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  • I HATE these too dopes because how BIAS against certiant movies because they rather see "high class" Gone With The Wind type movies and thumb their noses down at movies. Example... they talk about Silence Of The Lambs as if its wasn't a horror movie but a MASTERPIECE.. yet other horror movies are tasteless trash?

    BTW Spaceballs was a hillarious spoof s

  • best movie ever made

  • Ebert allows Roper to speak without interruption but when Ebert speaks Roper interrupts. I never liked Ebert as a critic, though he does show a love of movies. Too many 4 stars to films. I'm the complete opposite; very very rarely I would give a film 4 stars. I would like to have heard Ebert's so-called shot by shot analysis of films he said he gave every year. It would be nice to have one of those lectures in book form. I'm curious if he said anything of substance.

  • I find it funny how these two often trash a film then latter say it's the greatest... of all time. SpaceBalls is no exception in this matter. They used it to trash Mel Brooks' Robin Hood, Life Stinks, Dracula Dead and Loving It and The Producers (The Musical).

  • visuals were written first, too!

  • Ebert has a short memory. Blazing Saddles (1974) spoofed the westerns (and Marlene Dietrich) from the 1940's and 1950's, Young Frankenstein (1974) spoofed 1931's Frankenstein. High Anxiety (1977) was tribute to the Hitchcock films of the 50's and 60's. And Robin Hood (1993) spoofed 1938's Robin Hood. By comparison, spoofing Star Wars (1977), Spaceballs (1987) was his most current spoof.

  • Spaceballs is the dumbest fucking parody ever. It fails so hard.

  • @stuntmanmike37

    If by dumbest fucking parody ever you actually mean funniest fucking parody ever, then yeah.. Spaceballs is definitely the "dumbest fucking parody ever".

  • this movie's funny

  • They break the 4th wall with Spaceballs the baseball bat!

  • Rick Moranis made so much money from honey i shruck the kids he retired way young he s one my fav actors growing up along with chevy chase

  • LOL Siskel said "Well at least you're wrong on two films now." LOL nice one! LOLOLOLOL! :D

    And I agree a lot more with the late Gene Siskel on this one. Spaceballs is one of Brooks' best hehehe

  • Really? I get that it's low brow humor but it's a great movie! they're wrong and theire summary of it if I had listened to it without seeing it I wouldn't have gone.

  • Ebert is real shit

  • I was ever able to watch the entire film. About 15 minutes into it, I would lose interest.

  • I liked Spaceballs. One of the biggest joys I got out of it was the "break the 4th wall" routine, which means that the characters know they are movie actors and that they are in a movie.  This is used several times during the movie.

    Although I usually like to agree with Roger, I think he should have given it a positive review, since he laughed hard at it, but at least his review didn't lead to a heated argument between him and Gene.

  • Why did Rick Moranis retire? He was so funny.

  • @steveclips Here is the direct quote. "I pulled out of making movies in about '96 or '97. I'm a single parent and I just found that it was too difficult to manage raising my kids and doing the traveling involved in making movies. So I took a little bit of a break. And the little bit of a break turned into a longer break, and then I found that I really didn't miss it."

    His wife died of cancer in, I think, 1991. By 1996, he had made enough money that he no longer had to work.

    I'm a fan.

  • @xJoeEDangerouslyx Oh.  Well that explains alot.

  • Yesterday on Ebert Presents, there was a rerun of "Sneak Previews" where Siskel preferred Woody Allen over Mel Brooks and the intellectual Ebert surprisingly preferring Mel Brooks over Woody Allen. Siskel, who did not care for "Silent Movie" (Ebert loved it!) or "High Anxiety" ( a movie my late dear Dad and I loved a lot, and one of our all-time favorites), however, gave thumbs up to "Spaceballs" marginally, and Ebert wasn't as crazy about it. My good friend and I enjoyed it.

  • Not successful??!!?? This movie has gone down as a classic. Time has proven Ebert so wrong. Wonder if he ever revisits and reconsiders his reviews.

  • I couldn't get through the film, it was so bad.

  • Who, under the age of 60, looked at these old tight-asses and thought to themselves, "Ya know, Fatty, the bald pin-headed guy and I probably have the same taste in comedic movies!!"?

  • @ZDiddy7 Well a LOT of people watched their show in the '80s and '90s until Siskel died, myself included and I was waaay under 60 (more like between 10 and 20 throughout the '80s). They were very popular with all age-groups, successfully taking the artsy-fartsy pretentiousness out of movie-criticism.

    AND they even gave (generally) great reviews too. I thought so, even when I didn't always agree with one of them or either of them, like I don't agree with Ebert in this case here hehehehe

  • Done badly? Comeon guys! Hardware Wars was fucking AWESOME

  • Mel Brooks at his best - in order, Young Frankenstein, the Producers (original), and Blazing Saddles. Everything else he did was hit and miss.

  • Merchandizing. Ain't that the truth.

