Robin Hood: Men in Tights is BRILLIANT (1993) | Reaction

Robin Hood: Men in Tights is BRILLIANT (1993) | Reaction | First Time Watching

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Join me for my first time watching a Mel Brooks movie!!! Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) starring Cary Elwes, Dave Chappelle, Sir Patrick Stewart 🤣 This is my style of comedy!!! A 6.7 rating on IMDB is criminally low!
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@VerowakReacts Ай бұрын

What an absolute hoot!!! I love Cary Elwes in this 🤩As a bonus, unlike other Robin Hoods he can speak with an English accent Patreon (full length & polls): www.patreon.com/verowak Buy me a Ko-fi (or lemonade): ko-fi.com/verowak Subscribe to the channel: kzfaq.info Follow me on Twitter and Instagram for stuff and selfies: twitter.com/verowak instagram.com/verowak/

@jerkwater407 26 күн бұрын

Yeah, Cary being Welsh helps 😄. Also Tracy Ullman is hilarious, she was great as Latrine.

@Uncle_T Ай бұрын

Blazing Saddles is a comedic, satirical masterpiece and well worth a watch.

@snakebite6x6x6 Ай бұрын

This x1000000000 Also...History of the World Part 1 ... and Space Balls.... fuck it....any Mel Brooks movie will not disappoint.

@astralnomad Ай бұрын

the reference specifically was that Blazing Saddles had a black sheriff.

@jerrykessler2478 Ай бұрын

If you're going down the Mel Brooks rabbit hole you should definitely watch Young Frankenstein.

@JohnLeePettimoreIII Ай бұрын

frahnkenSTEEN.

@timhonigs6859 Ай бұрын

To truly enjoy this movie, you need to watch Blazing Saddles, Space Balls, and History of the World Part 1. They all add up to explain some of the "inner jokes"

@LeviBulger Ай бұрын

@@timhonigs6859 Not really. If anything, it would make more sense if you are familiar with the original Universal Frankenstein movies. But even then, Young Frankenstein is just insanely funny even without full context.

@wackyvorlon Ай бұрын

It’s a masterpiece of comedy. With a colossally funny cast: Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Kenneth Mars, Madeline Kahn, Peter Boyle. Honestly, I think it is Mel Brooks’ finest work. Even uses some props from the Universal Frankenstein films. They found them in a guy’s garage.

@LeviBulger Ай бұрын

@@wackyvorlon Don't forget Teri Garr, who is so underrated for her acting and comedy chops. But yeah that cast was perfect for that film. One of my all time favorite films period.

@jkhoover Ай бұрын

RIP Richard Lewis. He just passed a month ago. He was great!

@3DJapan Ай бұрын

RIP. Great comedian.

@jstraight1667 Ай бұрын

And RIP Roger Rees (The Sheriff) 10 July 2015

@thejamppa Ай бұрын

"Walk this way..." _Stable of Mel Brooks joke and it always make me laugh.

@MusicalJackknife Ай бұрын

It's the dumbest yet funniest joke and I love it

@astralnomad Ай бұрын

fun fact: Tracey Ullman (Latrine) is the reason we have The Simpsons. She used to have a comedy sketch show in which The Simpsons were first debuted on - before they got their own tv show.

@tempsitch5632 Ай бұрын

And she hated it.

@STOCKHOLM07 Ай бұрын

"My cat?" "Choked on the goldfish." Still the best joke.

@IggyStardust1967 Ай бұрын

Mel Brooks is a rabbit hole you REALLY should go down! "History of the World Part 1" is my favorite of his, with "Blazing Saddles" coming a close second. Also, if you want to see an "epic" tale of British legend, I highly recommend "Excalibur" from 1980.

@RedKytten Ай бұрын

Finally! Another person who recognizes History of the World Part 1 as his true genius! Though I love everything he has done. :)

@IggyStardust1967 Ай бұрын

@@RedKytten You know what's kinda sad, though? Many of the jokes in that movie go over younger people's heads, because of the "slang" of the time. Certain language is out of favor (even when only making a joke), so they fall flat. Words shouldn't be used to denigrate someone, I agree, but in the context of a joke there is no malice intended.

