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Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man (2026) - Greg - 01-26-2026
Truth be told, I only really like Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. The rest seem to be trying too hard to be funny. The documentary comes in two parts both halves coming in at around 90 minutes. The Queen and I watched all of Episode 1 and most of episode 2 last night. The best bits for me were centered around Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. There were some outtakes and BTS that I hadn't seen before that were quite amusing. There is a good line-up of celebrity talking heads to help tell the story.
It's a solid doc without anything too revelatory. Although I didn't know he was married before Anne Bancroft and there are three kids from that marriage only one of which appears on camera.
The most telling bit for me was the interview with Wilder about working with Brooks. Wilder mentions that Brooks now writes parts for Brooks but when he writes parts for Wilder again, they will work together again.
RE: Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man (2026) - thatguy - 01-26-2026
I think I liked The Twelve Chairs, but it's been ages since I've seen it. And The Producers was OK, but I think the subsequent revisitations have diluted it.
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RE: Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man (2026) - Drunk Monk - 01-26-2026
I liked High Anxiety, mostly because I could recognize the scenes being parodied and that made me feel clever.