Robin Hood: Men in Tights * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary * Millennial Movie Monday
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- My FIRST TIME EVER watching "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" and y'all KNOW how much I love Mel Brooks!
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This movie is a parody of the Kevin Costner Robin Hood, and Costner doesn't even try to do an English accent, which is probably for the best.
The parody is better than the poor original.
@@tcroft2165 Nah, Prince of Thieves is a good, fun adventure film.
It is a bad Robin Hood film, I won’t argue that at all, but if you go in just looking for a fun fantasy action adventure romp, then you won’t come out disappointed.
P of T is a fun adventure movie and worth watching
He did try an accent for one or two lines. It was terrible. It was truly, truly terrible. It might even have been as bad as if *I* had tried to do an English accent.
There's also a lot of throw-backs to the Errol Flynn version...especially the costume.
Fun fact: in German the "unlike some other Robin Hoods" joke replaces "I can speak with an english accent" with "I do not cost the producers 5 million", Italy and France replace it with "I do not dance with wolves" and Quebec replaces it with "I accept to wear tights".
Every single version of this line was a direct jab at Keven Costner and hos portrayal of Robin Hood in Prince of Thieves.
Truthfully, I wouldn't want to see Kevin Costner in tights anyway, I don't think he had the legs for it.
@@itzakpoelzig330 Definitely got some skeletor lookin-ass legs.
Am I like the only one who actually liked Kevin Costner in prince of thieves? Though I’m also a Really big Kevin Costner fan. That is also admitting that someone else probably would have been better in the role..
I love this so much! bahaha
@@nightflame69 Prince of thieves is a great movie, Alan Rickman portrayal of the Sheriff was second to none, up there with Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday, Morgan Freeman is great as usual and Costner was good as well, the major gripe was the American accent, which is a fair critique, but the movie is worth watching still
Trivia: When the Abbot walks out one of the bystanders yells "Hey, Abbot". This is an homage to comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Whenever Costello wanted him, he would yell "Hey, Abbott".
It's been such a long time since I saw this movie I almost forgot about that. Good ol' Abbott and Costello.
I vote for ‘Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein’ (1948) the next time Halloween rolls around
I love that part. The actor’s face is so funny!
It's too short for a regular update, but Who's on First would make a great mini reaction.
I hate that guy.🤣
Mel Brooks just turned 95 a couple days ago and I think most can agree he is a fantastic person with a great talent for seeing and creating humor for everyone to enjoy! Absolutely love your reactions and so glad you shared this one with us.
LOVE Mel Brooks and I definitely celebrated his birthday!
I agree. Mel Brooks is a comedic genius. Not that all of his movies were that good. I didn't really care for "Spaceballs" or "Dracula: Dead and Loving It", but hey, nobody gets it perfect every time. I wish he was still making movies.
@@j.woodbury412 oh honey, HotW Part 2 is coming soon!
@@jessicamarshall8042 I wish they would make a Part 2. The first one was hilarious!
@@j.woodbury412 and I’m telling you, it’s coming in March! Look it up! I’m totally geeked!
The “Unlike other Robinhoods I can speak in an English accent” is a dig at the fact that Kevin Cosner didn’t even bother trying to do an English accent in the movie Robinhood: Prince of Thieves. Several parts of the movie were actually openly mocking that movie.
In the english version yes, they where mocking Costners Robin Hood. In other languages they where just mocking Costner in general ( in german it was Costners salary for Robin Hood, in French and Italy it was about Dancing with the Wolves, in Quebec it translated something about Costner refused to wear tights...)
I'm actually okay with Costners lack of accent. Back in the olden days people didn't bother with trying to match the accent so much, and I think that's way better than having a bad accent throughout.
The film still doesn't hold up, but I think that was the right call at least.
@@charlesrense5199 I have to disagree. Prince of Thieves came out in 1991, where it was actually pretty common for an actor to at least attempt to do the accent.
But, the major problem with Costner's lack of an accent, is he is literally the ONLY PERSON in the film that didn't even try one. You have Christian Slater doing a harsh British, Morgan Friedman doing an Arabic accent, and Costner (who was paid $40 MILLION for the role) didn't even try to do it?
You have a cast of hundreds, dozens of secondary and minor characters, an awesome Maid Marian - all of which had decent accents. But, your main character has a Midwestern American - he stuck out like a sore thumb.
That's why people had an issue with it. If the movie had gone with no accents, it wouldn't be a big deal. But, to have your lead and title character to be literally the only one without was a bad choice.
@@fenix6297 yeah, but what I meant was that to me that harkens back to the old ways. Also, around the same time as Prince of Theives, Sean Connery was playing a Russian submarine commander with a Scottish accent. Having previously played an Irish beat cop with a Scottish accent, and a Spanish immortal by way of ancient egypt with a Scottish accent (opposite a guy with a Belgian accent playing a Scot!)
