I’m going to sound like a Mel Brooks commentary track for a second:
John Candy as Barg - Such a lovely man, shame he’s dead.
John Hurt from Alien - Wonderful actor, he’s dead.
Joan Rivers as Dot Matrix - Shame she’s dead.
Dom DeLuise as the voice of Pizza the Hutt - I loved that man, he’s dead.
Dick Van Patten as King Roland - He’s dead.
Ronny Graham as the minister - And he’s dead.
And if we are lucky we’ll all each reach a point in our lives where most everyone we ever knew is dead and we’re there just… hanging on.
Sometimes I think about the perspective of my 80 year old neighbors. Every day could be their last. I suppose the world would be a better place if everyone of all ages realized how fragile and fleeting this life is.
Every day could be anyone reading this final day. If you didn’t read my comment you’re safe though.
My grandma is 101 now and it’s crazy the life she must be living. All her friends are dead. Her husband died 45yrs ago. Her siblings are all dead. She’s essentially outlived any peer she’s ever had, which is depressing to think about
What I’m trying to say is, depends on what you consider lucky
So a sequel of a classic 80s movie, made 40 years later. Is there any chance whatsoever its going to be any good?
As long as they keep the title Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money I’ll be happy. I mean may as well be honest and upfront about it.
Normally I would say no. However, with Mel Brooks producing, I will hold out hope!
I was unimpressed with Hulu doing a show for “History of the world Part 2”…
Really? I really liked it. It felt exactly like the original, but with updated jokes.
With lowered expectations, definitely.
Mel Brooks has a good handle on what is funny.
With Mel Brooks himself producing, there is any chance whatsoever. He’s almost old enough to run for senate so I don’t know how active he’s going to be, and, well…he’s got a 20th century sense of humor.
I mean yeah yeah Blazing Saddles has a lot of racism in it because the thesis statement is “This is what racism looks like. It’s pretty dumb, huh?” But go watch History of the World Part 1 again. It’s funny but you’ll involuntarily say “holy shit” a few times.
Spaceballs specifically…it was largely a parody of the first two Star Wars movies. It came out after Return of the Jedi but I’m struggling to think of anything referenced from that movie. And Star Wars was a PHENOMENON in the 80’s, it had the culture’s attention. Star Wars is of waning popularity right now because Disney ran the wheels off of it. Do you attempt to pick up where Spaceballs left off, or do you attempt to parody modern Star Wars?
And, is Hollywood at large capable of making a comedy movie anymore? They haven’t done it in 25 years since the release of Galaxy Quest. Can modern actors deliver an actual goddamn joke that isn’t just a pop culture reference?
I always joked with my brother that they should make Spaceballs 3: The Search for Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money
Rick Moranis please.
We don’t need a spaceballs 2. Star Wars is already a parody of itself.
And if that’s not bad enough, there’s the Zack Snyder knock-off that Netflix keeps waving in my face like a cat’s arse.
I watched the first one, Netflix. You don’t get to fool me twice.
What if it ends up being the star wars people want, like an inverse parody?
I doubt it will even be good, but one can hope.
