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I truly hope they cram in a cameo for Tim Russ and that this time, he finds shit.

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[+] -12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (24 children)

I just think everyone should be prepared when this movie is an absolute piece of shit. I remember the hype for the first one, and it totally tanked. It's really only a classic because you watched it when you were young. "We ain't found shit" and the dick jokes were the funniest part of the original.

Don't just downvote me, go watch it again*. It's barely a Mad Magazine parody of Star Wars. And if you love it and think it's hilarious then I bet you spend hours quoting Monty Python at parties while the rest of the party rolls their eyes.

*And then go watch Blazing Saddles because that is some hilarious Mel Brookes

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    You know, if you hadn't ended your comment with that smug, masturbatory dreck, you might have said something worth talking about.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    I detest mad magazine and love spaceballs. And yes I've watched it again a few times while being an adult.

    It's almost as if different people have different opinions and you shouldn't push your own opinions onto others but what do I know.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    So. I never watched SB because of similar sentiment. Until very recently.

    At first I was: yep, that's why I never watched it.
    But the film actually gets better the longer it goes. Crazier, more unhinged, free flowing production. In the end I liked it because it's much more than MAD-style camp. Artistically honest. Almost Dada.

    Phew, now I sound like the world's No. 1 SB fanboi. I'm not. I just felt triggered by "dick jokes" because that really doesn't do it justice.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Mel Brooks has always had the humor of a 10 year old. Nothing is funnier than a fart joke to him. It can be amusing for a while, but it always wears out before the end of the movie.

    I'll watch it, of course, but I'm not expecting a home run.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    When you say that something is shit, it might help your argument just a tiny bit if you give any small specific example of why it's shit. All you've done is say that it's shit and then list parts that you liked, and then said the rest is crap. Well, if all the rest is crap, you can certainly find plenty of examples, so if you could just specifically list the top 10 or 20 examples of crappy scenes or jokes that failed, maybe we'd have something to talk about.

    Also, strange to insult quoting Monty Python while recommending Blazing Saddles. Blazing Saddles and Holy Grail, which I think is the most quoted Monty Python movie, have very similar approaches in their endings.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago* (6 children)

    Finally found GalaxyQuest at the thrift store; hoping for at least Cracked-level subtext.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    But that's a real movie! It's not just a Mad Libs of Star Trek! It has a plot and character development and all that!

    Oh what, I forgot, Space Balls has a character named Barf!!!! Lol! And he's a DOG!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Galaxy Quest? Go home

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    Please refrain from gatekeeping what others may enjoy.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 months ago* (6 children)

    I find it hard to believe you watched the movie again before you downvoted me...

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    "nobody may disagree with me until they spend 2 hours doing the thing that I demanded they do first" is some proper Main Character syndrome posting

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 2 months ago

    "Put it in the clay, Papa Bear, put it in the clay."

    "I'm going to fight! I'm going to get revenge! I'm... going to make a cute little ashtray for my incense. It's going to look like a puppy."

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago* (3 children)

    Wasn't me.

    Don't have to downvote to disagree with something.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    You can do what you want, I don't mind, but seriously, Space Balls is Mel Brooks at his laziest and it does not stand as a work of cinema.

    • and I challenge you to watch it again and defend its virtues.
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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago*

    you seriously just doubling down on the "no actually my personal taste is objectively correct"

    whatch out guys, the art police has arrived to tell you off for liking the wrong things. "Appreciate the things I enjoy, you dolt, you plebian. Eww no not THAT."

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