@RedKytten Ай бұрын

@@IggyStardust1967Oh fully agreed! And comedy is a great way too expose flaws in a system or person in a softer way.

@IggyStardust1967 Ай бұрын

@@RedKytten Exactly. I don't know about you, but I grew up listening/watching "counter-culture" comedians like George Carlin, Redd Foxx, Sam Kinison, Richard Prior.... all those guys. Growing up at a time when "integration" was becoming mainstream, I got to see life from many different viewpoints (especially in Sit-Coms). Most of them created/written/produced by Norman Lear. As much as it annoyed the "older generation" in my home, it highly influenced me (and my peers) of being more integrated (both racially and culturally), while still being able to use the "older slang terms" without the sting of actual hatred and bigotry behind them. Somehow, as exposed to the racism and bigotry as Generation X was at the time, many of us saw just how stupid it was and ignored it. I'm an "early Gen-Xer (1967)" and grew up in the 1970s, and coming of age in the 1980s. We laughed at ourselves as much as we laughed at one another. But also, if we hurt someone's feelings, we apologized and made it clear that hurting them wasn't the intention, just to make them laugh and feel like "one of our friends".

@RedKytten Ай бұрын

@@IggyStardust1967I am a little younger than you, but not a whole lot (1978). And I was a little older when I got into that kind of stuff, realy not discovering it till I was into my later teens. But I fell into it hard! I loved it! Yea, I totally get where you are comming from.

@NightRanger-lz6tp Ай бұрын

In an irony, the actor who played Will Scarlett O'Hara would play the part of Robin Hood himself in the TV Show The New Adventures of Robin Hood that aired on TNT in the late 90s.

@jkhoover Ай бұрын

I'm not sure if you're aware, the speech Achoo gave us a parody of Denzel Washington in Malcolm X.

@VerowakReacts Ай бұрын

Definitely was not aware of that

@danielhead8123 Ай бұрын

I hope she reacts to the Malcolm x movie

@stonewall01 Ай бұрын

Robin Hood was doing Winston Churchill lol

@jeffburnham6611 Ай бұрын

The magic pill that LaTrine gave to the Sheriff, was a LifeSaver candy.

@AlexSwanson-rw7cv Ай бұрын

If you want a Mel Brooks movie with scrolling text like Star Wars we can do that too...

@MattKittredge2112 Ай бұрын

“Oh no…Blinken’s there, with a sharp object. 😬” 🤣

@gl22222 Ай бұрын

Funniest thing I’ve heard today.

@peterk7931 Ай бұрын

27:03 The Patriot Missile was one of the first well know guided missiles that could chase down targets. So his Patriot Arrow can steer itself.

@VerowakReacts Ай бұрын

Ahhh, yeah I had no idea about that one

@jamesfischer2427 Ай бұрын

32:08 The "magic pill" that could "save your life"... is a lifesaver.

@AlexSwanson-rw7cv Ай бұрын

I never got that joke until seeing reaction comments recently - here in the UK it's a polo mint.

@VestinVestin Ай бұрын

People may or may not notice that, but if they don't know that "Lifesavers" are a brand of candy, THAT is something they'll never just figure out :P.

@charlesmaurer6214 Ай бұрын

Also a Princess Bride joke.

@richcadieux Ай бұрын

Must Watch Mel Brooks movies: Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, History of the World Part I, Spaceballs, The Producers. High Anxiety is also great, but you should probably watch some Alfred Hitchcock movies first to fully appreciate it, especially Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds. I also love To Be or Not To Be, which he did not direct or write. It is a remake of a Jack Benny movie and he co-stars with his wife, Anne Bancroft.

@mattstanford9673 Ай бұрын

The "walk this way" gag will never get old.

@VerowakReacts Ай бұрын

It was fabulously fantastic!

@jamesfischer2427 Ай бұрын

The line, "It's good to be the King" is from another Mel Brooks movie, History of the World: Part 1...

@nickperkins8477 Ай бұрын

The line is also referenced? quoted? used? in Tom Petty’s song “It’s Good To Be King.” Maybe mostly unrelated, but great song.

@joeblankenship377 Ай бұрын

Cary Elwes is still the best Robin Hood of the past 40 years.

