Happy Monday! (Ish, depending on time zone) Hope you’ve enjoyed this review of Men in Tights 😊 A Bad Price to Pay for Love: www.amazon.com/dp/B0D58H91D8 www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-bad-price-to-pay-for-love Jerry's KZfaq: KZfaq.com/@JFWestinger Please send thoughts and prayers for the recording of the audiobook; every previous attempt has apparently prompted my neighbours to start extremely noisy and protracted construction projects 😂 Hopefully my new acoustic foam will damp the sounds of any enthusiastic builders near my new house!
@markedis59022 ай бұрын
Not a lot of sword fighting in Blazing Saddles but I think you’ll enjoy it
@ErnestLordGoring2 ай бұрын
Jill, if a Mum repairing a house they’ve moved into has *any* silence to record an audiobook, I think we know who has the magic powers Lady Rosamund doesn’t “currently” have… 😅
@josephradley31602 ай бұрын
Yaaaaay. Audiobook!
@kathrynronnenberg16882 ай бұрын
Try those cheap moving blankets over the doors and windows, where most of the sound leaks in. A layer of blackout curtain fabric on the outside of the window covers will prevent them from disintegrating in the sunlight. (Advice from a soundproofing video I recently watched, but can't find and in any case don't know how to link here.)
@landenbrooks93272 ай бұрын
By the way, Jill. If you haven't seen John Wayne's The Quiet Man, you certainly should. Then if you want to review the fight at the end, I think it would be a good time.
@MysteryMommy12 ай бұрын
Yes, Blazing Saddles. YES
@kelleenbrx66492 ай бұрын
If you've enjoyed Men in Tights- You will probably enjoy Blazing Saddles. It has less songs than Robin Hood.
@Swimavidly2 ай бұрын
I recommend Blazing Saddles because it makes fun of racist stereotypes. But be warned, it is also full of racist stereotypes.
@irsmrtnow12042 ай бұрын
All the yeses
@samgaudreault74012 ай бұрын
Yes watch it. No sword fighting but still very good
@arikwolf37772 ай бұрын
Whether or not you make a video about it, _Blazing Saddles_ is a must watch movie.
@superkeaton99122 ай бұрын
In Robin's defense, of course he's confident. He's read the script.
@cmdraftbrn2 ай бұрын
yes yes he does
@Vohlfied2 ай бұрын
"I lost. ....I lost? Wait a minute I'm not supposed to lose!"
@NikolaHoward2 ай бұрын
What gets me about Men in Tights is the HUGE grin that Cary Elwes has during every single scene. Utter joy. He's simply enjoying himself immensely. and yes, Slapsies.
@NarwahlGaming2 ай бұрын
'Slap-back'.
@Molikai25 күн бұрын
@@NarwahlGaming Yeah, It really stands out.
@houdin654jeff2 ай бұрын
Two things. 1. Yes, see Blazing Saddles. Released the same year as Young Frankenstein, it is a classic of its genre and still deeply funny. Not a lot of swordplay though. 2. In regards to making Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Cary Elwes was quite saddened at one point in the shooting of it to hear of the passing of Andre Roussimoff, aka Andre the Giant, his co-star and friend in The Princess Bride. As he put it, “It was very hard to be funny that day.”
@agin151928 күн бұрын
It was such a poignant quote to hear from Andre how much he enjoyed Princess Bride as he was just one of the cast. He fitted in. He wasn’t doing a freak show based on his height or any such. He was just a normal guy. A bit like Hendrix story. Such a sad one.
@speedythree2 ай бұрын
One of many, many reasons to watch "Robin Hood Men in Tights": "I've come to warn you that, if you do not stop levying these evil taxes, I shall lead the good people of England in a revolt against you." "And why should the people listen to you!?!" "Because, unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent!"
@PuppyMonsters2 ай бұрын
That was such a great dig at Kevin Costner. I laughed a bit too hard at that the first time I saw it because I had worked at a movie theater when Prince of Thieves came out and it was so underwhelming.
