I have plenty of movies to review, but I would love to hear from anyone reading this blog. If you have an underappreciated or obscure movie out there you would like for me to review, I would be glad to do so.
On a side note, I finally have a copy of Ken Russell's infamous The Devils so hopefully I can watch and review it soon to see what all the fuss is about.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Throwback Review: To Be or Not to Be (1983)
USA
107 mins.
Directed by Mel Brooks
Starring: Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning, Tim Matheson, Jose Ferrer, Christopher Lloyd
I wish my movie-viewing habits were less random. That would help me see originals before remakes, no matter how old or new they were. Case in point: Mel Brooks' '83 remake of the 1942 film To Be Or Not To Be. I've had plenty of time to see either one, yet I still gravitated toward the remake. The lure of the new (or most recent) is a powerful thing and may be why we are seeing so many older movies dusted off and completely remade. This is definitely not one of Mel Brooks' greatest films, but it deserves to be seen regardless.There's no way a film like this could get made today at all and it's even harder to believe Mel Brooks is no longer making movies. Though he peaked early, his lesser films are funnier than most Hollywood comedies released these days.
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