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Mel Brooks's 1987 parody of the Star Wars trilogy is a jumble of jokes rather than a comic feature, and, predictably, some of those jokes work better than others. The cast, including Brooks in two roles, more or less mimics the principal characters from George Lucas's famous story line, and the director certainly gets a boost from new allies (SCTV graduates Rick Moranis and John Candy) as well as old ones (Dick Van Patten, Dom DeLuise). Watch this and wait for the sporadic inspiration--but don't be surprised if you find yourself yearning for those years when Brooks was a more complete filmmaker (Young Frankenstein). --Tom Keogh
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By Joel Andrews
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Another classic with John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman and Mel Brooks. One of my favorite movies of the 80's, this is a hilarious spoof of Star Wars, a must see for any Star Wars fan!
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By m.trot,elf
Format:Blu-ray
un film parodie a prendre avec humour sans aucun sérieux. très amusant drôle
a ne pas écouter si vous ete trop sérieux ou incapable de faire abstraction de l absurde
a ne pas écouter si vous ete trop sérieux ou incapable de faire abstraction de l absurde
By Big Scary
Format:DVD
although not a mel brooks masterpiece this film does not suffer solely from lack of comedic inspiration. in fact i find it to be one of his best. its main problem, in my opinion, was the shift in audiences. for the most part films such as Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein catered to an audience that was, by 1987, much older and focusing on family life. plus, brooks' comedic venom was now aimed at a less familiar target in Star Wars. intially, even i had a hard time time convincing myself it was worth seeing. but after repeated viewings i realized that it was as funny as many of brooks' best. now dont get me wrong, you wont laugh as often as you did for High Anxiety but you'll laugh none the less. sadly, the core players of previous films are missing here (Harvey Corman & Madeline Kahn) and it suffers becasue of it but the times were changing and so were the films. only later on did brooks really get into a stupor with Robin Hood: Men In Tights and Dracula: Dead and Lving It, starring the one dimensional Leslie Nielsen.
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Because good is dumb
Mel Brooks had already parodied everything else -- westerns, Hitchcock films, spies, silent movies -- by the time he got to science fiction. Read more
Published 21 months ago by E. A Solinas
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie. Overpriced on Amazon
I love this movie. However when I can get it at future shop (yes the exact same collectors edition) at $9.99 vs. over $30 on Amazon, where am I going to get it.
Published on Jan 15 2008 by Reviewer
4.0 out of 5 stars
Still hillarious
Quickly: still pretty funny, a bit dated.
Summary: Mel Brooks spoof on Star Wars and other Sci-Fi movies.
The Good: still very funny at times. Read more
Summary: Mel Brooks spoof on Star Wars and other Sci-Fi movies.
The Good: still very funny at times. Read more
Published on Feb 11 2007 by Maurice G. Tousignant
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Funniest Movie Ever!!!
Spaceballs, a comic masterpiece directed by Mel Brooks, is one of the funniest movies that I have ever seen. Read more
Published on May 15 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
Holy Crap it was good!!
This movie was absolutely crazy and funny!! I couldn't help but laugh the whole way! My favorite moment was the spoofing scene of Alien. Sooo funny. Read more
Published on April 14 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
What would life be without Spaceballs
I'm not a really big fan of Star Wars but after I saw Spaceballs I felt like Star Wars must have not been very funny. Now I watch Spaceballs one to two times a day. Read more
Published on April 7 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great comedy
Mel Brooks, comic genius. Spaceballs is the best space movie ever made. Great spoof on Star Wars, and I must say that I'd rather watch this than Star Wars. Read more
Published on April 4 2004 by Eric Kunz
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Favorite comedy of all time
Next To History of the world, this is my favorite! The wacky adventures of a man and his dog in a flying winnebeigo who are asked by a king to find his run away daughter whos... Read more
Published on Mar 18 2004 by Micheal Hunt
4.0 out of 5 stars
classic spoof, stupid robot
I used to talk about this with my friends back in middle school, and now today in college I still enjoy it. If you like Mel brooks then you'll enjoy this movie. Read more
Published on Mar 9 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
BarnIkay says buy!
This is a great movie! It is really cheesy and may seem rather lame to most, but it is still really funny. Read more
Published on Jan 27 2004 by Barnikay Badger
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