View Poll Results: What is Mel Brooks' funniest film?
The Producers (1968)
9
9.78%
Blazing Saddles (1974)
24
26.09%
Young Frankenstein (1974)
22
23.91%
Silent Movie (1976)
0
0%
High Anxiety (1977)
2
2.17%
History Of The World: Part 1 (1981)
13
14.13%
Spaceballs (1987)
19
20.65%
Life Stinnks (1991)
0
0%
Robin Hood: Men In Tights (1993)
2
2.17%
Dracula: Dead And Loving It (1995)
1
1.09%
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Once and for all: Funniest Brooks Film
03-24-05 | 06:26 PM
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Once and for all: Funniest Brooks Film
I've checked past threads and to the best of my knowledge there hasn't been a definitive Mel Brooks Poll. I say forget about Blazing Saddles vs. Young Frankenstein and let's see which Brooks-directed film stands among DVDTalkers as his hands-down funniest ever. Interested to know what everyone's least favorite is too.
I voted for History of the World: Part 1 because that and Airplane! are the 2 funniest movies I've ever seen. I love all Brooks' stuff but HOTWP1 is his masterpiece IMO (The Inquisition???
). YF may be his best film but this poll is for funniest.
I think Life Stinks is his worst by far.
Obviously I only included films directed by Brooks - there are 11. I left out The Twelve Chairs so feel free to write that one in if you need to.
I voted for History of the World: Part 1 because that and Airplane! are the 2 funniest movies I've ever seen. I love all Brooks' stuff but HOTWP1 is his masterpiece IMO (The Inquisition???
). YF may be his best film but this poll is for funniest.I think Life Stinks is his worst by far.
Obviously I only included films directed by Brooks - there are 11. I left out The Twelve Chairs so feel free to write that one in if you need to.
03-24-05 | 06:33 PM
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what's going on here? there's like 3 or 4 on the first page alone!! stop the madness! 
03-24-05 | 06:50 PM
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Young Frankenstein. Next question.
03-24-05 | 08:09 PM
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Mel Brooks' (hypothetical) crappiest movie is better than most stuff coming out of Hollywood today...
03-24-05 | 08:32 PM
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I started this thread in hopes of putting an end to the lunacy. The previous threads all compare 2 films - BS and YF - this thread is asking a completely different question. You have 10 choices here. I don't see it as the same poll at all. But what do I know? 
03-24-05 | 09:16 PM
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Even with 10 films in the mix, I'll still vote for...
03-24-05 | 09:50 PM
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The year 1974 was very, very good for him.
Yeah, I really wanted to see 'Jews in Space.' 
03-25-05 | 11:24 AM
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Come on guys, SPACEBALLS isn't THAT funny.
Blazing Saddles first, followed closely (very closely) by YF.
Actually, I think we should come back in a year or two after we've seen the new PRODUCERS film...has the potential to be near the top of this list.
Blazing Saddles first, followed closely (very closely) by YF.
Actually, I think we should come back in a year or two after we've seen the new PRODUCERS film...has the potential to be near the top of this list.
03-25-05 | 11:28 AM
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"Spaceballs", though i loved "Blazing Saddles" 1st time i saw it, i'm just not big on Brooks' humor.
03-25-05 | 12:48 PM
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For me...
1. The Producers
2. Blazing Saddles
3. Young Frankenstein
Spaceballs, High Anxiety, and History of the World are just so-so for me, while the rest are pretty awful.
1. The Producers
2. Blazing Saddles
3. Young Frankenstein
Spaceballs, High Anxiety, and History of the World are just so-so for me, while the rest are pretty awful.
03-25-05 | 10:18 PM
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I am really surprised. I thought by this point HOTWP1 would be running away with it. Don't get me wrong, "I celebrate his entire collection", but I'm surprised nonetheless. Not 
surprised, or 
surprised, but more like 
. Yea that's it.
surprised, or surprised, but more like . Yea that's it.
