Review of Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) by Hoss R — 01 Dec 2011
A relatively poor comedy from legend Mel Brooks. It's a shame this Robin Hood parody falls so flat. Maybe it's the inevitable result of the way comedy changed in the 80's with joke-a-minute romps like Airplane! and The Naked Gun, and Brooks didn't know how to keep up.
Brooks has some clever stuff here with word play and sight gags, but he lingers on his jokes too long. The pacing is way too slow for a comedy. It's like his actors just decided to stand around until someone felt like saying the next line.
It's languid. This feels like a comedy that might have been funny about the same time as The Life of Brian (another terribly dated comedy) and it might have been edgy then, too. There are some laughs here but they're not consistent and a lot of the jokes feel forced.
There's a guy who's name is Achoo. Get it? It's a funny name, cause it sounds like a sneeze. And also Dave Chappelle is black. Hilarious! Seriously, skip this one and watch one of the Naked Gun sequels instead.
This review of Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) was written by Hoss R on 01 Dec 2011.
Robin Hood: Men in Tights has generally received positive reviews.
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