@jamesfischer2427 Ай бұрын

It took years after I first saw this movie for me to mature enough to get, "Married, in a hurry! Please invite me to the briss." The implication is that if they need to get married in a hurry, she must already be pregnant.

@thomasbeauchamp3781 Ай бұрын

I always wondered what Robin's dad was doing with the key to Marian's chastity belt!

@mattpobursky850 Ай бұрын

Well it *was* the greatest treasure in the land... so maybe it was an investment? 😆

@timbuktu8069 Ай бұрын

The speech Robin was doing Winston Churchill A'chu was doing Malcom X

@banditkfk1463 Ай бұрын

"Watch my back!" And Dave actually watched his back😂

@mahliz Ай бұрын

Not having watched Mel Brooks movie is a crime that have only one punishment. You have the privilige of watching them all for the first time and hopefully we get to watch em with you. They are all worth a watch imo. Yes he is in princess Bride, another great movie you should definetly watch! (and ofc you looked it up that he was the lead of that movie... I rather write this then delete it) Ty for another wonderfull and joyfull reaction.

@VerowakReacts Ай бұрын

IMDb trivia is great for mentioning things like that lol. Princess Bride is on the list!

@whoarocket Ай бұрын

"He's in the Princess Bride, which I haven't seen." I think I am joining hundreds of other people when I say WHAAAAAAT?!?! That needs to be on your to do list.

@VerowakReacts Ай бұрын

Just wait a few days :D

@nickperkins8477 Ай бұрын

“I challenge you to a duel!!” (Slaps Robin with a glove). (Robin picks up an armored glove and slams it across the face). Duel over.

@3DJapan Ай бұрын

A gauntlet. 🙂

@Sp33gan Ай бұрын

The executioner in this movie was played by the same actor who was the hangman in Blazing Saddles, wearing the same full medieval costume in a western setting. Prince John's movable mole is a throwback to Young Frankenstein where Igor's hunchback strays from side to side. Mel Brooks at his finest is both Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. Blazing Saddles is a spoof on western movies but also a serious social commentary on the stupidity of racism. Young Frankenstein is brilliant on its own but I would recommend watching the Boris Karloff Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein to understand some of the reference jokes. Also recommended would be this Robin Hood, Spaceballs, the almost forgotten Silent Movie, and The Producers.

@anathardayaldar Ай бұрын

This comedic rhythm is signature Mel Brooks.

@Demigord Ай бұрын

That was the longest swim in movie/tv history until a certain recent Amazon series

@SkullAngel002 Ай бұрын

15:15 - Chappelle's character was referencing the Woody Harrelson & Wesley Snipes basketball comedy, White Men Can't Jump (1992). Definitely add that to your reaction list! 36:12 - The moving mole was the joke. The subtle and indirect visual changes are part of this comedy genre's gags.

@peterk7931 Ай бұрын

More than that, it was a reference by Richard Lewis to Marty Feldman switching which shoulder had a hump in Young Frankenstein.

@mikejankowski6321 Ай бұрын

The moving mole was also a callback to Igor.

@ploppy9943 Ай бұрын

RIP to Richard Lewis. I used to watch his stand-up routines in the 80's. His gimmick was that he was very neurotic and he joked about his therapist a lot and how he, himself, couldn't deal with everyday life. Very funny guy, who I've heard was working up until his death. Glad his life was well lived. BTW, when I watched this for the first time on DHS that "I can't swim! I'm drowning!" scene literally had me crying and gasping for breath! It was just so unexpected. Genius writing and visuals!

@dedcowbowee Ай бұрын

Yes, please do "Blazing Saddles" next! Then "Young Frankenstein".🤣

@reedcockrell8126 Ай бұрын

"This ain't exactly the Mississippi " refers to the fact that the Mississippi was undergoing some catastrophic flooding when this film was being made.

@VerowakReacts Ай бұрын

Ahh! That makes that line much better :D

@MGower4465 Ай бұрын

Lesson 1 about Mel Brooks. He breaks the fourth wall every chance he gets. Sometime he runs out of fourth walls and has to break third walls. And he almost always fits himself into the movie.

