History of the World: Part 1

Pros: Some parts of the film are very funny
Cons: A lot of misses with the jokes

I remember being exposed to Mel Brooks' comedies from a very young age.  The first Mel Brooks' film I had the pleasure of watching was Spaceballs and this was followed shortly by Life Stinks.  Whilst I did enjoy both of these ...

Pros: The 'Spanish Inquisition' scene, Brooks as Moses
Cons: Hammy acting, jokes that haven't aged well, a lack of focus

"Do you wanna dance?"

It used to be such a funny line. We'd laugh ourselves silly, pretending to be Roman centurions inhaling pot smoke, taking turns saying the line: "Do you wanna dance?" We'd say it with the same faux-hippie lilt that...

Pros: Good spoof on history
Cons: I wish they had made a part 2 like they advertised

I think this movie is still funny today, even though it is 20 years old. It is definetly not what left wingers would call "Politically correct":) The stars are Mel Brooks and Gregory Hines, with Orson Wells as the narrator. It covers spoofs from the...

Pros: Funny! Mel Brooks!
Cons: Think about the age of your kids....some jokes may be considered "in poor taste"

My family is the type that will watch a favorite movie time after time. My mother thinks it's a bit idiotic that I can recite an entire movie as I watch it, but I believe there is a certain familiarity in a well worn movie...a bit like an old friend!...

Pros: many great moments, esp. the Spanish Inquisition number
Cons: the usual Brooks bad taste

This movie did middling box-office (as did all Mel Brooks movies from this point on), but for my money, it's one of Brooks's funniest. Having made his reputation with the 2000-Year-Old Man, it seems inevitable that Brooks would eventually take on the...

Pros: Very Funny, Opening scenes
Cons: None

History of the World part I

History of the World part I is a classic Mel Brooks spoof off of history. This movie spoofs films such as Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandements, and pretty much just history in general.
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Pros: No racial or mean-spirited "humor", all-star cast, funny
Cons: A bit on the cheezy side; acting could have been a bit better

Twenty million years ago an apelike creature inhabited the Earth. The Apes stood and became Man.

Quite suddenly, Man's ascent to homo-"erectus" status develops quite a new meaning entirely! Only Mel Brooks can turn a geological...

Pros: Inquisition sequence
Cons: LOTS of filler and missed opportunities

History of the World marked an important step in the deterioration of Mel Brooks from a semi-artistic comedic force to be reckoned with to a has-been whose jokes miss more than they hit. Like any Brooks parody, this has some hilarious moments, but it...

Pros: Standard Brooks, Funny!
Cons: Some parts were too short

Well, I've taken several history classes, and I'm not surprised that Mel Brooks has taken a different look on history as scholars have.

Starting out with the Neanderthal, we learn what life was like for the cave dweller. Due to their lack of...

Pros: Oyr Mr. Brooks In Fine Form As Usual
Cons: No Sequel(s)!

"History Of The World, Part I" was a terrific movie if you like Mel Brooks' sense of humor, which I personally believe should be bottled and sold on every street corner. This movie skewers a lot of historical pretentiousness while mixing in a...

Pros: Hilarious
Cons: None

I am a big fan of Mel Brooks, and this movie did not dissapoint, it went above and beyond his usual humor. I was laughing the whole movie. It started off in the stone age, then went to the Roman Empire, then to the Spanish Inquisition, then to the French...

Pros: Best comedy movie of all times
Cons: absolutely NONE

Like Mel Brooks??? Like slapstick humor?? This is the movie for you!!!

This is one of those movies that you will repeat the lines from for the rest of your life. My friends and I always yell out lines from this movie. As I am writing this...

Pros: The Inquisiton sequence
Cons: The French revolution sequence goes on a bit too long

And it takes Mel Brooks to make it that way, too. Perhaps his best film, he takes a look at several periods in world history from a distinctly slanted viewpoint.

It is indeed difficult to review this film without giving too much away, but I...

Pros: Cast, Roman Empire Sequence, Cameos, Screenplay
Cons: Any Other Sequences, A Fall From Brooks Other Materials

Movie Review: History Of The World Part 1

Overall Grade: C+


Plot: History Of The World Part 1 is Mel Brooks salute to History. The film parodies the following time periods in our history: the Prehistoric Era, the Roman Empire,...

Pros: Hilarious. Great Cast.
Cons: None.

Mel Brook's History of the World part 1 is great it is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Gregory Hines is hilarious. Mel Brook's does it again. Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstine are other movies of his you would probably like. This...