"Prepare for the fight scene!"

“To Be or Not To Be” is an amazing movie and it really is one of my favorites. However, another one of my favorite movies just so happens to be a Mel Brooks movie as well. “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” is my second favorite Mel Brooks flick. It has a special type of humor that is really hard to write out. It’s just naturally funny.

Yesterday, my mom, Kristen, Katrina’s friend, Maria, and I met to discuss Katrina’s wedding shower. Before this, Kristen’s daughter, Marie, was watching TV and asked if I wanted to watch a movie with her. So, I suggested that we see what’s playing on OnDemand.

We found a few good movies, but I suggested we watch “Robin Hood: Men in Tights”. As we were watching, she noticed a few things: Little John was played by the dad from “Good Luck, Charlie” (Eric Allan Kramer), The dad from “Wizards of Waverly Place” was a villager (David DeLuise), and, as she put it, “Isn’t that the guy from that one movie about the princess who becomes a bride… or something like that?” (The Princess Bride). She made me laugh with that last one. She was shocked when I told her that David DeLuise’s dad, Dom DeLuise, was in the movie also (He played Don Giovanni).

“Robin Hood: Men in Tights” is hilarious version of all the Robin Hood movies out there, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have the same storyline. Robin Hood (Cary Elwes) must defeat Prince John (Richard Lewis) and the vile Sheriff of Rottingham (Roder Rees) to free the kingdom from the high taxes.

Marie loved watching it, and was happy to know that she was right about the actors she named. Soon after we finished the movie, the bridal meeting started and I was glad to have had some fun with Marie. We usually don’t get along so well.

“Robin Hood: Men in Tights” is rated ‘PG-13’ for some mild swearing. In other words, they don’t drop ‘F-bombs’. Enjoy this movie and have a wonderfully funny day!

To Be! (or not to be...)

Tuesday, my sister and goddaughter came over for a quick visit. Ann, my niece/goddaughter who is almost 3, wanted to watch a movie. So, I walk to the cabinet and grab my Mel Brooks Collection. I let her pick which movie we would watch, and she chose one of my favorite Mel Brooks movies of all time... "To Be or Not To Be".

"To Be or Not To  Be" takes place in Warsaw, Poland right before and during WWII. Mel Brooks plays Frederick Bronski, the "world famous in Poland" actor who's a big spot light hog.

I first saw this movie in 2004 with my mom. We were hanging out, having a good time, when a reminder comes on the TV for “To Be or Not To Be”. My mom smiled as she clicked the reminder, causing the channels to switch. I remember asking my mom why she liked the movie so much and her saying that it was one of her favorites.

When I lived in Florida, never had a good night sleep in my room. So, my mom told me to come downstairs and watch a movie. I chose “To Be or Not To Be” and we would watch it together until she went to bed. After she left, I would restart the movie and try to sleep. To this day, I love the movie.

Ann was enjoying the movie while I was making lunch for us. The original idea of a quick visit changed to “Lets have lunch and finish watching the movie” visit. That’s another reason why I love Mel Brooks movies, they bring my family together.  

"To Be or Not To Be" is rated 'PG'. I think anyone with a funny bone will love this movie. Watch it for your next movie night or even on your own. But be warned, if you watch this movie, there is a chance that you will catch “Quoting” syndrome. Quoting syndrome is when you start speaking in movie quotes and can annoy the crap out of certain people.