@positivelynegative9149 Ай бұрын

27:15 They showed the arrow when he removed it from the quiver. It was a "patriot arrow", a play on the U.S.'s Patriot Missle, which received a lot of attention in the media coverage of the then-recent Gulf War.

@davidmhewett44 Ай бұрын

MORE MEL BROOKS!!! Next, I'd suggest young Frankstein and blazing saddles to begin.

@Greenwood4727 Ай бұрын

theres several Robin Hoods that thing lampoons, the errol flynn one, robin Hood Prince of thieves . thres also the godfather

@jamesfischer2427 Ай бұрын

The introduction used to ALWAYS be done like this. It was the purpose of the Greek chorus.

@timbuktu8069 Ай бұрын

Being outfitted with tights A company called L'eggs used to sell tights in an egg-shaped container.

@paulmartin2348 Ай бұрын

The egg-shaped containers in this movie held tights for plus sized women.

@timbuktu8069 Ай бұрын

@@paulmartin2348 Did you *look* at Little John?

@brianwilson9206 Ай бұрын

The hangman was also in Mel Brook’s Blazing Saddles.

@yournamehere6002 Ай бұрын

The moving mole is a call back to Young Frankenstein

@quinnmclaughlin7537 Ай бұрын

So so many call-backs (to his other movies), Now you have to go on a Mel Brooks binge

@reedcockrell8126 Ай бұрын

The moving mole gag is a 37:16 call-back to Igor's hump shifting from side to side in "Young Frankenstein"... the camera crashing through the window comes from "High Anxiety"... Dick Van Patten's cameo as the Abbot is a nod to the fact that he played Friar Tuck in "When Things Were Rotten" (Mel Brooks' Robin Hood spoof on TV)... and oh yeah, the Abbott and Costello parody!

@jasonirwin4799 Ай бұрын

Mel Brooks greats: Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, History of the World: Part 1, and Space Balls

@RoadDoug Ай бұрын

Love how you reacted to this. Mel Brooks love’s breaking the 4th wall. Young Frankenstein is a must.

@matthewcompton3448 Ай бұрын

Another reason Hulk Hogan might have been considered for Little John is that it would be a parallel to 'The Princess Bride', which featured wrestler Andre The Giant.

@anonymes2884 Ай бұрын

The thing about Mel Brooks' stuff is, as well as the satire and genuine wit, _no_ fruit is too low-hanging - it's like he's constitutionally incapable of leaving any joke unmade, regardless of how groan-worthy. If you're OK with - or even actively _pro_ :) - that you'll likely love his movies ("Young Frankenstein", "Blazing Saddles" and "Spaceballs" are probably my faves but this one's very much in the mix too).

@mikejankowski6321 Ай бұрын

No fruit is too low-hanging...should have warned Mr. Hilltop.

@Greenwood4727 Ай бұрын

he did young frankenstein, ad you need to see frankenstein ;) the actual equipment in young was the original ones from the original movie

@justwondering5651 Ай бұрын

In Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Kevin Costner tried at first to fake an English accent but was so bad at it that they threw in the towel. Hence the "unlike other Robin Hoods" jab. They sent a message by fox because fax hadn't been invented yet. The "magic pill" that saved the princes life was literally a Life Saver, peppermint I think. The moving mole? Seems to be an ongoing Mel Brooks gag. In Young Frankenstein, Igor (pronounced EYE-gore) had a moving hump.

@Dreamfox-df6bg Ай бұрын

They also added some references/parodies to other Robin Hood movies, like the poses Robin strikes and the thing with the chandeliers for example. Even how they try to make Robin miss the target in the archery contest is from Disney's animated Robin Hood.

@darylnelms1654 Ай бұрын

In Blazing Saddles, there is a Hangman in it that is played by the person that played the hangman in this movie. Mel Brooks was know for having some of the same actors returning for other movies.

@drigerdranzer7514 Ай бұрын

27:03 The Patriot arrow in reference to the Patriot missile air defence.

@James-jl9lm 7 күн бұрын

"Hey Blinkin!" "Did you say ABE LINCOLN?" "No I didn't say 'Abe Lincoln.' I said 'Hey Blinkin.' Grab the reigns, man!"

