Mel Brooks was all about having fun with his films. I thought I would keep in the same Brooksian spirit …
I didn’t even realize it was a horror film when I started watching ‘Alien’ for the first time, but by the time it was over, I realized I had watched one of the greatest horror films of all time.
For my part of Young Frankenstein Week, I chose to find out where our favorite members of the cast are at this very moment. Some stories are happy. Some … aren’t. But it’s real life, and someone has to write about it.
‘So you want me to tell you the story of my life?’ asks a long-haired, green-eyed, sharp-fanged Brad Pitt, at the start of this fantasy/horror/drama crossover. And the story he tells is unbelievably entertaining.
Comedic gold is the result of the efforts of Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder for ‘Young Frankenstein’. If you’ve seen the movie, I’m certain you’ve uttered one of its quotes a time or two. If not, here’s your chance!
In ‘Killer Blog From Cyberspace’ I post my thoughts about messed up B-movie horror, and weirdo, shocking slasher flicks. This week: ‘Robocop’. Yes, ‘Robocop’.
Is it wrong that my family has watched ‘Young Frankenstein’ so many times that its quotes have become part of our family history? Mel Brooks wouldn’t think so.
