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[Barrister]

We are actually further removed from the making of this movie (47 years) than Young Frankenstein was from the original Frankenstein (43 years).

That is funny.  There were Universal Frankenstein movies up up until 1945 (1948 if you count Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein), but the film takes most of its plot points from the first three movies (Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939.))  So Young Frankenstein would be roughly the equivalent of spoofing the Jaws movies today.

Maybe the culture was just slower back then, but Frankenstein I feel like had a much bigger cultural impact than Jaws did.  I mean I remember dressing up as the Monster for Halloween back in the 1980s.

[Duque de Bragança]

We are actually further removed from the making of this movie (47 years) than Young Frankenstein was from the original Frankenstein (43 years).

That is funny.  There were Universal Frankenstein movies up up until 1945 (1948 if you count Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein), but the film takes most of its plot points from the first three movies (Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939.))  So Young Frankenstein would be roughly the equivalent of spoofing the Jaws movies today.

Maybe the culture was just slower back then, but Frankenstein I feel like had a much bigger cultural impact than Jaws did.  I mean I remember dressing up as the Monster for Halloween back in the 1980s.

That, or dressing up as a shark was more difficult. 

[Habbaku]

Paul Rudd was in Wet Hot American Summer, among others. 

I've never seen it, but it was popular enough to have a sequel and a prequel...

If popular is how we judge quality, then boy do I have some news for you.

[Savonarola]

Maybe the culture was just slower back then, but Frankenstein I feel like had a much bigger cultural impact than Jaws did.  I mean I remember dressing up as the Monster for Halloween back in the 1980s.

Well, yes, there was only one good "Jaws" movie, but three good Universal Frankenstein movies (four if you count Abbot and Costello).  Also there were other Frankenstein movies as well (the Hammer series lasted into the 1970s.)  I was looking for a film series that was roughly the same time period as Universal's Frankenstein to Young Frankenstein relative to today and that didn't live on forever (the original Star Wars trilogy, for instance, covered roughly the same time period as well.)

[Threviel]

New(ish) trailer for WoT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11ZozKfRqvA

This time it looks far far better.

[Barrister]

Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein totally counts!

[Maladict]

Quick run to the cinema this weekend in light of new restrictions being announced tomorrow.

French Dispatch: Lots of very beautiful and detailed sets that you could pore over if they lasted longer than a second on screen. Most of the actors are completely wasted and Anderson's jokes are getting pretty lame. 5/10

Dune: Stunning visual experience, the story may or my not deliver in part 2. I'm hopeful it will. Slightly put off by the unexpected pronunciation of names. 8/10

Trailer for the new Matrix movie: 1/10

[crazy canuck]

Dune: Stunning visual experience, the story may or my not deliver in part 2. I'm hopeful it will. Slightly put off by the unexpected pronunciation of names. 8/10

Which ones?

[Barrister]

Dune: Stunning visual experience, the story may or my not deliver in part 2. I'm hopeful it will. Slightly put off by the unexpected pronunciation of names. 8/10

Which ones?

I haven't seen the movie, but one I've heard discussed is Harkonnen (pronounced HARKenen, not HarKONEn)

[Admiral Yi]

I haven't seen the movie, but one I've heard discussed is Harkonnen (pronounced HARKenen, not HarKONEn)

 

[Syt]

Here's again the Dune pronunciations, as read by Frank Herbert himself: http://usul.net/books/sounds.htm

[Maladict]

Dune: Stunning visual experience, the story may or my not deliver in part 2. I'm hopeful it will. Slightly put off by the unexpected pronunciation of names. 8/10

Which ones?

HARkonnen, Bene ( "Benny")  Gesserit, SARdaukar, Chani ("Chayni")

[The Brain]

Maybe she likes Dick?

[Josephus]

Young Frankenstein (1974)

(While there wasn't actually tap dancing in them), this does an excellent job of recreating the look of the Universal Horror movies of the 1930s and 40s.  Brooks and Wilder picked up on a lot of details in the films; right down to Igor's goat horn solo.  The jokes are all over the place, as usual in Brooks fare; but more are funny than not.  (The silly "Walk this way" gag would inspire Aerosmith.)

For me, this is the best Mel Brooks movie.
There are so many gags. Small things...like the Frau Buchler horse neigh sound, but all of them combine well. Highly recommended

[Syt]

It was also filmed with the same lab props as the original movie (the originals were in storage, apparently).