The Dark Knight Rises

[a pretty girl is like]

No. 

[shodan]

you have a very strange sense of humor then. to me anyway.

[Smith Dr John Smith]

Wow that is cool.

A little, my girl Kate had the cooler ancestor though.

I will have to see if I can find that book.  The book I was reading was just a book with some of the plays in it that had a really long forward that had a bunch of information about Shakespeare and his time in it.  I am going to see if I can get that book out of the library it sounds interesting.

Here are the two covers I know of:





The edition I own has the top image but I think the bottom one is from the more recent printings. It goes over a lot of the personalities in the world of theatre during the late Elizabethan and Jacobean period. It's a nice accessible history book that can act (if somebody wants it to) as a springboard for more in-depth reading but doesn't have to and is still a satisfying read.

Wow thanks a lot.  I'm off to see if the library has it.

[Prince of Space 5049]

I would include "High Anxiety" in that list.  Cloris Leachman kills me in that movie.

[shodan]

I would include "High Anxiety" in that list.  Cloris Leachman kills me in that movie.

i was gonna mention that and "to be or not to be", but i figured if they didnt say the others they wouldnt like those two.

[Watchman]

I would include "High Anxiety" in that list.  Cloris Leachman kills me in that movie.

i was gonna mention that and "to be or not to be", but i figured if they didnt say the others they wouldnt like those two.

I don't think Mel Brooks directed To Be Or Not To Be. It's funny, though, him & Woody Allen, we're so used to them being director/actors, wouldn't surprise me that people forgot Allen didn't direct Play It Again Sam or Scenes From A Mall (not that the latter begs to be remembered at all).

I think High Anxiety is a transitional film (like a late 70's Yes or Genesis album). It's better than what came afterwards, has some great & hysterical moments, but it's not as consistently good as Blazing Saddles or Young Frankenstein. I definitely agree with you on Cloris Leachman! "Those who are late do not get fruit cup."

I think in the 80's, Brooks' films became more juvenile. I mean, Spaceballs & Robin Hood doesn't exactly possess biting wit, you have to lower your standards to a more generic kind of pop culture silliness. Funny thing about Spaceballs is I don't even think it's that funny, but I enjoy the cinematography. I think, in a way, Spaceballs is the closest Star Wars fans can get to the original versions of the OT. That sandy desert in Spaceballs  looks more like Tattoine than the New Hope Special Edition! And it doesn't hurt that Spaceballs also features 80's ILM special effects that haven't been fucked with.

I think that might even be a secret appeal of Spaceballs, it reminds people of Stars Wars more than Star Wars does. One reviewer pointed out:

The simplicity of Spaceballs' design, from its economical plot to its archetypal iconography to its spartan sets, is suitably evocative of the least reproducible thing about Star Wars, or anything alchemical: its tone. (http://filmfreakcentral.net/dvdreviews/spaceballs.htm)

[Darth Geek]

Spaceballs is only funny in the villain scenes. Most everything about the heroes (sadly, including the normally great John Candy) is embarrasingly bad. Rick Moranis alone makes the movie worth watching though.

[shodan]

Spaceballs is only funny in the villain scenes. Most everything about the heroes (sadly, including the normally great John Candy) is embarrasingly bad. Rick Moranis alone makes the movie worth watching though.

from time to time if im watching a movie and somebody says "we need to go faster!" or something like that, i think "LUDICROUS SPEED!"

[Relaxing Dragon]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love Spaceballs through and through (as a kid and now). Yeah, a lot of it is low humor, but it hits just right with me. And I do quote a lot of it frequently (especially the "What happened to then?""We missed it.""When?""Just now"). It's pretty much tied with Blazing Saddles as my favorite Brooks movie.

[Watchman]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love Spaceballs through and through (as a kid and now). Yeah, a lot of it is low humor, but it hits just right with me. And I do quote a lot of it frequently (especially the "What happened to then?""We missed it.""When?""Just now"). It's pretty much tied with Blazing Saddles as my favorite Brooks movie.

Well, it's different when sentimental value is part of it. Not enough people take sentimental value into account. If someone proceeds to trash a movie after you've told them it had sentimental value or it's a guilty pleasure, then that's just rude! What I really hate is when people try to logically argue the faults of something that's clearly not up for debate. "Everything you liked as a kid is crap, and I want to ruin any fond memories you have."

[Smith Dr John Smith]

Wow that is cool.

A little, my girl Kate had the cooler ancestor though.

I will have to see if I can find that book.  The book I was reading was just a book with some of the plays in it that had a really long forward that had a bunch of information about Shakespeare and his time in it.  I am going to see if I can get that book out of the library it sounds interesting.

Here are the two covers I know of:





The edition I own has the top image but I think the bottom one is from the more recent printings. It goes over a lot of the personalities in the world of theatre during the late Elizabethan and Jacobean period. It's a nice accessible history book that can act (if somebody wants it to) as a springboard for more in-depth reading but doesn't have to and is still a satisfying read.

Wow thanks a lot.  I'm off to see if the library has it.

Well my library didn't have a copy so I just ordered one off of amazon.  I can't wait,thanks for telling me about this book.

[Russell]

What does any of this have to do with The Dark Knight Rises?

[anais.jude]

What does any of this have to do with The Dark Knight Rises?

Christian Bale IS Dark Helmet

[Tripe]

Based on how pale he is generally, I doubt it ...

[Russell]

What does any of this have to do with The Dark Knight Rises?

Christian Bale IS Dark Helmet

O i c. Unfortunately Mel Brooks is probably too over the hill to make another parody film.