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I'm gonna go with history of the world
Moses - Ten Commandments - Mel Brooks:
rrneck
(17,671 posts)I think it is his best work.
lame54
(35,388 posts)The Producers is second
Generic Brad
(14,276 posts)Arcanetrance
(2,670 posts)cyberswede
(26,117 posts)Capt.Rocky300
(1,005 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,112 posts)I have never been able to listen to "Puttin' on the Ritz" without cracking up since seeing that movie.
Generic Brad
(14,276 posts)Was it that bad, or is it not well known as a Mel Brooks Film? Same with "Men In Tights".
GoCubsGo
(32,112 posts)I thought about putting "Space Balls" as my number one, because it's so damn funny. But, the "Puttin' on the Ritz" scene just pushed "YF" up to the top for me. "Men in Tights" is also a great laugh. That's the problem with Mel Brooks films. Too many good ones make it too difficult to choose.
Behind the Aegis
(54,084 posts)...how can I choose?! You should want I choose? Oy vey ist mir!
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)Springtime For Hitler is still the funniest thing I've ever seen on the screen, although the other films mentioned above are big favorites too.
7wo7rees
(5,128 posts)Igor, will you help me with the bags?
Alright you take the blonde. I'll take the one in the toibun.
(Vaudeville lives!)
csziggy
(34,141 posts)Starting just after 2:00
brooklynboy49
(287 posts)Riftaxe
(2,693 posts)although young frankenstein is a close one...since i saw that one with the woman i would wind up committing t0.
Skittles
(153,374 posts)dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)DinahMoeHum
(21,852 posts)n/t
Nedsdag
(2,437 posts)It's an underrated film of his where he plays a rich man who becomes homeless.
Young Frankenstein and The Producers were his funniest with another underrated film, Silent Movie, a distant third.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)History of the World had some really funny scenes that could compare head to head with some of the best parts of my favorites but overall seemed less like a cohesive film and more like a collection of loosely tied skits lifted from scripts from other unmade Brooks movies.
Brother Buzz
(36,519 posts)Blazing Saddles
Brigid
(17,621 posts)It's very close between that and "Young Frankenstein," but since "Blazing Saddles" is such a perfect parody of the RW reaction to Obama the whole time he's been president, I'm going with that one.