@garethwilkins67442 ай бұрын
@@PuppyMonsters and don't forget, the reason Patrick Stewart used a Scottish accent, was to make fun of Sean Connery refusing/unable to use an English accent as King Richard.
@TB0Seven2 ай бұрын
@@PuppyMonsters I also love the French dub, I think, when it's "Because, unlike some other Robin Hoods, i don't dance with wolves".
@daniellemcfadden33482 ай бұрын
Also! One of the reasons Cary Elwes looks so amazing in this movie is because he had just come off of Princess Bride where he'd spent pretty much the entire duration of shooting practicing with two of the greatest traditional sword fight choreographers of the time. Probably what won him the role honestly. The choreographer for Men in Tights said he pretty much had to teach Cary nothing, just give him the steps and let him go nuts cause he was already so well trained.
@julietardos50442 ай бұрын
Mel Brooks wanted him because of seeing him in TPB. According to IMDB, which is never wrong.
@MonkeyJedi992 ай бұрын
Also, unlike all those other Robin Hoods, he speaks with a British accent.
@thehellyousay2 ай бұрын
@@MonkeyJedi99 erroll flynn's robin hood had a touch of one. very crisply enunciated, too. kevin costner, on the other hand ... yeeeewsh ...
@Londubh2 ай бұрын
@@thehellyousaythat's the joke. It was a direct jab at the fact that Costner's attempt at a British accent was so bad that they allegedly gave up and refilmed the scenes where he had tried
@thork69742 ай бұрын
I wouldn't say he'd *just* come off of Princess Bride, which was made six years earlier. But I bet he and Patinkin still remember most of that choreography.
@SunCrushr2 ай бұрын
Not really fight related, but I never fail to crack up when the "pill" the witch gives the sheriff is an actual Life Saver mint.
@slayer023517 күн бұрын
How have I never noticed that before? 😂
@markvicferrer2 ай бұрын
Men in Tights is a perfect parody of Prince of Thieves, but it went above & beyond for the final fight. The crewmember sandwich gag is my favourite part.
@johncolwell21882 ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles is one of Mel Brook's best movies. It's a must see.
@alexius232 ай бұрын
It has been observed that while it’s a hysterical film in the current social climate it could never be made into a film today.
@ianbelanger74592 ай бұрын
If pressed, I would say Blazing Saddles is the funniest, but Young Frankenstein is the best movie.
@karlrovey2 ай бұрын
@@ianbelanger7459_It's Frankenstein._ (use whichever pronunciation you like, if fits).
@nadavga2 ай бұрын
Accurate
@hornetf182 ай бұрын
@@alexius23 Mel Brooks is often quoted as saying they said the same thing when they were making it. They also said the same thing about Tropic Thunder as well.
@RHCole2 ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles is arguably one of the best comedies ever put to celluloid. Yes, watch it.
@alexius232 ай бұрын
During casting Mel Brooks reached out to John Wayne to play the Gene Wilder part. Wayne said that he could not play that part but that he would be first in line to see the movie….
@reamrkj11252 ай бұрын
Watch it, but film your reaction.
@godlesslippillow2 ай бұрын
Agree, I didn’t understand how awesome it was at 23. I’m turning 33 and gave it another try and it’s effing awesome
@julianmhall2 ай бұрын
My absolute favourite line in that film is 'Unlike other Robin Hoods /I/ can speak with an English accent'.. a clear swipe at Kevin Costner's portrayal in Prince of Thieves two years earlier.
@insulaarachnid2 ай бұрын
Speaking of a "sneaky Princess Bride reference", your use of "let me explain! No, there is too much. Let me sum up", was appreciated👏👏👏
@TheBetterManInBlack2 ай бұрын
EVERYone should watch Blazing Saddles.
@PobortzaPl2 ай бұрын
At least once
@NarwahlGaming2 ай бұрын
_"I'm sorry to inform you, ma'am, but that's my arm."_
@Hellbane2242 ай бұрын
I saw that film for the first time on Starz when I was about... 12? Maybe 13? I nearly died. I could NOT stop laughing. It was hard to BREATHE.