@@charlesrense5199 Well yeah - that was Sean Connery. He was hired mostly for being Sean Connery was was likewise dinged for his accent at times (I specifically remember people commenting on Hunt for Red October).
But, also - in those films, he wasn't the lead nor was he the only person doing a wrong/incorrect accent. And the immortals in Highlander at least had the excuse of living thousands of years and moving around.
If you have a movie full of incorrect accents, people are mostly going to ignore it.
When you have a movie full of relatively correct accents and your lead character is literally the only person without one, it stands out a lot more which is why Costner was called out on it.
That also doesn't address that Connery in those films was playing unknown or fictional characters - and Costner was playing one of the best known folk heroes of British History. It's akin to playing Davy Crockett with a British accent in a John Wayne film. It just doesn't fit.
"Unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent..." Take that Kevin Costner!
Interesting bit about that line is that it was a throwaway. The line was changed to other things for non-US audiences.
@@Gryffyth_Aurum I think it was the same line in the release in the Netherlands. But that might be because we always have subtitles and therefore understand the joke. 😉
Kevin Costner: Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves
Cary Ewes: Robin Hood: Men In Tights
@@Gryffyth_Aurum defo used in the UK version.
Most of this movie is spoofing the Kevin Costner version of Robin Hood.
"Call the locksmith!" I can't believe I've been watching this movie since I was a little kid. So many adult jokes hahaha
Ashleigh missed that part-She shut it off too soon!
This is the Lock Picking Lawyer, and what I have for you today is a chastity belt...
Same here, must’ve watched it when I was 13, or 14. Wasn’t impressed so I never watched it again.
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"I don't know who Dom DeLouis is."
Okay, that one stung.
When she watched “A Fish Called Wanda” and didn’t know who Kevin Klein or Michael Palin were. That stung as well.
Dom Delouis was Pizza the Hut in Spaceballs.
@@christophersmyth1908 🤯
Good Ole Captain Chaos in The Cannonball Run.
one of main characters in "Silent Movie". from Brooks, also plays the musical dir at end of Blazing Saddles.
Dom DeLuise was in several Mel brooks films, including Blazing Saddles and History of the world (He was the Emperor Nero) and was also famous for doing films with Burt Renyolds like Cannonball Run. Great Comedian and quite a loss when he passed away in 2009.
Which makes no sense because if it was the time of Jesus, he should have been the Emperor Tiberius XD
He was also great alongside Brooks and Marty Feldman in Silent Movie.
Oh She would love cannonball run!
Dom was so hilarious
@@maximillianosaben Silent Movie is so funny, I think Ashleigh should do High Anxiety next
The witch is played by the legendary Tracey Ullman.
Pretty sure Ashleigh has no idea who Tracey Ullman is and how her show provided the original start to the Simpsons.
She apparently didn't recognize her or Cary Elwes from The Princess Bride.
@@proehm Gotta get the Patreon for the full reaction to get that ;)
@@proehm Cary Elwes has been in a number of movies, including Twister.
Ms. Ullman was splendid in " Small Time Crooks ".
Hey Ashleigh,
-The English accent comment was a dig at Kevin Costner's Robin Hood.
-Asneeze (Ahchoo's father) was played by Isaac Hayes who wrote and performed the theme song to the movie "Shaft" and was also known as Chef from South Park.
-The witch is Tracey Ullman; she is known for her comedic impressions and the Simpsons were a spin-off of her variety show on Fox back in '87.
-Dom DeLuise (Don Giovanni) was in a ton of Mel Brooks movies and frequently starred opposite Burt Reynolds.
-Richard Lewis (Prince John) is a long-time stand-up comedian.
She'll probably remember Dom from Spaceballs as Pizza the Hut, the musical director at the beginning of the movie studio fight in Blazing Saddles.
The best spoof of the Godfather is Marlon Brando himself in The Freshman.
@@johncampbell756 OMG! How could I forget the French Mistake?
@@sonicspindash74 It sounds like steam escaping.
@@voidofbeeswax LOL! That entire scene would get cancelled today if shown in its entirety. That being said, I would love for Ashleigh to watch Kentucky Fried Movie.
And let's not forget that Cary is actually British, soooo.........
Mel Brooks says "It's good to be the King" in his movies because "King" in Hebrew is "Mel." He is saying "It's good to be me."
He says it as a reference to his movie "History of the World Part 1"
King is מלך (melech)
Learn something every day!
"Heil myself!"
@@elle.byy.d Exactly, and in that movie, he played a king who showed us exactly and explicitly why it is "good to be the king".
Me: I hate Mondays they are the worse.
Ashleigh: Hi yes Hello.
Me: Never mind I like Mondays now.
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I agree wholeheartedly. Nice to have SOMETHING to look forward to!👍
I am a die hard Mel Brooks fan and this is my favorite Mel Brooks film. I actually kinda love that the current U.S. Secretary of State's last name is Blinken. Every time he is on TV I yell "HEY BLINKEN!"
