Soory, just that most of the jokes didn't work for me, and they seemed to have missed some golden opportunities to make other jokes. Only good part about this film was Peter MacNicol as Renfield.
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!!
--Michael Palin (Monty Python's Flying Circus)
I agree - overall very unfunny entry from Mel!
However I thought Peter MacNicol's characterization of Renfield was excellent and very funny. The only good thing about this movie.
Watch "Young Frankenstein (1974)" or "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)" (and I'm not an A&C fan) to see what truly funny and perfect spoofs of classic horror movies should be.
surely the original poster is right, i'm surprised how many seem to like this, but even if so, you must admit its the least funniest mel brooks movie then. some topics here asks about funniest scenes, and i really can't recall a single funny moment in the movie, i'm sure there must be and i'll watch it as it currently airs on a movie channel i get, i do like the atmosphere of the movie, but to think of what a riot this is set up to be, a mel brooks movie starring leslie nielsen and brooks reoccurring actor harvey korman. its really something to see how critics rates mel brooks movies from 1960's, 70's masterpieces like the producers, blazing saddles, young frankenstein to bottom rating in the 90's as life stinks (which i recall i liked though) and this. i think the way to view this is like for the story and not expect laughs. i must say nielsen really nails the bela lugosi accent.
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barren ground,[/i]
[i]silent sun down,[/i]
[i]you walked in,[/i]
[i]land and heart pumpin energy,[/i]
[i]as sun went down struck a light.