Spaceballs (Collector's Edition)
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Actor: John Candy, Mel BrooksBrand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-03
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Spaceballs (Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: "Don't make a fuss; I'm just plain old Yogurt!"
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the one that should've been director Mel Brooks' comeback film. It comes very close to recapturing the magic of the old comedies, but again, there's too many stale jokes & juvenile levels of humor marring the proceedngs. Still, "Spaceballs"--which parodies several landmark sci-fi films, particularly "Star Wars"--has some very funny moments in it, courtesy of the cast. Brooks plays roles on the good & evil side of the "Schwartz" coin--that of the dapper but despicable President Skroob and the dwarfed movie-merchandise peddler Yogurt, sort of a Jewish Yoda. Next generation comic talents John Candy & Rick Moranis have a field day as the half man-half dog alien Barfolomew (Candy), and the malevolent miniature villain Dark Helmet (Moranis). Luke Skywalker & Han Solo are merged into one hapless hero, Lonestar (a smirkingly amusing Bill Pullman), while newcomer Daphne Zuniga plays the feisty spoiled Princess Vespa, much as Carrie Fisher played Leia. Even Brooks film veterans Dom DeLuise & Dick Van Patten lend a hand as the disgusting mobster Pizza the Hut (Dom; get the joke name?), and the slightly kooky King of Druidia (Van Patten).
The film's probably at its best when doing satirical in-jokes; you can't help but snigger at the absurd invention of "instant cassettes", the "Spaceballs" merchandising running gag, or when Lonestar complains: "Just what we need..a Druish Princess!" With Candy replying: "Funny, she doesn't look Druish!"
"Spaceballs" is what it is: An amusing & occasionally fun sci-fi spoof. It's just a shame it became another example of Brooks' then wobbly track record at the box office.
Summary of Spaceballs (Collector's Edition)
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