Young Frankenstein

One of Mel Brooks early works is this parody of the classic Frankenstein film. What makes this so much fun is the fact that it tries to look exactly like the original and manages to. Cinematography, light, music, make-up, everything looks just like it's from the 30s. Especially Gene Wilder is hilarious by taking his role entirely serious, while Marty Feldman is the obvious fun sidekick. The film may be a little slow sometimes but still pays homage to a classic as much as making fun of it. And an unbelievable cameo by Gene Hackman tops it all. more

Young Frankenstein is one of Mel Brooks's best. He is obviously a huge fan of the original James Whale films, otherwise I don't think it would have worked, it is obvious to me that this was a spoof made from admiration and respect. I love Gene Wilder (and wish he was still acting) and Peter Boyle's monster is brilliant, what with his knowing and quite sarcastic glances, he said so much only using his eyebrows. The 'Puttin' on the Ritz' scene is classic comedy Gold, the two actors worked so well together, that said though, it is actually Marty Feldman that steals the show. more

An incredible idea and Mel Brooks' masterpiece. It works very well as a comedy, containing a lot of great dialogue and well done physical humor. The thing that makes it truly great is the fact that it can be taken seriously as a sequel to the original Frankenstein movies. It stayed true to the source material instead of just making a silly spoof. more

I love this due to its subject matter, gothic horror and Frankenstein's Monster :) the fact that its a Brooks spoof makes it even better. Possibly the best spoof ever made YF is sheer genius in so many ways. The look of the film is actually very good and quite accurate to its original source, the score is excellent, made in black and white gives the film a real sense of atmosphere and credibility and the cast really look the part as well as hit their marks everytime. What can I say about the cast? amazingly good, Mars, Wilder, Leachman the fantastic Feldman and a great little cameo from... more

Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder team up in this comedy homage to the classic Universal horror films of the 1930's. Wilder plays Freddy Frankenstein (Frank-in-steen) who finds himself thrust into the Transylvanian castle that has been in his family for years and was also the location of the regeneration experiments of his ancestors. Of course all of this is tongue in cheek as the film progresses to where you know it's going to go. What's amazing is that the film feels like its from the 1930's. The cinematography and the shots themselves are dug so deeply into that era that it's hard to believe... more

First, let me begin by saying that the only reason I don't give this 5 stars is that I wanted a bit more from the commentary track, as I indicate below. The content of this wonderful movie is covered amply elsewhere, so I won't repeat what others have so well synopsized. I WOULD like to point out a couple of things about this particular DVD: 1) The commentary track is accessible from the the LANGUAGE SELECTION menu, rather than from the special features menu (as is usual for commentary tracks). I was terribly frustrated by this until I got some help from Christian at boldopinions.com... more