SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

YouHeart I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Andrew Miller My first exposure to Young Frankenstein came from my dad and while I did laugh a few times, I didn't see it as anything special. Well, I recently re-watched it and I now consider it to be one of the best comedies ever made, from it's hilarious writing and homages to the horror genre to it's brilliant characters, Young Frankenstein is a absolute laugh riot.The movie starts with Dr. Frederick Frankenstein teaching at a medical faculty where he becomes enraged when a student brings up his grandfather to which Fredrick responds that his grandfather's work was garbage, but when an lawyer tells him that he has received his grandfather's country estate so Fredrick then journeys to Transylvania where he meets Igor and a youthful assistant named Inga. After arriving at the castle, the three stumble upon Victor's hidden laboratory and read his personal journals, and soon Fredrick chooses to continue his grandfather's research so he and Igor go to a cemetery and dig up a corpse and bring it back to the lab where they bring it back to life, but the monster is set free. Now, Fredrick, Inga and Igor must catch him before he can harm anyone else.Given the movie's content, Young Frankenstein has the honor of being one of the very few comedies that is just as hilarious for those people who have never any of the old-school monster movies that are being made fun of here and yet there's still lots of awareness for those who have seen the old horror movies and while it may seem off-putting to film a comical satire of one of the most iconic movie monsters in cinema history, but the movie unexpectedly comes across as the proper way to do an effective spoof as opposed to some recent spoof movies, but what's even more interesting is that the film gives us some extraordinary insight into the Frankenstein mythos or at least more than what I, Frankenstein ever could do. While the movie is a comedic remake of the 1932 classic, the story is pretty much identical, but there are quite a lot of differences like having the lead be the grandson of the mad genius, Igor is kind and the creepy caretaker is the one who pulls the strings and manipulates the lead character, but the film still maintains the heart and spirit of the original.When it comes to Mel Brooks as a director, he's always on top form no matter what genre he's making fun of but when he and Genre Wilder do a movie together does it become especially memorable as seen with 1967's The Producers or Blazing Saddles, while the straightforwardness Mel applies to the story coupled with Gene's comedic talents make Young Frankenstein stand above other comedies not to mention they co-wrote the script together and their conflicting attitudes when it comes to comedy allow them to take the best of both of their talents and are able to maintain a harmony between horror and comedy that perfectly works here. Mel does bash the viewer over the head and gets right in the thick of it then it comes to a joke or a quip, but then Wilder comes in, grasps it by the rear end and punches the stop button long enough for the joke to sink in and when you put these two masters together, they're like the ying and yang of the comedy universe. The script is one of the most ingenious for a major comedy movie and has all the necessary features that strongly conjure the basis of the old monster movies which have become a en-grained part of cinema today. What Brooks gives us is a Frankenstein movie with modern emotions while also giving the audience a cast of characters that take the story to a whole new level of funny and each actor fits into their roles with ease.First off, Marty Feldman is a wonderful Igor and his character introduction is one of the greatest in any comedy with an abrupt and memorable zoom of his smile and swelled eyes. To understand the comical abilities of Feldman calls for a ravenous craving and a connoisseur's delight. Marty's witty talents will catch the viewer completely off guard when he appears out of the blue or when he improvises a line of dialog or one just needs to pay close attention to Feldman's reaction once a joke has said and appreciate that Igor is a gag line within a gag line. The joke about his hump is one is classic Mel Brooks comedy. The other column holding the film's cast up is Peter Boyle as the Creature as it seems to fit the gentle giant rather than calling him a monster. Boyle delightfully personifies the condition of this misunderstood being which evokes the true spirit of Mary Shelley's original book, but he also does have some incredibly funny moments such as a scene with a blind priest which is still one of my favorite scenes in any comedy. Terri Garr is a delight to watch as Inga, Cloris Leachman steals the show as the sinister Frau Blucher, Kenneth Mars creates an enduring character by using a mutter and a wooden arm to comical effect and Madeline Kahn is wonderful as Frederick's fiancée Elizabeth, even Gene Hackman pops up for a cameo, but as wonderful as they all are, none come close to Genre Wilder as Frederick Frankenstein. He applies a elongated pause which is commonly followed by a minor eye moving that make even the most dull dialog funny. Gene's understated approach and dignified demeanor are a perfect fit for the movie, and when paired with Brooks' directing, allowing the comedy to come easily and openly and it always delivers on giving the audience the right chuckles at the right time.I could go on and on about how great Young Frankenstein is, but I would rather recommend that you see it for yourselves.

Jared Curtis Young Frankenstein is macabre genius. The performances in this movie are odd and brilliant, from the townspeople and constable to Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman (both of whom absolutely steal the show), with really odd, strange, dry-yet goofy humor pushing the story along beautifully. My favorite part of this film is it's premise. The idea of Dr.Frankensteins grandson going mad following in his footsteps is a very original one, and I really enjoyed it. It's also one of the first movies in a long while that I can tell went over my head. Very few of the jokes are delivered in a way where it's obvious that they're jokes, they kind of just fit into the movies overall conversational tone between characters; the best example of this being Igor, whose presence in the movie is absolutely fantastic. The biggest problem for me, and I'm aware that it's a personal problem, is that when a joke is too obvious, I feel like it kind of breaks the tone that was already established, and therefore it doesn't get a laugh out of me. I also feel as if the monster is maybe introduced a tad too late, and I'd like to see more of him in the film as he is very entertaining. However, this is all really negligible. This is the type of spoof movie that all others should try to imitate, subtle and original, and able to stand up on its own without having much prior knowledge of the original, and is entirely worthy of its classic status. 8.8/10

MotoFilm Every time I watch this film, it takes me back to a time when modern comedy was just being established. Mel Brooks took this well-known story and built a light-hearted series of references and stereotypes to form a fun and exciting tale that had only been shown as dark before. By introducing this new type of comedy in this era, it opened up a massive surge of the same types of comedy that we see in films today. This type of comedy will not be lost in a sea of current affairs or social culture, but a culture on its own that lies in all of the direction of Mel Brooks.

Brian T. Whitlock (GOWBTW) After "Blazin' Saddles", Mel Brooks has taken parody to a whole new meaning. In "Young Frankenstein", Gene Wilder plays the decedent of the infamous mad scientist who lives in America, and doesn't want to have anything to do with him. After being haggled by a student, a visitor from the old country gives him information left by his uncle. When he goes to Transylvania, the hilarity ensures. He meets Igor(Marty Ingles), along with some other weird characters. I was laughing non- stop. I also liked when after they built the monster(Peter Boyle), the scene with the blind hermit(Gene Hackman) was classic. I laughed the hardest when it came to the lighting of the cigar. The monster got his thumb of fire. In the story, fire is the monster's weakness. With all the characters from the Shelley's novel, this movie is more funny than scary. Mel Brooks topped himself off with this. And it's a keeper. 4.5 out of 5 stars.