@josephradley31602 ай бұрын
A race home, frantic search through my DVD collection and quick scene jump confirms that yes, the bit where your blu-ray skipped is where Robin punches the sherrif in the face.
@josephradley31602 ай бұрын
Now I have the DVD in I have to rematch this cinematic masterpiece again. Who cares that it's 11PM
@warriormaiden98292 ай бұрын
@@josephradley3160 'Tis the sensible thing to do. 😂
@josephradley31602 ай бұрын
@@warriormaiden9829 I am not often accused of doing the sensible thing.
@warriormaiden98292 ай бұрын
@@josephradley3160 Well, my humblest apologies for doing such a preposterous thing. Please, join me in returning to the usual scarcity of sanity that is to be found 'round these parts. 😂
@josephradley31602 ай бұрын
@@warriormaiden9829 just the chuckle I needed this morning. Thank you.
@Titanic_Trash2 ай бұрын
I love this movie. The witch’s response to the Prince asking about her surname Latrine is the best. “It used to be Shit’ouse!”
@tmac83962 ай бұрын
Good Change, Good Change!
@Vohlfied2 ай бұрын
In that scene, was his mole on the other side?
@richardgardner3695Ай бұрын
@@Vohlfied He has a mole?
@admthrawnuru2 ай бұрын
Aw, you skipped my favorite gag in the fight when Marion seems genuinely concerned that Robin's dog loses the shadow puppet exchange to the Sheriff's duck.
@JohnSmithShields16 күн бұрын
The other shadowplay whilst singing, The Night Is Young and You're So Beaitiful, was quite eye-opening too.
@Eyllena2 ай бұрын
10:00 I feel like Robin's self confident energy is explained well during the archery contest: he knows how the fight is going to go already. To sum up: "I lost. I lost? Wait a minute, I'm not supposed to lose. Let me see the script."
@simongeard48242 ай бұрын
Yeah, the fourth wall takes a bit of a beating at times. Classic Mel Brooks...
@AB-zr8pu2 ай бұрын
That'a the confidence of plot armor for you
@1LivingCuriously2 ай бұрын
I am baffled by just the question, "Would you recommend watching Blazing Saddles?"... Yes as empathically as everyone else has said, YES. Watch it keeping in mind the era it was created with popcorn and plenty of drinks for "Pthhh!", "They said that!" moments.
@manikzag2 ай бұрын
Yeah, absolutely this. Taken by today's standards, a lot of the jokes are not great. Taken in the right time context yes, it was amazing.
@arthurmoore94882 ай бұрын
@@manikzag Making fun of racists and bigots is as funny today as it was then.
@thevirtualjim2 ай бұрын
@@arthurmoore9488 you know...morons.
@thevirtualjim2 ай бұрын
she should have asked if there is anyone who WOULDN'T recommended she watch it!
@SpiritOfWanderlust2 ай бұрын
I'm not at all baffled by her asking that question because it absolute GUARANTEED a flood of responses in the comments. Sneaky Jill!
@cherriagana2 ай бұрын
What I love about any cary elwes fight scene is the fact he looks like he truly enjoys doing them. The energy he creates in every fight is amazing.
@bigderf12 ай бұрын
Oh snap! It’s Cat from Red Dwarf rapping about pancakes!
@emp0rt2 ай бұрын
"A black sheriff??" Yes! Blazing Saddles! Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder are fantastic in this movie.
@thegardenofeatin59652 ай бұрын
And neither were the original choices for their roles.
@CantankerousDave2 ай бұрын
@@thegardenofeatin5965I honestly can’t picture anyone else in those roles. You’d need a Sidney Poitier, but he’s not really known for zany hijinks. Richard Pryor did half of the writing, and he and Wilder did a bunch of movies together later, but he’s too high energy. Cleavon Little handled the suave stuff and the slapstick and and the Bugs Bunny chaos agent stuff equally well. And Wilder with the perfect deadpan to play off him. Perfect casting.
