Parody films - which is the best?
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dylanredefined
Not a house elf a tiger
Definatly agree on this
Always makes me laugh out loud .dream_girl
waiting for my ban
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Haven't seen it in years and can't remember whether it was any good.
Haven't seen it in years and can't remember whether it was any good.
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Blazing saddles
Of course! How could I forget it. I had such a crush on Cleavon Little when I first saw the film
cliche guevara
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Yeah, Spaceballs is utter shite, but it's so bad that it's watchable.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
That is indeed broadly amusing
When I was about 12 I saw it in a double bill with Superfly (!!) at some random art house cinema in Grimsby. With my mum!
Augie March
blahem
Top Secret:
"Don't take it so hard Nick, life is filled with it's little miseries, each of us in his own way must learn to deal with adversity in a mature and adult fashion."
[Sneezes into hands, screams, and jumps out a window]
The film also has some of the silliest sight gags. There's a bit where you see someone looking through a magnifying glass that's seemingly enlarging his eye. But when he takes it away, he actually has a gigantic eye.
So silly, yet so funny...
"Don't take it so hard Nick, life is filled with it's little miseries, each of us in his own way must learn to deal with adversity in a mature and adult fashion."
[Sneezes into hands, screams, and jumps out a window]
The film also has some of the silliest sight gags. There's a bit where you see someone looking through a magnifying glass that's seemingly enlarging his eye. But when he takes it away, he actually has a gigantic eye.
So silly, yet so funny...
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Pigs in Space....it was a Sesame Street thing. Am I alone in being completely underwhelmed by Blazing Saddles? I saw it when it was first released and I didn't laugh once.....many many years later I saw it again and if anything it was even less funny than before.
dream_girl
waiting for my ban
It's from the Muppet Show, surely?
Yes - and DON'T CALL ME SHIRLEY!!!
I couldn't resist it.
El Sueno
Dabbler
I say Top Secret, but that film holds sentimental value for me as it was the first movie I ever hired out and watched on video. It still holds up today, though - some of it is so surreal, it's genius. And rude! When I was young the whole 'anal intruder' bit went completely over my head.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
I never saw many muppet shows, dream_girl, whereas I had reams of sesame street on video to keep the kids quiet...I think it probably started on Sesame Street
Reno
The In Kraut
I remember that from The Muppet Show as well. I also liked the hospital soap parody they had on the Muppets. I often lie awake at night and try to remember what that one was that called.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
No way man! It's class! Oh yeah forgot about Blazing saddles!
dream_girl
waiting for my ban
Do you mean Veterinarian's Hospital?
nick301171
Rawhide!
I have rather a soft spot for Spaceballs. Maybe it is just me...
Reno
The In Kraut
I think so. At the end there always was a voice over of what will may happen in the next episode which caused all the characters to look at where the voice came from.
vauxhallmum
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scifisam
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I think it's brilliant - and I'm not a Star Wars geek at all.
Of all these pardoy films, Spaceballs has the hottest female lead by far, too.
it was appalling!
i did wonder what the hell truman capote was doing in it - as far as i know his only film appearance. why?
All great films except Hot Shots. Virtually impossible to choose.
Also should mention Galaxy Quest.
Also should mention Galaxy Quest.
I loved it when I was 13, but it has aged really really badly.
Reno
The In Kraut
Galaxy Quest is a great film and to its credit it goes way beyond just being a Star Trek parody. Unlike with all the other films on that list you actually end up investing in the characters and get carried along with the story, while films in the Airplane! mold are just a string of jokes (and nothing wrong with that if the jokes are good). In spirit it's closer to Back to the Future than to something like The Naked Gun movies.
scifisam
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I didn't think so when I rewatched it a couple of years ago - and my daughter loves it too. One of the things I like about it is the characters - the Princess and Lone Starr had great chemistry.
Top Secret is the one of these films that not many people have seen. Even most americans seem to look blank when I mention it to them. It's a shame as it has some really hilarious bits.
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