runner-up.

06-12-2003, 09:47 AM	#11
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	I wish I would have voted for The Producers now. It's getting no love whatsoever!

06-12-2003, 10:29 AM	#17
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Grantdawg thinks people voting for anything else definitaly ought to watch "Blazing Saddles" again.

06-12-2003, 11:24 AM	#18
54 Bravo 10 n00b Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Henderson ,NV,USA	Gotta vote for Men In Tights . __________________ ''You are only beaten when you admit it , Hence don't . '' -Gen. G.S. Patton

06-12-2003, 11:33 AM	#20
BFleming H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Jersey	And what year did Brooks do "I have a trout in my rectum"??

06-12-2003, 11:53 AM	#21
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	Blazing Saddles easily gets my vote.

06-12-2003, 12:36 PM	#22
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	History of the World! "Pissboy, here's your tip." ploink

06-12-2003, 12:47 PM	#23
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	You left out "Life Stinks"

06-12-2003, 12:48 PM	#24
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	trout in the rectum for Franlinnoble. bet he likes it __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

06-12-2003, 12:50 PM	#26
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	This poll is asinine __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

06-12-2003, 12:58 PM	#27
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Fritz, you left your extra large trout at Quiksand's place the other night. He said he is done with it for now. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

06-12-2003, 01:00 PM	#29
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	Marm, most folks use disposable trout now. The reusable ones are just so messy. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

06-12-2003, 01:02 PM	#30
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	I was under the assumption that messy=good. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

06-12-2003, 01:13 PM	#31
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	You obviously don't recall the old rhyme "Messy trout will stain your grout." Who wants splotchy grout? __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

06-12-2003, 04:24 PM	#32
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06-12-2003, 04:53 PM	#33
Axxon Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ	For many a year I would have chosen Blazing Saddles but I voted with Young Frankenstein. It just ages better for some reason. I guess partially because it was far less over the top and also it really very closely mirrored the classic Frankenstein film that it parodies. In any case, it gets my vote for sure. __________________ There are no houris, alas, in our heaven.

06-12-2003, 05:06 PM	#34
Neuqua Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago, Ill	I really gotta start watching more Mel Brooks films. My alltime favorite has to be Spaceballs though, only because I'm such a Star Wars geek and to portray big menacing Vader as little Rick Moranis gave me laughs to this day. "I'm my own best friend." __________________ Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?

06-12-2003, 07:36 PM	#35
WussGawd College Benchwarmer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Avondale, AZ, USA, Planet Earth, Milky Way Galaxy	The current Broadway musical notwithstanding, the Producers. It launched the career of Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks as a writer/director. It won the 1967 Oscar for Best Screenplay, and it was a work of sheer genius. Besides, how could you not vote for a movie bold enough to do a full Busby Berkely production number called "Springtime for Hitler?" That being said, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein were wonderful sendups of their genres, gothic horror films and westerns. The other wonderful thing about Mel Brooks' early works was that they were some of the few films my parents took me to at a young age that weren't G rated. __________________ "I guess I'll fade into Bolivian." -Mike Tyson, after being knocked out by Lennox Lewis. Proud Dumba Elect of the "Biggest Dumba of FOFC Award" Author of the 2004 Golden Scribe Gold Trophy for Best Basketball Dynasty, It Rhymes With Puke.

06-12-2003, 08:41 PM	#39
Sharpieman Greatly Missed. (7/11/84-06/12/05) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Palo Alto, CA	I loved Blazing Saddles and History of the World, but I couldn't get past Young Frank. That movie is a classic of classics. __________________ Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

06-12-2003, 08:59 PM	#40
oykib College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	HoTW edged our Blazing Saddles and YF for me. History has aged well-- better than YF and much better than Blazing Saddles. Blazing Saddles was probably the best of these at release, though. Spaceballs was pretty good. But it's not a classic. It's not much better than Men in Tights IMO.

06-12-2003, 09:16 PM	#41
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I found Blazing Saddles thoroughly average and Spaceballs was only slightly better. I actually love Men in Tights, but History of the World was a very easy choice for me.

06-12-2003, 10:41 PM	#43
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	Tough choice between Spaceballs and Blazing Saddles, but I choose Blazing Saddles.

06-13-2003, 12:19 AM	#45
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	You know Im pissed that I never got a trout or even a salmon. You are a big wanker fritz __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

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