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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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.
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FrankBooth_DeLarge — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 09:09 AM)
I consider Young Frankenstein one of the best comedies of all time. It is clever, tells a great story that holds up on its own outside of the jokes alone and has great performances, production values and direction. Though there are quite a few movies that I have had more belly laughs from, Young Frankenstein is nearly unbeatable as a great comedy.
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preachcaleb — 4 years ago(October 19, 2021 02:49 PM)
Having just rewatched it again for the umpteenth time, it's still one of the greatest comedy films of all time. Full of laughs. Just about every scene has a laugh out loud moment. A classic.
So many stories, so little time.