It has one or two laugh out loud moments, but most of it is just chuckle worthy. It's more of a satire than a comedy.
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thesnowleopard — 16 years ago(October 26, 2009 06:10 PM)
Actually, I like this one better than Blazing Saddles and I laughed pretty hard at that one. YF is not just the homagethat's the icing on the cake that helps set up the humour.
One thing I like about Young Frankenstein more than Blazing Saddles is that YF has a more coherent plot. Everything fits together whereas, in Blazing Saddles, they threw everything at the screen and hoped it would stick. And stick most of it did, but the ending still loses a lot of steam once they explode the fourth wall off the set. Contrast that with YF where all of the sexual tension and innuendo and comparisons between Frankenstein and his creation are sent up in one big blast of "Oh, Sweet Mystery of Life".
It doesn't make Blazing Saddles terrible in comparison to YF or anybody who doesn't like YF some kind of idiot, but it also doesn't mean that, just because someone comes on here and says they didn't laugh (or didn't laugh much), YF isn't a classic or funny comedy.
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dogsoldier_spoon-1 — 16 years ago(October 30, 2009 07:28 AM)
I disagree but then again I almost never laugh out loud when I see a comedy. The ones that do succeed and keep succeeding when I rewatch the film mostly end up being one of my favorites.
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tmf_scipio — 16 years ago(December 11, 2009 10:18 PM)
One of the funniest movies I have ever seen was Kind Hearts and Coronets. It didn't have one "laugh out loud" moment in it, but it was absolutely brillant. Very dry comedy.
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BKinzeys — 16 years ago(February 15, 2010 01:33 PM)
While you can have your own opinion and argue opinions back and forth, in order to be "one of the funniest comedies of all time" if one relies on popular opinion, then by that measure it is, indeed, one of the funniest comedies of all time.
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SeisCinemaSeis — 16 years ago(March 19, 2010 07:59 PM)
That's what I thought the first time I saw 'Young Frankenstein'. But for my own surprise, I found it a lot funnier the second time that I saw it.
Perhaps the reason why I didn't find 'Young Frankenstein' THAT funny the 1st time around is because I went to see it with a lot of expectations since this movie is considered one of the finest comedies ever. Therefore the "hype" played against the movie itself. But the 2nd time around I knew already what to expect, so I could enjoy it for what it is.
Besides the first time I didn't caught several in-jokes and homages to the old Frankenstein movies because I had only watched 'Frankenstein' but not 'Bride of Frankenstein' nor 'Son of Frankenstein'.
The 2nd time around I found it funnier because I had already watched those movies, therefore those "cryptic" in-jokes, now makes sense completely.
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Michael Dorsey — 16 years ago(March 29, 2010 02:07 PM)
I think it is a parody, not satire. And how many movies can actually generate a laugh? I mean a real laugh out loud laugh. YF has such strong gags that it gets me even when I know what's coming to this day after dozens of viewings. I'm just trying to remember them in my head and I'm up to 10 jokes/gags. I like and have watched lots of movies. Some of the funniest movies I've seen recently are The Hangover and Zombieland. They're funny, and I would recommend them, but they're not in the league of YF. And can "funniness" be quantified? It is more a collective opinion by repeat viewers for comedies, as opposed to dramas being more critic/award driven.s
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jlgreenlee — 15 years ago(November 26, 2010 04:33 PM)
Oh, I completely get the expectations being too high thing. Forrest Gump for instance, was so hailed, so glorified that by the time I finally saw it, I was completely underwhelmed. In contrast, if you go in with NO or very low expectations, sometimes you can really appreciate a flick that you may have disregarded (the Nathan Fillion movie, Slither comes to mind).
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parkpunk — 14 years ago(January 02, 2012 05:28 AM)
I stand by my response 2 years ago. This is one of the funniest movies of all time. Anyone who doesn't agree has a poor sense of humor. It's not your faults. True sense of humor requires wisdom, thoughtfulness, and perspective. Most of you don't have this. I'd blame your parents.
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Cold_In_Space — 14 years ago(March 30, 2012 11:52 AM)
It is a good comedy but more than that a very enjoyable film, satire, parody, call it what you will. That's what makes it one of the best for me.
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tali1 — 13 years ago(April 30, 2012 11:20 AM)
YF is funny and charming - but could have been so much funnier.
Carry On screaming -the snobs may hate it - but that is brilliant horror comedy
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Errington_92 — 13 years ago(September 18, 2012 02:21 AM)
Young Frankenstein
had its moments of great gags and subverting Horror conventions through parody, but for me
Blazing Saddles
did a better job as a comedy and subverting conventions in general.
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sunshinesoda — 13 years ago(October 13, 2012 12:24 AM)
I'm not sure what the big deal is either, though I definitely enjoyed the film a hundred times more this time round than I did a few years ago. The film is sort of scene by scene, with no timing between the actual scene edits. I feel like I'm watching a feature length series of sketches at some points.
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knoxfan2008 — 12 years ago(December 23, 2013 08:16 AM)
I recon this is miles ahead of Blazing Saddles and hasn't aged like BS has. This films is genuinely laugh-out-loud funny to me and Mel Brooks best film. I honestly didn't expect to laugh so much in this as I watch BS again recently and was disappointed, but YF is even more brilliant than I remember it.