Young Frankenstein (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #12.1 extract: Young Frankenstein (1974)

Quite possibly the best spoof movie ever made - though, the competition out there isn't too tough - Young Frankenstein captures one of the greatest meetings between Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder. 

With a perfect combination of insanity and satire, Young Frankenstein is giddy fun and a great poke at the plethora of Frankenstein movies as well as classical horrors in general. If I were to criticise this movie, which I could only do half-heartedly, I'd say its critique and revision of the classical films isn't that clever, only slightly witty. With that said, the performances and characters are all pretty great, but my favourite aspect of this movie is undoubtedly the raunchy screwball comedy elements which confine the absurdity of this narrative in the best way possible, allowing it to be over-the-top without coming off as plain stupid. 

All in all, a great comedy that gets better every time I see it.