tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post114601066619403693..comments2024-03-07T11:39:09.758+11:00Comments on Will Type For Food: Mel Brooks, the Producer's "Mel Brooks' The Producers"TimThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1146313105826662332006-04-29T22:18:00.000+10:002006-04-29T22:18:00.000+10:00Not in this film, he isn't. I'm not sure I've seen...Not in this film, he isn't. I'm not sure I've seen him in anything else. <BR/><BR/>Maybe this was the part he was getting ready for all his life: a camp neo-Nazi pigeon fancier who has a thing for dancing and who writes musicals in his spare time. Could be ...TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1146161092406403622006-04-28T04:04:00.000+10:002006-04-28T04:04:00.000+10:00wil frarrel?! man taht guy is awfal.an wy wuoudl y...wil frarrel?! <EM>man</EM> taht guy is awfal.<BR/><BR/>an wy wuoudl you pay to see mathew brodrick doign a gene wilder impression whan you can rent teh real thing?HA HA HAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294182013616204372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1146138277339079062006-04-27T21:44:00.000+10:002006-04-27T21:44:00.000+10:00Just before the THAT FACE song, Bloom is doing a t...Just before the THAT FACE song, Bloom is doing a theatrical anguish style emote where he walks down (front) stage to the right and Ulla says "Why does Mr Bloom walk so far away down stage right" or something which totally works as a theatrical gag. But in the movie he takes a step and half and Ulla asks the same but with "camera" instead of "stage". He's walked less than a metre because that's the range that film gets shot at, but still does the same line as if he has really walked away. It jarred for me.<BR/><BR/>And Chloe Dallymore was 2.5 times as hot as Uma Thurman was in the same role. I tested this extensively to come up with that number. Mmmmm...Chloe....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1146116513993967142006-04-27T15:41:00.000+10:002006-04-27T15:41:00.000+10:00Bruce, I'd love to see the stage play. Guess I'll ...Bruce, I'd love to see the stage play. Guess I'll just have to get that on DVD, too. <BR/><BR/>What's the 'stage right' gag, though? I'm not sure. <BR/><BR/>I think Brooks trick has been to keep on adding goodies to the show (he wrote new songs for the 2005 movie, for instance)<BR/><BR/>Harry, I didn't like Uma's role, though Ferrell was brilliant. <BR/><BR/>Remember reading a review of this some time ago where the writer accussed Brooks of anti-semitism and homophobia. Yes, it <I>is</I> possible to entirely miss the point of the show ...TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1146110309238786492006-04-27T13:58:00.000+10:002006-04-27T13:58:00.000+10:00Some song clips and stuff here: http://www.theprod...Some song clips and stuff here: http://www.theproducersmovie.com/Harry Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784066423714221289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1146110268619757962006-04-27T13:57:00.000+10:002006-04-27T13:57:00.000+10:00Uma Thurman and Will Ferrell were perfect, too. I ...Uma Thurman and Will Ferrell were perfect, too. I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed an evening in the cinema more. <BR/><BR/><EM>I was just a paper hanger<BR/>No one more obscurer<BR/>Got a phone call from the Reichstag<BR/>Told me I was Fuhrer...</EM><BR/><BR/>Gotta buy the DVD.Harry Huttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784066423714221289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1146099612974007042006-04-27T11:00:00.000+10:002006-04-27T11:00:00.000+10:00I love all three incarnations to various degrees. ...I love all three incarnations to various degrees. The original is great but there is now way you could do the hippy gag in this post-millenial world. I think the stage show is the best of the 3. I nearly dies laughing at the actual Springtime for Hitler performance on stage. Alas, Reg Livermore was no Nathan Lane and it being a franchise meant that Reg wasn't allowed to play to his strengths. That said it is still the best.<BR/><BR/>But the recent movie suffered a bit from not breaking free of the stage show enough. Some scenes they might as well have just filmed the scene in the theatre with appropriate framing. The THAT FACE number was the most awkward example of this, complete with lame adaption of the "stage right" gag.<BR/><BR/>My review is <A HREF="http://dilletante.tenpm.com.au/?p=209" REL="nofollow"> here</A> and it would be nice for someone other than a spambot to leave a comment on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1146096584632042342006-04-27T10:09:00.000+10:002006-04-27T10:09:00.000+10:00There's a Mel Brooks DVD collection going around a...There's a Mel Brooks DVD collection going around at the moment, and I'm going to have to get it. <BR/><BR/>I was a deprived child, my parents tended to look down upon American comedy for some reason.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1146092732263696082006-04-27T09:05:00.000+10:002006-04-27T09:05:00.000+10:00I haven't seen the new one, but I bet it's no Spac...I haven't seen the new one, but I bet it's no Spaceballs.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361330734876130185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1146087853728725802006-04-27T07:44:00.000+10:002006-04-27T07:44:00.000+10:00Incidentally, you know Mel was an actor in both fi...Incidentally, you know Mel was an actor in both films? He's the guy who says 'Don't be stupid, be a smarty, come and join the Nazi party!' in the big song-and-dance sequence. <BR/><BR/>My word verification now is oohako.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1146087734669251742006-04-27T07:42:00.000+10:002006-04-27T07:42:00.000+10:00Yes! I've seen it twice so far, and am fast develo...Yes! I've seen it twice so far, and am fast developing an obsession with the film. Nathan Lane is <I>extraordinary</I>. I think Mel knows exactly who to select as actors.<BR/><BR/>They're selling the original on DVD at the moment, which is how I got a copy.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1146044113638439302006-04-26T19:35:00.000+10:002006-04-26T19:35:00.000+10:00Fitting ... this entire post was a result of my be...Fitting ... this entire post was a result of my being unable to say anything witty or insightful about the two films. <BR/><BR/>It was a bit of a shock to the system to find out that in the original, the part of Hitler was played by a hippy. <BR/><BR/>In the 2005 musical production, the hippy joke gets thrown out the window, and a new 'gay Hitler' theme is dragged in. <BR/><BR/>Not less funny ... just different.<BR/><BR/> How about that Zero Mostel character, huh? He's amazing. He had me in stitches with a mere tilt of his eye. <BR/><BR/>My word verification was wwxeikmTimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1146036136706899522006-04-26T17:22:00.000+10:002006-04-26T17:22:00.000+10:00I don't like that I can't think of anything witty,...I <I>don't like</I> that I can't think of anything witty, or intelligent, or sharp to say.<BR/><BR/>THe word verification says nubloo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com