Sunday, April 19, 2009

Spaceballs vs. Star Wars


My all-time favorite movie is Spaceballs. Always was and always will be. I could watch it everyday and find something new to laugh it. I also contend that Spaceballs has the funniest one-liners. Some of my favorites include:
  • I'm a mog. Half man half dog. I'm my own best friend.
  • 1 2 3 4 5? That's amazing! I've got the same combination on my luggage!
  • Man, we ain't found shit! (combing the desert)
  • I'm the Bearded Lady. Who are you, one of the freaks?
  • Please, please, don't make a fuss. I'm just plain Yogurt.
  • The satellite's been jammed.
  • Hey that was pretty good for RAMBO! -Dot
  • You idiots! These are not them! You've captured their stunt doubles!
  • You have the ring, and I see your Schwartz is as big as mine. Let's see how well you handle it.
According to my friend and co-worker's husband, Ryan, you cannot be a true Spaceballs fan without also watching Star Wars. I admitted that I had never seen a single episode of Star Wars. I was just never interested in it. I think I had a negative stigma attached to the "type" of person who watches Star Wars. I was close-minded. So I told Ryan I would watch Star Wars in hopes of further appreciating the comedic genius of Mel Brooks and Spaceballs.


Ryan noticed that Spike was having a Star Wars marathon so we Tivo'd the first three episodes. Ryan had already seen them and also thought it was crazy that I had not seen them. After a long day working in the flowerbed, I settled in with a pack of Twizzlers and began watching Star Wars episode IV. I was first dumbfounded that it started with episode IV. But Ryan said, don't worry about it, you will understand with time.

I stayed up until after midnight watching the movie. Overall it was really good! I struggled keeping all the weird names straight but eventually caught on. When I think about how this movie was made in 1977, I can't help but think how advanced for its time it was. I was also relieved that it had quite a bit of humor in it. I was not expecting that at all. What I found most intriguing out of the first episode (technically episode IV) was the love triangle unfolding between Princess Leia, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker.

1 comments:

Shannon said...

I love Star Wars, I'm sure it has a lot to do with my age. The first 3 which are the last 3 are by far my favorites. I do remember laughing a bit at Spaceballs, but it's been a while. Glad you finally watched the classics.

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