Robin Hood with Kevin Costner was the reference. Made my day! ❤️ Love your laugh!
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, 1991, with Kevin Costner (he is in Dancing With Wolves, The Bodyguard, and lost more)
Missed opportunity to watched that first! Starring the most American sounding Englishman, plus Morgan Freeman!
They also take a lot of stabs at the Errol Flynn movie from 1938.
@@hildajensen6263 Glad you are paying attention Hilda, not too many people would know this today.
@@hildajensen6263 Love 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' 1938. It's a classic, and my fav Robin Hood movie. Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Those 2 were perfect in every movie they made together.
The princess was Amy Yasbeck, widow of the late John Ritter, and also, the mole on the kings' face kept moving from scene to scene.
Yes! Amy was also in Problem Child with John Ritter. Thats how they met.
I had no idea they were married, but loved Problem Child as a kid and was mindblown when I realized the soft spoken Maid Marian was the same loud woman from Problem Child.
Amy Yasbeck was also in "Dracula: Dead & Loving It" and "The Mask."
I had the biggest crush on her as a kid.
…he has a mole???
My favorite quote from this movie (which is noticeably absent from this reaction), is:
"Hey, Blinkin!"
"Did you say 'Abe Lincoln'?"
"No, I said HEY, BLINKIN!"
There's a member of Joe Biden's cabinet named A. Blinken and whenever we see him on television we say, "Did you say Ay, Blinken?"
Good times.
@@caroletwi9851 in the words of Ashleigh “ STAHP” 😳😆
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@@caroletwi9851 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I see whatchu did there! Well played!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
The mole switching sides is just a callback to Igor's hump switching sides in Young Frankenstein
What hump?
The king/pissboy in HotWP1 also had a floating mole (even ended up on some tittays once...)
Same with the "walk this way"
I think they also swiped the mole gag for Austin Powers.
@@icomeandgobybubble87 "Walk this way" is used again in the stage performances of The Producers musical, but is absent from the movie. Same with the line "It's good to be the king"
The Hangman in this film was played by the same actor that was the Hangman (Boris) from Blazing Saddles.
The Abbot also played the King from Spaceballs
There was a famous ad in the 70's that ended "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."
I remember,for The United Negro College Fund.
They still use it today
I cannot believe you didn't include my favorite part! Please tell me you laughed, heartily.
"Hey Blinkin!"
"Did you just say 'Abe Lincoln'?"
"No I didn't say 'Abe Lincoln!!' I said, "Hey Blinkin!!" 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣
Hold the reigns,man..*almost laughs/breaks character*
That line in this movie is why I laughed so hard when Biden nominated a man named Tony Blinken for SoS. Antony Blinken. Whenever he meets with Biden we can now say,
"A. Blinken is back in the White House after 155 years."
"Did you just say, 'Abe Lincoln is back in the White House?'"
"... Yes. I said A. Blinken is back in the White House."
And so on...
I need to recommend Galaxy Quest. It is the funniest sci-fi movie ever made and it's also really good; not just funny. Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver are fantastic in it, along with everyone else. It's an awesome hilarious movie.
And just to add a dash of info, Tim Allen is the voice of Buzz Lightyear. Buzz Lightyear + Ellen Ripley = Excellent Movie!
Galaxy Quest is absolutely fabulous fun. Watch it after you see The Green Mile. 🙊
I agree, but you really need to see TOS to get the depth of the humor an have some idea of the behind the scenes issues to really get all the humor. 😁
And the wonderful Alan Rickman (RIP)
@@johnberg9497 yes. Everyone in that movie was great
RIP Robin ColCourt for the Cheers fans (Sheriff of Nottingham)
Dom DeLouise was in Blazing Saddles. He was the director at the end who taught the gay dancers how to do the dance scene.
"One man can get in easier than half a dozen."
"That's what she said."
Ashleigh is my new hero.
Because of a quip? You have some really low standards.
@@sturmpantsu5468 Yes, you've just proven that the world is in dire need of more joy.
The Producers needs to be the next Mel Brooks movie
Its a work of genius. Even if I can quote it far to easily for my own good!
Now that she has done this one, I'm fine with this.
What he said.
@@tcroft2165
(Ezekiel) Zeke Hamish Beckley: Which the Producers are you talking about exactly the Producers 1967 movie starring the late “Samuel Joel” Zero Mostel and the late great Gene *”Jerome Silberman”* Wilder or the musical remake from 2005 starring “Joseph” Nathan Lane and Matthew John Broderick?
@@zekecasperanddeadpoolzgroovyst The original. The refresh is a pale imitation.
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT would be fun to react to !
(Ezekiel) Zeke Hamish Beckley: I trust Burton is going to have nightmares seeing Baron Von Rotten AKA Judge Doom’s true form!
Absolutely YES!!!
Yes
Gotta watch Roger Rabbit
I cant agree with this suggestion more!
