Slog - Comments on Dept. of Schadenfreude http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude From time to time, some of our dear commentors crawl up my nose for hating on Young Frankenstein. Like you, Mr. Poe, and you, adam_on_alki, who once wrote: OK, Brendan, seriously, you are a major cunt. I usually like you and your writing and opinions, but you never gave "Young Frankenstein" a chance and you are now totally shitting all over it. Fuck you douche-bag. That was one of if not THE greatest performances I have ever seen live. It is in a spirit of unfettered gloating and nastiness that I post about Young Frankenstein's serious financial difficulty. From the... Copyright 2008 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:33:14 -0800 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:39:30 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by w7ngman How could it possible be good when it's based on such a terrible movie?

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042328 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042328 Theater Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:16:32 -0800 Comment by PopTart I didn't much care for the musical version of Young Frankenstein either, so I support you in your unfettered gloating and nastiness.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042333 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042333 Theater Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:22:31 -0800 Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber I saw YF when it was at the Paramount. It had NOTHING going for it, it was a total and absolute piece of shit. (and I DO like the movie).

This was a mindless, effortless attempt to cash in on the deserved success of 'The Producers' [one rare case where the movie remake is almost as good as the original]. YF needs to die. And not get dug up again.

]]> Karlheinz Arschbomber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042404 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042404 Theater Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:10:39 -0800 Comment by Tiktok YF's failure should in no way discourage future investors from backing my plans for an expanded musical version of "Blazing Saddles" though...

]]> Tiktok http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042430 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042430 Theater Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:42:39 -0800 Comment by MyDogBen The BF and I were in NYC in April. Mel Brooks had an insane amount of YF signage in Times Square and the surrounding streets. At the time I thought, he has to be spending some serious cash on those.

]]> MyDogBen http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042449 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042449 Theater Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:38:57 -0800 Comment by COMTE Okay, YF wasn't a yowza blockbuster, but it wasn't the WORST piece of musical theatre I've seen in this town recently *cough!*Princesses*cough!*

And in my book Andrea Martin was totally worth the price of admission. But otherwise, it was okay, not brilliant, not horribly sucky, but certainly not a comic masterpiece, despite being based on one of the funniest movies ever.

On the other hand, I guess this means Mr. Brooks is putting on hold his plans for a musical version of "Dracula: Dead And Loving It", which can only be a GOOD thing.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042556 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042556 Theater Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:32:49 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways "A Terrible Movie"

WTF!?!?!?!?

It's a great movie! And really, the only consistently funny movie he made...Blazing Saddles is VERY uneven.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042610 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042610 Theater Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:38:45 -0800 Comment by Lee Gibson Well, I thought it was fantastic. Loved every minute of it. I'm sorry it's not doing well financially, but what does that have to do with whether it's any good or not?

]]> Lee Gibson http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042671 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042671 Theater Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:16:07 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Teehee!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042825 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042825 Theater Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:57:53 -0800 Comment by Greg @8: Exactly. How long was Cats running again?

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042836 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/dept_of_schadenfreude#c1042836 Theater Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:39:30 -0800