@jackielinde75682 ай бұрын
Originally, it was going to be Richard Pryor as Sherrif Bart. I've heard conflicting stories that have on one hand Pryor turning down the role because of conflicts with other projects and also that he felt he wasn't right for the part. (Richard Pryor is one of four people who share writing credits on the movie.) I think Cleavon Little made a better Sherriff Bart because he better at playing comedic scenes straight. Not to say that Pryor couldn't play the part, but it really needs someone who's not known for being a goofball. Still love Richard Pryor movies, especially when he and Gene Wilder teamed up.
@speedythree2 ай бұрын
More than that - a black sheriff holding himself at gunpoint to keep from getting lynched by the white townfolk!
@speedythree2 ай бұрын
More than that - a black sheriff holding himself at gunpoint to keep from getting lynched by the local townfolk!
@George_M_2 ай бұрын
"Just you and me and my GUAAAARDS!"
@Vohlfied2 ай бұрын
"Man to man! Mano e mano! Just you and me and my GUUUUAAAAARDS!"
@JabbaMcBo2 ай бұрын
Dont forget the best part of the stick fight: the music. The fight is scored so incredibly precise and highly amusing.
@janerkenbrack33732 ай бұрын
Cary Elwes was a Robin Hood with an English accent, which was a nice change.
@SanjayMerchant2 ай бұрын
So what I'm getting is that the basic joke of the Robin vs. Rottingham fight is basically "What would it look like if Errol Flynn's Robin Hood fought Alan Rickman's Sheriff?"
@Nkanyiso_K2 ай бұрын
*Blazing Saddles.* It's one of Mel Brookes' classics a reason. I enjoy it a lot and i feel like because Brookes worked with Black actors to not be offensive for the sake of it, i feel like especially for the time is really refreshing to see a Black man starring in a feature film & really commanding the scenes while manipulating racists to get out of sticky situations
@annekeener41192 ай бұрын
Exactly. Aside from a few uncomfortable gay jokes, Blazing Saddles never punches down. The joke is usually how the racist and/or greedy idiots get their comeuppance. It has the same effect as The Producers.
@jackthemayor25182 ай бұрын
I think Richard Prior worked with Mel Brooks for the script? Also, racism is very much the butt of the joke.... along with a lot of other things.
@Nkanyiso_K2 ай бұрын
@@jackthemayor2518 That's why I think people are missing the point if they're saying Blazing Saddles couldn't be made today
@kelaEQ22 ай бұрын
@@Nkanyiso_K No that is the point they are making you can't even make fun of racists if those racists are being racist in your movie.
@whiplashomega2 ай бұрын
@@Nkanyiso_K It couldn't be made today not because it is "offensive", but because hollywood execs are scared to take sensitive subjects head on in an opinionated manner outside of the occasional fan service. It barely got made when it did. It would be like making a romantic comedy starring a trans person that directly makes fun of conservatives anti-trans policies. Getting a movie studio to sign off on paying for that and distributing it to all the major theaters would be basically impossible.
@daemanj2 ай бұрын
The sheriff could never beat the Dread pirate Roberts!!
@joshuaclark16962 ай бұрын
Blazing saddles is a MUST!!! He says the sheriff is Near!
@tmac83962 ай бұрын
NO! DAGNBAIT! I SAID THE SHERIFF IS A N*DONG*!
@ErnestLordGoring2 ай бұрын
*Stick* around for the quarterstaff fight? 😂 Touché Jill, Touché
@vacuumdiagram2 ай бұрын
Aaaah, I missed it, how?! 🤣🤣 Cheers!
@thatHARVguy2 ай бұрын
Quarterstaff? More like 1/16staff, amirite?
@GH627132 ай бұрын
@@thatHARVguy 😂
@NobodyC132 ай бұрын
@@thatHARVguy It's not the size that matters, it's how you use it.