Saw this movie when it came out and loved every second! Several years later I finally caught Prince of Thieves and so much more of this made sense to me 🤣
I really loved the line, "unlike certain other Robin Hoods I can speak with an English accent." It was the perfect commentary on Costner's performance. I usually like Costner but he really stunk in "Prince of Thieves".
Sometimes, when I haven't seen one or the other in a while, I swear, they are the same beat for beat, except the jokes that is.
'I'll cut your heart out, with a spoon'
'Cousin, why a spoon?'
'It's dull, it will hurt more'
Minor quiet gag I love: when Robin Hood slams down the pig on the table, John mutters "treyf..."
He's complaining about it not being kosher.
My (Jewish) dad nearly died laughing at this gag. Its also a really clever callback to Errol Flynn dropping a dear in front of the prince, which I believe is part of most Robin Hood legends
@@simeonteitelbaum3673 Cary Elwes was cast because of his resemblance to Errol Flynn
@@thediscostu4127 And because unlike other Robin Hoods, he could speak with an English accent
This came out right after Kevin Costner's Robin Hood Prince of Theives. One of the biggest criticisms of that movie was that Costner's Robin Hood had an American accent.
Same with Errol Flynn
Which is kind of silly. Medieval Englishmen didn't speak with modern English accents either
Errol Flynn was Australian, so at least his accent was similar to a British one. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is either the worst or one of the worst adaptations of the Robin Hood story. The only thing I liked in it was Alan Rickman's over-the-top Sheriff of Nottingham.
@@ronbo11 Alan Rickman is the best thing in every movie he's ever made.
"Whatever that movie is with monkeys on the beach..." That floored me.
gotta love that world of the apes. someone needs to make a superclip of mistaken / comical references to other movies in ashleigh's videos
@@shakur9567 LOL! She's going to be disappointed about who The Godfather really is.
"Why not - it worked for Blazing Saddles"
I was waiting for that and you did not disappoint. Love your videos.
Your boy Bill Murray when he saw Kung Fu Hustle: "There should have been a day of mourning for American comedy the day that movie came out."
That movie is amazing. But it is one that people LOVE or don't get at all. Worth a shot though.
I watched that last night and belly laughed thru it. That is comedy
"Tis but a scratch!"
WE GOT HER QUOTING PYTHON GUYS!
@@erickyoung8331 Yeah I'm real worried that it isn't gonna click with her.
She has to watch the English subtitled version. The english dub is atrocious.
The joke about being the only Robin Hood being able to speak in a British accent, is because of Kevin Costner being in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, and Costner is very American, and made no attempts to speak in a British accent.
I loved that joke!!! Historically speaking, though, that argument never made sense to me. The Robin Hood stories take place during the rule of King Richard I, The Lionheart, who died in 1199 but the Great Vowel Shift of the English language didn't happen until 1400 through 1700, so nobody in a current English accent sounds anything like they did back then anyway...it shouldn't matter. Just my history nerd two cents, lol!
A lot of this movie is parodying Prince of Thieves.
@@brisby169 Plus the original Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn. Many scenes like the bridge fight and the party crashing were practically lifted right from it
@@clarissathompson The problem was it was a bad choice by the Director (or Costner) because he was the ONLY ONE who didn't have an accent - which made his Midwestern American stick out like a sore thumb.
It's not that the accents were historically accurate (which, apparently they weren't) - it's that a person who was born and bred in England from a family that had lived there for generations sounded completely different from every other person in that area and was literally the only person in the entire film to have that accent.
That's the issue.
@@fenix6297 lol, oh, I remember the bru-ha-ha! All the same the film was a hit, despite the accent issue. I might even still have the fancy program they had at the theatre, haha!
21:40 My favorite "Star Trek"-Captain: Sir Patrick Stewart ("Jean-Luc Picard")! 💜
Also played Robin Hood in an episode of Star Trek.
Then CBS, and Kurtsman ruined the character.
@@dirus3142 He also played the title character's father in a serious movie, Lady Jane, about the young woman who was Queen of England for nine days before she was executed. Patrick Stewart loves him some Middle Ages stuff.
“The Chop” and that chant they did during the archery contest were something that the fans used to do at Atlanta Braves baseball games. I don’t know if it’s still a thing but in the early 90’s it was something that people recognized. There were a lot of things like that in this movie that everyone got back then but people wouldn’t today.
Tomahawk Chop
Florida State too
Been to a braves game in the last couple years, they do indeed still do it. There's a bit of a movement to get it changed due to it being kinda insensitive towards Indigenous people, but they even have a giant chick-fil-a cow at the stadium with a robotic arm that does the chop
Also Florida Seminole's of Florida State Univ
The Tomahawk Chop is still alive and well
The sheriff did such a good job as a comedic villain
The late Roger Rees. Best known for playing Kirstie Alley's boyfriend on CHEERS.
@@pcwkid76 He was great in The West Wing!