@zeldangerous Ай бұрын

This is my #1 Favorite movie of All Time. Watched it with my dad when I was young and it just holds such a strong nostalgia, comforting, goofy vibe. I’m so happy you loved it!! Mel Brooks loves to put those fun details in scenes to make you go Wait, What? Just so awesome. Looking forward to more Mel from you!

@JohnLeePettimoreIII Ай бұрын

next Mel Brooks movie needs to be *_"Blazing Saddles"_*

@pocketsizeforyourtravelcon3325 2 күн бұрын

The “patriot arrow” is a parody of the Patriot missile which is an anti-missile defense system used by the US starting in the Gulf War (early 1990s, right before this movie came out). It’s basically a missile that can be fired to intercept other missiles and can sort of “track” where the other missile is going so that it can intercept and destroy them.

@neilfleming2787 Ай бұрын

OMG, you did not just say this is your first Mel Brooks Movie!!? You have to Watch "Blazing Saddles" (as long as you don't get offended by comedy), Young Frankenstein (another of my top ten of all time favourites), "The Producers" (another where you just have to go with the comedy and not get upset), "Spaceballs" (as it seems you love Start Wars, this one is a must see) and lastly (for me) "High Anxiety"

@VerowakReacts Ай бұрын

There are definitely a lot for me to watch, I'm looking forward to them :D

@15blackshirt Ай бұрын

Other Mel Brooks films include Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, History of the World Part 1, Spaceballs and Dracula, Dead and Loving It. Lead actor Carey Elwes previously starred in The Princess Bride

@Demigord Ай бұрын

We were 13 when this came out, and my best friend nearly cringed to death during the opening rap

@m_chupon5131 Ай бұрын

Cary Elwes plays the lovable rogue so perfectly, I wish he had gotten typecast so we could have had even more performances like this and Princess Bride.

@nickperkins8477 Ай бұрын

The man who plays The Sheriff Of Rottingham is Roger Rees. He was a versatile comedic/dramatic actor of stage and screen. He appeared in everything from Dickens adaptations to Cheers and The West Wing.

@bajasmancer Ай бұрын

I haven't seen all his movies, but Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs are my favorites. I also just saw that Young Frankenstein is his most highly rated at 8.0 on IMDB : )

@Aurochhunter Ай бұрын

The jovial hangman is my fat character.

@MaxiWolf88 Ай бұрын

At one time, I could quote pretty much the whole movie. One of my favorites!

@VerowakReacts Ай бұрын

It has so many amazing lines!!!

@HautaAntero Ай бұрын

R.I.P Richard Lewis I really love this movie.

@agentooe33AD Ай бұрын

Spaceballs, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, to name a few more Mel Brooks movies to check out.

@darkforestcinema Ай бұрын

A good film to jumping into Mel Brooks. Definitely look into more of his films, absolute legend. -Sage

@brandonparisien2381 Ай бұрын

Isaac Hayes (Asneeze) voices Chef in South Park, and appears in Stargate in (I think) the last season. Way back, in the before times, tights were originally made for men....along with heels. Fun, useless, facts ;)

@VerowakReacts Ай бұрын

I knew about tights and heels for men back in the day. So interesting to see how fashion changes lol

@brandonparisien2381 Ай бұрын

@@VerowakReacts I really should bring it up next time someone complains about how men used to dress better, lol.

@stevedavis5704 Ай бұрын

Blazing Saddles was made in 1974 and is well worth watching. The mole joke goes back to a gag from the movie Young Frankenstein another movie well worth watching. There were a lot of people from both movies but the most recognizable one was Gene Wilder. Another spoof movie that does have Alan Rickman in it is the movie “Galaxy Quest”. If you haven’t watched it yet you should.

@TheOldKevin Ай бұрын

The "I can see" bit was eerily similar to the Batty scene in Ferngully which came out the year before.

@Dirkus17 Ай бұрын

26:33 _Yes, exactly!_ This has bothered me for years even in the original versions of the Robin Hood story.

@charlesmaurer6214 Ай бұрын

If you do Mel's Silent Movie, there is only one word in the whole movie and it comes as a total shock because of the person who said it.

