Movie # 25 To Be or Not to Be 1983

Digging into my Mel Brook box set and watching "To Be or Not to Be" the 1980s remake produced and starring the genius of comedy. 

Movie# 25 To Be or Not to Be 1983

Before I get into my review allow me to make a comparison. The late Joan Rivers was a comedian I never cared for to say the least and I found her humor lazy and tasteless. Like the one she cracked at the expense of a kidnap victim that was brutalized and raped over the course of ten years. Yeah...not funny. Mel Brooks on the other had never stooped to such vulgar "shock" humor but instead used clever wit against bad people like in today's movie "To Be or Not to Be"  Hitler and the S.S are ripe for mocking in this funny yet heart felt satire on the not only the war but the theater backstage antics. The cast is amazing, besides Brooks giving it his all is the lovely Ms. Ann Bancroft who in my opinion gives one of her best performances. And lets not forget Charles Durning and Christopher Lloyd also in top form. Besides the great actors the directing is top notch as well the production values. Now i`m far from the P.C police but the thing that sours the movie for me is the extremely flaming guy. Even still I enjoyed it.Unlike Rivers Brooks used a higher level of comedy to put the screws to someone which in my opinion is far more lasting. Glad I dipped into my box set for this little gem. I also have "Silent Movie" that i`ve never seen so i`m sure that`ll be reviewed sometime.