Tuesday, December 20, 2005
The Producers
Mel Brooks’ 1968 movie comedy about producing a Broadway musical flop was made into a successful Broadway musical and now remade into a movie musical of the play. Brooks’ characters are nutty and played over the top. Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick are perfect in their respective producer roles of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom. Will Ferrell is hysterical as Franz Liebkind. Uma Thurman adds the va-voom to the loony Ulla. Brooks created all of the music and lyrics in this satirical tribute to chorus line numbers, Ziegfeld Follies productions, and Broadway musicals like Cabaret and Chicago. Brooks’ script is witty, zany, and bawdy. If you like the old fashion musicals and things politically incorrect, you may love this movie or my name isn’t Alien Elizabeth Ink. Be sure to stay put for the encore after the credits finish running.
Alien gives it 3 “Neo Nazi Musical” stars out of 4.
Mel Brooks’ 1968 movie comedy about producing a Broadway musical flop was made into a successful Broadway musical and now remade into a movie musical of the play. Brooks’ characters are nutty and played over the top. Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick are perfect in their respective producer roles of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom. Will Ferrell is hysterical as Franz Liebkind. Uma Thurman adds the va-voom to the loony Ulla. Brooks created all of the music and lyrics in this satirical tribute to chorus line numbers, Ziegfeld Follies productions, and Broadway musicals like Cabaret and Chicago. Brooks’ script is witty, zany, and bawdy. If you like the old fashion musicals and things politically incorrect, you may love this movie or my name isn’t Alien Elizabeth Ink. Be sure to stay put for the encore after the credits finish running.
Alien gives it 3 “Neo Nazi Musical” stars out of 4.
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