@mattpobursky850 Ай бұрын

I was in high school when that movie came out and I watched it in the theater. When the word happened I burst out laughing, everyone else in the theater was silent. I was surprised nobody else got the joke and the first thought that went through my head was Harvey Korman in Blazing Saddles saying "Schmucks" 😆

@Vohaul86 Ай бұрын

It really surprised me to realize the actor playing Will Scarlet O'Hara in this also voiced Alan Wake and played Dr Casper Darling in Control.

@VerowakReacts Ай бұрын

It's really neat to see what other projects actors have worked on.

@djgrant8761 Ай бұрын

Richard Lewis: June 29th, 1947-February 27th, 2024. Farewell Rabbi Glass. RIP.

@bobbuethe1477 Ай бұрын

I think the moving mole was a callback to "Young Frankenstein," in which Igor the hunchback had a hump that kept switching between left and right.

@frankrossi6972 Ай бұрын

Rickman really made the role his own. The only model he could have used was Basil Rathbone’s “Sir Guy” villain from the original “Robin Hood” (1938), but Rathbone’s performance was relatively understated, with no flamboyance or frippery.

@Dirkus17 Ай бұрын

34:05 When I first saw this, I instantly thought of Lord Flashheart. iykyk.

@WolfHreda Ай бұрын

27:59 One of Mel's favorite jokes. Pretty sure it first appeared in Young Frankenstein. The mole moving around is also a nod to Young Frankenstein. By the by, Young Frankenstein is an absolute must-watch. As is Blazing Saddles.

@positivelynegative9149 Ай бұрын

Blazing Saddles (1974) is a standalone satire of societal issues, so you don't have any prerequisites for it. Spaceballs (1987), as you probably know, is a parody mostly of Star Wars (1977), so you're all set for Spaceballs. Young Frankenstein (1974) is part parody and part loveletter to the earlier Frankenstein works. If you aren't familiar with that, Young Frankenstein will be less impactful.

@bobbuethe1477 Ай бұрын

Some of the jokes in "Blazing Saddles" may go over your head unless you're familiar with Hedy Lamarr, Marlene Dietrich, Gabby Hayes, Randolph Scott, Richard Dix, Mongo Santamaria, Jesse Owens, Douglas Fairbanks, Howard Johnson's Restaurants, Laurel & Hardy, and Olsen & Johnson. But a little time on Wikipedia can take care of that.

@mikejankowski6321 Ай бұрын

@@bobbuethe1477 Add in some Cole Porter and Count Basie.

@davidhailes7311 Ай бұрын

There are a lot of late 80s and 90s references in this movie that if you were not around when this movie first released you would miss them.

@burkeiowa Ай бұрын

At 16:48, I really wanted Robin to counter with a fight to the pain. (Based on a later statement, you shouldn't get this until you watch another movie, but I'll leave it at that)

@jimspetdragons3737 Ай бұрын

Mel Brooks often inserts himself into his movies. This time he plays the friar. The Patriot Arrow is a "12th" century take on the Patriot Missile which was designed to destroy ballistic missiles in flight using guided missile technology. Remember the hangman. He makes another appearance in a different Mel Brooks movie (rather, this is his 2nd appearance here). Spaceballs is a spoof of the Star Wars trilogy and other assorted films in the genre. Young Frankenstein & Blazing Saddles are the best classic Mel Brooks films.

@Minion_of_Cthulhu Ай бұрын

Fantastic reaction Vero! I'm glad to see you really connected with Mel Brooks' sense of humor. I've seen some reactions where that wasn't the case, but the fact that you enjoyed the movie so much made the reaction itself enjoyable to watch. All of Brooks' films are worth watching, but Blazing Saddles is probably his most well known and might be his masterpiece. Go into it expecting rather crude humor at times and you'll enjoy it more. Also know that it's completely okay to laugh at *all* of the jokes. They're not intended to be offensive, they're intended to be funny. Before you watch Young Frankenstein, you might want to watch Frankenstein (1931) at the very least, though there are references to The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Son of Frankenstein (1939), and The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) as well but they're not really necessary to see unless you want to. Spaceballs is mostly a parody of Star Wars, specifically the first film, though it also includes some references to Alien, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, and Transformers. You don't really need to see any of those that you haven't already seen, though it does have a rather large spoiler for the end of the original Planet of the Apes (1968). You should watch that one first or Spaceballs will both spoil the ending of Planet of the Apes and probably confuse you as well. You can't really go wrong with a Mel Brooks film, but those are the major ones that you have to see.

