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.