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Spaceballs (1987)
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7/07
7/07:
Spaceballs gets my vote for one of the most overrated comedies of all time.
I've seen this weak spoof of Star Wars,
The Wizard of Oz,
2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, and
Planet of the Apes several times since 1987, and it's never been funny enough for me to laugh.
The truth is Mel Brooks has gotten lame at it. He routinely makes boring comedies that put me to sleep. Almost every
scene has me saying, "Uh, okay...and?" In short, Mel Brooks didn't master the art of subtle comedy, and everything
has to be obvious from a mile away.
I see that one planet's oxygen supply has been sucked by a giant vacuum cleaner. But everybody will die in mere minutes
due to brain death which is irreversible, no matter what. Another is the extremely long spaceship, yet there's barely
anybody on it. For whatever it's worth, Rick Moranis gives the best performance, but his character is stupid and
obnoxious. On the other hand, I don't get why Mel Brooks is in the film; I hate his character.
All in all, Spaceballs sucks.