@pleutron Ай бұрын

thanks Verowak. enjoyed your commentary to this one. many reactors just don't get it as much, usually cause they haven't seen Prince of Thieves, which makes a big difference for this. Kind of like seeing Star Wars before watching Spaceballs

@VerowakReacts Ай бұрын

Really glad I saw Prince of Thieves first 😁

@user-tj7sl2ht4b Ай бұрын

The moving mole is a call-back to Igor's(pronounced "Eye-Gore")moving hump on his back in "Young Frankenstein"(which was an improvised gag by Marty Feldman.).

@mikejankowski6321 Ай бұрын

Fun time here! Other Mel Brooks movies referenced here: History of the World, Spaceballs, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles. For Spaceballs, you should be familiar with The Wizard of Oz, Star Wars Episodes 4 and 5 (obviously), Planet of the Apes (1968), and Alien to catch all the jokes. It's tough watching films that reference earlier films you have not yet seen, then seeing them and getting "AHA!" moments. No spoilers on what exactly will click for you, but hint: characters, actors, dialog, costumes, film techniques, meta-jokes. Edit: I hope you got The Godfather references and appreciated the famous Dom DeLouise in that role.

@DanielRichards644 Ай бұрын

Blazing Saddles is a Must Watch, as is Dracula: Dead and Loving It, as well as SpaceBalls, the line "It's Good to be the King" is a call back to History of the World: Part 1.

@krisfrederick5001 Ай бұрын

Mel Brooks is legendary and this is Dave Chappelle's first movie, absolute hilarity.

@Jsspres Ай бұрын

The phrase "walk this way" is from Young Frankenstein and is also used in Spaceballs and History of the World Part 1. And is the inspiration of the Aerosmith song. But you will enjoy any Mel Brooks movie. Dom Deloiuse, who plays Don Giavoni, is in several of Mel's movies.

@drigerdranzer7514 Ай бұрын

I think you missed the end sequence after the credits when Robin should turn the key on the Everlast.

@Bancheis Ай бұрын

Yep she certainly did. And I am surprised you are the only other one to mention it. Biggest block in movie history.

@nicksykes4575 Ай бұрын

The hang-man in this is also the hang-man in Blazing Saddles.

@VerowakReacts Ай бұрын

I loved the hangman!!

@Valecan Ай бұрын

Mel Brooks' style can be very hit or miss. I have one friend that doesn't think any of his movies are funny while all my other friends agree with me that they are always a good laugh though some of his movies I would argue are better than others. But judging my how you reacted to this movie, I think you will love his other movies. Young Frankenstein is one of my all time favorite comedies. But Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles and The Producers are in my top comedy picks.

@808maxstone Ай бұрын

Hi Verowak. There are a few other Mel Brooks movies that you have to see: Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, History of the World Part 1, Spaceballs. Take care

@nescirian Ай бұрын

6:30 jeez people were guilting me for not watching the netflix show even 30 years before it came out

@nickperkins8477 Ай бұрын

Roger Rees plays Scrooge’s nephew Fred in George C. Scott’s tremendous MADE FOR TELEVISION (my emphasis) version of A Christmas Carol.

@dedcowbowee Ай бұрын

Princess Bride is awesome too!

@mr.fancipants6639 Ай бұрын

The Dom DeLouise scene is a callback to The Godfather (“make him an offer he can’t refuse”, “On the day of your daughters wedding”). Blazing Saddles is a MUST. So is History of The World: Part 1. Spaceballs is just ok. Also, The Princess Bride, directed by Rob Reiner an all-time classic.

@joerexhausen8897 Ай бұрын

Back in the day, my brother and i could recite nearly line for line of this movie.

@VerowakReacts Ай бұрын

All of the lines are great!!

@stpetie7686 Ай бұрын

From Mel Brooks you have Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, History of the World Part one and Spaceballs to start with. But there are more than just those that are worth watching. Also, The Princess Bride is one you absolutely, positively cannot get to quick enough. I can promise you you'll love it for the rest of your life.