'Spaceballs' to become TV cartoon

[messy]

IME people who have seen Spaceballs fall into two camps: either they love it and think it's brilliant (me, and most of the people I know), or they hate it, for various reasons along the lines of "it's pointless" "it's too silly" or other things that all really boil down to "the humor isn't my style." That alone is an interesting phenomenon in my book, to have such extreme reactions from the movie.

weird. i've seen a couple reviews recently that didn't like it so much, and i have absolutely no idea what these people are thinking. almost 20 years later, and i still laugh like crazy when i watch spaceballs.

the doll scene is, IMO, one of the funniest scenes ever made

messy

 

[ssampier]

IME people who have seen Spaceballs fall into two camps: either they love it and think it's brilliant (me, and most of the people I know), or they hate it, for various reasons along the lines of "it's pointless" "it's too silly" or other things that all really boil down to "the humor isn't my style." That alone is an interesting phenomenon in my book, to have such extreme reactions from the movie.

For me, the best part about it is all the break-the-fourth-wall gags, like the camera hitting Dark Helmet's faceplate and knocking him down, or when Colonel Sandurz uses the remote to turn off the whole movie. I've always loved that kind of joke, and Spaceballs took it to a whole new dimension (literally and figuratively)!

I can understand not getting the humor. I mean, I detest most Disney style slapstick comedy; I think it's lame. Most of my relatives, co-workers, and their relatives love these movies.

 

[ssampier]

weird. i've seen a couple reviews recently that didn't like it so much, and i have absolutely no idea what these people are thinking. almost 20 years later, and i still laugh like crazy when i watch spaceballs.

the doll scene is, IMO, one of the funniest scenes ever made

messy

No, sir. I didn't see you playing with your dolls again.