@QwertiusMaximus2 ай бұрын
My favorite lines from the movie "Hey Blinken!" "Did you say Abe Lincoln?"
@mattobito2 ай бұрын
Blinken is amazing, definitely one of the best characters in the film.
@Senekenn2 ай бұрын
@@mattobito Blinken! What are you Doing up there? Guessing? I Guess no ones coming!
@mattobito2 ай бұрын
@@Senekenn Robin is that you?! Yes! Back from the Crusades!? Yes! And Alive?! ...Yes.
@henryvandeventer24572 ай бұрын
@@mattobito"You lost your arms in battle! But you grew some nice boobs." The best though... "I can see!" Thud "No, I was wrong"
@NarwahlGaming2 ай бұрын
_"Are you kidding? I heard that coming from a mile away."_ _"Right-o, Blinkin. Very good."_ _"Pardon? Who's talking?"_
@demonclownbaby2 ай бұрын
Did you notice the pill that brings the Sheriff back from death is a Life Saver candy?
@lunarworx39352 ай бұрын
That quarter staff was down to a nickle staff by the end of that fight.🤣
@DareChristopherАй бұрын
Actually, it's a buck and a quarter quarterstaff, but I'm not telling him that.
@Lori0Tas2 ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles is yet another opportunity to see the stellar genius of Madeline Kahn. Which should never be missed.
@eldorados_lost_searcher2 ай бұрын
Eh, I found her performance in the film somewhat underwhelming, almost as if she was just tired. 😜 In all seriousness, she was fantastic.
@CantankerousDave2 ай бұрын
@@eldorados_lost_searchercan you blame her, with all that love uninspired?
@Richard_Nickerson2 ай бұрын
Madeline Kahn & Gene Wilder RIP
@douglashudson47062 ай бұрын
"Flames. Flames - on the side of my face."
@Richard_Nickerson2 ай бұрын
@@douglashudson4706 That's Clue
@SageVallant2 ай бұрын
One of the biggest takeaways from these videos is that Carey Elwes is pretty great at this stuff.
@KethKessel2 ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles is a must for everyone!!!
@AvengerBB12 ай бұрын
Mel Brooks may be a comedy guy, but he doesn't do anything half-assed. He's going to do a Star Wars parody? He's going all out. Robin Hood? Hold my bow. Western? Shine your spurs! He truly is a master.
@voxorox2 ай бұрын
"Because, unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent." Oof. And, just like everyone else in these comments, I also recommend Blazing Saddles. That one and Young Frankenstein. Top notch writing teams on both, and the presence of Gene Wilder alongside stellar casts. And the BTS story of those two movies, and how neither could have been made without the other. Great stuff.
@Miss_Myth2 ай бұрын
THANK YOU for the Young Frankenstein mention! I was torn, because I love it so SO much, but there's not really fights for Jill to review. Really hope she sees this and watches both classics!!
@NobodyC132 ай бұрын
BLÜCHER! [NEIGHING.] : )
@dpoyesac662 ай бұрын
@@Miss_Myth There may not be fights for Jill to review, but there IS the best song-and-dance routine ever put on film!
@mattbriddell92462 ай бұрын
You mean Jung Fronkensteen? :D
@joshuadixon85102 ай бұрын
"Wasn't your hump on the other side before?" "What hump?"
@Blokewood32 ай бұрын
The Sheriff didn't actually die. He was only mostly dead!
@JoshuaTootell2 ай бұрын
Must be bluffing
@ShiroKatagari2 ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles is truly one of the greatest movies ever made
@BeReddog2 ай бұрын
Blazing saddles should be mandatory viewing
@MaxwellAerialPhotography2 ай бұрын
"Oh look a maguffin" **cuts to ad for egg mcmuffins**
@allaniadall96862 ай бұрын
When that happens.
@NarwahlGaming2 ай бұрын
My best cut to an ad was a serious moment when one character said to another, _"I only have one thing to say..."_ Ad: **cuts to a parrot putting toilet paper in a cart to 🎶 _"I only wanna be with you!"_ 😂
@JackVermicelli2 ай бұрын
What kind of people allow sites to load ads.