And the fun thing is he's actually an amazing classical Shakespearean actor
Job comedic as villain sheriff a such the good did!
@@sempervigilo7961 He also was good in Richard Grieco movie playing Augustus Steranko in If Looks could Kill
"Tis but a scratch"... Look at you already quoting other movies... proud of ya!
"She turned me into a newt!"
"..."
"I got better.."
And it was one she didn't even like!
Quoting movies already?? "Character development...we like to see it"
Now she has to watch it again... and again......and again :)
You seriously can't go wrong with Mel Brooks. The man is a gift of comedy to the world.
You also can't go wrong with Cary Elwes. That man has talent. Anyone that can go from this to Saw has serious abilities. And he's just awesome.
"Oh, Baby. That was the wrong rope" made me laugh harder than any scenes from the movie!!!!!
Best joke in the film, imo:
"Blinkin?! What are you *doing* up there?!"
"..."
"..."
"Guessing? I... *guess* someone's coming?"
Not to mention the joke immediately afterwards...
@@tommiturmiola3682 I can see!
@@joekaput747 CRASH!
that one wouldn't crack the top 50
I just love that nobody takes themselves seriously in these films.
Well that’s the whole point XD
Then there are the satire genre where they do play it seriously, despite whatever is going on, and that becomes part of the humor. First example: "Airplane!"
The great thing is... everyone involved knew that as soon as they were cast in a Mel Brooks film. I think if someone showed up on set, actually taking themselves seriously.... they'd probably be escorted off the set and recast. I mean, it's Mel Brooks, you'd better know what you signed up for right? There is a time and place for deadly serious acting ala Daniel Day Lewis.... but it just has no place in a Mel Brooks film. Embrace the silly, be a bit ridiculous and (hopefully) have a good time. I also suspect these films would be genuine fun to work on. Every interview I've ever seen has people raving about how much fun they had making whatever Brooks film they were asked about. I think seriousness is effectively banished from these films, fun and humor are cultivated... and it shows in the results.
@@rmhartman I _AM_ serious.
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And don't call me Shirley...
Ahh airplane, the movie that forever and utterly destroyed a serious dramatic actor's career (Nielson)... then promptly gave him a second top notch comedy career. I've heard Leslie never missed his 'serious' roles, and fully embraced his turn into comedy. I think he enjoyed his second career that Airplane gifted him, far more than his first, serious, career. And when you look at the entire body of his career.... well.... he was better at comedy, and no one could see it before Airplane... except the Zucker brothers.
I would love to see you react to “This is Spinal Tap.” Comedy gold!
And now the thumbs up go to eleven
I was thinking the same thing as I watched Ashley's reaction to this movie 😂
I think she might like best in show from that genre better. But ya Spinal top should be up there.
@@Ickshter2112 I'd watch Spinal Tap first. It invented the genre.
Prince John: Such an unusual name, "Latrine." How did your family come by it?
Latrine: We changed it in the 9th century.
Prince John: You mean you changed it TO "Latrine"?
Latrine: Yeah. Used to be "Shithouse."
Prince John: It's a good change. ... a good change!
Not enough of the youth know about the genius of Dom Deluise. Dom Deluise played Pizza the Hut in Spaceballs. Among other dozens of movies.
And Caesar in History of the World, and the director guy, in Blazing Saddles. lol
GREAT. AUNT. KATE.
Haunted Honeymoon ❤
He played the choreographer of the dance "the French mistake" in Blazzing Saddles, when the Blazzing Saddles crew broke into the other set.
@@robstoll7542 *SIGH* GREAT. AUNT. KATE!!
The camera guy whose donut gets stabbed during the fight scene is the same guy who gets slashed with the Schwartz in the Spaceballs fight scene
And at 19:07 Robert Ridgely essentially reprising his role as Boris the hangman from "Blazing Saddles".
Fun story: I saw this in a theater on opening day. I was in college at the time and went with one of my friends one of my friends who is a life-long Mel Brooks fan. (Going opening day was his idea, naturally.) We get there, sit front-row center, and he tells me about all his favorite Mel moments until the movie starts. In the opening scene, when the jailor whips the hands of the people in the cell below as he passes, my friend leans over and whispers, "They all flip him off."
They then all flip him off.
I glare at him and he shrugs and says, "I haven't seen it before! I swear!" :D
The “I can speak with an English accent” is in reference to Kevin Costner’s time as Robin Hood
It took me years before I figured that out because I've never seen PRINCE OF THIEVES.
@@Theomite It's worth watching for Alan Rickman's performance if nothing else!
And Patrick Stewart doing a deliberate bad Scottish Accent to Mock Sean Connary not doing an English accent
And it now has an extra level of irony as since this film, Cary Elwes has played several American characters and has never quite handled that accent well himself.
In fact, this movie riffs on Prince of Thieves a lot, almost 90% of the references coming from that movie I think... which means that one needs to be on the list for future reaction
This was a parody of Robin Hood Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman. The actress who played Marion is John Ritter's widow.
