Growing up this was one of my favorite comedies. I hadn't seen it in years until a few days ago when I watched it on a lark. It still holds up fairly well. It is a little too broad, and some of the parodies are too obvious. But it is a very funny film. The cast has great chemistry; the formal elements of filmmaking are surprisingly polished. (I would argue the effects work is better here than in the prequel trilogy). It is a very entertaining 90 minutes or so.
The feature I like best is just how goofy the film is. Nowadays a lot of films-even comedies-are dour and too branded. There is a great libertine quality to this film; as if it largely exists to amuse its makers. Despite being a work of parody that references such diverse films as the planet of apes, it happened one night and alien it is self-contained and complete.
This is not peak Brooks but it great for what it is:. A comedy that cares about yuks.
The feature I like best is just how goofy the film is. Nowadays a lot of films-even comedies-are dour and too branded. There is a great libertine quality to this film; as if it largely exists to amuse its makers. Despite being a work of parody that references such diverse films as the planet of apes, it happened one night and alien it is self-contained and complete.
This is not peak Brooks but it great for what it is:. A comedy that cares about yuks.