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Fist by Lando Griffin	Apr 13th, 2007 04:44:45 PM
as in what your mother likes me to do to her
Awesome news by Nachokoolaid	Apr 13th, 2007 04:46:03 PM
awesome
very goood by PMcGoohan	Apr 13th, 2007 04:46:56 PM
i like
YES!! by bob oblaw	Apr 13th, 2007 04:47:06 PM
i was getting a little worried about this project, so this is really good news!! HAIL MEL AND BUCK!!
Ooshypoopoo by Skin26	Apr 13th, 2007 04:49:03 PM
Haha Fist!!......Moron
PLANT * by da-giez	Apr 13th, 2007 04:49:31 PM
JK...:) Cool, would you believe.....
Thank God!!! by KosherWookie	Apr 13th, 2007 04:54:04 PM
NOTHING is as funny as Brooks and Henry when they're working together. Except maybe Brooks and Gene Wilder. Or Brooks and Reiner. But you get the point.
"Creative Consultancy" = hush money payoff by Mullah Omar	Apr 13th, 2007 04:54:13 PM
I'm guessing the producers think it's better to give these guys some cash to sit down and shut up rather than ignore them and have them run their mouths off to the press about how they could have improved the film.
Probably right, Mullah Omar by Phimseto	Apr 13th, 2007 04:58:05 PM
Courtesy of Jeffrey Wells, I just read a bunch of stuff on the film that deflated all my enthusiasm for the film. It sounds awful. I'd like to think that Brooks and Henry onboard would be good, but at this late stage, I think you can expect it to be nothing more than hush money.
Sorry, but Spaceballs and Robinhood Men in Tights SUCK! by kinghenryVIII	Apr 13th, 2007 04:59:35 PM
I love ol Mel but I thought Spaceballs and Men in Tights - men in Tights in particular was shit. In my opinion, he peaked with History of the World, Young Frank, and Blazing Sad. I think he's funny as hell and very talented / creative but he's been kinda off for a while. The Producers was great but .... sorry ya'll. My opnion. He could turn this into something great - here's to hoping!
Do they know what makes the young people laugh? by Garbageman33	Apr 13th, 2007 05:10:52 PM
I kinda doubt it. Never good when you have 70-year-old men writing jokes targeted to teenagers. It smacks of the embarrassing uncle trying to be "hip".
When's the last time Mel Brooks was funny? by ron2112	Apr 13th, 2007 05:11:01 PM
Can we safely say at least 25 years ago?
As long as Brooks is a consultant only... by jimmy_009	Apr 13th, 2007 05:11:14 PM
..I'm happy. I've got nothing but respect for him, he's a very funny guy, but his last couple of flicks were duds. Spaceballs is gold though, kinghenry. Not up to his classics, but still really funny.
THIS YEAR'S LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE'S CONE OF SILENCE!!! by Err	Apr 13th, 2007 05:23:21 PM
Mel Brooks is awesome.
Pizza The Hut by Dr Gregory House	Apr 13th, 2007 05:29:01 PM
...is comedy 'gold'
I liked Men In Tights by Jimmy Jazz	Apr 13th, 2007 06:54:58 PM
It's not Young Frankenstein, but it was amusing. Dracula: Dead And Loving It sucked, though.
But Buck Henry... by Beldo84	Apr 13th, 2007 06:56:20 PM
...still got it, at least he did when he wrote the killer screenplay for "To Die For." Course that was 12 years ago.
Even if Mel & Buck "lost it,"they still deserve respect by SpyGuy	Apr 13th, 2007 09:36:33 PM
...for creating GET SMART in the first place. A GET SMART film without Mel and Buck is like a SPIDER-MAN or X-MEN movie without a Stan Lee cameo...Sure, you don't really need them/him to make the film, but why in hell would you want to?
Garbageman33 by Larry of Arabia	Apr 13th, 2007 09:55:58 PM
You must not have watched a room of college students laugh throughout a Spaceballs / Blazing Saddles double bill, or seen a living room of High School students loose it during History of the World Part One lately.
Good. by superninja	Apr 14th, 2007 12:17:55 AM
Chances of this film sucking are now lower.
Nothin' Holdin' 'Em Back Now by MarkoOhNo	Apr 14th, 2007 01:58:48 AM
This should as good as could be hoped for.
As much as it would fuel Harry's ego by skimn	Apr 14th, 2007 03:39:18 AM
could this be the result of all the TB's that this project has created? Yes I agree that Mel Brooks, as much of a comedy legend, can pander to the "youth" crowd as in the rapping in Men In Tights. Be topical, just try to be "hip".
I meant by skimn	Apr 14th, 2007 03:42:27 AM
just try NOT to be hip
Get s-MARTIN??? by garypleace	Apr 15th, 2007 05:24:55 AM
The only thing that surprises me about this remake is that Steve Martin isn't "starring" in it! Thank the Christ!!! ps whoever that "FIST" poster is, would he please get a life , stop jacking off at his terminal and leave this forum to people who really CARE about movies. You bitter and twisted soul - I hope you find happiness in SOME universe.
I am easily confuse in my old age... by Napoleon Park	Apr 15th, 2007 09:30:14 AM
and I am confused by the comment about "70-year-old men writing jokes targeted to teenagers." Um "Get Smart" was a show that aired approximately forty years ago (1965-1970) so the target audience nostalgic for this property is middle aged baby boomers. Sorry, punk ass kids, but this is not your movie, this is OUR movie. Now get your rap music off of my damned lawn.

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