@TheRealMirCat2 ай бұрын
Parry 4, party 3, dodge 2, dodge 1, and the Sheriff gets burned on his 6.
@caspianbchalphy2 ай бұрын
As someone who practices a martial art where I actually have to fight someone with these weapons and not just “fake fight” as you put it I have so much respect for the stage actors who can make these entertaining and convincing fights. I know it can be exhausting in general but add on the fact you are trying to make it look both entertaining and convincing while not actually trying to hit your “opponent” I can tell it takes a lot of work.
@geofftottenperthcoys99442 ай бұрын
Maid Marian and her merry men, great show!
@keepingupwithjones90902 ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles is brilliant.
@roadrunnercrazy2 ай бұрын
"Let me sum up." Loved the Princess Bride quote.😁
@_Five_Knights_2 ай бұрын
Can I just say I am just so happy to see a video dedicated to Men in Tights, it's up there as one of my favourite films of all time, I adore it so
@jarvisfamily3837Ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles - yes Princess Bride - yes Young Frankenstein - yes Anything and everything by the Monty Python troupe - yes The Court Jester - yes (and *this* is where the "musical number to introduce the story" may originate from - but it's hard to say "originate" about movies with a straight face, so...yeah)
@Worldbuilder2 ай бұрын
Would we recommend Blazing Saddles? Yes. Yes, absolutely.
@MegMarchSews612 ай бұрын
For anyone who hasn’t seen Men in Tights, it’s currently free to watch on KZfaq
@KickyFut2 ай бұрын
I mean, I have it on DVD right over there * *gestures to shelf* * So, I'm good!😁
@elfchild92 ай бұрын
Ooh, thanks for the word. Haven't seen it in years, and I think it needs a rewatch.
@MissingRaptor2 ай бұрын
😃😃😃😃😃 thanks for the heads up!
@daniellemhall13582 ай бұрын
I've watched it, too many times, but thanks for this. I'm gonna go look it up now. 😊😊😊😊😊
@Vohlfied2 ай бұрын
Pro Tip for Watching on YT: Turn off autoplay Fast forward to ~ the last 10 seconds. Let the movie finish playing. Hit Replay. You're welcome :)
@EMBer30002 ай бұрын
My favourite scene is the glove slap scene. Returning the slap with a gauntlet and the sheriff "inviting" the guards to fight on his side of a mano-a-mano fight.😂
@sharonlarsen36422 ай бұрын
YES, Maid Marion and her Merry Men. Best adaptation ever and thank you for mentioning them. They are very under rated by everyone!
@roberthildebrand68982 ай бұрын
I've seen this movie so many times. And it wasn't until a few months ago that I saw, in another reaction video to this movie, that the "magic pill" that the witch gives the Sheriff to save his life is quite literally a LIFESAVER mint...
@joshuadixon85102 ай бұрын
Lol, that clip was used as a commercial on TV after the movie came out
@BenHyle2 ай бұрын
You need to see Blazing Saddles. That's not negotiable, it's an imperative.
@Hewhoisel2 ай бұрын
Blazing Sadles - yes a piece of classic genius
@erikawhelan46732 ай бұрын
Absolutely 100% recommend Blazing Saddles
@connorwilkinson21962 ай бұрын
Absolutely watch Blazing Saddles
@smiddlehurst12 ай бұрын
Anyone else read that title and instantly flashback to Daffy Duck and his merry quarter staff?
@BillPeschel2 ай бұрын
"Actually, it's a buck-and-a-quarter staff. But that's not important now."
@smiddlehurst12 ай бұрын
@@BillPeschel I'm having a bloody awful day and you've no idea how much that's brightened things up!
@BillPeschel2 ай бұрын
@@smiddlehurst1 Sorry about your day. I hope it passes. Maybe go watch some more Merrie Melodies.