Waiting for Ashleigh to go "Who is John Ritter?"
Blinkin finally got the recognition he deserved
As I recall, the "tomahawk chop" gesture came from when the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball team of that time had the best rotation of pitchers as well as some real sluggers in their lineup, and whenever they were about to end the game with a win, the crowd would do that gesture with that chant, often while holding toy tomahawks.
No sir. The chop and chant originated with the Florida State Seminoles football team long before the Braves or Chiefs or Indians used it.
@@vinnypaolini9116 True, although the Atlanta Braves fans of the time are probably more famous for doing this, and therefore I think this is more likely what is being referenced by this movie. At least that's what I think. Who was the first to do it is another matter.
The girl who plays Maid Marian’s “bodyguard” is in A League of Their Own and if you haven’t seen that one then you definitely must.
Marla HOOCH!
@@hippychikforever And what about Marla Hooch? What a hitter!
@@ChuckZombie Definitely a great film. A good part was filmed in Southern Indiana where Evansville's Bosse Field was used as the Racine Belles home field. Bosse is only behind Wrigley Field as the oldest baseball stadiums still in use in America. Some of the scenes in the country side and the roadhouse were from that area as well.
IT. HAD. TO. BE. YOUUUUUU.
“Anybody ever tell you, you look like a 🍌 with a hat?”
Damn! I wish you had seen Prince of Thieves before you saw this, but glad you loved it.
It’s still good after
You shouldn't wish that movie on anyone.
“The chop” was reference to the Atlanta Braves baseball team, kind of their thing for showing team spirit. The guy calling out “Hey, Abbott!” was reference to the comedy duo Abbott and Costello.
You should do a reaction to “Death Becomes Her” in case you haven’t seen it. It’s an underrated comedic gem from the early 90s.
Absolutely. So good.
One of my favorite movies
Yessss Death Becomes Her is hilarious
I love that movie! Great choice!
ooh yes, I cant believe how many people doesnt know that absolute masterpiece even exists.
How did it ever fall into the shadows?
You rarely hear anyone talk about it even tho it is one of the greatest dark humor comedies of the 90s, possibly ever.
His famous line "it's good to be the king" started in his movie history of the world part 1.
Patrick Stewart's Scottish accent was a nod to Sean Connery, who Mel wanted to originally fill the role.
Also in the Kevin Costner Robin Hood film (which they had earlier made fun of with the "English Accent" line), King Richard I was played by Sean Connery who of course had his usual Scottish accent, very wrong for King Richard who would have had a French accent. .
There are 3 types of comedy.
1. Physical: three stooges slapstick.
2. Mental: where you get the joke a half hour after you hear it.
3. Word play: where you get the joke immediately.
Good summary. I'd probably throw in a 4th: the sight gag. A non-verbal and non-physical form leading to an immediate guffaw. The EXIT sign behind Robin Hood at 12:02. Well Done, Mel Brooks.
And then there's funny farts.
That hand chopping motion was a thing fans of the Atlanta Braves did back in the late 80s/early 90s. They were the "it" team back then for awhile.
Don't forget Mel's very first feature film, "The Producers" with Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. This was the classic that gave us that happy little tune, "Springtime for Hitler".
Not his first film, but yes. She should watch the OG The Producers.
@@feldspar3858 I did say feature film, though. Did he have another feature before The Producers in 1968?
@@mikeking7710 The 12 Chairs
@@gypsygirl3255 Do you mean this "The Twelve Chairs" which was released three years after "The Producers"? I had previously said "The Producers" was 1968 but the premiere was actually in 1967 with wide release in 1968. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Producers_(1967_film), en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Chairs_(1970_film)
Both versions of the Producers are equally fun and different enough from each other
"Ti-ight tights...We're butch!" Mel Brooks is right up there with Betty White as a celebrity that needs to be protected at all costs!! I love that you have developed such a respect and love for him as well, Ashleigh!!!
He does, which is why his son, Max, only waved from outside the window during the isolation period.
Meanwhile, he lost his best friend, Carl Reiner, who died last June, after visits from his own son, Rob Reiner, and while his nephew, George Shapiro, was visiting.
@@TxSonofLiberty Of course Max would take precautions, he writes zombie plague novels.
Something I didn't realize until recently. The melody from that song is the same as the theme for "Jews In Space" from the ending of The History Of The World Part 1 (with their fake trailer for "History Of The World Part 2").
Whoever got Kung Fu Hustle going, YOU ARE MY HERO!
Seems like a few reactors are discovering king fu hustle lately.
This!!!!!! :)
thanks
*sees the name Cary Elwes in the begining credits*
Ashleigh: "That name doesn't ring a bell."
Inconcievable! Next recommended film is now The Princess Bride!
While she did not recognize Cary's name in the credits, she immediately recognized his face and called him "Dude from Princess Bride". So already seen.