  • @scottieman2 you mean "moichandizing"?

  • Good is dumb.

  • Ahh the 80s, this was back when the first Star Wars movie was simply called "Star Wars". Ever since the late 90s, it's been "A New Hope".

  • Simultaneously one of the worst movies of all time and one of the greatest movies of all time. Evil Will Always Triumph, Because Good is Dumb.

  • Simultaneously one of the worst films of all time and one of the greatest movies of all time. Evil Will Always Triumph, Because Good is Dumb.

  • what was the other film ebert was "wrong" about?

  • very very funny( no emotion whatsoever)

    They didn't give this movie enough credit. i thought it WAS mel brook's best, and it was one of the best movies of all time

  • In my mind, the movie's not really about the triumph of Lonestar, but rather the defeat of Dark Helmet. I was more interested in what he was doing.

  • Saw this at the theater when it first came out and I liked it,but after seeing it on tv many times,it's mainly hit and miss.Rick Moranis was the best thing in the movie.Not one of Brook's best.It's not consistent like his earlier ones.

  • How could they not love this movie? This movie is a cure for depression for me!

  • i'll take spaceballs over the star wars prequels any day

    also, i love ebert, but has anyone else realised how many films from 1987 that would later become classics he gave thumbs down to? full metal jacket, raising arizona, space balls, the untouchables. wtf? one, maybe two, but all of those? sheesh. for my money theyre all better than moonstruck, which wasnt bad either but still

  • Ebert's just sore because Mel Brooks knows the combination to his luggage.

  • @lmiddleman Ebert thinks that good is dumb.

  • Pizza the hut used to scare the shit out of me as a kid LOL

    I couldnt understand how someone could eat themselves O_o

  • @Pozorrogo When you are made out of cheese it is hard not to eat yourself. Trust me I am a quarter cheddar on my mothers side.

  • He didn't eat himself. His henchman, Vinnie, ate a small piece of him.@Pozorrogo

  • Sliding pepperoni... Haha...

    WTF!?

  • This movie had some clever moments----

  • @mrbrianmccarthy amen to that :D

  • I thought Star Wars was a parody of Spaceballs?

  • Now you see is that evil will always triumph because good is dumb XD!

  • @4getfulness16 Hahahahahah-----

  • I am you father's, uncle's, brother's, nephew's, former roomate.

  • The movie is mildly amusing. But on the whole, its not outrageously funny.

  • @acrovader I Agree, it is quite forgettable as a film.

  • @AlexDeLargeisHere Nah, never will be forgettable, look, were still looking at it ;)

  • @clix411 It is enjoyable to watch once but there is no replay value. In 50 years Spaceballs will have faded into obscurity along with many other films from the 80s. What a terrible decade for film (Although, the 2000s was a worse decade).

  • @AlexDeLargeisHere Ah i have to disagree, then again i grew up with it so its like a necessity to watch it as often as i can lol The trademark and most iconic thing in the movie is Rick Moranis as the stewie sized darth vader... if anyone remembers spaceballs 50 years from now.. thats what will click in their head, i believe lol yes 2000s has been pretty bad for forgettable movies, but also has been good as well for new instant classics

  • I bet she gives GREAT helmet!

  • Fast foward 2 decades later, we got crap like Disaster Movie, Meet The Spartans, Superhero Movie and Vampires Suck.

    What has this genre gone wrong?

  • @aquapendulum Seltzerburg happened

  • It was never too late for Space Balls. As long as people remember Star Wars, Space Balls will be timely. In fact, I watch it many times as a kid before I even saw Star Wars, and I loved it.

  • Not smart writing? Were they making out during the 'when will it be now' sketch?

  • Ebert just goes for the cheese doritos at the concession, lets not kid anyone here.

  • One of the top 5 funniest movies of all time.

  • because good is dumb!! lol, epic movie

  • ARE YOU KIDDING??? THE WRITING IS AMAZING! YOU JUST SHOWED A SCENE THE FULLY PROVED THAT!!!! Dark Helmet: "Oh here, let me give that back to you... Oh! you fell for that too!" hahaha, It may be simple, but it's hilarious, and I think Mel Brooks knew Rick Moranis could pull it off.

  • I was lol-ing Pizza The Hut during this review! So yeah I'd recommend the movie. :3

  • now you see that evil will always triumph because...good is dumb

  • "Moichendiz'ing!" Damn if you can't find ANYTHING with Star Wars on it these days. Imagine what people thought of Star Wars BACK THEN if the joke was made at the time.

  • See, Jason and Aaron? THIS is how you make a parody film!!

  • Anyone notice everytime Ebert starts a review he puts his hands up like that 2:18

  • @johnd94

    Jeez man, don't hold back...tell us how you really feel! :D

  • @johnd94 Yeesh, give the guy a break. Y'know Siskel sometimes got it wrong too. Check out when they review Aliens.

  • @johnd94 What the hell is wrong with you chum?

