For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius.
-Dr. Frederick Frankenstein

For me, the reason Young Frankenstein rises above all spoofs that came before it and after is because it's much more then just a spoof film. Instead of making fun of it's inspirations, mainly Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, it pays loving homage to them in the form of a comedy.

There is no other word to describe the main cast other then perfection. Everyone in the film is funny and at the top of their game. People like Marty Feldman are still hilarious even if he's just standing in the background with no lines. Just examine what he's doing…

"Frau Blücher!" *horse whinny* - Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Fronkensteen?)

Words cannot express how much I wanted this to have a laugh per minute rate like Airplane!does. I wanted this film to shoot every possible gag at the screen like there's no tomorrow, and I know for a fact that they'd all hit home. But it doesn't. Amusement is dispensed in doses throughout instead of the all-out assault I was expecting.

Not to say it isn't funny. It's hilarious in parts. The running joke concerning Frau Blücher's (*horse whinny*) name and the sheer presence of Marty Feldman and his face are hysterical, and the duo of Peter Boyle and Gene Wilder singing 'Putting on the Ritz' is ridiculously feel-good.

But there's…

Hilarious. I thought the opening scene where Dr. Frankenstein was lecturing was absolutely hysterical, especially when he corrected the pronounciation of his name several times. Then, strangely I thought the movie kind of dragged and became unfunny. But then all of the sudden, maybe about a third the way in, I got to the point where I couldn't even look at Gene Wilder without laughing my ass off. Man, what a great performance. There's a lot more subtlety to it then I thought there would be but there's also many laugh out loud moments as well. I really loved the scene where he tells his companions to not let him out of the room no matter what and almost immediately…

86/100

Few things have ever been funnier than young Gene Wilder shouting. (I imagine it would be considerably less amusing if he were shouting today, though he could probably put together a fantastic "get off my lawn" .gif.) But the film's genius is how seriously it takes everything except the jokes, faithfully replicating the look of Universal's '30s horror and constructing a credible narrative framework that serves to heighten the absurdity. Wilder's opening lecture, for example, could pass for the real thing if you selectively removed all the funny bits, which is precisely what makes them so funny. (Though even then you'd still get his magnificent delivery: "We would collapse. Like a bunch. Of broccoli!") And Brooks' borscht-belt instincts are…

Directed by Mel Brooks

Grade: A

"Young Frankenstein" is the most affectionate parody film I've ever scene. It's not out to make fun of the old Universal horror films, it's out to celebrate them. From using some of the original 1930's sets to shooting in beautiful black and white, this is certainly Mel Brooks most polished and cinematic film and a departure from the off-the wall zaniness of "The Producers" and "Blazing Saddles".

Because of this, the humor is slightly more subtle and character based here. There are perhaps less "laugh out loud" moments than the other two, but it also might be the most consistently funny throughout. "Young Frankenstein" has the longest running time of the Brooks "Big 3",…

Parody and farce films have seemed to have taken a step back in recent years. Movies like "Scary Movie" while sometimes funny(though I haven't seen them) become quickly dated, especially compared to the parody films of Mel Brooks. Even when his movies were direct parodies such as Spaceballs, a Mel Brooks film holds up extremely well, utilizing parody humor, as well as quality slapstick and witty banter.
Young Frankenstein, as the name suggests, is a parody of the Frankenstein novel and movies. Gene Wilder stars as the grandson of the infamous Dr. Frankenstein, who, after trying to avoid his family's "legacy" ends up creating a creature of his own(Peter Boyle), leading to a hilarious film.
The film obviously isn't a…