@zenkim67092 ай бұрын
@@BillPeschel ... Actually, it's a buck-and-a-quarter quarter staff, but I'm not telling HIM that! 😂
@rabidsamfan2 ай бұрын
Yoicks! And Away!
@davydatwood31582 ай бұрын
I confess, the stick fight is the one part of Men in Tights I just can't stay in. It's too goofy for me; all the other fights the bits are at least vaguely plausible but with the stick fight, about halfway through both of them just have so many better choices I lose my suspension of disbelief. The Sheriff in the final fight, though, is criminally underappreciated. Being that ridiculous in a fight is really hard, and the actor totally sells it.
@XadovАй бұрын
Suspension of disbelief? In a movie where his castle is repossessed on wheels and he uses a guided “patriot arrow” in the archery contest?
@davydatwood3158Ай бұрын
@@Xadov I know, I know. But all those bits are good choices inside the ridiculous narrative space the movie sits in, and the stick fight isn't, at least in my head.
@user-yo4np7xk2n2 ай бұрын
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@smithself4112 ай бұрын
Probably a repetitive post but…🤷🏻♂️…Blazing Saddles…yes! It’s that much of a classic.
@Grundelwanderer2 ай бұрын
Make it a double feature, and watch Young Frankenstein/Blazing Saddles (Mr. Brooks one-two punch of nearly perfect movies back to back) , as a theatre/fencing person, you will have a sudden epiphany about many joke/references you have been missing ...basically forever.
@frankpulmanns6685Ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles absolutely yes. Absolutely brilliant film.
@juddery2 ай бұрын
I've just briefly paused watching to say I was already enjoying the video and then you dropped the Princess Bride quote "Let me explain, no, there is too much, let me sum up" and now I'm subscribing. Kudos! edit: apparently I'm already subscribed. Oops, my bad, lol. 😅 edit 2: typo on the word edit in the first edit. As you were. Carry on.
@jackielinde75682 ай бұрын
Jill, "Robin Hood: Men In Tights" Is a parody movie. So it probably entered production pipeline around the same time 1991 Robin Hood movie came out. And it's a Mel Brook's Parody, so it's parodying the whole genre, not just one specific film. All of Mel Brooks films are parodies of the genres they're set in and not just one film: - Spaceballs parodies all Space Sci-Fi movies, even though it's directly going after Star Wars. - Robin Hood: Men in Tights is going up directly against the Kevin Costner 1991 Robin Hood movie, but also is going after everything from Erol Flynn to Daffy Duck. - The Producers goes after musicals. (Can't remember what movie they're specifically parodying in that one.) - Blazing Saddles is the odd duck that there isn't a movie they're directly parodying, but Mel Brooks wanted to make a western parody and the script (Story about a black sheriff in the wild west) was bouncing around Hollywood for a while, so why not.
@farfigwyporg63632 ай бұрын
The Producers was Brooks' first movie, so way before he started specializing in parodying movie genres. He'd been a comedian & TV comedy writer For years before, people would ask Brooks what his next project was and he'd joke that he was doing a musical called "Springtime for Hitler." The Producers came about as a way to explain how one could do a truly bad idea like a musical celebrating something horrendous.
@MikeAMyers2 ай бұрын
Yes, watch Blazing Saddles!
@crashtestdummy9292 ай бұрын
OMG YES, you must watch Blazing Saddles!!! You'll love it. And we'd love to see you review the fight scenes. There are Massive fight scenes. And then there is Mongo.
@screwtape2713Ай бұрын
I just noticed - when the witch tells the Sheriff that she has a magic pill that could save his life, she offers him... a Lifesaver candy. Groan....
@MegMarchSews612 ай бұрын
I loaned Just Stab Me Now to my sister and she read it in two days and loved it as much as I do. 😂 I love that we can giggle and nerd-out over bits of it together like we do with other media
@thomasembleton14672 ай бұрын
I can recommend blazing saddles very funny and very clever
@ericwills9322 ай бұрын
Agreed, it’s very good. Definitely worth a watch. Only one fight scene of note but it’s pretty silly.
