the producers. young frankenstein. a history of the world part 1.melbrooks.

i was channel surfing one day and came across a show honoring mel brooks. as i watched, i realized i had never seen a mel brooks movie! i know outrageous!! my facebook friends were outraged.  i decided to check out some of his films from the library and play catch up on life. i must add that i enjoyed all of them, though they didn't make me laugh out loud the whole time, i did appreciate the humor.  also loved seeing so many older actors young.  and last but not least, i was definitely scared of gene wilder as a kid thanks to "willy wonka" but thanks to these movies discovered, he truly is amazing!!

"the producers"- i found it great though a little sad how he hustled the old ladies.  and seriously L.S.D. as hitler, hey man, seriously so funny, really cool, baby, really hilarious, man.  lol. loved him. i would totally go see the musical, "springtime for hitler", i mean the theme song was so catchy!! i also about died when they did the swastika formation on stage. so clever yet so horrible at the same time.

also random note but the nazi playwright was the voice of king triton in "the little mermaid"!

"young frankenstein"-  i thought gene wilder was amazing!  loved his instance on the correct pronunciation of "frankenstein".  but who really stole the show was igor, marty feldman!!! i got was my favorite with his "walk this way" and jokes about his eyes.  his dirty jokes were the best too.  i also loved that cloris leachman was in it, love her, though her character was minor.  i will admit that i missed it but thanks to imdb discovered that gene hackman played the blind man!  i will add i did appreciate the allusion to the blind man in the book.  i was also not expecting the "puttin' on the ritz"

performance with the monster, his singing was superb!  lol.  and all of the jokes about the monster's privacy were too much.  

"the history of the world part 1"-  i was shocked by how x-rated this movie was, i mean some of the jokes!  loved that it opened with a 2001 parody though the humping primates got gross.  but i was impressed by how edgy it was!  the joke about the homo sapiens wedding followed by the homosexual homo sapiens wedding was great, also nice to see that cavemen were so tolerant. gregory hines was great.  i couldn't believe he rolled a huge joint to escape the romans!  but my favorite was the inquisition musical number, such bad yet catchy songs!! i mean seeing the jews being tortured was horrible but that is how it went.  also the esther williams-esque number and sparkler helmets for the menorah! amazing!!!!  it was great but will add i did get bored during the french revolution but other than that great!

new york, i love you.

while walking through central park, last saturday, my cousin apollo and i started talking about the vignette in "new york, i love you" with the boy that takes the girl (the bff in "juno") to prom and she is in a wheelchair.  they have sex thanks to a belt in a tree in central park.  and in the end, it turns out that she isn't in a wheelchair but just a method actress!  we couldn't remember any other ones other than the one with natalie portman and the odd one with shia labeaouf.  i mentioned hoping that netflix had it so you can imagine how happy i was when it was at the library! so of course i checked it out!

i didn't see "new york, i love you" in theaters, i either rented it or caught it on tv.  i love "paris je t'aime" so had high expectations for this, though it wasn't as good as "paris" i still enjoyed it.  i will say i forgot how many good and newish actors were in this:  justin barba, bradley cooper, orlando bloom, christina ricci, rachel bilson, james caan, blake lively, maggie q, and ethan hawke.

i won't discuss all the vignettes, just my favorites.

the prom one is definitely my favorite.  and i forgot james caan was in it! he was the perfect new york dad, i mean he is sonny.  i loved when the kids are rushing back and stressed cos it is way past curfew but all he is concerned with we're the yankees!

i loved the one with natalie portman as the hasidic jew and her hindu business partner and their fantasies of marrying each other.  all of the banter on diets was  funny.  also discovered thanks to wikipedia this this vignette was directed by mira nair who directed "monsoon wedding" which is a favorite of mine!

the shia labeouf, though confusing, there's a yahoo answer about it.  i still think it is beautiful.  my interpretation is this the older woman was going to attempt suicide by jumping out her window but labeouf was her guardian angel, preventing it from happening.

i also adore the one with cloris leachman.  that little old couple is too cute trying to get to coney island to celebrate their anniversay.  i hope i find someone that i can grow old with.  

i enjoyed the orlando bloom one for its references to the dakota.  i made sure to go pay my respects to john lennon by going to the dakota and listening to my favorite beatles songs.  i also loved the literary references.  note to self:  i need to read "crime and punishment" and "the brothers karamazov".  also what is with bloom and falling in love with girls over the phone (see: "elizabethtown").

and last but not least loved how the ethan hawke one was so tongue-in-cheek.

also loved all fillers.  i want a boyfriend like justin barba that will surprise me with a trip.  i laughed every time bradley cooper got in a cab.  also maggie q at the cleaners hilarious.

i will add the ending was cheesy.  i liked the paris ending more.  but a great complication and i will check it out anytime i miss nyc.