This is a parody of two different Robin Hood movies: "The Adventures of Robin Hood" from 1938 starring Errol Flynn, and "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" from 1991 starring Kevin Costner.
Neither Errol Flynn nor Kevin Costner did an English accent for the role.
Did Flynn at least emote with emotion?
@@gregorycourtney1532 A little too much, honestly...
@@BeeWhistler I don't know exactly what that means and it scares me. I thought Flynn was considered one of the best Robin Hoods, so is it like something that hasn't aged well, like a nonconsenual kissing scene or something?
@@gregorycourtney1532 O don't listen to them he is a legend he deserves every bit of credit he gets for being the defining Robin Hood. But yes acting could be a little bit more hammy at the time it was the standard it was more theatrical than naturalistic you know so it's not surprising if some people might not appreciate it these days. But Hey it's Robin hood You expected it to be dramatic and stuff.
Errol Flynn had a Tasmanian accent which to the ears of an American audience, is close enough!
...The over dramatic acting in early movies may seem silly to modern audiences, but it was necessary to the then less experienced audiences of the old days who may not have had very many "stock characters" or "situations" in their minds to draw from, so actors had to kind of "hit the audience over the head" with their acting, so the audience could be up to speed with what was going on in a 2 hour movie. Later, actors could be more subtle or ambiguous, because the more modern audience grew up watching movies & TV so had plenty of similar characters and situations in their minds where they could "get it" without being hit over the head with it.
Oh please react to Dracula Dead and Loving It...
Maybe save that one for next Hallo-Beans.
UH yes, I second that :D
I agree
was coming to suggest this. I find it's a hard one to actually find. But is one of my favorites.
That’s a good one. She should probably watch Bram Stoker’s Dracula first to fully appreciate it.
Back in high school, our choir used to do a Madrigal Dinner as a Christmastime fundraiser. We'd turn the cafeteria into a medieval castle and we'd dress up in costumes like these and basically turn it into a Ren Fair. There was music, contests, and dinner we cooked ourselves that included cornish hens and onion soup. And one year, we got together and performed the Men in Tights musical number in the middle of the dinner to the delight of the audience! IN TIGHTS!
TIGHT tights
Achoo's introductory scene with the knights beating him up is a reference to Rodney King. This was one of Dave Chappelle's first big roles!
I love that it's the same hangman in this movie and Blazing Saddles.
Much like with “Spaceballs” and “Star Wars”, “Robin Hood: Men In Tights” is all the more appreciated if one has already seen “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves”, starring Kevin Costner.
Everyone should see The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland followed by The Court Jester 1955 with Danny Kaye
I just wanna say that I fell in love with you in the first 37 seconds of this video because I, too, will skip a shower at times and I have a five-head! 🤣 I just loved how you owned it all! I'm loving you more as I keep watching. Glad I found your channel!
Fun Fact, Robin Hood Men In Tights is the spiritual successor to a TV series Mel Brooks created in the 70s called 'When Things Were Rotten'
you are correct sir, When Things were Rotten more funnier
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"I don't know who Dom DeLuise is??"
Get to know who Dom DeLuise is! That is an order.! ( he played the director at the end of Blazing Saddles BTW)
And Pizza the Hutt in Spaceballs. :)
My favorite movie of his is a comedy called “fatso”. Touching and funny.
@@catharticcathexis4527 ha, I remember that one, that was so good.
Cannonball Run movies
If you have not watched "My Cousin Vinny" you should totally do that one
Marisa Tomei totally deserved her Oscar for that film!!
She has it. I mailed it to her
No objections to this!
I just re-watched it last night and laughed as hard as ever. It needs more love on the YT reaction circuit.
@@krbkrbkrbkrbkrb I could not agree more
I come back and rewatch your videos so often, because they are so full of joy and make me feel wonderful after a hard day. I also do your intro with you - "Hi yes hello.... welcome baaaaack" and love every minute of it. You are bringing joy to so many, so I want to say thank you, can't wait for the next one, and if you are ever in Sydney Australia I am buying you a cocktail!!! :)
What's funny about this is the guy that played Will Scarlet ended up playing Robin Hood in a BBC TV series.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is one of favorite John Hughes movies. You should for sure react to that one if you haven't already.
Rent-a-Wreck was a real car rental company I believe. EDIT - I stand corrected. It's STILL a car rental company.
The shadow puppet "fight" is a call back to the shadow fighting scene in Robin Hood w/ Errol Flynn (it's his final big sword fight with the Sheriff aka Basil Rathbone, and they have this iconic one long shot where they fight in and out of frame but their shadows are illuminated on the wall so you can still see it - it's iconic, especially for back then) and I genuinely LOVE the Brooks does his homework and doesn't just parody one specific film but pulls from a couple.
We had to pause the movie when his 'sword' raised in shadow at the end of his song in B-flat because my sister literally slid off the couch and under the table laughing
If you haven't already falling in love with Cary Elwes after watching the Princess Bride, you definitely will after watching this
It's so funny all the lines I used to say as a child bc this was and still is one of my favorite films.