@natalierichardson73172 ай бұрын
I love how tongue and cheek this movie is. Mel Brock's is a brilliant filmmaker.
@thalstantrailwalker23932 ай бұрын
excellent review of the fight scenes. Thank you for sharing.
@dirtpirate362 ай бұрын
Yes to Blazing Saddles just like everyone else, but also one aside. I always loved that the pill the witch offers to save the Sheriff's life was a lifesaver breath mint.
@rhiannanthomas16392 ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles is, in my opinion, Mel Brook's best movie. It is absolutely silly and hilarious, and also has some surprisingly poignant scenes and commentary about racism that somehow still fit in perfectly with the rest of the very, very silly happenings.
@themr_wilson2 ай бұрын
I didn't know the shadow puppets were an homage to the shadows of that first film. Lovely
@dunerat422 ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles very much a product of it's time, but still very worth a watch.
@ABugandaFlea2 ай бұрын
Absolutely watch Blazing Saddles!
@SaadAzim2 ай бұрын
"Would you recommend watching Blazing Saddles?" Yes. Yes I would. :)
@adminotaku47992 ай бұрын
Always worth a like for a video talking about this masterpiece.
@benjaminlee25222 ай бұрын
Oh, and, yes on Blazing Saddles.
@danielcopeland35442 ай бұрын
Now I want to see what you make of the Black Knight in _Monty Python and the Holy Grail._
@WulfCorbett2 ай бұрын
I love that virtually every post is saying "WATCH BLAZING SADDLES!" rather than comment on this video. This is another one.
@doctorof1337ish2 ай бұрын
Instant sub for Maid Marian and her Merry Men Remaster link thank you thank you thank you ❤
@lexinoctura95112 ай бұрын
Men in tights is my FAVORITE(!) parody movie ever! and it makes me so happy, that you talk about it! :D
@carlthejedi2 ай бұрын
You should watch blazing saddles, not for content but because it's a awesome film
@JamesRamsey-rg4ty2 ай бұрын
Yeah, I'm not entirely sure how Blazing Saddles fits into Ms. Bearup's wheelhouse of stage fighting, but it is a funny movie on its own terms.
@LiorTamir2 ай бұрын
"reviews are love. Reviews are life. Reviews are why we don't get buried in the algorithm"
@Haelerin2 ай бұрын
YES! Absolutely watch Blazing Saddles!
@canebro12 ай бұрын
I 1000% recommend Blazing Saddles!
@CaptianDerp692 ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles is so good
@southron_d13492 ай бұрын
Yes. You should watch "Blazing Saddles".
@StevenLandesVO2 ай бұрын
Excellent vid - and yes watch Blazing Saddles.
@limalicious2 ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles is one of my top five favorite movies.
@darksider_video2 ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles is an absolute classic, a must watch.
@shawnreap2 ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles is one of the greatest comedies/satires of all time. Definitely worth a watch. No swords though, so you won't get much use out of it for the channel.
@martialartess2 ай бұрын
I loved this movie. *Blazing Saddles* is a great movie and I highly recommend it.
@darastarscream2 ай бұрын
Also kind of a sideways nod to Robin Hood Daffy? "HO, HAHA! TURN! PARRY! DODGE! SPIN! HA! THRUST--" (smack!)
@DerrillGuilbert2 ай бұрын
I would almost say Roger Rees is the MVP of that end fight. He threw himself all the way into that ridiculous incompetence. Cary would have looked way less good without Roger's dedication.
@MinnehahaSybyl2 ай бұрын
Yes, I think you'd enjoy watching Blazing Saddles. Also I think it's worth noting that Mel Brooks has a tremendous love for the history and making of films. I know that for Young Frankenstein he actually pulled every existing prop and set piece from the original films he could get from the back lot for it. So if you're asking yourself, "was he referencing...?" the answer is probably yes.
@M0rchaint2 ай бұрын
Blazing Saddles. Arguably on the top 3 list of comedies. And number one for a comedy that can never be made again.