Mel Brooks' History Of The World, Part II begins shooting in LA... over 40 years after the original classic

Daily Mail ^ | 5 May 2022 | Kevin Kayhart

[kosciusko51]

Regarding West Side Story: The original or the recent remake?

[cgbg]

Spaceballs was an amazing movie—coined a wonderful new phrase:

“Ludicrous speed”

A decent Mel Brooks movie offends everyone—hard to imagine that being done today.

[cgbg]

Mel Brooks humor is an acquired taste—not for everyone.

But—once you get hooked it is addictive like crack.

[unread]

"Regarding West Side Story: The original or the recent remake?"

The original.. I tried twice to watch it, they said it was a great movie.. What, 7 academy awards?? Pewwww!!

[1Old Pro]

'I can't wait to once more tell the real truth about all the phony baloney stories the world has been conned into believing are History!' Brooks said in a statement.

Too late, 2000 mules already came out.

[JerseyDvl]

I feel the same way and it is quite dated and pedestrian compared to today’s musicals.
However, the boomer generation thought it was groundbreaking and they will always have a sentimentality towards it.
My mother called it her favorite movie.

[kosciusko51]

I’ve only seen bits and pieces of the original. I’m not a big fan of musicals, so it is not one that I would go out of my way to see. I heard the remake was worse.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Hey, talked about this yesterday. Looks like he’s moving on this project.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Wow, just wow. To me, it’s a classic. Got to meet the director, too. Same man who did “The Sound Of Music” and edited “Citizen Kane.”

[AppyPappy]

“The original.”

Everyone has the right to be wrong

[Yossarian]

"Regarding West Side Story: The original or the recent remake?"

The original.. I tried twice to watch it, they said it was a great movie.. What, 7 academy awards?? Pewwww!!

I'm with you. It was supposed to be about these two gangs fighting - the Sharks and the Jets - and all I saw were sissyboys prancing around.

[cowboyusa]

Jews In Space!😆😆

[unread]

"I'm with you. It was supposed to be about these two gangs fighting - the Sharks and the Jets - and all I saw were sissyboys prancing around."

Yeah... I can only remmenber one tune that came from that movie. It was used as the theme song for a movie starring Richard Dreyfuss. "Let It Ride", now THAT was a good movie.. :)

[packrat35]

What you wanted for?
“Murder Rape, Robbery, & Rape”
You said rape twice.
“I like Rape”

Hey what’s that in your mouth?
“Guuummm”
Do you have eenough for everybody?
“I didn’t know there would be so many”
Gets shot and dies!

[dfwgator]

It is sad to see how many people view “Blazing Saddles” as a racist movie, when it is anything but.

Especially since Richard Pryor was one of the writers.

[minnesota_bound]

Moses supposes erroneously

[minnesota_bound]

The photo shows the actors wearing masks!!!

BTS: Although the names of the cast have not been made public, various actors have been spotted on the set getting ready to shoot a scene on Thursday

[rlmorel]

I purchased an anniversary edition of it, and they had extensive interviews on the making of the movie, and it was funny to hear Clevon Little (Bart) talking to Burton Gilliam who played the younger cowboy (Lyle) who was racist, and Burton Gilliam felt uncomfortable reading the script, and Clevon Little had to keep reassuring him “I know you aren’t a racist-this is a movie, and it is for effect-say anything you want to say, any way you want to say it, and it won’t bother me!”

I find the same people who think the movie is racist are the same kind of people who believe the 3/5ths Compromise was done to lessen the value of a black life.

[Paal Gulli]

There’s not a snowflake’s chance in Brooklyn that it will be as good as the original (and the original was far from his best work).

[Aut Pax Aut Bellum]

Wanda Sykes. Doomed from the start.