Before I get around to doing actual work today...

[frameofmind6]

I just finished watching the Mel Brooks/Anne Bancroft version of To Be Or Not To Be -- and I have to say, I've seen (and loved) most of his movies, but I think this one just became my favorite. At the very least, it's up there in the top three (Spaceballs and Robin Hood: Men in Tights are pretty damn good... *grin*). The great thing about it is that it's really funny, and it definitely has moments of distinct "Brooksishness," but it's also a really good movie in it's own right -- it's not straight up spoof, like most of his stuff. I love the spoof, but it does tend to be a bit depthless. This movie was light and funny, but it had a real story too, and characters you care about and root for. At one point near the end, I was actually reduced to tears -- not that it's hard to make me cry, but I'm pretty sure I've never cried at a Mel Brooks movie before (well, I dunno -- that scene from Spaceballs where President Scroob gets beamed in with his ass on backwards has made me choke up once or twice... *grin*). Anyway, yeah. If you're a Mel Brooks fan -- or even if you aren't -- this movie is definitely worth seeing.

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[patchcat.livejournal.com]

I have to completely agree with those movies being awesome. Another one that's really good and has a decent plot is High Anxiety. He plays a psychiatrist who's framed for murder. Madeline Kahn is just hilarious in that one.

[frameofmind6.livejournal.com]

I love High Anxiety! I actually bought this Mel Brooks Collection (which includes all of his movies except The Producers and Spaceballs) awhile ago specifically because I wanted to see that one again, and I figured I might as well just buy them all at once and see the ones I'd never seen before too. Anyway, yeah -- I'm not even really a Hitchcock fan, but I find that movie hilarious (*grin*). And you're right, that one has more of a plot as well -- I'd forgotten that...