That's Fronkensteen - 3/7/2014

So, I'm writing this early, and from work, because I've got some plans later tonight.  The plan was to go see Young Frankenstein at a theater on Burnside, but they pulled Young Frankenstein.  Stripes is the replacement, which is nearly as good, but I was really hoping to get a few Bluchers in this evening.

(sound of crickets)

Guess that only works in the movie.

Anyway, if you’re not familiar with Young Frankenstein, I cannot recommend enough that you make the effort to see it.  Mel Brooks with his best cast and at the height of his powers doing a spoof of a monster movie genre that is largely forgotten now.  Utterly wonderful and hilarious.

And if you’re not familiar with Mel Brooks in general, be sure to see the following entries:

·         History of the World, Part I

·         Blazing Saddles (his most famous)

·         Silent Movie (his overlooked masterpiece)

·         High Anxiety (spoof of Hitchcock, not his best but enjoyable)

·         Spaceballs (spoof of Star Wars, the last of his great films, in my opinion)

Except for Spaceballs, expect to see lots of Marty Feldman, Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks (himself!), Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars and a host of others.  These are some of the funniest, sharpest movies ever made.  Don’t miss out.

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P.S. I’ll go back and put links in where appropriate later.

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