"No ding ding without the wedding ring" 😂
And my family let me hahaha
this was the first mel brooks movie my now-husband showed me when we were kids 😂 i couldn’t stop laughing as to how hard you laughed, it’s awesome btw ♥️ i love your channel!
King Richard was Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek the Next Generation, and also Dr. Xavier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, particularly the X-Men films.
Prof X
@@Bus_Driver117 oops, yeah, good catch
Also the X-Men films are not part of the MCU
@@codym6376 I thought that Stewart made an appearance in one of the MCU films, but if not, then my mistake
@@mikeking7710 nope only X-men. With the latest appearance being in Logan.
Back in college, our Men in Tights drinking game was to drink any time there was (a) a pun (b) a sexual innuendo (c) a reference to another Mel Brooks movie (d) a joke from another period of time [like the Mark Twain reference]. Needless to say, you go through a 6-pack pretty easily.
Kinda sounds like the LotR stoner game. Play the whole trilogy. When someone on screen smokes, so do you, hit for hit! More than 4 people smoking on screen at once and it's a whole bong or a fat dab. You pretty much have to be a professional to make it past Helm's Deep.
How are you still alive? Those rules sound like a 1-way ticket to alcohol poisoning.
It doesn't matter what the rankings are, watching a Mel Brooks movie = a good day!
I loved re-living this with you, as well as all of your other Mel Brooks movie reactions. What's really funny is that of all the Robin Hood movies, this is considered by many to be the best (my bias might be showing but I don't care). For a parody, that's virtually unheard of.
Achoos father in the beginning of the movie is the legendary Isaac Hayes, great musical artist and also the voice of Chef from South Park. Dom DeLuise is a legendary actor/comedian and you saw him in Blazing Saddles as the Director in the studio before everyone came crashing in..."not in the face!!!"
DeLuise is all time funny in Brooks obscure second film "The Twelve Chairs"
This movie was such a big part of my childhood. I would quote it endlessly at school. As a kid I also really liked Prince of Thieves which this movie parodied. Such a 90s nostalgia trip.
So the joke about the English accent was a dig at Kevin Costner’s lack of one in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Costner sounded more like a surfer dude than Robin Hood with his accent
Not so much the lack of one. He uses like 5 different accents at different points and one could charitably have been called close to English. Eventually he obviously said fuck it because there's parts he's just talking with his own accent.
And Patrick Stewart's Scottish accent is because Sean Connery appeared (uncredited) as King Richard.
@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t But Stewart can do a much better Scottish accent than Costner could do an English one
@@inarar5334 true but I felt like the majority of the time it was just Costner using his normal voice
Patrick Stewart showed up as the King because at the end of Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves Sean Connery makes an uncredited cameo as King RIchard.
The mole moving around is like the hump moving around in Young Frankenstein.
Mel not only parodies other stuff, he parodies his own movies. The moving mole is a takeoff on the moving hump in Young Frankenstein. When Mel says "It's good to be the king!" That's a reference to History of the World Part 1.
knew it was coming and still laughed out loud when Richard Lewis looks up and says "I have a mole?!"
This was the height of comedy for my friends and me in high school. Loved watching your reaction, which was pretty on point with how we reacted also not knowing a lot of the references. It's worth watching again so many times, especially as you see other movies and come back and see even more references.
This movie was made the year I was born and I first saw it in middle school and it instantly became my favorite movie even though I didn't realize until just a few years ago that this movie was a spoof from the original. Let me tell you, I had to introduce this movie to ALL of my friends throughout middle and high school. I swear my future husband WILL know this movie!! 🤣🤣
For sure, you should check out “Dracula: Dead and Loving It”. It’s Mel Brooks last film, and while it recycles a lot of jokes, it’s very underrated of a comedy. Plus it has returning actors and actresses. Very funny stuff!
Some of my favorite lines: "But I'm British!"...."So are these!" and "Location, location, location!"
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FUSHTA
In fact, it recycles the SAME joke (Mel as Von Helsing and Leslie as Dracula having a junior-high name-calling war) for the entire movie.
D:D&LI was Mel's Last Movie in more ways than one. :(
When Robin dropped that pig's carcass on the table and Prince John said "tref" my family burst out laughing but the rest of the theater was dead silent.
Cool fact: Matthew Poretta who played Will Scarlet O’Hara would ultimately play Robin Hood 4 years later on TV!
Yepp, and that tv-series was horrible, so bad that it hurt to watch it.
Roger Rees, the actor playing the Sheriff, was a comedy genius. We lost him far too soon. Cancer is evil.
I want to see Mel Brooks react to her reaction of one of his movies.
Fantastic movie!!!!!! I watched it first when I was 9, that was 23 years ago, and I still laugh like crazy to many scenes 😆😆😆