Thursday, May 14, 2009
I'm a big fan of Mel Brooks, Jerry Zucker and Monty Python movies; those type movies where something is not quite right, Where the movie is done straight, but the reality is a bit weird. I'm talking about Airplane, The Naked Gun, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles.... but they have not been that good in a long time. I mean, Disaster Movie, Epic Movie, Date Movie, Meet the Spartans.......... none of them were any good. They're doing bathroom humor, gay references, unnecessary nudity and they're so stuffed with cultural references, they're more really bad sketch comedies with very little plot with very little subtly than real parodies. I just finally rented Meet the Spartans, and was so let down. Not a single laugh. Epic Movie I saw a week ago wasn't even funny; the guys doing the commentary aren't even talking about it. And what's the deal with Carmen Electra appearing in every single one of these films? If given a chance, I think I could write a decent parody. I've had dozens of ideas over time. All you have to do is get rid of the sex jokes, the gay references, all references to passing gas, all the unnecessary nudity, the extrenuous cultural references and actually make it funny, like Mel Brooks used to do it... and less the way the Wayans Brothers did it.
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Posted May 14, 2009 12:43 pm PT
You might like the Be Kind Rewind take on the parody genre. Not Another Teen Movie was okay if only to bring back Molly Ringwald and popularize the slow clap guy. I agree Epic Movie was unwatchable.
Posted May 14, 2009 4:31 pm PT
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