  • The princess in this movie is hot as fuck

  • @FartyFace she is a hottie yr right

  • I wouldn't say that Spaceballs is a parody on Star Wars, it's more of a parody of just all Science Fiction movies.

  • "well at least your wrong on two movies." hahaha i always loved siskel, what a guy. RIP

  • I love Ebert's reviews, but Siskel wins this round.

  • This is how you do a spoof, not that "Epic Movie" and "Vampires Suck" crap.

  • I really didn't like this movie, I think it was too stupid to be funny, and the jokes were mostly too forced throughout the movie. There's better Brooks movies to watch definently..

  • Spaceballs is is one hilarious movie!

    Dark Helmet: When does this happen in the movie?

  • I agree with Ebert. It was funny but not nearly as good as other Mel Brooks films.

  • I loved the movie but i really didnt need the good guys in it at all. If the entire film was all about dark helmet and his men i would like it just as much or maybe even more.

  • Siskel: At least you're wrong on two films.

    Ebert: I'd like to keep my record intact. God, I love these guys :)

  • pizza the hut is just........EW!!

  • Ebert is spot on with this review. This movie was already late to the party when it came out, and a few scenes were really well done. But as a whole the movie was crap.

  • I'll never forget the combination to the airlock:

    1-2-3-4-5

    How clever is that? :-D

  • It got ripped off at the Oscars.

  • Moichendizing! Have you seen the series? It's actually pretty good.

  • Well, at least u got 2 wrong

    well,,, i try to keep my record intact

    lol!

  • I gave this film a 5/5.

  • Come on! Dark Helmet flying through the air when the ship slams on the brakes and crushing his helmet is hilarious!

  • i love this movie! one of the funniest, if the funniest ever made!

  • I agree with Siskel. If I laugh at a comedy it´s sucessful.

  • Best Mel Brooks movie ever.

  • Was this the same show when they talked about "Full Metal Jacket" and "Benji the Hunted"? If so, this was a classic show!

  • I think both of the critics make good points on this one, but Spaceballs is still pretty funny.

  • Mel Brooks is the greatest

  • compared to the parody films that come out now, this movie is citizen cain

    but they are right....the sight gags are funny, brooks writing is not as good as in the past

  • @brabon1 citizen K-A-N-E, but i agree with you the writing most parody films of the past decade have been really lazy (besides shaun of the dead, and hot fuzz)

  • @underbightdog23 sorry...lazy typing

  • @brabon1 its ok, i agree with you 95% all the way (besides edgar wright of course)

  • Thumbs Down????

    I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU MAN!!

  • so you say star wars parodys are over done...huh really now

  • Aaah, I wish they were still doing decent parody movies in America... I swear I must've seen Spaceballs two hundred times or more since I was a kid! And Men in Tights! And Princess Bride! And Adams Family (I know, that's not a parody, but once I get nostalgic...)

  • "Scotty beamed me twice last night. It was wonderful."

    How can you not enjoy the spoken gags ^^

  • They have a hard time with campy movies...

  • what little bitches, spaceballs is classic!

  • there were a ton of funny lines in this movie "how many assholes do we have on this ship!?" - dark helmet

  • This is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen and it's a classic!

  • I remember the only part I liked about this movie is the endless opening "beauty" shot of the ship. It was all downhill the whole way after that for me.

  • Dark Helmet is one of the best/funniest villains ever

  • Pizza the Hut made me stop eating P'Zones for months

  • "Oh look at that you fell for that too!" lmao I love that part

  • I love space balls!

  • "I'm a mog - half man half dog...I'm my own best friend!"

    spaceballs is just a bit of silly fun, classic 80s comedy really

  • "Well at least you're wrong now on 2 films." God I miss Siskel!

  • Spaceballs looks stupid!

  • @anonymoussingerben

    Only Mel Brooks can make stupidity awesome. :)

  • I just watched it again recently, and yeah, it's pretty stupid. Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet makes the entire movie, the rest of it is kind of weak.

  • Pizza the Hutt turned me off pizza for 2 days. 0_o

  • "...because good is dumb." XD fuck i love this movie

  • spaceballs is a good movie, some bits are a bit childish but as a whole it's great

  • I love this movie there are so many sight gags and funny dialogue. If you are a sci-fi movie fan you will really love this one.

  • Late? I wonder what he thinks of the Family Guy & Robot Chicken parodies.

  • I loved Spaceballs as a kid. Most kids growing up in the 80s did. Especially if you were already fans of Star Wars as we were. However, I can understand the point of view Roger Ebert is coming from here. If I was an adult back then and as current with new movies and pop culture in general as he was, then I might feel the same way. Probably the only reason I'd enjoy Spaceballs if I saw it again, is because of the nostalgia effect where what you see as a child you enjoy as an adult even if it bad.

  • siskel was right abut this movie

  • i liove this movie

  • Bill Pullman's gotta do another science-fiction movie, maybe with Jeff Goldblum and or similair to Titan A.E.

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